asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the number of boys, 14 to 16 years of age, in the mining industry underground; what percentage they are to the rest of the workers underground; the number of accidents fatal and non-fatal, separately, these boys, 14 to 16 years of age, sustained in 1937; and the percentage of these accidents as compared with the percentage of accidents to the rest of the people employed underground?

Following is a comparative statement showing the number of boys under r6 years of age employed below-ground at mines under the Coal Mines Act (except stratified ironstone mines) during 1937 and the number of all other persons employed below-ground together with the numbers killed and injured by accidents in each age group: