§ Mr. Isaacsasked the Minister of Labour the number of man days lost through industrial disputes for each of the years 1946 to 1951 inclusive.
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe information asked for is approximately as follows:
1946 2,158,000 1947 2,433,000 1948 1,944,000 1949 1,807,000 1950 1,389,000 1951 1,694,000
§ Mr. Isaacsasked the Minister of Labour the number of cases referred to the National Arbitration Tribunal for each of the years 1946 to 1951 inclusive.
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe figures are as follows:
1946 142 1947 164 1948 174 1949 247 1950 239 1951 (to 13th August) 208
§ Mr. Isaacsasked the Minister of Labour if he will give figures for 1951 of the activity of his Department under the Conditions of Employment and National Arbitration Orders, 1940–50, as compared 253W with the table of figures set out on page 119 of his Department's Annual Report for 1950.
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe number of cases reported under the Orders during the period 1st January to 13th August, 1951, inclusive was 414, and a further 124 cases reported in 1950 were in action at the beginning of the year. These 538 cases were dealt with as follows:
Referred to National Arbitration Tribunal 208 Referred to arbitration machinery established under the Industrial Courts Act, 1919— Industrial Court 3 Single Arbitrators appointed by the Minister 7 Total referred to arbitration 218 Settled by reference to suitable joint machinery under Article 2 (2) of the 1940 Order 13 Settled as a result of other Ministerial action under Article 2 (3) of the 1940 Order 7 Settled as a result of action taken by Conciliation Officers 79 Number of cases in action at the end of the period 221 538 On 14th August the Conditions of Employment and National Arbitration Orders were revoked by the Industrial Disputes Order, 1951, and the cases in action at that date fell to be considered under the provisions of the latter Order.