§ 34. Mr. T. Smithasked the Minister of Agriculture the average number of wage earners employed in agriculture and the approximate annual wages bill during each of the past six years.
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonAs the reply includes a table of figures, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the reply: The following table shows the total numbers of regular and of casual workers in England and Wales on 4th June in each of the past six years, as returned by occupiers of agricultural holdings of over one acre in extent. No statistics are available from which a reliable estimate could be made of the aggregate amount of wages paid in agriculture.
| — | Regular Workers | Casual Workers | All Workers. |
| 1931 | 616,307 | 100,300 | 716,607 |
| 1932 | 597,652 | 99,829 | 697,481 |
| 1933 | 595,711 | 119,835 | 715,546 |
| 1934 | 575,808 | 112,164 | 687,972 |
| 1935 | 507,801 | 105,342 | 673,203 |
| 1936 | 546,814 | 93,759 | 640,573 |