CO129-581-10 Control measures to be adopted for local mines- report by senior Inspector of Mines 1-1-1939 - 31-12-1939 — Page 3

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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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