§ 84. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, what increase in the labour employed in afforestation there has been during the last 12 months; and what has been the largest number of persons employed at one time during that period?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. W. R. Smith)The number of persons employed in afforestation by the Forestry Commissioners is 165 more than 12 months ago. The largest number employed at one time during that period was 3,835.