§ Mr. WHITEasked the Minister of Labour how many cases were referred to the umpire during 1933; how many cases are at present awaiting decision by the umpire; and how many of these cases have been awaiting a decision for more than a month?
Mr. HUDSONThe number of cases referred to the umpire during 1933 was 17,952. The cases referred to the umpire in the last four weeks number 1,257, and at present there are 1,060 cases awaiting his decision, of which very few are as much as a month old.
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