The Archive · 1938

Their Majesties Tour Glasgow "Black Area" Factories Set Up to Aid Industrial Relief

London, May 4.

The King and Queen, after their inspection of the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow yesterday, began a tour of industrial centres, which was continued today.

They visited yesterday the enterprises of the Scottish Industrial ates Ltd., near Glasgow and called at the Unemployed Men's Club.

At present 29 factories have been on the estates at Hillin: s and e occupied by firms employment in a variety of ndastries. Thirty-two more have been led to the firms, whose buildings were by Their Majesties in various 9f contruction. site was 320 acres but the demand has been o encou that the development of more been begun and a' still tar) addition is proposed. The limited by guarantee and.

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