73. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Labour how many hours were lost through strikes, or in consequence of strikes, during the first three months of 1965; and how these figures compare with the same periods in the previous three years.
§ Mr. ThorntonThe number of days lost through industrial disputes at the establishments where the stoppages occurred was about 878,000 in the first three months of 1965. The corresponding figures for 1962, 1963 and 1964, were 4,072,000, 211,000 and 739,000, respectively.