§ 23. Captain Pilkingtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can now give an estimate of the injury done to the country by the dock strike.
§ Sir E. BoyleI cannot put this into figures. The setback to our trade came at an unfortunate time, though great efforts have been made to reduce the damage to a minimum.
§ Captain PilkingtonWould it not be a good thing if somebody were to estimate the damage which such a strike does, so that we can take necessary action?
§ Sir E. BoyleThese are difficult things to estimate precisely, but we should remember, amongst other things, that ours is not the only country where there have been strikes.
§ Mr. WoodburnCan the hon. Gentleman offer any more reliable statistics as to how far the manipulations of the money changers in this and other countries have affected the value of the £?
§ Sir E. BoyleThat is an absolutely different point, and quite irrelevant to this Question.