§ 4. Mr. THURTLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether any factories in India, coming under the Factories Act, have remained uninspected during the last five years; and, if so, whether he can inform the House of the number uninspected each year?
Lord STANLEYThe number of factories that were uninspeeted during each of the five years from 1920–1924 (the latter being the last year for which a Report has been received) was 1.098, 1,195, 1,194, 1,154, and 1,057 respectively. The, reports do not show whether any factory remained uninspected during the whole period of five years.