§ Mr. GILLasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he can give the number of prosecutions and convictions of firms in the first three months of 1912 and 1913, respectively, for breaches of the Factory and Workshops Act known as time-cribbing in the towns of Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Blackburn, separately, together with the amount of fines and costs in each case.
§ Mr. McKENNAThe particulars desired by my hon. Friend are as follows:—
Towns. (1) First Three Months of (2) Firms. (3) Cases (Informations). (4) Convictions. (5) Fines. (6) Costs. (7) £ s. d. £ s. d. Oldham … 1912 1 3 3 1 10 0 1 4 0 1913 5 101 101 152 0 0 40 16 0 Bolton … 1912 — — — — — 1913 3 42 42 19 0 0 13 6 6 Rochdale … 1912 — — — — — 1913 — — — — — Ashton-under-Lyne … 1912 — — — — — 1913 — — — — — Blackburn … 1912 — — — — — 1913 — — — — —