§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the President of the Board of Trade how many bankruptcies there were in Newport in each year from 1919 to 1924 and from 1945 to 1949; and the total amounts involved in the same periods.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe following is the information asked for:
BANKRUPTCIES IN THE NEWPORT (MON.) COUNTY COURT Year Numbers Liabilities (as estimated by the debtors) Assets (as estimated by the debtors) £ £ 1919 6 not readily available 1920 8 1921 29 1922 29 1923 39 1924 35 TOTALS 146 1945 2 1,430 2,546 1946 1 859 188 1947 2 1,041 158 1948 9 14,538 1,696 1949 to November 1st. 6 5,335 7,305 TOTALS 20 23,203 11,893