§ Mr. A. R. KENNEDYasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of public companies which have in operation schemes of one kind or another for participation of employés in profits and the number of employés participating therein?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe number of firms, including public companies, which are known to have in operation definite schemes for sharing profits with their employés is 234, and the number of employés participating in such schemes is approximately 175,000. Figures relating to arrangements in the nature of profit-sharing in co-operative societies are not included in these totals.