Coal Resources, Nigeria

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — African Colonies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 March 1947.

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Photo of Squadron Leader Samuel Segal Squadron Leader Samuel Segal , Preston 12:00, 12 March 1947

Is the Minister aware that there is an actual surplus of labour in these coalfields, that workers pay a premium to the widows of deceased miners in order to secure their work at the mine, and will he take additional steps to stimulate increased production of coal and encourage its export to areas further afield than merely West Africa?