Duchess of ATHOLLasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of bankruptcies of estates formerly of the value of £1,000 and upwards during the five years prior to 1914, and the last similar period for which figures are available?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe number of bankruptcies finally wound up in which the value of the estates amounted to £1,000 and upwards was 650 during the years 1909 to 1913 inclusive, and 873 during the years 1925 to 1929 inclusive.