4 DECEMBER 1936, Page 20

STEEL PLANT IN CARDIFF

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I owe an apology to Mr. Hollings and Messrs. Guest, Keen, Baldwin's Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. The figures for the

output and personnel of the Cardiff works of the company which I gave in my article seemed startling to me, but as I had them from what should have been an authoritative source, I did not check them up with the company as I ought to have done.

However, even though the works only produce 50 per cent. more output with 25 per cent. fewer men than the old Dowlais works, my general point regarding rationalisation remains unaffected.—Yours faithfully,

H. POWYS GREENWOOD.

Brooks's, St. James's Street, S.W.,1.