73. Mr. WORTHINGTON-EVANSasked whether persons engaged in making wood mantels in the provinces, which are classified by the railway companies as furniture and not as joinery, are compelled to be insured under Part II. of the National Insurance Act, seeing that these wood mantels are made by cabinetmakers in cabinet shops and are not of the kind commonly made in builders' workshops or yards?
Mr. ROBERTSONThe decision of the question referred to by the hon. Member rests, not with me, but with the Umpire, 1654 who has decided that contributions are payable in respect of workmen engaged in the work of making chimney-pieces in wood. I do not see that the classification adopted by the railway companies for purposes of their charges has any bearing on the question.
Mr. WORTHINGTON-EVANSWill the hon. Gentleman consider the question of making regulations as to classifying these men?
Mr. ROBERTSONThe whole problem of regulations to prevent "in-and-out" cases will be considered very carefully, but at present it is too soon to go on with it.