§ Sir I. ALBERYasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of persons on the registers of the Rochester and Gravesend Employment Exchanges at the latest convenient date, and give corresponding figures for the years 1933, 1934 and 1935?
§ Mr. E. BROWNThe number of unemployed persons. aged 14 years and over, on the registers of the Chatham and Gravesend Employment Exchanges (including the Juvenile Employment Bureaux) at the relevant dates were as shown below:
— Chatham Employment Exchange. Gravesend Employment Exchange. 25th May, 1936 … 3,284 1,573 20th May, 1935 … 4,230 2,168 14th May, 1934 … 4,414 2,314 22nd May, 1933 … 5,718 3,012