§ Mr. Granvilleasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has authorised the county war agricultural executive committees to require farmers to pay for the time of casual labour or of agricultural implements a percentage under the heading of Overhead charges, over and above the ordinary rates of hire; and, as this would impose a further burden on farmers and add to their costs of production, will he give instructions that the committees shall clearly define and publish the scale and nature of such overhead charges as they are requiring farmers to pay.
Mr. HudsonAs regards the first part of the Question, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 22nd February. As regards the second part, Committees already make known to farmers, in whatever ways they think most suitable, their charges for gang labour; and I am not aware that it is necessary to issue any further instructions on this point.