§ 34. Mr. PETOasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he can state, according to the Census of 1911, what proportion of the persons engaged in agricultural pursuits are agricultural labourers; how the number compares with those so returned in the three previous decennial Censuses; and what proportion of the total population on each occasion they were found to represent?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Burns)I have explained to the hon. Member in correspondence that the results of the Census are not yet complete and ready for publication. The volume containing the occupation statistics will be issued as soon as it is ready.
§ Mr. ROWLANDSCan the right hon. Gentleman give any idea when the volume will be published?
§ Mr. BURNSA number of volumes have been already issued, and they have appeared much earlier than previous reports. As to this particular volume it is not likely to be ready until July or August.