§ Mr. RANKINasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs which of the principal Dominions have broadcasting stations of their own; and what is the approximate percentage of the population in each which is in possession of listening facilities?
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Numbers of insured persons, aged 16 to 64 years, recorded as unemployed in April and May, 1936, in the principal industries in Leicester, and these numbers expressed as percentages of the estimated numbers insured at July, 1935. Industry. 27th April, 1936. 25th May, 1936. Number. Per cent. Number. Per cent. Building … 380 5.3 321 4.5 General Engineering, etc. … 304 3.0 242 2.4 Printing, Publishing and Bookbinding … 159 4.7 146 4.3 Hosiery … 3,208 10.7 2,697 9.0 Boots, Shoes, etc … 2,144 10.9 2,143 10.9 Distributive Trades … 893 6.5 854 6.2 All other industries and services … 2,785 7.9 2,607 7.4 Total, all industries and services … 9,873 8.3 9,010 7.6
Mr. M. MacDONALDBroadcasting organisations exist in all the Dominions. Approximate figures, based upon such official information as is available, indicating the proportion of licences for receiving sets to population, in Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa and the Irish Free State are as follow:
Dominion. Licences per 100 of population. Canada (31st March, 1935) 7.50 Commonwealth of Australia (30th June, 1935). 10.74 New Zealand (31st December, 1935). 11.78 Union of South Africa (31st March, 1935). 5.66 (taking European population only) Irish Free State (31st March, 1936). 2.83