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(Untitled), 27 Apr 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/120/10-41

Scope and Contents

Notes of meeting on the coal dispute between Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], Sir Horace Wilson, Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Christopher Hurst, Assistant Secretary, Mines Department, representatives of the Central Committee of the Mining Association and representatives of the Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation. Subjects discussed include: complaints by the miners that their proposals for the reorganisation of the industry had been ignored by the mine owners; proposals for amalgamation of works and co-operative selling and distribution of coal; the state of the export trade; the state of the home trade and low price of coal; the development and effect of selling agencies on the coal market; foreign competition.

Dates

  • Creation: 27 Apr 1926

Conditions Governing Access

Open

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Copyright: Copyright: not known

Extent

31 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

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