§ Mr. VIANTasked the Minister of Labour the number of each class of craftsmen and labourers engaged in the building 1861W industry in the year 1914 and the respective numbers for each year from 1919?
TABLE showing the Estimated Number of Insured Persons in certain Occupations in the Building Industry at various Dates. Occupation. January, 1914. July, 1920. July, 1925. July, 1926. Carpenters 126,800 133,400 111,500 123,570 Bricklayers 69,000 61,350 64,260 71,090 Masons 38,900 26,400 23,490 24,810 Slaters 6,600 5,800 5,210 5,600 Plasterers 20,200 15,600 17,490 19,220 Painters 130,900 116,400 107,340 111,550 Plumbers 36,900 41,100 28,190 31,300 Labourers to above Occupations 261,400 Not available. 223,730 240,660 Comparable statistics relating to the occupations named above are not available in respect of the period 1921 to 1924, inclusive; nor are comparable figures available prior to 1925 with regard to skilled occupations or classes of labourers other than those given above.
It should be noted that the figures do not include persons belonging to these occupations who are employed outside the building industry.