Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received any complaints regarding the firms of Masterton and M'Gregor, and R. Hill, contractors, of Perth, whose workmen are on strike; if not, whether he is aware that the first-named firm, before giving the unemployment insurance card to their workmen, wrote on the card Perth strike, and the other firm wrote inside the card Perth; whether the Regulations issued by the Board of Trade permit employers to victimise, or attempt to victimise, workmen in this way; and whether he will take steps to prevent a repetition of actions of this kind?
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§ Mr. BURNSThe defacement of the unemployment books in the manner described in the question is prohibited by the Regulations. I am making inquiry into the circumstances mentioned by my hon. Friend and will see that, if necessary, suitable action is taken.