Sub-series BC8/1. - Minutes of proceedings,

Transcripts of meetings of the Joint Examiners' Conciliation Board, also referred to as the Board of Conciliation for the Owners and Officials of Collieries in South Wales and Monmouthshire. Also transcripts of meetings between representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association and representatives of the South Wales Branch of the National Association of Colliery Managers (Colliery Managers Joint Committee). The matters discussed include wage increases; the War and Sankey wages; holidays; overtime payments; the creation of a superannuation (pension) scheme; membership of the Examiners' Association; seniority of service at collieries; remuneration paid to Firemen and Shotsmen; work stoppages; managers suffering from silicosis or pnuemoconiosis; government control of mining operations.