Mr. T. WILSONasked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that a temporary Employment Exchange was recently erected at the Royal Lancaster Agricultural Show; whether he is aware that two permanent exchanges exist within two and a half miles of this ground; and the cost of erecting this temporary exchange, the number of the staff employed at the exchange, and the amount of wages paid them?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAA temporary Employment Exchange, which consisted of a hut which was the property of the Office of Works, was erected at the Royal Agricultural Show for the convenience of the exhibitors and the public. 180 workpeople were placed in employment by the temporary exchange. There is a permanent exchange at Horwich, about two miles away, and one at Bolton about three miles away. The cost of erecting, furnishing and removing the hut was £49. Two clerks drawn from the permanent staff were employed, one for 10 days and one for nine days, at a total cost of about £12 12s.