§ MR. CHIOZZA MONEY (Paddington, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State to the Home Department if, in view of the official information which they afford, he can see his way to publish, as an appendix to the forthcoming Report of Mr. Aves on the wages boards system of Victoria, the official memoranda and statistics on the subject contained in the Victorian factory inspectors' Reports published since the wages boards were established.
§ MR. GLADSTONEI am informed by Mr. Aves that the bulk of the official statistics are already included in his Report, and that the appendices which will accompany the Report will contain a great deal of information as to the views and experience of different representative persons in the colony. To print the official reports on the subject of wages boards in full would occupy a disproportionate amount of space in the Report, but I will consider what further information from those Reports can usefully be printed.
§ MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD (Leicester)Before the right hon. Gentleman finally makes up his mind to publish the figures will he submit them to an expert in industrial statistics?
§ MR. GLADSTONEWhy?
MR. RAMSAY MACDONADI am referring to the Victorian inspectors' Report on the operation of the wages board.