May 22, 1914.

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

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THE PENRIKYBER NAVIGATION COLLIERY CO. LTD.,
PENRHIWCEIBER, R.S.O., GLAM.

The Directors of this Company are pre-
pared to receive TENDERS for the following during a period of
twelve months from 1st July, 1914. Tenders to be in not later than
Wednesday, June 3rd, 1914. Forms of tender may be obtained on application
to the SECSHTAKY.

No. 1. Iron and Steel.

2.	Castings.

3.	Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, Iron Washers and Nails.

4.	Electrical Fittings.

5.	Rubber, Waste, Wick, Brattice, Felt, Packing and Yarn.

6.	Steam, Water, and Gunmetal Fittings, &c.

7.	Ironmongery, Files, Saws, Gauges, Colliers’ Tools, Helves, Shovels
and Sundry Stores.

8.	Paints, Drysalteries, Brushes, Brooms, Glass, &c.

9.	Pi'ch Pine Deals, Red Pine, best quality American Birch Boards
and Deals, Poplar and Elm Curbs, Elm G. and F. Match and
Flooring Boards and Hardwood Sprags.

10.	Wire Rones.

11.	Lime and Cement.

12.	Oils. Tallow and Grease.

13.	Steel Rails and Sleepers.

URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF DARTFORD.

The Council invite Tenders for the supply
and delivery to the Electricitv Works, Dartford, of 5,000 tons of
COAL during the year ending on the 30th June, 1915.

Particulars of the coal required and forms of tender will be sent to any
applicant on receipt of a stamped and addressed foolscap envelope.

No tender will be considered unless it be upon the orescribed form.

Seale 1 tenders in the envelones provided must be delivered to the under-
signed at the Council Offices, Dartford, Kent, not later than Saturday, the
20th June.

The Council do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender.

Council Offices, Dartford,	W. KAY,

18th May, 1914.	Clerk to the Council.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.

TO COAL MERCHANTS AND OTHERS.

JVTotice is hereby given that the Council
1 1 of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney will receive TENDERS
from such persons as may be willing to enter into a contract for the supply
between the 1st July, 1914, and the 30 Ji June, 1915, of about 2,000 tons, con-
sisting of Welsh SMOKELESS COAL, Hard BITUMINOUS STEAM
COAL (large and small), HOUSE COAL and COKE to be delivered incarts
at such points in the Borough as may be directed from time to time.

Forms of tender and conditions of contract may be obtained on application
to Wm. 0. P. Tapper, M.I.E.E., the Borough Electrical Engineer and
Manager, at No. 27, Osborn-street, Whitechapel, E„ on payment of a deposit
of one guinea, which will be refunded to bona fide tenderers after the tenders
have been adjudicated upon, or, in the event of no tender being sent in, upon
satisfactory reasons for not tendering being given, together with the return
of the specification. Additional copies will be charged for at 5s. each, which
will not be renmded. Copies of the specification mav also be seen at any
time by appointment at No 27, Osborn-street, Whitechapel, E.

Sealed tenders, which may be for all or any part of the above quantity,
must be addressed to the Chairman of the Electricity Supply Committee,
ndorsed “Tender for Coal and Uoke,” and left at No. 27, Osborn-street,
E., before noon on June 11th, 1914.

The Council reserve the right to divide the contract amongst two or more
contractors, and <to not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender.

Municipal Offices,	GEO. W. CLARKE,

15, Great Alie street, E.,	Town Clerk.

May 13th, 1914.

CONTRACTS FOR COLLIERY TIMBER AND OILS.

rphe South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. invite

JL TENDERS for the supply of all kinds of COLLIERY TIMBER
and OILS from 1st July, 19’4, to the 30th June, 1915. Forms of tender, with
full conditions, may be obtained on application to Mr. J.R. Lambert, South
Hetton, near Sunderland. Tenders addressed to the SOUTH HETTON
COAL CO. LTD., South Hetton, near Sunderland, will be received up to
6th June.

KEIGHLEY CORPORATION.

ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT.

The Electricity Committee are open to
receive prices for the supply of Small SLACK of good quality, free
from dirt, the most satisfactory size beiner from |in. to gin.

The Contract will be for not less than 6,000 tons.

Prices to be submitted based on a six monthly or twelve monthly period.
It is proposed to try sample trucks of the coal offered.

The latest date for receiving offers and prices will be the 11th June.
Furtner particulars may be obtained by writing to the undersigned.
Power Station,	HARRY WEBBER, A.M.I.E.E,,

Coney-lane, Keighley,	Borough Electrical Engineer

May 21st 1914.	and Tramways Manager.

For Sale, ready for immediate delivery.

One Steam-driven AIR COMPRESSOR (by Schram, Harker & Co.),
cylinders 10in. diameter, 16in. stroke; steam cylinder fitted with variable
expansion valves suitable for 100 lb. air pressure.

One Steel Plate AIR RECEIVER, 70 cubic feet capacity, complete with
fittings.

Two 3^in. “ Optimus” Compound ROCK DRILLS, with fittings.

Three 2% in.	do.	do.

Two Horizontal STEAM ENGINES, 15-h.p., fitted with Pickering
Governors.

The above are aU new and are offered at specially low prices.

Address. Box 5670, Colliery G^urdi&i Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street,
Holborn, London, E.C.

YV"anted to Purchase, 20 to 30 Second-

Y Y hand Main Line WAGONS.—State builders, age, price, and where
inspect, Bose 5671, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street,
Holborn, London, E.C.

For Sale, one double Pair of absolutely

new STEEL COAL CRUSHING ROLLERS, by James Buchanan

& Son, Liverpool. 16 in diameter by 36 in. long, capacity 40/50 tons per hour;
also 2 perfectly new Coal Elevators, one 60fc. centres, and one 25fb. 6in.
centres, capacity 40/50 tons per hour at a speed of 60 ft. per minute, bv
Newton Chambers & C^. Ltd.—Apply, WHARNOLIFFE WOODMOOR
COLLIERY CO. LTD., Carlton, near Barnsley.

For Sale, a small Colliery in Lancashire
producing house and steam coal; a large area to get and cavable of
extension.—Apply, Box 5672, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-
street, Holborn, London, E.C.

For immediate Sale and Delivery, three
high-class modern Lancashire BOILERS, each 30 ft. by 8ft., to re-
insure at 1601b. pressure; one 28ft. by 8ft., to re insure at 1501b. pressure;
two 28 ft. b 7ft., to re-insure at 801b. pressure.

JOSEPH PUGSLEY, Cattybrook Ironworks, Lawrence-hill, Bristol.

YA7"anted immediately, two pairs of new

Y V or good second-hand WINDING ENGINES having cylinders
25 in to 30 in. diameter.—State full particulars, where can be seen and price,
to Box 5664, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn,
London, E.C.

Price 2s. “Useful alike to the Student and Practical Man.”

/CollieryManager’s Catechism, containing
NL Practical and Scientific Information for the use of Students. ByW.
FAIRLEY, F.G.S. The author conveys his information by means of more
than 670 questions and answers, under the following chapter headings :—

The Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887 —Geology—Ventilation—Gases—
Varieties of Coal and other Fuel—Steam, Boilers and Engines—Practical
Mining—Mathematics—Land and Mine Surveying — Applied Mechanics-
Statistics—Electricity—Miscellaneous Subjects — Appendix (Text of the
Mines Regulation Act, 1887).

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN CO. LTD.,

30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C.

TUBES & F8TTINGS, IRON AND STEEL.

Tubes for Gas, Water, Steam, and Compressed Air.

Electric Tramway Poles, Pit Props, High Pressure Steam Mains, &os
JOMif SPENCER LTD., Glob© Tub© Works, Wisdneseijry

J. Wo BAIBD AND COMPANY

PITWOOD IMPORTERS,

WEST HAETLEPOOL,

YEARLY CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO WITH COLLIERIES.

OSBECK & COMPANY LIMITED,
PIT-TIMBER MERCHANT!J,
NEWOASTLE-ON-TYNE.

SUPPLY ALL KINDS OF COLLIERY TIMBER.
Telsgeams—" Osbscks, Nkwoastld-on-Tyhe.”

For other Miscellaneous Advertisements see Last Whit<\
Page.

AND

Journal ol the Coal and Iron Trades.

Joint Editors—
J. V. ELSDEN, D.Sc. (Lond.), F.G.S.

HUBERT GREENWELL, F.S.S., Assoc.M.I.M.E.

LONDON, FRIDAY. MAY 22, 1914.

The London coal trade for the past week has been
exceedingly slow. Public prices are unaltered, and
no decision has yet been made as to “lowest summer
prices.” Stocks are accumulating rapidly, and pit
prices are merely nominal.

Steadiness characterises the markets on both the
Tyne and the Wear. In Lancashire, however, the
warm weather has had a great effect on the demand.
The Derbyshire trade has not been so good, but
prices, nevertheless, remain firm. Fairly satisfactory
business has been done in Yorkshire. At Cardiff the
tonnage difficulty has again disorganised the coal
trade of the port. The market in Scotland has
become easy.

A lecture was given before the Boy al College of
Medicine yesterday (Thursday) by Dr. Ivor Davies
upon the medical aspect of the recent Senghenydd
disaster.

The first meeting of the recently appointed Depart-
mental Committee on Smoke Abatement was held on
Tuesday. The meeting was adjourned until
Wednesday, June 10.

In the House of Commons, on Wednesday, a
motion put down by Mr. Tyson Wilson that a
committee should be appointed to consider the
anomalies in the administration of the Workmen’s
Compensation Act was accepted by Mr. Ellis Griffith
on behalf of the Government, who added the proposal
that the committee should also consider the relations
between that measure and the National Insurance
Act. The resolution was carried without a division.

Answering Mr. Wedgwood in the House of
Commons, on Wednesday, on the question of fixing
a temperature limit for coal mines, Mr. McKenna
stated that he could only say that the Boyal
Commission on Coal Mines had considered the
subject, and came to the conclusion that no limit
should be fixed. The limits fixed by the French
law were reached in very few mines in this country.

Further questions were put to the Home Secretary
on Monday as to whether fresh regulations would
be made under the Coal Mines Act in view of the
report of the Chief Inspector upon the Senghenydd
disaster. Mr. McKenna, in reply, said he hoped to
issue regulations in the autumn.

A strike of all the coal miners in Ohio has been
ordered by the unionist officials. The mines have
been closed since the 1st ult., by order of the
owners.

The executive of the South Wales Miners’ Federa-
tion, on Monday, decided to protest against the
action of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain in
accepting the new Mines Bill introduced by the
Home Secretary, and calling upon them to withdraw
their approval and insist upon more drastic proposals
for safety in collieries.

The Scottish Coal Trade Conciliation Board will
meet at Glasgow, on Monday next, to consider the
claim by the coalowners for a reduction in miners’
wages of 25 per cent, on the 1888 basis.

The council of the Northumberland Miners’
Association, on Wednesday, decided to recommend
the county to accept the proposed sliding scale for
the regulation of wages.

The Northumberland Miners’ Association com-
menced its annual council meeting on Saturday last.
It was decided to support the principle of Lord
Willoughby de Broke’s Bill for the abolition of the
three-shift system in the county. The meeting
concluded on Tuesday.

In the House of Commons on
Workmen’s Wednesday it was resolved, on the
Compensation, motion of Mr. Tyson Wilson, that
a Committee should be appointed
to consider and report upon anomalies that have
been created in the administration of the Workmen’s
Compensation Act.

Although many will not agree with the specific
grounds for revision put forward by Mr. Wilson, the
existence of anomalies can scarcely be disputed, and,
therefore, some benefit may be derived from a
reconsideration of the Act. The first of Mr. Wilson’s
points related to section 1 (3) of the Act, and he
claimed that if the workman who is guilty of
neglect is debarred from compensation unless he is
permanently injured, the employer should be liable
to an increased scale of compensation if the accident
be proved to be due to his default. This suggestion
was put forward on the grounds of equity, but we
think the reasoning is fallacious, in that it attributes
to the Workmen’s Compensation Act a purpose—as
a means of preventing accident—which it was never
intended that it should possess, and, in the result,
has certainly failed to achieve. If it is a matter of
striking a balance between the employer and work-
man, it must not be forgotten that it is the former
who pays in any case.

Mr. Wilson also raised several points in regard to
notice. He pleaded that greater latitude should be
allowed in the period within which the statutory notice
may be served, and, further, that the question of
proving the giving of notice should be placed upon
the employer. We agree that in certain cases, as the
law stands at present, the workman may be placed
in an invidious position, but it is also well to
remember that there are many instances in which
any extension of the present facilities would render
it exceptionally difficult for the employer to resist
fraudulent claims or to cover his liability. With
Mr. Wilson’s dicta on the subject of light employ-
ment we assuredly do not agree. To say, as he does,
that a doctor should not be capable of certifying
whether a man is able to do light work is, to our
mind, ridiculous; for there must be a judge in such
circumstances, and who can be better qualified than
the medical man ?

A plea was put in for the labourer earning a low
rate of wages, which seemed to resolve itself in the
customary attack on the payer of super-tax. Mr.
Wilson must know that the opportunities of employ-
ment open to the labourer at the present time are
severely restricted, and that any increased scale of
compensation in his favour would only result in
further diminishing them. His case, in some
respects, is on all fours with that of the aged worker.

On the other hand, there is something to be said
for the desire to simplify litigation and to give the
certifying surgeon power to make a final decree
where no question of law or fact arises outside the
medical aspect of the case.

The further claims for revision put forward lie
largely in the direction of increased benefits, and are
not questions of administration at all. Thus Mr.
Adamson, the miners’ M.P. for Fife, asked that heart
strain should be added to the schedule as a disease
peculiar to miners ; the way in which we have put it
will, we think, show the impossibility of making any
such addition. Heart strain is, no more than
bronchitis and several other complaints, a disease
peculiar to miners, and may arise from a multitude
of causes that have no relation to the occupation.

For the Government, Mr. Ellis Griffith gave a
very sympathetic reply to the demand for an enquiry,
but he also stated some of the main difficulties. We
agree that the appointment of whole-time medical
referees would possibly save much time and expense,
but the difficulty is to obtain professional men of the
necessary competence. In regard to the Act itself,
it is indeed regrettable that some of the provisions
necessitate litigation so prolonged and so expensive,
without securing, in many cases, any ruling of
permanent value. We cannot but maintain that the
doctrine that a man who has been guilty of neglect or
misconduct shall not be entitled to compensation is
healthy and sane, and we are glad to find that, not-
withstanding the restriction placed upon the use of
the words “ serious and wilful misconduct,” the