In 1964
speaking on September 25th at Neweastla, Dr. “illiem Reid, chairman of the Durham Divisional Conl Board, said that pit closures end roorganisat— ions will cut the number of Durham miners next year by 4,500. His estimate is a little loss than that of the current year, which will be about 5,100, He said that it was no uso ignoring the fact that Durhem is an alderly coalfield and that the so-called reserves in some pits include arenas of coal which aro quite unworkable because of thin, feulty seams and the quality of the conl, Some of the displaced men would have jobs found for them within th coalfield, but he hoped that more men would take advantage of the inter division transfor scheme, In 1962, and so far this yoar, 2,300 Durham miners had gone to jobs in Yorkshire, tire East and Yost Midlands and South Wales coalfields,