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FILE NAME: Refractories (REF) DATE: 1930 DOC#: REF005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Trade Journal Article - Silicosis Bill 156 THE BRITISH CLAYWORKER. July, 1930. TRADE NOTES. Silicosis B ill.--In the House of Commons, Mr. Short, Under secretary, Home Office, moved the second reading of the W ork men's Compensation (Silicosis) Bill, which haa already passed the House of Lords. He explained th a t the Bill empowered the Home Secretary to make schemes th at would enable employers to pay compensation to workpeople who contracted silicosis, and provided for improved medical arrangements for the diagnosis and certification of th a t disease. The diagnosis of the disease, it had been found, required not only great skill, but the latest scientific appliances, and the Bill was intended to secure uniform and effective medical arrangements, by means of medical boards and panels in different centres, the work of which would be co-ordinated. I t was also intended to provide for the payment of compensation for partial incapacity, and not only for total incapacity or death, as a consequence of the disease, in all the industries concerned. It was not suggested that- all the workers- in the industries would need to be medically examined--they numbered between 60,000 and 70,000--but it would be necessary to have periodical examinations for the early discovery of disease and its arrest before it had made progress. The Bill also proposed to extend the Workmen's Compensation Act to industries whose processes exposed the workers to asbestos dust. The Bill had the support of the employers and of the general council of the Trades Union Congress. Mr. Davies thought it would be difficult to satisfy a man who was of the opinion, th at he had got his disease through working in a mine or in a sandstone quarry 'o r in an asbestos works, when the medical man decided that th a t was not the case. A t the present time it had been regarded as essential th at there should be a certain percentage of silica in the dust. If the scheme provided th a t there must be 20, 30, 40 or 50 per cent, of silica in coal and then it turned out th a t th a t particular coal was below th at vvIlvC iiC ; t ..w . . . ..................... y not come under the scheme, and there might he trouble there. There would be a very large number of cases th a t would not come under the scheme and they should not raise hopes among th e miners and o th er workers th a t once this Bill, was passed any man who had a trace of silica o r asbestos in his lungs would be scheduled for compensation. The Bill was read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee. AUCTION SALES. T he H alwill Co., L td., North Devon, in Voluntary L iquidation. Messrs. R. Blackmore and Sons, F.A .I., have received instructions to sell by Auction on Thursday, July 24, 1930, at 3 p.m., all the plant and machinery including a brickmaking machine by Bennett and Sayer, Ltd., Wet Clay Grinding Pan by J . Whitehead and Co., two Downdraught Kilns and Drying Shed, etc., etc. The property will first be offered as a whole concern, but if unsold, the plant and machinery will be offered in separate lots as;may be convenient for dismantling. For further particulars see advertisement page xxi The B bddington Brickworks, Surrey. Messrs. Hooker and Rogers will sell by Auction on Wednesday, July 23, at 2 p.m., the above Property, includ ing the machinery and plant. For further particulars see advertisement page xxi. BRICK, T IL E S , S c., AND CEMENT IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Imports.--Month ending May Brioks.................................. Floor tile s ... ................ . Glazed wall and hearth tile s.................................. Roofing and paving tiles Sanitary w a r e .......... ... Electrical ware (including insulators) and door f i t t i n g s .......................... Consent ......................... 1928. 57,001 ... 332 ... 26,057 ...` 38,893 ... 7,051 ... 7,722 ... 55,784 ... 31,1930. 1929. 44,918 670 33,310 32,698 6,163 11,602 52,210 1930. X 41,067 3 ,>92 39,673 25,542 7,112 12,282 33,475 Exports.--M onth ending May 31, 1930. 1928. B ric k s ................ Floor tile s ... . Other tiles... . Sanitary ware ... ........... ... 3,230 ... 2,822 ... 38,185 ... 100,066 ... Electrical ware (including insulators) and door fittings ...' . ' ' ......... 13,894 ... Refractory goods ahd d ay \ - produets not otherwise specified... . ................. Cement ... ................. 60,818 ... 213,577 .;. 1929. 2.049 ... 2,068 ... 47,036 ... 125,599 ... 18,823 ... 64,979 ... 263,748 ... 1930 2,578 2,179 44,191 109,238 20,310 60,398 252,429 EXPORTS OF CLAY. The following were th e quantities and value of th e exports of unmanufactured clay from the United Kingdom in May la s t: Quantity (tons). . Value (). 1929. China day* ... 84,175 ... Fireday ... ... 5,358 ... All other sorts ... 10,408 ... 1930. 1929. 43,284 ...... 185,881 ... 4,706 ....... 6,636 ... 8,345 ....... 22,360 ... 1930. 92,i 58 8,309 17,624 Total*... ... ... 99,941 ... 56,335 ....... 214,877 ... 118,091 The whole exports for th e first five months of each year to May 31 were Quantity (tons). Value (). 1929. 1930. 1929. 1930. China d ay * .... 276,947 ... 254,103 .. .... 618,770 ... 564,9S6 F ir e d a y ......... . 15,889 ... 16,926 .. .... 27,099 ... 28,800 All other sorta.. 37,229 ... 37,233 .. 76.^65 Totala ........... 330,065 ... 308,262 .. .... 721,425 ... 670,651 Including Cornish or china stone. . IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN BRICKS AND TILE S. Below are given th e num bers and values of Foreign Bricks and Tiles im ported into th is country during th e m onth of May last. Number. Bricks of brick earth or c la y ............... 19,222,000 Roofing tile s ........................................... 3,892,746 All other tiles (including quarries and street tiles) ................................................83,409 V alue (JB). .. 41,667 ... 24,508 ... 1,034 Novocrbte Works, Stonebridcb Works, P ark R oyal, N.W. 10. Messrs. F. W. Gapp and Co. have received instructions to sell by Auction, on July 23 and 24, a t 11.30 a.m. each day a t the above works, all th e machinery, plant and stock, etc., etc. For further particulars see advertisement page xxi. WORKMEN' COMPENSATION INSURANCE. Ctayworksrs who a rt d lu a tM .d with thair proant rate, of imuranea ara Invitad to apply to tho British Clayworkor Mutual Imuraneo Corporation, U d., 41, E.x Stroot, Strand, London, W.C. 2, v.hieh I* proparod to quote tho ch.ap*t rot. in th . m ork.t, e .n .l.t.n t with uourlty. BRITISH >i ' The Organ of the Brick, Tile and Pottery Trades Eureau of sep M i XV -jfefro S dare. J ' .: - VOL. XXXIX. ' 15th, 1930, to M A R C H \bth, 1931. : \;x': , : = , . A?* --V- . . -` -- / ; - LONDON: T H E B R IT ISH C L A Y W O R K E R O FFICES, 1 4 3 , E S S E X S T R E E T , S T R A N D , W . C .2 1931. The British Claywqrker. CONTENTS. By the Way ' ... ... ......................... ...1 2 2 Modem Tilemaking.--L X Y .............. ... . ... 124 Electrical Power in BrickworksJ--V il ... ... ... 126 Heat in Hoffmann and Tunnel .Kilns ... ... '..127 Tbe W orks Manager's Forum ... ... ..............128 A Study on the Drying of Clay and Clay Mixtures ... 130 Special Brick Lines.--XLYH. .............. ..............133 Multi-Colour B r i c k s .......... ...................................... . 134 Making Boilers Smokeless ... 135 Lamination in Pressed Bricks ... ... ..............137 News and Notions ............................................................. 139 The Utilisation of Brick as a Building M aterial..............140 Gold Medal and Diplomas for Brick Fireplace Design ... 142 Aerial Yiews of Clayworks ... ..............i .................142 National Federation of Clay Industries ......................... 143 Subscriptions and Donations Received since June 13 ... 143 Queries and Replies ..................................... 143 Silver Medal Presentation ......................... 144 Brick Pavements for ModemTraffic ............................ 145 Ireland's BrifckShortage and England's Opportunity ... 147 New Type of Interm ittent Kiln ... ... ...147 New Refractory Laboratories . ...- - ... ... 148 Brick Paving for Modem:Traffic ... ... . ... ... 148 Diatomite .................................... .. . ...... ... 149 Another Birthday Yolume ......................... ..............153 Clayworkers' Wills ;.. ......................... .............. 153 Company Meetings and Reports ......................... ... 153 Mortgages, Debentures, Receiverships, Dissolutions, etc. 154 T ra d e N o tes ... ............................ ... ... ... 156 Auction S a l e s ......................... ... :.. .............. 156 Brick, Tiles, &c., and Cement Imports and Exports ... 156 Exports of Clay :.. .... ... ... ... ... 156 Importation of Foreign Bricks and T i l e s ......................... 156 " The Brickbuilder " Notes by F.R.I.B. A. The New Park Lane. (Su p pl e m e n t ;-- QUALITY, RELIABILITY, SERVICE. W a.t e r g r o u n d (Gnruteed Pan act Cylinder) SCANDINAVIAN FELSPAR (Pink) CORNISH STONE WHITING FRENCH BOULDER FLINT B bo istbeeb Tbidb Mibb. Wire ; *Blycel, Creuwell, Staff*.'' Telephone ; Blythe Bridge 101 * 102. OXIDES of COBALT. COPPER. MANGANESE (Dry or Waterground). Oxides o f:-- Chrome Antimony Uranium Iron Titanium . Nickel . Zirconium Alumina CHINA CLAY-BALL CLAY (on merchant list). Carbonate of Baryte* Boracic Acid Red & White Lead Superfine Platter Sulphate of Borax Chromato of Iron Baryte* Rutile Silicate of Iron White Sene Ash 5 s e SPECIAL (Blythe Brand) .. TIN & ZINC OXIDES Guaranteed to produce at high temperature* the W hitest Glaze on the market. CO LO U R. W O R K S 'S / Ettabliehea 1870. CRESSWELL, STOKE - ON -TRENT. All goods delivered buyers works, carriage paid.