§ 73. Mr. Edward Evansasked the President of the Board of Trade how many retail shopkeepers were adjudicated bankrupt in the period January, 1919, to September, 1939; what was the yearly 8W average; and how many retail shopkeepers have been adjudicated bankrupt since August, 1945.
§ Mr. BelcherSeparate particulars of bankruptcies of retail shopkeepers are not available, but the annual average of all bankruptcies and deeds of arrangement for the period January, 1919, to September, 1939, was 5,494, and for the period September, 1945, to November, 1947, 524.