§ 6. Mr. LEACHasked if the Board of Agriculture Department is apprehensive of any serious lack of agricultural 177 labourers owing to so many men from the rural districts having joined the Army?
§ Sir HARRY VERNEYThe Board are watching very carefully the supply of agricultural labour, and hope, with the help of the Labour Exchanges, to prevent any serious interference with farming operations. I may mention that in some districts where a shortage has already occurred an increase of the wages offered has had the desired result.