The Coal Mines Bil, which was regarded as dead when the House Prensa" hi of Lords on July 15, by 168 votes to 6, voted for the "spread over amendment," has been kept alive by the action of the House of Commons in unanimously accept ing the amendment passed by the Lords, agreements regarding the spread-over amendment must wye the approval of mine-owners and miners.
The Bill was returned to the House of Lord The Coal Mines Bill, as originally drafted, dealt with three specific subjects, marketing schemes, the reduction of the working day below ground to 7} hours with one winding time and the se National Wages Board. part proposed to regulate the production, supply and sale of coal by means of a central ce-ordinating scheme for the whole of Great Britain and district schemes for all colliery districts.
The so called "spread over" amendment, which was introduced by the House of Lords and which was at first objected to by the Commons, permitted a 90-hour fortnight The House of Lords as now agreed the Coal Mines Bil! following acceptance by the House of Commons, with slight modifications, ever omen "This amendment, which at first objected to by the Commons, permits a 90-hour fortnight instead of a 73-hour day, as originally proposed in the Bill.
The compromise effected octweer the two Houses regarding the spread-ever of hours will thus be incorporated in the Bill, which will now be submitted for the Royal Assent.—Reuter and Wireless,
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