Mr. T. THOMSONasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of cases of bankruptcies occurring amongst landlords and farmers during each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, and say how these compare with bankruptcies amongst other staple trades for the same period; and the percentage 55W of bankruptcies in each case compared with the total number of those engaged in the various trades and industries?
§ Lieut.-Colonel BUCKLEYFigures relating to failures of farmers in England and Wales, and failures of all classes in the 10 years 1913 to 1922 are appended. To compare the failures in agriculture
Year. Failures of Farmers. Total Number of Receiving Orders and Deeds of Arrangements. (All occupations.) Receiving Orders. Deeds of Arrangement. Total. 1913 … 194 132 326 5,769 1914 … 121 68 189 4,643 1915 … 90 42 132 4,031 1916 … 50 28 78 2,607 1917 … 50 15 65 1,701 1918 … 23 7 30 826 1919 … 24 9 33 910 1920 … 31 13 44 2,016 1921 … 203 82 285 4,840 1922 … 287 117 404 6,660