Appendix B.—I.—Cases in which PkofiT-sharing has been abandoned—(contd.). Duration of Profit- sharing. Name and Address of Firm. (Certain firms who wished to remain anonymous are indicated by letters, chosen at random.) Nature of Business and Number of Employees at date of abandonment of Profit-sharing. How Bonus was paid. (See note at head of Table.) Cause of Cessation of Profit-sharing. 1867—? Wardle, Blythe & Co., Denaby Co-operative Pottery. Pottery manufacture (•) c. Not known. 1867-70 John & Henry GWynne, Hammersmith Ironworks, London. Engineering works (*) ... c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1868-72 Price’s Patent Candle Co., Ltd., London ... Candle manufacture (900) c. Substitution of shorter hours. 1870-? .North of England Industrial Coal & Iron Co., Ltd., Middlesbrough. Coal and iron mining, and iron smelt ing (*). c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1871-74 Lord George Manners, Ditton Lodge Farm, near Newmarket. Farming (•) c. Death of employer. 1871-77 Benjamin Collins, London Bookbinding (200) c. Dissatisfaction of employer with results. 1872 Troughton & Simms, London and Charlton. Mathematical instrument making (*).. c. Apathy of employees. 1872-84 Spottiswoode & Co., New Street Square, London. Printing (over 350) c. Diminution of profits, chiefly through competition. 1872-79 Gimson & Co., Leicester Engineering works (150) c. Diminution of profits. ?1872-? W. Hill & Son, London Baking (*) ... ... c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1873-77 John Thomasson & Son, Bolton Cotton spinning (160) ... c. Diminution of profits and dissatisfac tion of employers with results. 1874 M. Wright & Sons, Leicester Elastic web manufacture (*) ... c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1876-1900 Goodall & Suddick, Leeds Printers and stationers (300) ... c. Changes in business. 1876-91 Hamilton & Co., Ltd. (previously Hamilton & Co.), London. Shirt, collar, and underlinen manufac ture, dressmaking and millinery (50). C.P. Liquidation. 1880- 1907 (?) W. Jacks & Co , Glasgow Iron merchants (38) ... c. Substitution of bonus giving. 1880-92(?) Co-operative Needlewomen’s Society, Holborn, London. Needlework (25) Not known. Dissolution. 1881-99 Holmes & Co., Lichfield Ooachmaking (14) ... C.P. Want of financial success. 1881-1906 Birmingham Coffee House Co., Ltd., Birmingham. Temperance caterers and hotel pro prietors (279). C. Diminution of profits. 1882-90 Bolton King, Gaydon, Warwick Farming (*) C. Losses. 1883-93 Decorative Co-operators’ Association, Ltd., (afterwards D’Oyly & Co., Ltd.), London. House painting and decorating (60-70) S.P. & c. Liquidation. 1883-89 Tangyes, Ltd., Birmingham Engineering works (1,500) c. Substitution of fixed rate of interest, to avoid undue publicity. 1884-1900 Perrott & Perrott, Ltd., Tenter Street, Moorfields. Packers, clothworkers and finishers, &c. (110-120). C.P. Dissatisfaction with results and apathy of employees. 1885-87 Working Women’s Co-operative Associa tion, Ltd., London. Shirt and dressmaking (*) s. Want of success ; business transferred. 1885-94 Needlewomen’s Co-operative Association, Ltd., London. Underlinen, <£c., manufacture (60) ... s.c. Want of success ; dissolution. 1886-1907 J. W. Arrowsmith, Quay Place, Bristol ... Printing and publishing (68) c. Substitution of increased wages. 1886-99 Burroughs Wellcome & Co., London, E.C. Manufacturing chemists (394) c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1886-97 Earl Spencer, Althorp House, Northampton Farming (11) ... c.s. Want of success. 1886-1903 Earl Grey, Howick, Lesbury, Northumber land. Farming (85) ... C.P. Farms let ; or transition from one form of cultivation to another. 1887-1905 John Boyd Kinnear, Kinloch, Fifeshire ... Farming (24) c. Occupation of farm given up. 1887-91 Waterman & Co., Bristol ... Boot manufacturers (46) c. Firm gave up manufacturing. 1887-95 H. D. Young & Sons, High Street, Edin burgh. “G. R.” Leather merchants, &c, (22) ... c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1887-1909 Engineers (100) C. or P. as em ployees decide. Not known. 1887-96 Circle Co-operative Printers’ Society, Ltd., Barking Road, (formerly Circle Co operative Printing Co. of Belfast). Workwomen’s Co-operative Association, Ltd., London. Printing and publishing (5) S.P. Dissolution. 1887-91 Shirtmaking and tailoring (80) C. Want of success ; liquidation, 1888-97 S. & E. Collier, Ltd., Grovelands, Reading. Coventry Gas Fitting, Electrical, and En gineering Co., Ltd. (formerly Coventry Gas Fittings Co., Ltd.), Coventry. Brick, pottery, &c. making (150-160) C. Substitution of old-age pensions. 1888-1900 Gas, electrical and general engineers (41). C.P, Liquidation. * Number of employees not known. 104 105