Note 141 — Chapter XXXIX · QUARRIES

According to the last Annual Report of H.M. Twelve Inspectors of Mines and Quarries, over 61,000 individuals are engaged as quarry employés inside the quarry, i.e., inside the actual pit, hole, or excavation, and over 32,000 outside the quarry, i.e., outside the actual pit, hole, or excavation. In some districts a few females are engaged in quarry work.