§ Mr. T. SMITHasked the Secretary for Mines the total amount paid in wages in the mining industry for each year since 1919?
§ Mr. E. BROWNThe information is as follows:
Year Estimated Total Wages Bill (excluding the value of allowances in kind). Average Earnings per annum per person employed (excluding the value of allowances in kind). Million £. £ 1919 214 191 1920 265 223 1921* 167 150 1922 138 125 1923 156 134 1924 162 138 1925 143 132 1926 Not available. 1927 123 123 1928 104 114 1929 110 118 1930 105 114 1931 93 112 1932 87 109 1933 84 110 * Affected by a national stoppage.