Coal Mixers' Wages Mr. HANCOCK asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the wages cost per ton of coal disposable commercially for each month and for each district since the present mode of regulating wages in the mining industry was established: and will he give the alterations in wages that were made in each district and at each ascertainment? Lieut.-Colonel LANE-FOX As regards the first part of the question, the only information available is published in the Quarterly Statistical Summaries Com: mand Papers numbered 1597, 1720, 1726 and 1759, copies of which I am sending to the hon. Member. A similar statement for the quarter ended 30th September, 1922, will be available shortly. The second part of the question involves a long statistical statement, and I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, include it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. The, following is the statement referred to: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scotland | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumberland | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Durham | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Wales and Monmouth | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire.| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire, North Staffordshire and Cheshire. | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Wales | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Staffordshire and Salop | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cumberland | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bristol— ||||||||||||||||| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Bristol and Coalpit Heath— ||||||||||||||||| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hewers | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other Workers | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Ashton Vale— ||||||||||||||||| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hewers | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other Workers | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Forest of Dean | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Somerset— ||||||||||||||||| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Badttock District | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Newbury District | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------