§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Labour how many men were employed in the manufacture of sugar from home-grown sugar beet in each year from 1913 onwards?
Mr. WOODAccording to information supplied by the factory companies the number of men employed in the manufacture of sugar from home-grown sugar beet in each year from 1913 onwards is as follows:
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Number of men employed. During Campaign. In Summer. *1913 … … 618 78 *1914 … … 479 55 *1915 … … 409 24
Number of men employed. During Campaign. In Summer. 1916 … Factories not in operation. 1917 … Factories not in operation. 1918 … Factories not in operation. 1919 … Factories not in operation. *1920 … 598 125 1921 … 1,004 82 *1922 … 572 156 1923 … 1,159 389 1924 … 1,537 393 *In these years the only factory in operation was that at Cantley.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Agriculture the average price per ton of home-grown sugar beet as supplied to the factories in each year from 1913 onwards?
Mr. WOODAccording to information supplied by the factory companies the average price per ton of home-grown sugar beet as supplied to the factories in each year from 1913 onwards is as follows:
Average price per ton. s. d. *1913 … 21 11 *1914 … 28 5 *1915 … 31 10 1916 … Factories not in operation. 1917 … Factories not in operation. 1918 … Factories not in operation. 1919 … Factories not in operation. *1920 … 80 9 1921 … 53 6 *1922 … 35 11 1923 … 56 6 1924 … 52 3 *In these years the only factory in operation was that at Cantley.