§ 39. Mr. WELLOCKasked the Secretary for Mines the number of miners engaged in the mining industry during the first week of each month since October, 1926?
§ Commodore KINGAs the reply involves a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
| Week ended | Number of Wage-earners on Colliery Books | ||
| 1926. | |||
| 9th October | … | … | 235,400 |
| 6th November | … | … | 316,200 |
| 4th December | … | … | 730,100 |
| 1927. | |||
| 8th January | … | … | 966,700 |
| 5th February | … | … | 1,000,600 |
| 5th March | … | … | 1,015,000 |
| 9th April | … | … | 1,028,300 |
| 7th May | … | … | 1,030,200 |
| 4th June | … | … | 1,022,500 |
| 9th July | … | … | 1,001,900 |
| 6th August | … | … | 983,100 |
| 10th September | … | … | 982,400 |
| 8th October | … | … | 984,300 |
| 5th November | … | … | 981,100 |
| 10th December | … | … | 975,400 |
| 1928. | |||
| 7th January | … | … | 967,400 |
| 4th February | … | … | 968,400 |
| 10th March | … | … | 954,600 |
| 7th April | … | … | 944,300 |
| 5th May | … | … | 934,700 |
| 9th June | … | … | 923,700 |
| 7th July | … | … | 914,300 |
| 4th August | … | … | 897,800 |
| 8th September | … | … | 898,400 |
| 6th October | … | … | 897,200 |
| 10th November | … | … | 900,000 |
| 1st December | … | … | 894,500 |