REPORT OF THE · CHIEF INSPECTOR OF MINES IN INDIA Under the Indian .Mines Act (VIII of .1901) FO~ THE ,. YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER 1913 BY R. R. SIMPSON, M. Sc., Otfg. Chief Inspector of Mines in lndza CALCUTTA SUPERINTENDENT GOVERN~IENT PRINriNG. INDIA 1914 .• CONTENTS. o.llfTBODUMJOlf- Belateo \o admioiltratioo of the Act J Other mining otatiotioal publi ..tioDO 1 Boheme of report • • , • 1 SacrJOII L-PBIIIOIII IIKP£OrBD- A... rage ftgoreo of labour • • • •. 1 Iooreue oompared with preceding year • • • 1 l 11 ohieBy in coal minee • • • • • . Labour, ootmuoh oomplaiot of ohortoge of, in the Jbaria oonl·field l. ., ohortogo in the Baofgaoj· coel·fiold becoming &cate y•rly • 1 ,, lfaitable recruit. in A.slam for, beiog e:s::perienced • • 1. ,. new recruita in Atsam for, are chiefly Nepalese and Chinese 1 ,, 1openi.Jion of Nepalt~e and Obineee, in A.uun ditficu.lt • 2; , difficulty of IID,Penilion of, in Tavor very auute • • • • • • 2; Undorgrouad mining 1n Tavoy done by OhiDIIO , . • • • • • ·2. Employment of oriDUoel tribe !or labour experimented at Kalichedu mioa mine, :M&draa 2. Saono11 II.--ourwr or HIIIBB.t.L- • .. Coal output oi record • • . ~ 2: ,, ' n oompared witli prOriou year• • • • 2· ,. to.itdng·reatrioted in Bengal and Bihar owing to floods 2 ., induetry appeara to be in a remarkab1y healthy condition • • • 2- ,. inor8ILIO ohie.Oy in Bengal and JJihar and Orissa • • • • 2 , ., mainly from tbe Jharia coal-field • • • • • • 2 ., output, ropid ezpanalon of, In the Jharia coel·field not likely to be maintained 2; 11 ., increAIDI in the Baniganj and Giridih coal-fields • ll , , 1 decline In, in the Bobro•Ramgarh ooal·fielda • • 2 Now o:rlenoion of the Bengal Nagpur Railway befog pushed forward in ·th; Bobro.B.;.,g...h 2; OOGI·field. Coal onlpnt,large, in tho Bokar.. Bamgarh oo•l·field e:<peoted , • , , • , 2 ., , docroue in, in Assam owing tn 108orolty of labour • • • . • • 2 , ., incre111e iD, in the Ceutra1 Provinces, Baluchistan, Panja.b and North•West Provinces .JI· ., , }Jer peraon in vnriouelrovinces :1 .• 2 ., ,. ., , , Englan • 2 ~fica output, inoreaae not marked • s. ,. , compared with preceding year s. , .. dechned in Madms • • • s. 11 ., inore11e mainly from Bihar and Orissa s. ., ., increaso:l in Ajmer-)lerwara • • • • • • •- • • ~ s. ., morket, for large elabo of good qnality and for spliltinga of fine qnality waa well maintained s. , 1 nlae of emaller grades of atainld quality declined • • • • • • , • s. ,. no bn~inen in inferior aplitting~ during latter half of year • • · • • • • s. ., eleotrical indnotry was bttlo affected by general industrial depreaaion s. ., improvement in mining methods maintained • • • - • , s. ,, 1nporfioial miniDJ giving way to deeper and more systematic workinJ .• s ' ,. continuance in 111ze and ricbnea of the veins lendiDg stability to the •ndUJtry s u labour '"ving devioes aupp1Anti111l old fashioned methods • . • . s. " hmd drillin\! oonlinuea to find favour • , , •. • • • · · , s ., Kodo.rma l11oa Mining Aasociation proving valuable for protectiDg owners' intereat.s s Manganeee output, inoreue of • • • s , tmde samo •• in preceding year ., s. Gema outpnt, deoreue in • • , • • • s ., ., the whole comes from the )Jogok mines • · s. , , any market ohlnge there wu wu for the wo~ .. s. Gold output, increa~e of • • •. 4 ., ,. all from .Anantapnr 4 Wolfram, """ of • • • . • 4. , '!avoy is the largest producer of, in the world 4 n mcreaae of • • • • • • 4- " nvenna from • • 4 Chromito renewed Mctivity in B:.lnohittan , output, inoreAie in 4-"' u UIO of • • 4. Iron output, increue in 4. Slate ,. ., , 4 Tin IJH "• • 4- Clay , ., , • • 4 Fnller'o earth ontpnt, increaaa in 4- Steatite •• II ., 4 Salt , , ,. •. • Ooppar ore output, d.....,. in ·• .4 Limes~ne , ., ,. "'4 Galena ,. ... COJ'DDdnm " . .- 4- Magnesite ,. .. .. 4 .. • 4- Samarskito " .. .. 4. iii C::ON'r ENTS - COIItd. Inor.... of accident. • • • . 4 " compared with preceding rear 4 ., of deathe • • • . • 4. ,. , ,. compared with preoodiog year 4 .Accidents due to miaadventura • • • 4 , 11 ,, the fault of deeeued • • u ,. 1, , , ., fellow workmen '4 ,, , " , , , aubordiiJate olliciola 4 , , ,, 11 , , the management !DOBth•mleO • • • • '6 Death•, tpale, fe111ale and chilJron 6 , · in each mineral worked • 6 u olosai&ed . • • • • . 6 ., decrease of only one from falls of roofs aud aides . u twenty·seven, ut Chowra•i coal mi11e • • • • • • .• , •6 , in the Ben;,;al and Bibor co:d mion compared with prec:oding year . -. , doe to ftooas and esplosi~.na • . • • • • • · • ••6 ;SpP.cial report reqaired f••llowing \<rithdmwal of men through sudden dauger u ., Danger .Hook • • • • • • • • • 6 .Ooafmg accidents • • • • • · 6 Deaths duu Lo want of proper !enc:e g.,tes on 01~ge• • 6 .Special rnlea for coal mines, establiah.ment of • • 6 , , , ., , , . , delayed in the J)lari~ coai·field ·owing to Hindi 6 tro.nsla.tiona. Explooiono of tiro-damp • • , • • 6 Accident at tho s.. ltoro Coal Co.'s Soltoro coolruino • • 6 , ,. Indian Collieriea S)·ndicato'a Jama.doba coal wine. 7 ., , Equitable Coal Co.' A ChoWrasi coal mine • • H Falls of roofand aides • • • • • • 10 Aootdont at R. M. Pal and Brothers' KeB&lpnr cool mine !0 In ahaftl • • , • • • • , 1U Accident at the Eastern Coal Co.'s Bhowm cool mine • 10 , , Lodna Colliery Co.'a Sri pur co.1l mine 11 Irruption of water or falling into water , , , • • 1~ Accident at llonolji Balltan'o JolojaDOkl coal mine • • !2 , , the l ndian Collieries Syndicate' a J amndoba coal mint> 13 ., , -, Bengal Bhatdih Coal Co.' a Bhatdib. coal mine .. 1•l Daulsgo • , • • • • • • • !6 Ac:cidont at the Titulmnri Collieries' Titnlmuri coal mine 15 . u 11 ,. La)s:orka Coal Co.'• Lakorka coal mine 15 :!BC'rlOlf 1V.-PJ108BCI1T101f8 .lND .lDDJTIOif8 TO TBB ACT- :PJ'OIJeoutions- , Tho!lh .. l.rora Coal Co.'. Simlahabal cool mine 16 S. B. Chatturji's Basumata coal mine • • • lti Tho WBBt Ghuik Coal Co.'s Wast Ghuik coal mine 16 X. D. S10gh and Co.'s Kalipahari coal mine , 1d 1(. J. Chak1avorti's Moaila oual miue • • • 16 The Serampur Coal C(l.'s Seramnnr oo.ll mine • 16 ., Weat Biningpur Coal Co:; Biningpur oo,U mine 16 . !6 11 Kendwa mica mine ., Karma mica mhie 16 ., J orasimlll' mica mine , . 16 , Harraynpaprawa. mioa mine 16 ,. Jdurli~hari mica mine • 16 \ ,. Samserin. mica mine • , 1d , Ukharia Samtha mica mine • • • • 17 , Damundiha Ooal Conocrn'a Chattu.ptt.thar coal mine • 17 , Gararia coal mine . , • 17 ~. Ghuik Coal Co.'a Ghuik cool mina 17 Seth Ramohaud's Tiko.ria limostoue m1oe 17 The Papatbi Amman mica wine • 17 •SBorxo" v.-GBNBJW. n .......- Health aud 'oanitation • • • • 17 Cholem in the Jharia and Raniganj coal·fieldo 17 Jharia. Sanitation Committee meetioga • 1~ .Colliery Officials' meeting • . 17 4)holera at Tetturia coal mine • . , • . 17 ,. , the Standard Coal Co.'a coW. minee in Jharia . 18 ., in the Jharia. Bazar • • • • • . • • ld :Rat killint~ operat.ioDB resumed in tho Jharia Bazar and in the coal minot , 18 BengalM.iniug SotUemeut Act publahod , • • • • • 18 Min .. Board of Health for tho Jharia coal·ficld • , , •18 Act for supply of pure water for the Jharia coal·field dtofted . .. 18 • :Reservoir •~ 'J.'o~hanohi to be constructed • • • • ' 18 Epidemic of amlill·po.z: at :MohJX:'ni oolll mine 1~ Bilinfall at J oalgora, J haria co81·1iold , • 18 ., in tbe CJiriclih coal·fiold 18 ., ., Baniganj u 18 Arubnlance work • , • , 18 Progreso uot equal to former years 18 No enmina.tiona . • • 18 Lilt of aubaoriben • • , • • • • . ; 18 Ext.enaion of instruction to deputy overmen, sirdan, eto., deoided on 18 Fint examination held at Jamadoba ooal mine , • • • .• 18 CONTI! !ITS -COfield. iii P..1.e~. :SBCTJO• V .....GIIliEJI.f.L J:BIIJJ&I-(e<>nt<i,) SibpUI' Collige lfininJ Drpartmeut 19 Result of uaminauOD • • .. • • 19 An11ual Miaiug Camp at Kuotore • • • • 19 Mining Ed..,.tioo iu the Bengal and B1har eoal-Delclt 19 :Meetings of lliniog Educational Adtiaory lloord • 19 Lecturera fur IOPioo, 1913·1' 19 J!aniganj centre opened • 19 IDmtaiO Of umeo oo regiltm 19 Aol!l'llge attendance at ea<:b Jootare • lJI Rt-ealt of ae.sional examination .. lJI Esaminen' report • • ·. 19 Prof. E. H. Uobertoo'o report • • • • 20 Removal of the )lining Department of Sibpur CoJJege 20 :Mining and Geological Inotitute of India • • 20 Total membmhip 20 :Meetings of- • • • • • • • • • . • • 20 Snb·eommittee .appointed to inveotigate question of ouboidenoe in the Bengal ooal·firlda 20 Govarnmenl pnm awarded to llr. E. S. Tarlton • - • • • • - , • 20 'Jhree prizot Offered by the lrutitote • . • • • • . 20 l!evioiou of the geological map of the Baoiganj coal-field completed • • • 20 .Donrd of E.uminere for coal mine manager!' certificates 20 No change among mewber1 of Board • . • 20 :Meetings . 20 Cerlificateo granl<d . 20 Esominen • . • • • - 21 lfiuiog Boardo in Bengel and Bibnr • • • • , 21 Bengal Mining Board Meetings • • . • • . 21 Draft raJ,. of the Bengulllining Settlement Act ccnaidered ' 21 Bibnr and Oriua Mining Bnard Meetings . • 21 Draft 1"111eo uf the Bengal Mining Settlemeuta Act oonaidered 21 Official dul ioo 21 ..API'BliDJJ: l.-SU.TJ8TIC8 OJ' JdilfBS dD lfllUBU.a-· T•BLI No. I.-Number of miueo and workero and output of minerala 23 , ., 2.-Number of mines opened and closed . • .. 35 u u 8.-Fluotuations of output - 87 , , 4.--coal mised and death .. ratet • . • 88 ,. , 0.-CoRl raised per penon employed in various countries 88 , .A.PPBNDI% 11.-ACOIDBNTS IN MIRBS- 1 T•DLB No. 1.-Liat of fatal nocidento • • • • •. • . ' 89 n , 2.-Fo.tl\l and serious accidents . • . 62 ., 11 8.-Fo.tn.l accidents and deathl ch.ssifi.ed acoord.ing to age and sa: 66 11 ,. .J.-Fa~to.l acoidentat ola•sified according to oaase 67 .lt.PPB!Il)IX III- Prosecutions under the Mines Act 68 .APPBttDIX IV.-AhscBLLJ.NBOUs- ST.lTBJIBNr No. I.-List of inspection circles 69 n ., 2.-List of certifioate-holders 70 ,. ,. 3.-I.ist of mining universities • 71 ,, , 4.-Sibpur miniag claases , • • . 72 11 ., &.-Mining instrnction in Bengal and Bihar IUI.d Orissa 74 ,. ,. 6.-Particu\ars to be furuiobed under Seotion <1, Laud A.quisiti~u Aot, 1885.