§ 19. Mr. ROSEasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that no statistics of trades unions have been issued by the Registrar-General dealing with developments later than 1924; if he can explain the delay; and will he take measures to expedite the publication of particulars in connection with the years 1925 and 1926?
§ Mr. BETTERTONA statistical summary showing the operations of registered trade unions for the year 1925 was issued by the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies in January, 1927. A similar summary for 1926 will be published towards the end of this year. The summaries are published within five months or less of the receipt of the returns containing the particulars. The returns have to be examined and abstracted before the totals can be arrived at, and there is no avoidable delay in their publication. Part 4 of the Report of the Chief Registrar, containing details as to the operations of trade unions is necessarily published sometime after the summary. That for the year 1926, dealing with the figures for 1925, should be ready about the end of October next.