§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the average number of shifts worked per week for all wage-earners in the mines for each quarter in the years ended 30th June, 1942 and 1943?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe average number of shifts worked per week by all wage-earners in the coal mining industry in each quarter of the years ended 30th June, 1942, and 30th June, 1943, was as follows:
1941–42. 1942–43. September quarter … 5.34 5.24 December quarter … 5.45 5.35 March quarter … 5.42 5.26 June quarter … 5.30 5.11