285。）\"Whenyouspeakofsub—inspectors，doyoumeanmenatalesssalary，andofaninferiorstamptothepresentinspectors？\"\"Iwouldnothavetheminferior，ifyoucouldgetthemotherwise。\"（n。294。）\"Doyoumerelywantmoreinspectors，ordoyouwantalowerclassofmenasaninspector？\"
\"Amanwhowouldknockabout，andseethatthingsarekeptright;amanwhowouldnotbeafraidofhimself。\"（n。295。）\"Ifyouobtainedyourwishingettinganinferiorclassofinspectorsappointed，doyouthinkthattherewouldbenodangerfromwantofskill，&c？\"\"Ithinknot，IthinkthattheGovernmentwouldseeafterthat，andhavepropermeninthatposition。\"
（n。297。）Thiskindofexaminationbecomesatlasttoomuchevenforthechairmanofthecommittee，andheinterruptswiththeobservation:\"Youwantaclassofmenwhowouldlookintoallthedetailsofthemine，andwouldgointoalltheholesandcorners，andgointotherealfacts……theywouldreporttothechiefinspector，whowouldthenbringhisscientificknowledgetobearonthefactstheyhavestated？\"
（ns。298，299。）\"Woulditnotentailverygreatexpenseifalltheseoldworkingswerekeptventilated？\"\"Yes，expensemightbeincurred，butlifewouldbeatthesametimeprotected。\"（n。531。）Aworkingminerobjectstothe17thsectionoftheActof1860;hesays，\"Atthepresenttime，iftheinspectorofminesfindsapartofthemineunfittoworkin，hehastoreportittothemine—ownerandtheHomeSecretary。Afterdoingthat，thereisgiventotheowner20daystolookoverthematter;attheendof20dayshehasthepowertorefusemakinganyalterationinthemine;but，whenherefuses，themine—ownerwritestotheHomeSecretary，atthesametimenominatingfiveengineers，andfromthosefiveengineersnamedbythemine—ownerhimself，theHomeSecretaryappointsone，Ithink，asarbitrator，orappointsarbitratorsfromthem;nowwethinkinthatcasethemine—ownervirtuallyappointshisownarbitrator。\"（n。581。）Bourgeoisexaminer，himselfamine—owner:\"But……isthisa’Merelyspeculativeobjection？\"（n。586。）\"Thenyouhaveaverypooropinionoftheintegrityofminingengineers？\"\"Itismostcertainlyunjustandinequitable。\"（n。
588。）\"Donotminingengineerspossessasortofpubliccharacter，anddonotyouthinkthattheyareabovemakingsuchapartialdecisionasyouapprehend？\"\"Idonotwishtoanswersuchaquestionasthatwithrespecttothepersonalcharacterofthosemen。Ibelievethatinmanycasestheywouldactverypartiallyindeed，andthatitoughtnottobeintheirhandstodoso，wheremen’slivesareatstake。\"（n。589。）Thissamebourgeoisisnotashamedtoputthisquestion:\"Doyounotthinkthatthemine—owneralsosufferslossfromanexplosion？\"Finally，\"ArenotyouworkmeninLancashireabletotakecareofyourowninterestswithoutcallingintheGovernmenttohelpyou？\"\"No。\"（n。1042。）