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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1962 July 25 DOC CSR048 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo to Mines Inspectors RE Letters from Senior Inspector of Mines RE New Rules & Recent Inspections Exhiber SIMPSON Exhiber Exhiber EExxhibehr iber 95 a 200 _ a) AUSTRALIAN BLUE ASBESTOS wee wee pren PTY ee LIMITED mes : 4 MEMORANDUM TO SUPERINTENDENT THE GENERAL PERTH 27 JUL 1962 ; een nnn { wTT MA i | PRIVATE 164 i 25th July 1952 \ MINES INSPECTORS We are enclosing copies of letters received from the Senior Inspector of Mines in Kalgoorlie will same note mail One refers to the use of fast plastic igniter cord and you that he has forbidden us to use it This letter arrived in the as the copies of your correspondence with the State Mining Engineer The second letter refers to his recent inspections Mr. Royland is again being particularly harsh and unrealistic in some of his demands For instance his request that sprays be installed on the tailings dum p is utterly ridiculous and we should appeal to the Minister on this Doint He also wants all the areas around the mill to be sealed to prevent dust rising We have been oiling these areas frequently Mr. Boyland's complaint that the tailings bin was emitting dust and there were not any water sprays in use was correct but the reason for the sprays not operating was explained but evidently no explanations are in order or acceptable We have taken steps to seal both bins and have asked Forwood Down for quotations for conical tops to fit these bins and this will seal them It was explained to him that construction was not completoen either bin We are rather tired of his constant threat to initiate prosecutions This is being done according to him to force the Company into carrying out every instruction We would suggest that this constant threat be invest - igated Mr. Boyland's claim that no attempt has been dust from the bagging machine is entirely wrong There are all around the machine and we are now in process of closing made to collect hoods and ducts the machine in a room We do the mill and we have to comply with every not stop in our efforts to control and collect dust in men constantly on ventilation underground It is not easy request the Inspectors make but we at least do our best to carry out their wishes MANAGER OAA