asked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been called to the methods of coal-getting adopted by the Cannock Chase Colliery Company, Limited; and whether he has any statement to make with regard to the success of the new methods adopted?

The hon. Member will find the coal-getting methods adopted by this company explained fully in the Annual Reports for 1927 and 1928 of the Divisional Inspector for the Midland and Southern Division. The company claim that the system has been an economic success, and that its introduction has been