§ MR. GOULDING (Worcester)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the 93,000 people out of work in Berlin in 1901 included those who were altogether without work and those employed for a few hours at reduced wages, and also included males and females.
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. KEARLEY,) DevonportHis Majesty's Consul General in Frankfort in his Report for 1901 states that an inquiry into unemployment in Berlin, undertaken by the Statistical Secretary of the Berlin Board of Statistics in conjunction with the Corporation of the Trade Unions, showed that on 1st November, 1901, "as many as 93,000 hands were either altogether without work or were only employed for a few hours at reduced wages." He adds, "Of the unemployed, 72,116 were males, and 20,884 females."