§ 47. Mr. Prenticeasked the Minister of Labour whether the figures issued by his Department as to the numbers of school-leavers entering apprenticeships are corrected to take account of those who start work on probation for apprenticeship but are not finally accepted as apprentices.
§ Mr. HareNo. The statistics are collected at the time when young persons start work and it would not be practicable to adjust them in the light of information obtained at later stages.