... engaged in necessary occupations were, according to the 1911 census, as under: Agriculture Engineering, metals, &c Transport Mining Textiles Government and municipal and sanitary engineers 1,140,000 1,477,000 1.399.000 1,049,000 571.U00 248,000 102.000 5 ...

... absurdity of such a statement. Mr. Walsh w’ould have us believe that close upon 150,000 unnecessary slackers have gone down the mines. We believe the number considerably nearer 500 than 3,000. But the exaggeration saved the Compulsionists and secured the ...

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