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form so that operations can be controlled by
officers now in Government Departments. He does,
however, strongly recommend the appointment of
a capable Chinese Mines officer for routine
inspection.
3.
Mr. Kershaw has suggested also various
amendments to the Mines Ordinance of 1906, and in
Appendix 1 has set out in detail a draft of new
Mining Regulations which he suggests should be adopted after they have been referred to the
Crown Solicitor for any necessary revision, though
he makes it clear that any variations should be of
form rather than of substance. He considers that
an
the mines in the Colony should be under the
general control of the District Officers;
engineer of the P.W.D. could give any advice
required concerning safety measures. Later on, if
deep level mining is undertaken on a large scale,
it might perhaps be necessary to appoint an
Inspector of Mines.
Machinery should, in any case,
be inspected annually by the Government Marine
Surveyor.
The report contains many matters of detail,
and as far as I can see the recommendations it
contains would appear to be quite adequate for
mining operations in the Colony, both present
and future. The latter are of course still in the
early stages of development.
? Wait for Governor's eventual recommendations.
A.N. Galswort by
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