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III. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES 
Productive Associations of Workers—Number and Propor 
tion of Employees who were and who were not Members, 
1899-1910. 
[ Compiled from Returns made to the Labour Department.} 
Year. 
Number of 
Societies to 
which the 
Particulars 
relate. 
Employees who were 
Members. 
Employees who were 
not Members. 
Total 
Employees. 
Number. 
Percentage. 
Number. 
Percentage. 
1899 
88 
3,285 
53-1 
2,903 
46-9 
6,188 
1900 
88 
3,616 
57-1 
2,718 
42-9 
6,334 
1901 
91 
3,683 
56-0 
2,889 
44-0 
6,572 
1902 
88 
3,421 
54-3 
2,877 
45-7 
6,298 
1903 
92 
3,279 
51-5 
3,088 
48-5 
6,367 
1904 
101 
3,469 
54-8 
2,862 
45-2 
6,331 
1905 
89 
3,332 
56-1 
2,602 
43-9 
5,934 
1906 
97 
3,478 
54-3 
2,931 
45-7 
6,409 
1907 
86 
3,372 
53-4 
2,942 
46-6 
6,314 
1908 
84 
3,570 
56-0 
2,807 
44-0 
6,377 
1909 
83 
3,758 
59-5 
2,555 
40-5 
6,313 
1910 
78 
3,699 
58-2 
2,659 
41-8 
6,358 
It will be seen that in the 78 Productive Associations of 
Workers to which the figures relate, not quite three out of five of 
the employees were in 1910 members of the Association for which 
they worked. 
Productive Associations of Workers—Share of Employees, 
OTHER INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, SOCIETIES, AND NON-MEMBERS, 
in Share and Loan Capital, 1899-1910. 
[ Compiled from Returns made to the Labour Department.] 
No.of 
Socie 
ties to 
Capital held by 
Year. 
which 
the 
Par- 
Employees. 
Other Indivi 
dual Members. 
Societies. 
Non-Members 
(Loans).* 
Total 
Share 
ticu- 
lars 
re 
late. 
Amount. 
Per 
cent 
age. 
Amount. 
Per 
cent 
age. 
Amount. 
Per 
cent 
age. 
Amount. 
Per 
cent 
age. 
and 
Loan 
Capital. 
1899 
88 
£ 
72,122 
12-6 
£ 
188,764 
33-0 
£ 
210,408 
36-8 
£ 
100,248 
17-6 
£ 
571,542 
1900 
88 
72,620 
12-8 
200,079 
35-2 
219,302 
38-6 
76,386 
13-4 
568,387 
1901 
91 
76,078 
13-1 
214,885 
37-1 
225,813 
250,581 
39-0 
62,648 
10-8 
579,424 
1902 
88 
73,070 
12-2 
211,404 
35-2 
41-7 
65,916 
10-9 
600,971 
1903 
92 
78,573 
13-5 
207,993 
35-6 
236,381 
40-5 
60,741 
10-4 
583,688 
1904 
101 
75,181 
12-4 
221.824 
36-7 
242,696 
40-1 
65,597 
10-8 
605,298 
1905 
89 
,67,996 
11-7 
221,536 
38-0 
242,992 
41 -7 
50,384 
8-6 
582,908 
1906 
97 
71,428 
69,578 
11-7 
221,394 
36-2 
265,381 
43-5 
52,307 
8-6 
610,510 
1907 
86 
11-2 
222,625 
35-7 
271,232 
43-5 
59,697 
9-6 
623.132 
1908 
84 
72,260 
11-2 
236,056 
36-6 
270,743 
41-9 
66,351 
10-3 
645,410 
1909 
83 
82,090 
12-4 
235,901 
35-6 
281,999 
42-6 
62,337 
9-4 
662,327 
1910 
78 
81,576 
12-3 
237,204 
35-8 
288,775 
43-5 
55,566 
8-4 
663,121 
Including Bank overdrafts.