§ 22. Captain BAGLEYasked the Minister of Labour if he can state, approximately and as far as he is able, how much would the gross average weekly income of the following individuals, spent upon each of the commodities and services mentioned, purchase now, expressed as a percentage of what could be purchased by 2092 their pre-war income at pre-war prices, assuming an average worker doing a full week's work and giving a specific trade or calling, commodity, or locality where unable to give an average; Individuals: Coal-miner, transport worker, docker, skilled artisan, unskilled labourer, agricultural labourer, policeman, Civil Service clerk, elementary school teacher, shop assistant, and individual drawing pension, superannuation, or compensation at prewar rates; Services and commodities: Travelling, rent. coal, food, boots, clothing, cotton goods, and woollen underwear?
§ Mr. WARDLEI regret that the information available is not sufficient to enable me to give the desired particulars.