§ Sir WILLIAM BULLasked how many agricultural labourers are in the employment of the Government; and what is the minimum rate of wages paid to such labourers in the case of persons over eighteen years of age?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThere are thirty-three agricultural labourers in the employment of the Commissioners of Woods, all of whom receive cash wages of £1 a week or more, except one man, aged 73, who receives 17s. a week. The Board employ in connection with the cattle-testing station at Pirbright, two labourers at a cash wage of 23s. a week with harvest allowances.