§ Mr. MARDY JONESasked the Minister of Labour what was the approximate total expenditure by Government Departments and local authorities concerned upon schemes of public work for the relief of unemployment during the past two years, and that are already completed; what percentage of the total cost of the said schemes was paid out in wages to the unemployed engaged upon same; and what was the total number of unemployed persons employed either full time or part time each week upon the said completed schemes?
§ Sir M. BARLOWI am afraid I cannot undertake to supply this information which could not be obtained without very great labour.