§ 38. Mr. KIRKWOODasked the President of the Board of Trade how many gas-oven plants in England and Wales are manufacturing gas as a by-product; and how many of these supply gas on contract terms to company or municipal undertakings?
| — | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. |
| Number of persons adjudicated bankrupt. | 3,856 | 4,063 | 4,317 | 4,547 | 4,030 |
| Number of discharges granted (subject, in some cases, to varying periods of suspension). | 951 | 1,045 | 1,047 | 1,146 | 1,190 |