§ 54. Mr. Shepherdasked the President of the Board of Trade the percentage of spindles and looms respectively, in the cotton textile industry which were operating on double-shift working in the last quarter 1953, 1954, and 1955.
§ Mr. LowThe percentage of spindles in the cotton industry operated on double-shift systems in the last quarter of 1953, 1954 and 1955 were about 1.4, 1.5 and 2.0 respectively. Similar figures for looms were 10.3, 11.2 and 11.8.