§ 113. Sir B. Neven-Spenceasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the percentage of workers entitled to receive extra rations for heavy labour in the following industries in Malaya, namely, tin mining, conservancy, public works, oil palm plantations, coconut plantations and rubber plantations.
Mr. Creech JonesThe percentages in the Malayan Union are: Tin mining 85 per cent., conservancy 100 per cent., public works 47 per cent., oil palm plantations 35 per cent., coconut plantations 25 per cent., and rubber plantations 15 per cent.
In Singapore they are: Conservancy about 75 per cent., public works about 70 per cent. There are no tin mines or oil palm plantations in Singapore and hardly any estates are now working.