Sir W. Edģeasked the Minister of Agriculture what sum is represented by in-
1260WProportionate rates and increases were made with effect from the same dates for overseas stations.
The following table shows what changes there have been in the weekly rates of family allowance for children of other ranks:
creases in the wages of agricultural workers since the start of the war.
Mr. HudsonIt is estimated that the sum represented by the increase since the start of the war in the annual aggregate of wages of agricultural workers in the United Kingdom, allowing for the increase in hours worked, is of the order of £75,000,000.