on 66 class rent in the industrial. towns was about 5s. 6d. to 6s. per week. In 1914 it was a little higher-probably about 6s. per week*. That is to say, the proportrui of the total family income which was expended rent amounted to between one-sixth and one-seventh, and the weight bake for rent is accordingly 2, out of the total of 12. As regards clothing, there are wide variations in the expenditure of different sections of the working classes, but pre-war investigations showed that, on the average, expenditure on clothing before the war was less than that on rent, in many cases much less. In the absence of exact statistics a weight of 14 (out of a total of 12) is taken for clothing, on the basis of pre-war expenditure by working-class families estimated to average 4s. 6d. to 5s. a week. For fuel and light also there are no extensive statistical data as to expenditure before the war, but such information as is available indicates that the average expenditure was probably about 2s. 9d. to 3s. a week, which yields a weight of 1 (out of a total of 12). The weight of for the other items included was taken as fairly representing average expenditure on these particular items. ITEMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICS. The list of items included in the statistics is considered sufficiently extensive and representative to provide a sound basis for estimating the average increase in the cost of maintaining unchanged the pre-war standard of living of a working-class family. As regards items which are not included, it may be observed that they form in the aggregate only a very small proportion of total working-class weekly expenditure, and that some have increased in price more, and others less than the average. It will be evident that if a particular item of expenditure had risen by about the same amount as the items included in the statistics, its omission or inclusion would have no effect on the general percentage, and that the omission of those minor items of expenditure which are not included in the calculations would only become important if the average percentage rise in the price of the omitted items (taken together) were either very much below or very much above the general average. So far as can be judged, in the light of the information available to the Department, it is very unlikely that the general average increase would be appreciably affected by the inclusion of a larger number of items, even if it were found practicable to extend the list. In some towns, notably London, the rents paid were considerably higher than the amounts stated, whilst in others they were appreciably lower. APPENDIX VIII. ANFORD LIBRARY MINISTRY OF LABOUR. APPOINTMENTS DEPARTMENT-1921-22. Statement showing monthly : (a) Numbers of men placed in Employment. Training. Staff employed. Memo. The total number of persons placed in employment during the twelve months is 11,895. The total number of persons actually training during the twelve months is-Training Grants Scheme, 5,036; Business Training Scheme, 402. M.L.8. APPENDIX IX. MINISTRY OF LABOUR. LABOUR GAZETTE. The Labour Gazette was first issued in 1893, as a monthly publication, following the establishment of the Labour Department of the Board of Trade. Its purpose was to supply information of special interest to employers and workmen throughout the United Kingdom, including particulars of changes in rates of wages and hours, of disputes and their settlement, of the state of employment and unemployment in the principal industries, and of changes in retail prices and in the cost of living. The objects and scope of the Gazette were explained in a memorandum issued on 28th April, 1893, as a Parliamentary Paper. The price was one penny per copy until 1920, when it was raised to sixpence. The following are the latest figures available and relate to the month of October, 1921: Copies supplied to Ministry of Labour for external distribu- ... Total 17,250 5,810 2,160 9,000 16,970 The net cost of production is 54d. per copy. The copies supplied to the Ministry of Labour for external distribution are used for distribution to Associations of Employers and Workpeople and others, who furnish the Ministry gratis with statistical information and reports; they are charged to the Ministry of Labour and paid for at the net cost, viz., 5d. in October, as stated above. The following Revenue Account of the Gazette for the month of October, 1921, is based on information furnished by H.M. Stationery Office. £ £ 109 116 ... 206 ... ... 50 28 ... ... 509 APPENDIX X. M.L.9. MINISTRY OF LABOUR. ARRANGEMENTS WITH ASSOCIATIONS UNDER S. 17 OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT, 1920. 1. The Section provides facilities whereby the Unemployment Benefit of insured persons who are members of Associations may, under certain conditions, be paid to them by the Associations instead of by the Employment Exchanges. The Associations paying the benefit are, in fact, those trade unions and other societies which provide unemployment benefit out of their own funds. It is a condition of the Section that the benefits so paid out of voluntary funds shall be at least 5s. a week in the case of men and 4s. a week in the case of women, with proportionate amounts in the case of boys and girls. The other important conditions required by the Section are (i) that the Association must have a satisfactory system of ascertaining the wages and conditions prevailing in every employment within the meaning of the Act in which its members are engaged; and (ii) that the Association must have a satisfactory system of obtaining from employers notifications of vacancies and of giving notice thereof to its unemployed members. 2. The approximate number of those persons who are members of Associations (174 in number) having arrangements under Section 17 of the Act of 1920, according to information furnished by those Associations is ... ... 2,237,000 3. The average number of persons to whom Unemployment Benefit was paid weekly during the past year was (a) Directly by the Ministry of Labour (b) Indirectly through Associations ... 1,456,000 201,000 ... 4. The largest membership included since the operation of the 1920 Act was on 14th February, 1921, when arrangements existed with 183 Associations, including 4,108,000 persons, and arrangements with a number of other Associations were on the point of completion. The reduction of numbers and the failure to complete arrangements have mainly arisen from the difficulties with which Trade Unions have met in the continuance of their unemployment allowances under the present abnormal conditions. 5. The sum provided in the Estimates of the Ministry of Labour in respect of the grant for Administrative expenses of Associations was £500,000 in 1921-22 and £220,000 in 1922-23. APPENDIX XI. M.L.10. MINISTRY OF LABOUR. TABLE FURNISHED BY H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE SHEWING CERTAIN ADVERTISING RATES PAID BY THAT DEPARTMENT IN 1913-14, AS COMPARE! WITH THOSE PAID IN 1922. The Industrial Court is a standing arbitration tribunal constituted of independent persons and representatives of employers and of workers, to which disputes may be referred with the consent of the parties. The Court was established by the Industrial Courts Act, 1919, as a result of the experience of the Committee on Production during the War and of the recommendations of the Whitley Committee. The Industrial Courts Act also provides for the appointment of single arbitrators or, where the parties so desire, an ad hoe tribunal consisting of one or more members nominated by each side to the dispute under an independent Chairman nominated by the Ministry of Labour. |