34. Mrs. DALTONasked the Minister of Health which rural district councils in the hop-growing areas of Kent have adopted the Ministry of Health's by-laws relating to hop pickers in toto; which have adopted them in part; and which, if any, have not adopted them at all?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINOf the 17 rural districts in Kent in which, according to the latest information in my possession, hop growing is carried on, 10 councils have by-laws agreeing with the latest model series and five have by-laws agreeing with an earlier model series. The two remaining districts have small acreages under hops. The by-laws in force all agree substantially with the model by-laws on which they were based. I will send the hon. Member a list of the districts, indicating the kind of by-laws in force, and a copy of the present and the former model series.
§ Mr. CRAWFURDFor the benefit of those who represent urban areas, may I ask what is meant by the description "hop pickers in toto"?
§ Mr. CRAWFURDIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that Lewis Carroll said that "toto" was the ablative of "tarn turn"?
35. Mrs. DALTONasked the Minister of Health whether he has received a Report of an investigation by the London County Council into the condition of London children hop-picking in Kent in 1928; and whether, in view of the overcrowding, bad sanitation, and lack of water described as existing in some places, he will urge all the rural district councils concerned to adopt the Ministry of Health's by-laws in toto?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply recently given to a similar question, of which I am sending her a copy.