§ Sir G. McCRAEasked the. Under-Secretary to; he Scottish Board of Health the number of workmen, specifying the different crafts, employed on housing schemes under Government. subsidy in Scotland for the months of June, 1921, 1922 and 1923, and the months of January, 1022, 1923 and 1924, respectively?
Mr. STEWARTThe following table shows as for each trade the number of men employed in January, 1924, on the construction of houses by local authorities under the Housing, Etc., Act, 1923:—
1779WThe following figures show the number the Housing, Town Planning, Etc. (Scot- of workmen of different trades employed land) Act, 1919, at the dates stated on State-assisted housing schemes under
Trade June, 1921 Jan., 1922 June, 1922 Jan., 1923 June, 1923 Jan., 1924 Apprentices. Journeymen Apprentices. Journeymen Apprentices. Journeymen Apprentices. Journeymen Apprentices. Journeymen Apprentices. Journeymen. Foremen — 500 — 493 — 435 — 209 — 162 — 122 Bricklyers 335 1,095 351 1,032 354 897 167 356 129 295 156 312 Bricklayers (Labourers) — 1,727 — 1,429 — 1,421 — 683 — 579 — 580 Masons 54 784 57 472 63 432 13 80 17 127 15 86 Masons (Labourers) — 659 — 351 — 356 — 120 — 180 — 40 Concrete Block Makers — 179 — 154 — 101 1 30 — 69 — 5 Joiners 384 1,631 495 1,732 473 1,412 241 860 164 551 177 427 Plumbers 213 638 344 759 329 712 198 356 119 247 130 168 Plasterers 109 587 274 786 232 650 135 491 72 296 105 232 Plasterers (Labourers) — 478 — 693 — 673 — 429 — 210 — 223 Roughcasters 19 182 5 67 32 238 9 19 20 54 1 8 Roughcasters (Labourers) — 111 — 38 — 165 — 19 — 40 — 9 Slaters 60 401 98 429 68 304 39 99 16 65 39 107 Lathers 3 106 3 131 4 125 2 35 2 35 1 42 Painters 50 256 134 385 167 545 131 295 68 224 70 81 Electricians and Gasfitters 40 96 36 69 51 69 30 42 11 13 11 38 Glaziers 3 20 11 52 13 64 5 23 2 19 2 20 Drainlayers — 161 — 74 — 138 2 50 1 35 — 32 Road Construction — 288 — 115 — 227 — 116 — 110 — 77 Laying out Ground — 142 — 62 — 163 — 42 — 22 — 5 Timekeepers — 21 — 14 — 13 — 10 — 5 — 2 Watchmen — 176 — 149 — 125 — 99 — 78 — 71 General Labourers — 680 — 495 — 473 — 248 — 170 — 168 Total 1,270 10,918 1,808 9,981 1,786 9,738 973 4,711 621 3,586 707 2,855 NOTE.—NO statistics are available for labour employed on the construction of houses by private enterprise under the Housing (Additional Powers) Act, 1919, or under the Housing, Etc., Act, 1923.