Cornwall and Devon Granite Quarries (Persons Employed).

HC Deb 30 July 1909 vol 8 cc1544-5W

Mr. PIKE PEASE

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he can state the number of persons employed inside and outside the granite quarries of Cornwall and Devon in each of the last five years.

Mr. GLADSTONE

The information is given in the following table:—

CORNWALL AND DEVON.
Persons employed at granite quarries, according to lists of quarries, during the years 1904–08.
County.	1904.	1905.	1906.	1907.	1908.
			Inside.	Outside.	Total.	Inside.	Outside.	Total.	Inside.	Outside.	Total.	Inside.	Outside.	Total.	Inside.	Outside.	Total.
Cornwall	…	…	926	391	1,317	673	374	1,047	591	371	962	599	373	972	658	287	945
Devon	…	…	178	251	429	204	202	406	129	158	287	140	151	291	137	158	295
Total	…	1,104	642	1,746	877	576	1,453	720	529	1,249	739	524	1,263	795	445	1,240