8. Mr. ANDERSONasked the Secretary for Mines the average number of persons employed in iron-ore mining in Cumberland for the years 1932, 1933, and 1934, respectively; the total output each year; the average output per head in tons each year, and the number of iron-ore mines closed down during the years 1932, 1933, and 1934, and the causes?
§ Captain CROOKSHANKI will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT. No mines have been closed down during the years 1932 to 1934.
§ The information is as follows:
| Iron Ore Mines in Cumberland. | |||
| Year. | Average Number of Persons employed. | Output of Iron Ore. | Output per Persons employed. |
| Tons. | Tons. | ||
| 1932 | 1,536 | 492,157 | 320 |
| 1933 | 1,411 | 529,829 | 375 |
| 1934 | 1,710 | 711,243 | 416 |