§ Mr. WILLIAM THORNEasked the President of the Board of Trade, whether lie is aware that Messrs. Pearson and Son, contractors to the Port of London Authority, are paying their labourers 6d. per hour, the recognised rate for the class or work being 7d. per hour; and whether he will make representations to the Port of London Authority on the matter as to whether there is a Fair-Wages Clause in the contract and, if so, to secure its due observance?
Mr. BUXTONI am informed by the Port of London Authority that the contractors for the construction of the new dock on the south side of the Royal Albert Dock are paying 6d. per hour to some of their labourers, and that a large number of their men are earning from 7d. per hour upwards. I understand that the contract contains a Fair-Wages Clause.