§ MR. BARTLEYI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that on page 183 of The Labour Gazette of December it is stated that the wages of the miners of West Scotland increased in August by an amount Equal to 50 per cent, of that paid to them in July, and that in November a strike took place for a further increase; and whether this statement is correct?
§ MR. MUNDELLAYes, Sir; it is correct.