§ 61. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade as representing the Forestry Commissioners, what is the total number of men employed by the Commissioners at the present time or on the nearest convenient date; how many were so employed on the approximate corresponding date last year; and whether he can estimate the approximate number who will be employed on forestry work this time next year?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. W. R. Smith)The latest return of the number of employés in the Commission's forests is 2,735, the number on the corresponding 245 date last year being 2,728. There will be no great increase next year, but after that it is estimated that the average number in each year will increase by 350 annually.
§ 62. Mr. LAWTHERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, if the Commissioners are prepared to consider the question of granting to their workmen a week's holiday on conditions that have been granted to other workmen in Government Departments, having regard to the conditions under which they have to work?
§ Mr. SMITHThe whole question of conditions of service of the Forestry Commission's workmen is under consideration.