Viscountess ASTORasked the Minister of Agriculture whether the chairmen and deputy-chairmen and other officers of the various boards set up under the marketing schemes are remunerated; and, if so, whether he will give the name of each member and his official position and the remuneration received?
§ Mr. ELLIOTThe agricultural marketing schemes now in operation provide that the remuneration, if any, of the board, shall be determined by the registered producers in general meeting. In the case of the hops, pigs, bacon and milk marketing schemes, general meetings of registered producers have voted remuneration as1568W follows to members of those boards for the periods stated:—
Hops Marketing Board. 1st April, 1933—31st March, 1934. £ Mr. W. J. Woolrich, Chairman 800 3 Special Members 400 each. 14 Elected Members 200 each. (In addition, one of the special members received an allowance of £133 6s. 8d. for acting as chairman for four months.)
Pigs Marketing Board. 1st July, 1933–31st March, 1934. £ Captain E. T. Morris, Chairman 600 Mr. S. O. Ratcliff, Vice Chairman 400 5 Members of Executive Committee 270 each. 12 Board members 220 each.
Bacon Marketing Board. 1st July, 1933–31st March, 1934. £ Mr. A. E. Marsh, Chairman 250 Mr. J. F. Bodinnar, Vice Chairman 250 Mr. H. Martin Lewis 250 13 Board members 100 each.
Milk Marketing Board. 29th July, 1933–30th June, 1934. £ Mr. T. Baxter, Chairman 1,200 Mr. J. L. Walton, Vice Chairman 700 16 Board members 350 each. A general meeting of producers registered under the Scottish milk marketing scheme voted an inclusive sum of £2,500 to the board for the period 26th May, 1933, to 16th May, 1934, to be divided as the board may determine. The chairman of the board is the Earl of Stair.