§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the average wage of 106 workmen employed at the Cordite Powder Factory at Waltham is 24s. 5¼d. weekly, and the average wage of 50 boys is 10s. 4¼d.; whether the men engaged in the Nitro-Glycerine Department only receive 30s. 7½d. per week; and whether, having regard to the dangerous nature of this work, he can see his way to increase the wages of the men engaged in it?
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. WOODALL, Hanley)The averages quoted by the hon. Member are substantially accurate, except that in the cordite factory he has omitted 29 chargemen who average 27s. 11½d. a week. The wages paid are considered sufficient for the work these persons are called upon to perform.