APPENDIX D. Firms included in Appendix B as having abandoned Profit-sharing who made arrangements for receiving Investments from Employees, and the nature of such Investments. N.B.— P.F. in the column as to Nature of Investment means a Pension or Provident Fund. Name of Firm. Nature of Business and Number of Employees at date of abandonment of Profit-sharing. Nature of Investment. Duration of Scheme. Cause of Cessation of Profit-sharing. Henry Briggs, Son & Co., Ltd. Coal mining (1203) ... Shares 1865-75 Dissatisfaction of employees. Greening & Co., Ltd. Wire netting, &c., manufacture* Shares 1865-68 Liquidation. South Buckley Coal and Fire Brick Coal mining and fire brick making* Shares 1866-? Liquidation. Co., Ltd. Cobden Memorial Mills Co., Ltd. ... Cotton manufacture* Shares 1866-87 Liquidation. Wardle, Blythe & Co. Pottery manufacture* Shares 1867-? Not known. Price’s Patent Caudle Co., Ltd. ... Candle manufacture (900) Shares 1868-72 Substitution of shorter hours. North of England Industrial Coal and Iron Co., Ltd. Coal and iron mining and iron smel ting.* / Shares 1870-? Dissatisfaction of employers with results. Benjamin Collins ... Bookbinding (200) Shares (in Capital of business). 1871-77 Dissatisfaction of employer with results. Hamilton & Co., Ltd. (previously Hamilton & Co.) Shirt, collar and underlinen manufac ture, dressmaking and millinery (50). Deposits (P.F.) and Shares (in Capital of business). 1876-91 Liquidation. Wm. Jacks & Co Iron merchants (38) Deposits 1880-1907(?) Substitution of bonus giving. Holmes & Co. Coach making (14) ... Deposits (P.F.) 1881-99 Want of financial success. Decorative Co-operators’ Associa tion, Ltd. (afterwards D’Oyly & House painting and decorating (60-70) Shares and Deposits (P.F.) 1883-93 Liquidation. Co., Ltd.) Perrott & Perrott, Ltd. Packers, elothworkers & finishers, &c. (110-120). Deposits 1884-1900 Dissatisfaction with results and apathy of employees. * Number of employees not known.