§ Mr. Healdasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number, dates and duration of the power cuts which occurred in each of the months of April, May and June of the years 1949. 1950 and 1951. respectively.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerThe dates, and the number of days, on which load shedding occurred are given below:
— Dates of Load Shedding Days 1949 April 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 26 6 May 17, 18, 19 3 June 1 1 1950 April 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. 14 May 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25. 16 June 5, 12, 13, 14, 26, 27, 28 7 1951 April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30. 22 May 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. 23 June 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. 20 I regret that information about the duration of these power cuts is not readily available, and, as the duration varies from one district to another, it could not be obtained without an unjustifiable expenditure of time and labour.