MR. STEWART-SMITH (Westmoreland, Kendal)To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will state how many companies, limited by guarantee and using the word limited as part of their title, have been registered during each of the years 1895 to 1906, inclusive.
§ (Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The number of companies limited by guarantee and using the word limited as part of their title registered during each of the years 1895 to 1906, inclusive is set out below: —
| 1895 | 57 |
| 1896 | 45 |
| 1897 | 44 |
| 1898 | 84 |
| 1899 | 58 |
| 1900 | 84 |
| 1901 | 42 |
| 1902 | 42 |
| 1903 | 38 |
| 1904 | 26 |
| 1905 | 45 |
| 1906 | 34 |