§ Mr. Kellyasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the number of men engaged in the work of tin mining in this country during December, 1936, and January, 1938?
§ Captain Crookshank:There were 1,585 wage-earners employed in the tin-mining industry in Great Britain at the end of December, 1936. The comparable figure at the end of December, 1937 (the latest date for which particulars are available) was 1,717.