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Prosecutions by Direction of the Secretary for Mines.

Description of Defendant Offence Charged Result of Proceedings Penalty Costs
      £ s. d. £ s. d.
 
Mine: Heworth, Owners: Heworth Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent 
Section 68: Failure to drive a working not more than 8 feet in width and failure to provide advance and flank boreholes in the same working
Withdrawm             
Manager 
Section 68: Failure to drive a working not more than 8 feet in width and failure to provide advance and flank boreholes in the same working
Withdrawm             
Agent 
Gen. Reg. 28 : Did negligently omit for the safety of the mine and the persons employed therein to enforce to the best of his power the provisions of Sec. 68 of the C.M.A. 1911
Conviction  5  0  0  42  10  0 
Manager 
Gen. Reg. 28 : Did negligently omit for the safety of the mine and the persons employed therein to enforce to the best of his power the provisions of Sec. 68 of the C.M.A. 1911
Conviction  5  0  0       
 
Mine: East Holywell, Owners: East Holywell Coal Co.
Manager 
Section 68: Failure to drive a working not more than 8 feet in width and failure to provide advance and flank boreholes in the same working
Conviction  5  0  0  5  5  0 
Under Manager 
Gen. Reg. 41 : Failing to enforce to the best of his power the provisions of Sec. 68 of the C.M.A. 1911
Conviction  5  0  0       
Manager 
Sec. 29 (i) : Failing constantly to produce an adequate amount of ventilation
Conviction  5  0  0       
Under Manager 
Gen. Reg. 41 : Failing to enforce to the best of his power the provisions of Section 29 (I) of the C.M.A. 1911
Conviction  5  0  0       
 
Mine: Fishburn, Owners: Henry Stobart & Co. Ltd.
Agent 
Section 68 : Unlawfully was guilty of an offence against this Section in that a working place had approached within 40 yards of disused workings (not being workings which had been examined, etc.), the workings having exceeded 8 feet in width, and failure to provide advance and flank bore-holes
Dealt with under Probation of Offenders Act 1907, Sec. 1 (I). Conviction recorded and ordered to pay costs        17  6  6 
Manager 
Section 68 : Unlawfully was guilty of an offence against this Section in that a working place had approached within 40 yards of disused workings (not being workings which had been examined, etc.), the workings having exceeded 8 feet in width, and failure to provide advance and flank bore-holes
Dealt with under Probation of Offenders Act 1907, Sec. 1 (I). Conviction recorded and ordered to pay costs        17  6  6 

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  • 1931 Mines Inspectors Report

 

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