§ 34. Mr. T. Reidasked the Minister of Labour how many days work have been lost owing to industrial disputes in the five years preceding 1st July, 1950, and in the corresponding period after the First World War.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe total number of working days lost through industrial disputes causing stoppages of work during the five years preceding 1st July, 1950, was about 10¾million. The corresponding total during the five years immediately following the First World War was about 178 million.