31 JULY 1926, Page 2

The Secretary for Mines announced last week the appOintment of

the committee to report upon the develop. ment of co-operative selling in the coal-Mining industry and to make recommendations. Sir 'Frederick Lewis is to be the chairman and the committee includes men connected with coal-mining and coal areas, Sir David Llewellyn, Mr. Hartshorn, and Mr. Varley ; leading business men, Sir Thomas Catto and Sir Hugo Hirst; an accountant, Sir Harry Peat, and also Sir Alfred.Mond, to whose insistence the committee really owes its appointment.