§ Mr. DEVLINasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any official information as to concerted action on the part of the employers in the linen trade in Belfast and Ulster to reduce working time to four days per week until the end of September next?
Mr. TENNANTMy information is that about half the mills are now working full time and the remainder 44 hours per week. I am not aware that any proposal has been made that the working time should be reduced as suggested.