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CONTENTS: PJ.GB. lNTBODUOTION- Relates to administration of the Act 1 Other mining statistical publications 1 Scheme- of report : 1 SBCTION J.-PBBBONB BliiPLOYBI> Average figures of labour 1 Increase compared with previous year • 1 Shortage of labour at the larger coal mines in Bengal and Bihar 2 Housing of lobour, Committee meetings 2 Sardarie recruiting in A!'sam, affected by war recruiting ·, 2 Reot·uiting in Centl·a.l Provinces, nfiected by war ncruiting 2 Scarcity of labour in Bihar and Orissa Mica field 2 Labour Association, formation of, for Bihar and Orissa mica field 2 Tribute surfnoe mining abolished in Bihar and Orissa mica field 2 Chinese labour, imported to Tavoy Wolfram field .. 2 Supply of Chinese Labour in Tavoy, equal to demand 2 Ticket cfleave labour in Tavoy, experimental importation of 2 Haza1·ibagh labour, continued importation of, to Tavoy 2 8BCTION II.-:OUTPUT OJ MINBBJ.LB-:- Coal output, increase on previous year ll , in Jharia, Manbhum, Bihar and Orissa 2 u Central Provinces 2 , , Bokot·o ... Raii~:garh, Bihar and Orissa. a ,. Mugma Area, Bihar and Orissa. 2 , ,; Assam, North-West_F1·ontier Province and-Punjab 3 decrease in Raniganj, Beng.d 3 n Giridih, Bihar aod Orissa 2 , ,. Baluchistan . 3 , Pl'rcentage of total output raised in Bengal and Bihar .lnd Orissa 2 opening and closing stocks - 2 despatches ll colliery consumption ' • 2 amount delivered to coking 2 amount of soft and hard coke made 2 , comparioon of conditions betweeiL the Bengal and Bihar fieldo 3 W&l' l'equirements, influence of, over Bengal and Bihar 6elds 3 per person employed, in India • s u ,, ,. u England . 3 , _Conh'oller, methods of regulating mattel'9 by, not aifeotiug period covered b.r. t'el>ort s 1, output, given sufficient labour, could be inoreaaed 8 , ,, larger and deeper mines, affected by scarcity of maohinel'y and plant 3 Mica output, decrease in · 8 · compared with previous year • 3 increase in Bihl\r and Orissa milJ& field 3 decrease in Madrllll mica field 3 abnormal rise in prices £o1· smaller sizes 3 '\ , certain qualities, sought, for munition purposes a , mining, being cal'l'ied on with greater energy and improved methods 3 Manganese output, deOi·ease in 4 , compared with previous year '• .. strong demand for munition work '4 shortage of tonnage relieved by Government shipping arrangements 4 prices higher than previons year , riae in freights and insurance '4 Wolfrani_output, substantial increase in compared with previous year ' inoreas·e due to adoption of lode mining ' tribute oyotom responsible for much waste ' future of industry hopeful ' mines, being equipped with modern maohinery ' ii CON'l'EN'i's-contci. SBCTIOll 11.-0UTPUT o• MiliBBALS-cont<l. Wolfram, important schemos in operation to electrify mining and dredging machinery 4 magnetic sepOI'8tor installed at Tavoy 4 Advisory Board, formation of 4 \ ., great progress in construction of roads, throughout Tavoy field GoJDJ output, small deoreese in 4' ., comparea with previous year 4 Rubies, spiiSJilodio demand for, in Home markets 4 prices l"emained unchanged 4 considerable business in Indian market 4 ,. substantial increase in rates for inferior qualities 4 Sapphires, good year for producer • 4 great demand for, ft·om PMis • '· 4 fine Mogok stoneo fetched bigh prices 4 ., more p1·odnced in lal7 than in any previoua year 4 1, royalty payments, inorease in 4 Gold uutput, small deorease in 4 ,, n compared with previous year 4 Copper output, large inorease in 4 11 compared with previous year 4 Limestone output, increase in • 4 Iron ore ... 4 Magnesite , ... 4 Molybdenite ., ,41 4 Chromite 4 Clay " 4 Tin 4. Steatite •• ., ., 4 Fuller's earth output, decrease ill Slate 4 Salt 4 Bauxite · 4. Galena .. 4 sn.. er ·,, 4 Graphite 4 !• u • • • • • • • 4 Samarskite agatn reported, won from a. mioa mine in Madras • Bismuth reported fnr the first time 4 Yellow oohre reported for the firet time 5 6 SBCTIOII 111.-AcciDBNTB- A.coidenta, increase in • . , oompare~ with previous year • • • G loss of lives involved, decl·ease on previous yeat• 5 ,, ,, olaasified ·• • 5' ~o loss of life on large scale • 5 •ncl'ease of, by falls of rcof aud sides 5 . n u , h&ulage . ,· 5 slight decrease of, in shafts 5 on surface stationary 5 in shafts, tendency to incr:aae at motailifer • .' 5 by electricity, decrease in ous mmes 5 Death-ratea per thousand persons employed in l~dia 5 .. 5 ., , '' , " •• at coal mines only . , u , England 5 per milhon tone of coal raised in lndi,.. • , 5 ., " '' E l 5 Number of persona killed hy :e:r. '' , ng and 5 "th " in each class of mlnAl'al.work;d D ~eaths 5 ea s class1fied , , 5 non•atatietical • 5,6 in Bengal and Bihar a~d Ori:sa 6 '.' ., , ,, , .compared with previous y•ear 6 Aocldeuts.commented upon 6 l!alls of roof- 6 Aoeident at; the Barakar Coal Company, Limited's . '' " New Sul'8hlnd Coal Co L' . Gourangd, coal m~ne " " Hon'ble MaharaJ'a M ~p~ny,di,'mSlted's New Surat•nd coal mi~e 6 'k · • an 8 outh-East B b • '1 •• Gb uu and Mnslia Cnn· · L' . "'" om coal mine .,..,enes, lmlted's Ghllllik coal mine • '1,8 8 CONTEN<ts-contd. 111··' .PJ.GB, SBorrnN III.-AoorDBN-rs-con ttl. Falls of side- ,Accident at the Bansdeopur Coal Company, Limitel's Bansdoopur coal mine 9 In shafts- Accident at the Katras.Jharia Coal Comp•ny, Limited's Sibpur coal mine II Irruption of water- Accident at the Sham pur Coal Company, Limited's Sun lar~hak coal mine 9, 10 • .Haulage- Accident at tho Union Coal Company, Limited's Angarpntra coal mine 11 Sundries underground-_ Accident at the Bengal Coal Company, Limitei's Sitolpur coal mine 11 Accidents -Non·fatal- · Explosion of gas-- Acoidont at tho Harilodih Coal Company, Limited's Akhalpur coal mine !1, 12 In shafts- Aooidont at tho Sondra Coal.Company, Limited's Sondra co>! mine 12 Surface Machinery- Aooidont at tbo Tata Iron and Steel, Company, Limited's Malkera Choitodih coal mine lll SBOTION IV.-PBosBourroNs AND ADDI~toNs ro TRB AcT.- Prosocntiona under tho Indian Minos Act Rajput Colli Company's Pirorgoria ooal mioo 13 North Jharia CJoal Syndicate's Dhans"'' co•l mine 18 Central Tontnlia Colli Comp1ny's Contra! Teotulia coal mine _ _13 Satya Taran Chowdhury's Pandodih ooal mine IS J etnr Venkatanarapa Riddy's Tatiparti mica mine 13 Rupial Agarwalla's East Cb.andrab•d coal mine 13 &awji Dasa Bichardasa' Gararia ooal mine 13 Kujama Colliery Comp•ny'o Kujama ooal mine 13 Gunpat Ram Mal'Wt\ri's Kessebga.nj coal mine 13 Sinidih Coal Concern'• Sinidih ooal mine 13 Bholanath Chatterjee's Harip11r ooal mine •.