§ SIR BERKELEY SHEFFIELD (Lincolnshire, Brigg)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he can give the number of quarrymen employed in the Welsh slate quarries as compared with those employed ten years ago.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Gladstone,) Leeds, W.I beg to answer this question on behalf of my right hon. friend. The number of persons employed in the Welsh slate quarries in the years 1356 1897 and 1907, respectively, are as follows—
Year. Inside the Quarries. Outside the Quarries. Total. 1897 3,861 5,220 9,081 1907 3,363 5,071 8,434