§ Mr. GEORGE HALLasked the Minister of Labour the total number of men engaged on public works under the control of municipalities and other local authorities under schemes obtaining assistance from public funds in the form of loans or grants during the months of
NUMBERS on Registers of certain Employment Exchanges and Juvenile Employment Bureaux at 2nd May, 1927. — Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. Hindley … … 819 17 198 7 1,041 Horwich* … … 346 18 200 17 581 Westhoughton … … 349 3 71 4 427 Wigan† … … 4,939 224 1,208 162 6,533 *Includes figures for Blackrod. † Includes figures for Aspull.