§ Mr. LAMBasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will give a list of Orders issued by the Agricultural Wages Board under the Corn Production Acts, 1917 to 1920; the numbers of the staff employed in connection with the work of that Board; the salaries of the principal officials and of the several grades of other officials; and what was the total cost of the Board during its lifetime, and the cost of advertising the Orders issued?
§ Mr. BUXTONI am sending the hon. Member a list of the Orders, numbering 156, issued by the Agricultural Wages Board. The total staff employed on the 1st April in each of the years during which the Board was in existence fas as follows:
The salaries of the principal officers and of the several grades of other officers were as follows:
1918 … … … … 54 1919 … … … … 91 1920 … … … … 110 1921 … … … … 115 Bonus was paid on all salaries other than those marked "inclusive."
- Chairman, £10 per week for expenses.
- Deputy-Chairman, £750. (Salary, bonus and retired pension not to exceed £1,500 per annum.)
- Secretary, £500—£20—£600.
- Chief Inspector, £500—£20—£700.
- Legal Adviser, £300, inclusive.
- Legal Assistants, £480 and £400, inclusive.
- Inspectors, up to a maximum of £480, inclusive.
- Secretaries of District Wages Committees (whole time), up to a maximum of £360, inclusive.
- Secretaries of District Wages Committees (part-time), salaries ranged from £120 to £250, inclusive.
With regard to the last part of the question, the total cost of the Board and the District Committees during its life- 1184W time (1917–1921) was £211,035, and the cost of advertising its orders was £60,597.
§ Mr. LAMBasked the Minister of Agriculture the numbers of the staff employed in connection with the work of the Agricultural Wages Board at the date of the announcement of the intended repeal of the Corn Production Acts; how many members of such staff are now employed in the Ministry; how many were transferred to other Government Departments; and how many are no longer employed in Government service?
§ Mr. BUXTONOn the date in question, namely, June, 1921, the number of the staff employed in connection with the work of the Agricultural Wages Board was 112; 25 of such staff are now employed in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; four are known to have been transferred to other Government Departments; the engagements of the remainder were terminated, and I have no definite information as to their present employment.