14 JUNE 1919, Page 3

Sir Richard Redmayne, the Chief Inspector of Mines, was the

last notable witness before the Commission. He urged the aequi• sition of mining royalties, &tenet cost not exceeding £55,000,000, on the ground that it would tend to economy in working. On the other hand, he said that the effect of high wager had been to re- duce the output of the miner, sines he was content to reach a certain standard of comfort and did not eare to do more. He did not believe that the miners were deliberately restricting their out- put, but he admitted that the prevailing sleekness would have very serious consequences to the community. He described the proposed nationalization of the industry as "a leap in the dark." There, in a phrase, is the moral of the whole proceed. Inge before the Commission.