§ 55. Mr. G. GRIFFITHSasked the Secretary for Mines the number of mine workers employed at the West Yorks and South Yorks mines for the years ending November, 1930, 1933 and 1935?
§ Captain CROOKSHANKThe information is as follows:
| Year ended November. | Average Number of Wage-earners on Colliery Books. | |
| South Yorkshire. | West Yorkshire. | |
| 1930 | 116,600 | 51,800 |
| 1933 | 97,700 | 44,400 |
| 1935 | 94,900 | 42,600 |