§ Mr. SHORTasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of eggs imported during 1913 and 1922, respectively; and the total value of such imports?
§ Viscount WOLMER:The imports of eggs into the United Kingdom during 1913 amounted to 21,579,950 great hundreds, valued at £9,590,602; and in 1922 to 13,661,671 great hundreds, valued at £11,301,652.
Town. Percentage Increases in Rates of Wages between the end of 1913 and March, 1923. Bricklayers. Masons.* Carpenters and Joiners. Plumbers. Plasterers. Painters Labourers. Hourly Rates. London … … … 74 74 74 71 74 100 102 Newcastle … … 100 100 100 110 100 122 122 Manchester … … 90 100 90 110 90 111 131 Birmingham … … 100 100 100 105 95 122 114 Derby … … … 111 111 122 128 150 150 150 Lincoln … … … 135 122 135 135 122 150 173 Chatham … … 78 100 88 88 78 129 118 Reading … … 94 94 94 94 83 136 127 Southampton … … 74 94 74 74 94 94 92 Cardiff … … … 111 111 111 116 111 135 131 Weekly Rates.† London … … … 58 58 58 57 58 82 82 Newcastle … … 79 99 79 79 79 99 99 Manchester … … 74 84 76 90 72 93 109 Birmingham … … 76 76 76 82 72 85 89 Derby … … … 73 82 83 93 107 94 106 Lincoln … … … 101 94 105 101 94 118 133 Chatham … … 45 63 53 53 45 86 78 Reading … … 58 58 58 58 49 92 85 Southampton … … 47 65 47 47 65 65 63 Cardiff … … … 77 77 77 83 77 98 94 *Banker Hands. † Calculated on the basis of the recognised hours of labour in a full normal week taking into account both summer and winter hours.