§ Mr. WATTasked the President of the Beard of Trade, whether any of the official members or those appointed by his Department on the four trade boards now instituted represents the case for Scotland before these bodies; and, if not, will he say how the grievances of the workers of that country are to be brought to the knowledge of these boards?
Mr. BUXTONTrade Boards consist of two classes of persons, namely, appointed members and representative members. The appointed members are impartial persons unconnected with the trade, and it is not their function to represent any interest on the boards. The representative members represent employers and workers in equal numbers, and on all Trade Boards in which Scottish interests are involved every effort is made to ensure that they should be adequately represented on both the employers' and the workers' sides. I understand that the two such Trade Boards already formed (namely, those for the paper box and tailoring trades) include five persons chosen to represent Scottish employers and four to represent Scottish workers. In addition, there will be separate District Trade Committees for Scotland in connection with both these boards.