§ Mr. FOOTasked the Minister of Agriculture the wages which are now being paid in the several counties of England and Wales under the operation of England and Wales under the operation of the Agricultural Wages Act?
Mr. N. BUXTONThe following statement gives particulars of the minimum rates of wages for ordinary workers at present in operation under the Agricultural Wages (Regulation) Act. In addition to the rates shown, minimum rates are also m operation for younger workers of both sexes, and in certain areas special rates are in force for special classes of workers (e.g. those employed in attendance on animals). Differential rates for overtime employment are also in force.
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Agricultural Wages Committee. Area. Male Workers. Female Workers. Minimum weekly wage. Hours per week in respect of which minimum weekly wage is payable. Minimum rate per hour (except where otherwise stated). Hours in respect of which minimum rate is payable (where specified). s. d. Winter. Summer. s. d. Hertfordshire 31 0 48 48 24 0* 48 hours per week. per week. Kent 32 6 48 52 0 5½ 8 per day. Lancashire, E. Area 42 0 60 60 0 6 — Lancashire, S. Area 33 6 50 50 0 6 — Lancashire, N. Area 37 6 60 60 0 6 — Leicester 34 0 54 54 0 5 — Rutland 32 6 50 54 0 5 — Lines. Holland 35 0 48 50 0 6 — Lines. Kesteven & Lindsey 32 0 48 53 0 5½ — Middlesex 33 0 48 — 24 0 48 per week, winter. per week. 34 4½ — 50 25 0 50 per week, summer. per week. Monmouth 32 0 50 54 0 6 — Norfolk 30 0 48 50 0 5 50 per week, summer. 48 per week, winter. Northants and Soke of 30 0 48 50 0 6 48 per week, winter. Peterborough. 50 per week, summer Northumberland 32 0 48 52½ 0 5 48 per week, winter. 52½ per week, summer Nottinghamshire 32 0 50 50 0 5 — Oxfordshire 30 0 48 50 0 6 48 per week, winter 50 per week, summer Shropshire 32 6 54 54 0 5 — Somerset 32 0 50 52 0 6‡ — Staffordshire 31 6 54 54 0 5 54 per week. Suffolk 30 0 48 50 0 5‡ — Surrey 32 3 50 50 0 5½ 50 per week. Sussex 31 0 48 52 0 5 48 per week, winter. 52 per week, summer Warwickshire 30 0 48 50 0 5 48 per week, winter. 50 per week, summer Wiltshire 30 0 50 50 0 5 — Worcestershire 30 0 48 50½ 0 5 8 per day. Yorks, E. Riding 35 0 48 52½ 0 6 44 per week. Yorks, N. Riding 33 0 48 52½ 0 6 44 per week. Yorks, W. Riding 36 0 48 52½ 0 6 44 per week. Anglesey and Carnarvon 31 0 50 50 0 6 — Carmarthen 31 0 54 54 0 5 8 per day. Denbigh and Flint 30 6 50 50 0 5 8½ per day. Glamorgan 34 0 48 52 0 6 8½ per day. Merioneth and Mont. 30 0 54 54 0 5 — Pembroke and Cards. 31 0 52 54 0 5 8 per day. Radnor and Brecon 31 0 48 54 0 5 48 per week. * 19 years of age and over. † 20 years of age and over. ‡ 21 years of age and over.