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91. On land away from the collieries new tenancies with colliery ser- 
vice as a condition should be made illegal and existing tenancies examined 
by Government to see whether they can be equitably converted to rent 
holdings in . . .e 2 
92. The raising contractor in coal mines should be gradually super- 
seded by direct or sarkari working we + e ‘e 
93. A Labour Officer should be appointed in each important mine .. 
94. Managements should arrange for wages not to be paid on a rest 
day : failing such arrangement Government should prohibit the practice 
95. Underground pieceworkers should be credited for purposes of 
payment with a minimum output for each shift worked, not exceeding 
the normal daily output of a man of average skill and industry. This 
standard output should be fixed by Mining Boards with rules to prevent 
abuse 5 .. ,e vt ws .e 
96. Mining Boards should examine the question of securing greater 
uniformity in size of tubs and of ensuring that remuneration bears a 
closer relation to output: the possibility of check-weighing in larger 
mines should be explored .. .. .. .. - 
97. Registers for metalliferous mines should be improved “¥ 
98. As recommended by the Select Committee on the Amending Act 
of 1928, the hours of work underground should be reconsidered when that 
Act bas been in operation for 3 years .s 33 iw 
99, Weekly hours above ground should be limited to 54 .. -~ 
100. Employers should experiment with 10, 9 and 8 hour shifts dur- 
ing the period before the Act is re-examined oe . . 
101. Permissible loads for women should be prescribed in quarries 
where depth and lead exceed a certain standard. Both load and stan- 
dard of depth and lead should be fixed by the Mining Board -.. -~ we 
102. (a) Employers should reserve vacancies occurring among sur- 
face workers for women excluded or about to be excluded from under- 
ground workings we a “ . 5 ‘a 
(b) The system of selecting women for exclusion from under- 
gound workings should be considered by employers, workers and the 
inspectorate jointly oe >. . we - ce 
103. No child under the age of 14 years should be permitted to work 
in or about the mines  .. ws . o3 3 ¥ yp 
104. Minor accidents should be reported weekly to Chief Inspector 
through District Magistrate .. . .s . . 
105. The ordinary miner should be encouraged to qualify in first aid 
106. Workers should have the same number of nominees on the 
Mining Boards as employers, and they should be chosen after consultation 
with the workers’ organisations where these exist .n i . 
107. In section 22 of the Mines Act the word ‘shall’ should be sub- 
stituted for ‘ may’ .. ws yr oe . .e 
108. The Chief Inspector should confer with representatives of 
employers and workers when the law is substantially changed a 
. 109. The needs of the inspectorate in consequence of new legis- 
{ation should receive early and sympathetic consideration  .. ve 
110. The Jharia and Asansol Boards of Health should be called 
Boards of Health and Welfare and each should be enlarged so as to give 
increased representation to employers and to include representatives 
of the workers chosen where possible in consultation with their or- 
ganisations, and at least one woman member ve ve we 
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