§ 18. Mr. WESTWOODasked the Secretary for Mines the number of employés engaged in and about the mines in the Counties of Stirlingshire and Mid and East Lothian, respectively, in December, 1924 and 1925, and February, 1928, or the nearest date to that for which figures are available?
§ Commodore KINGAs the reply contains a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL DEPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
NUMBER of WAGE-EARNERS employed at COAL MINES in the COUNTIES of STIRLING, EDINBURGH and HADDINGTON. | |||
Date. | Stirling. | Edinburgh. | Haddington. |
December, 1924 | 10,867 | 11,862 | 3,962 |
December, 1925 | 8,856 | 10,982 | 4,248 |
February, 1928 | 6,857 | 10,177 | 2,612 |