§ 69. Mr. FELLasked how many persons are insured under Part II. of the National Insurance Act; and how many of these have sent in claims for unemployment benefits to the latest date available?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD Of TRADE (Mr. Robertson)The total number of unemployment books issued up to the 16th January, 1913, was 2,273,589, and the number of claims to benefit received up to the same date was 100,170.