§ Viscount SANDONasked the Minister of Agriculture how many crop reporters there are; what their duties and remuneration are; and their total cost to the State a year?
§ Sir R. SANDERSThere are 321 crop reporters. They undertake the collection annually of the returns of acreage and live-stock made by individual occupiers of acreage; they estimate the average 999W yield of corn, root, hay and other crops in the district, and they prepare monthly a general report to the Ministry on agricultural conditions and prospects of crops. The remuneration paid to crop reporters averages about £100 per annum. The total cost to the State a year is approximately £33,000.