§ Mr. PALINGasked the Secretary for Mines the number of persons employed above ground in the coal-mining industry in this country in 1913 and the corresponding number in 1924?
§ Colonel LANE-FOXThe number of persons (including clerks) employed above ground in the coal-mining industry in Great Britain was 213,700 in 1913, and 247,600 in 1924.
Average earnings per shift in— England (excluding Monmouth). Wales and Monmouth. Scotland. June, 1914:— s. d. s. d. s. d. Adults … … … 7 0 7 3 7 1¾ Youths and boys … … … 3 1½ 3 7¾ 4 1¾ All workers … … … 6 3¾ 6 8½ 6 9 January, 1925, all workers … … … 10 8¼ 10 8 10 4¼ February 1925, all workers … … … 10 8½ 10 6¼ 10 4¾ March 1925, all workers … … … 10 8 10 8 10 4½