§ 66. Mr. PETOasked whether the right hon. Gentleman has, or can obtain, any information as to the average nominal money wage of agricultural labourers in England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1911, 1901, and 1891; whether he can state the average real wages in each case of agricultural labourers in England, Scotland, and Ireland; and, if not, whether he has taken, or will take, steps to ensure such information being available to his Department as regards agriculture, as well as all the other principal industries of the United Kingdom?
Mr. ROBERTSONAs a part of the recent general inquiry into wages and hours of labour in all industries, a Report (Cd. 5460) on agricultural labour was published in 1910 in continuation of Cd. 2376 of 1905 and Cd. 346 of 1900. This Report gives detailed information as to the total earnings, including harvest money and all allowances in kind of the principal classes of adult male workers in each county of England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. The general course of agricultural wages since 1880 is shown by index numbers in a Table on page 76 of the fifteenth Abstract of Labour Statistics (Cd. 6228), and the subject is also dealt with in the Annual Reports on Changes in Wages issued by the Board of Trade.
§ Mr. PETOAm I to understand that there is no information which the hon. Member can give relating to the year 1911 or to the other principal industries besides agriculture?
Mr. ROBERTSONI take it that there is nothing later. If the hon. Member will give me specifically what he wants I will try to supply the information.