§ Sir H. BUCKINGHAMasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will give instructions to the probate-of-wills authorities to issue on request certificated copies of the probate of a will at a nominal cost, and in such form as will satisfy the legal requirements of companies and institutions in which the deceased person owned property; and, if necessary, will he arrange for a clause to be inserted in the forthcoming Companies Amendment Bill designed to render such certificated copies legal proof of probate in all circumstances.
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Trades. Men. Women. Total Adults. 1925. 1926. 1925. 1926. 1925. 1926. Agriculture 21,590 18,453 4,407 3,051 25,997 21,504 Mining 13,352 9,097 13 46 13,365 9,143 Brick, Tile etc. Making 950 1,546 327 463 1,277 2,009 Pottery, Earthenware etc. 20,364 10,230 24,293 11,094 44,657 21,324 Glass Trades Ammunition Explosives, Chemicals etc. 3,747 6,806 1,392 1,127 5,139 7,933 Metal Manufacture 20,833 18,755 321 294 21,154 19,049 Engineering etc. 54,033 51,352 5,454 3,943 59,487 55,295 Construction and Repair of Vehicles. 2,190 2,911 541 329 2,731 3,240 Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing 14,603 14,019 43 52 14,646 14,071 Metal Trades 5,549 5,318 5,521 5,990 11,070 11,308 Textile Trades 12,928 20,219 52,825 62,393 65,753 82,612 Leather and Leather Goods 2,345 2,095 2,281 1,721 4,626 3,816 Clothing Trades 13,931 10,176 40,452 33,154 54,383 43,330 Food, Drink and Tobacco 6,079 5,546 15,863 14,497 21,942 20,043 Sawmilling, Furniture and Woodwork. 7,307 7,989 2,594 2,505 9,901 10,494 Printing and Paper Trades 4,225 4,230 4,133 4,690 8,358 8,920 Building and Construction of Works. 251,011 173,822 56 93 251,067 173,915 Other Manufacturing Industries 2,156 1,220 2,498 2,411 4,654 3,631 Gas, Water and Electricity Supply Industries. 19,142 8,951 9 2 19,151 8,953 Transport and Communication 74,025 69,685 5,289 5,278 79,314 74,963 Commerce, Banking, Insurance and Finance. 20,002 15,472 11,930 12,086 31,932 27,558 Domestic Service 12,238 10,675 129,847 112,034 142,085 122,709 Miscellaneous Trades and Services 19,580 17,828 11,794 11,646 31,374 29,474 General Labourers 114,226 84,913 3,275 2,485 117,501 87,398 716,406 571,308 325,158 291,384 1,041,564 862,692
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALI have been asked to reply. I understand that the questions raised by the hon. Member are receiving the consideration of the Lord Chancellor and the President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division.