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Balance sheets of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, recorded at half-yearly intervals ending 30 June and 31 December each year. The balance sheets relate to revenue and other accounts. Years 1899, 1906 and 1909 missing.

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Contemporary statistical reports on the Coal Industry and Coal Trade of numerous foreign countries, which were collated for the Mining Association of Great Britain, and bound as (Foreign) Bulletins. The weekly bulletins are compiled mainly from foreign, particularly Continental, sources such as newspapers, journals, and government reports. Information is given for Germany, France, Poland, Holland, Canada, Russia, Italy, Norway, Belgium, Spain, USA and others. Each volume contains an index which is arranged alphabetically by country, with a secondary classification under the following headings: coal production, costs of production, external trade, internal trade, transport questions, labour, miscellaneous and, where appropriate, iron and steel industries. Bulletins 600-603 were incorrectly numbered as 700-703.

Material comprises forms filled out annually by Association Members, giving the names of the various pits which they wished to have assured under the rules of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, together with the annual quantity to be assured and the rate per ton at which it was to be assured. Some volumes may include related letters and correspondence. Returns for 1888 are missing.

Annual summaries (March-March) of information submitted by the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, giving details of membership, assured output, the number of pits in each district, and the names of Association members serving on various boards and committees.

Material comprises mainly printed lists, which give the agreed prices for working a particular seam in a particular colliery in a given way (i.e. hand cut or machine cut). Some material includes statements by the Statistical Department giving additional information regarding proceeds, wages costs, and credit per ton for the periods specified (see S3/16).

Statistical tables giving detailed information on the rates of pay for different classes of workmen throughout the South Wales coalfield. Schedules are given for associated and non-associated collieries in the Cardiff, Newport and Swansea districts. Classes of workmen include: Enginemen, Pumpmen, Company's Boys, Colliers' Boys, Timbermen, Assistant Timbermen, Rippers, Assistant Rippers, Blocklayers, Roadmen, Hauliers, Trammers, Riders, Hitchers, Labourers, Ostlers, Fitters, Electricians, Rope Splicers, Masons, Pitmen, Shacklers and Spragmen, Lamplockers, Lamplighters, Oilers, Coalcuttermen, Airwaymen, Watermen, Cogcutters and Timber Drawers.

Material comprises statistical information compiled by several different sources including the Statistical Department of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, the Board of Trade, the Mining Association of Great Britain, and by H.M.'s Inspectors of Mines. The statistics relate to various aspects of the coal mining industry, in particular to United Kingdom trade with foreign countries, the output and distribution of minerals, miners' pay and working conditions, coal export, coal production, and the coal mining and trade industries in general.

Material relating to various aspects of coal mining in South Wales including the survey of coal resources, the formal inspection of mines and their activities, deputations to national representatives regarding coal mining issues, the attendence of special industry meetings and conferences, participation in trade schemes, and the promotion of coal research. Material includes reports, surveys, memoranda, competition entries and essays, pamphlets, marketing material and other printed items.

Material comprises official press reports publicising meetings of various Coal Owners Association committees, and of meetings between the Coal Owners' representatives and representatives of several trade unions, including meetings with the National Union of Clerks and the Colliery Examiners Association.

Material relating to various aspects of the coalmining industry in general, and to matters concerning the Coal Owners Association, such as wage rates, taxation, the improvement of docks and railways, the Sliding Scale, accidents, disputes and strikes at collieries throughout South Wales. Material includes Board, Council, and committee minutes; circulars; notices; reports; letters; bills and newspaper cuttings.

Volumes of news cuttings relating to the coal and allied industries, mainly relating to production, miners' wages, labour disputes and mining accidents.

Reply forms, labelled 'A' and 'B', which were sent to colliery companies to collect information on the activities of the South Wales Miners' Federation regarding the holding of "Show Cards" on colliery premises to promote union membership. Some letters and circulars may be found within the volumes.

Series of bound volumes of circulars sent out by the secretaries to members of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, 1891-1955. The circulars are mainly of a routine nature, comprising notices of meetings of the various committees of the Association, Revision of Assurance notices and forms, results of Sliding Scale audits and subscription reminders. Some circulars were sent to members for specific purposes, e.g. to elicit information to be used in Sliding Scale Agreement negotiations, to elicit support for the Talygarn Convalescent Home, etc. The last 12 volumes in the series (P1/39-52) contain circulars sent by the secretaries to members of the Commercial Committee, 1919-1947.

Material relating to cases heard before the Coal Industry National Compensation Tribunal, in order to provide compensation for the transfer of assets from district associations to the National Coal Board. Cases include the Mining Association of Great Britain's case before the Coal Industry National Compensation Tribunal, and the case for the Monmouthshire and South Wales District before the Central Valuation Board. Material includes verbatim records of the proceedings before the Board, evidence of witnesses, opening and closing speeches and, in the case of the Monmouthshire and South Wales District Claim, statements of particulars produced by the district Associations of coal owners across Great Britain.

Papers relating to the court of the Railway Rates Tribunals held under the Railways Act, 1921, and the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933. Later Tribunals were also held under the Local Government Act, 1929, the Railway Freight Rebates Act, 1936, and the London Passenger Transport Act, 1933. Proceedings involved a number of railway companies including the Great Western Railway Company; Southern Railway Company; London Midland and Scottish Railway Company; and the London and North Eastern Railway Company. Files may contain minutes of proceedings, notes on proceedings, judgements, schedules of standard railway charges, provisional proposals by railway companies, Railway Clearing House statements, reviews of the operation of the Railway Freight Rebate Scheme, and classification lists of merchandise carried by rail.

Material relating to legal cases which affected the coal industry in general, and the business interests of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association in particular. Material includes minutes of proceedings, minutes of evidence, judgements, reports, counsel opinions, Enquiry and Committee reports, memoranda and statistical statements.

Material relating to the foundation of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association (originally called the Aberdare Steam Collieries Association) and the rules and procedures governing its organisation, structure and how it conducted its business. Material comprises Deeds of Association and Deeds of Arrangement.

Volumes which record the monies paid into, and out of, the Association's accounts. Most of the volumes in this series contain entries for the Indemnities and Expenses Account, giving details such as the name of the colliery or railway company, the amount of money paid into the account, the amount paid out and to whom, and a description of the expenditure. Many cash books provide account summaries and in some instances signed balance sheets.

Ledgers containing financial entries and notes for various accounts including members' subscription and expenses accounts, capital fund accounts, indemnities accounts, investment accounts and revenue accounts. Expenses itemized include such things as travel, meetings, legal fees, engineers' fees, office maintenance and expenses, electricity in mines, back to coal movement, strikes and other disputes, committee and conciliation board expenses. Many ledgers contain an index of colliery companies in the front of the volume. Ledger contents are arranged by colliery and often include balance sheets for particular types of accounts in the back of the volume.

Journals containing financial entries for many types of accounts including members' subscription accounts, capital accounts, indemnity and expenses accounts, revenue and investment accounts. Entries in the early journals are grouped according to district board, and some journals include account balance sheets in the back of the volume.