§ 28. Mr. AYLESasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that the manager 1313 of the Employment Exchange at Oswestry has been asked by Mr. Watson, of the Berwyn Quarries, where there is a dispute, to endeavour to secure him some work-people, and that the manager wrote to a man signing the register informing him that men were required at the quarries, and thus indirectly interfering with the dispute; whether this has been done with his approval; and, if not, what action is he prepared to take to prevent Employment Exchanges being used for such purposes?
§ Mr. SHAWYes, Sir. Certain vacancies were notified to the Employment Exchange at Oswestry, as stated. The Employment Exchange manager, in bringing this employment to the notice of suitable workpeople, on the register, informed them that there was some matter in dispute at the quarries. The manager's action was in accordance with the Labour Exchanges Act, 1909, and the Regulations made under the Act