§ 58. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Agriculture how many farms were visited by wage inspectors during 1932 and for the first six months of 1933; and in how many cases proceedings were entered into court for each period?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Major Elliot)The inspectors appointed under the Agricultural Wages (Regulation) Act, 1924, visited 2,630 farms during 1932 and 1,290 farms during the first six months of the present year. The number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken by the Ministry under Section 7 (1.) of the Act was 67 in the first period and 33 in the second period.
§ Mr. SMITHIs the right hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that the figures now given are different from the figures given in Debate I
§ Major ELLIOTYes. I have to apologise to my hon. Friend and the House for inadvertently giving a higher figure.
§ Mr. SMITHWill the right hon. and gallant Gentleman give the same publicity to the correct figures as was given to the figures used in the Debate
§ Major ELLIOTI have always found that any Figures given during Question time naturally attract 'more attention than figures which are buried in a somewhat long statement in Debate.