§ Sir R. SMITHasked the Minister of Labour what number of agricultural 747W labourers in Scotland were returned each month of the years 1934 and 1935 as unemployed; and the number of agricultural labourers returned as unemployed in the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine, respectively, in the same periods?
Date. Scotland. Aberdeenshire. Banffghire. Kincardineshire. 1934:— 22nd January … 2,458 338 5 21 23rd April … 1,682 152 2 14 23rd July … … 1,238 138 15 6 22nd October … 1,295 133 8 13 1935:— 28th January … 2,182 180 7 33 15th April … 1,651 134 12 8 22nd July … 1,239 86 7 4 Corresponding particulars are now being collected in respect of 2nd December, 1936. It must not be assumed that all unemployed agricultural workers in Scotland are registered at the employment exchanges.