§ MR. CROOKS (Woolwich)To ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state the number of men employed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on 31st December, 1905, how many on 31st October, 1906, how many on 30th September, 1907, and at the present time.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The figures are as follows:—
| 30th December, 1905 | 14,496 |
| 27th October, 1906 | 13,543 |
| 28th September, 1907 | 11,757 |
| 11th July, 1908 | 11,471 |