§ Sir R. ASKEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the surplus shown in Appendix A of the 48th Report of the Comptroller-General of Patents, etc., is funded or whether it is taken by the Treasury as income; whether the estimated pension liability is funded or otherwise dealt with; and what is done
Date. Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. 1929. 14th January … … … … 6,784 357 1,105 447 8,693 11th March … … … … 6,633 289 959 314 8,195 13th May … … … … 6,199 268 733 261 7,461 1930. 13th January … … … … 6,543 365 1,114 460 8,482 17th March … … … … 7,444 374 1,792 416 10,026 12th May … … … … 7,624 373 1,480 345 9,822 1931. 12th January … … … … 9,930 603 1,939 479 12,951 16th March … … … … 10,136 603 2,012 345 13,096 11th May … … … … 10,042 656 1,884 416 12,998