### DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) COPY NO. ###45) 253 CABINET. ###ovember, 1945 LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. SUPPLY OF CONSUMER GOODS FOR COAL MINERS. Memorandum by the Minister of Fuel and Power. I have been giving very close attention to the incidence of absenteeism in the coalmining industry. It is evident that many men are absenting themselves for one shift and in some districts two shifts per week, and the practice is becoming regularised with drastic effects on coal production.