§ 71. Mr. Dribergasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the estimated total number of unemployed in Jamaica; how many of these are in Kingston; how many are ex-Service men; and how many ex-Service men have now been resettled on the land or in industry.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsIt is estimated that there are 64,000 men unemployed of whom 14,000 are temporarily unemployed as is usual at this season in the sugar industry. The total includes 1,500 ex-Service men and 6,000 of the unemployed are in Kingston. Three thousand three hundred and fifty-one ex-Service men have so far been settled on the land and in industry.