§ Colonel Raynerasked the Minister of Agriculture how far in planning for the future of agriculture he anticipates that increased mechanisation will be productive of any increase or decrease in the number of workers employed on the land.
Mr. HudsonMechanisation is a means of increasing output per man. It may be used to increase total production rather than to reduce employment, and I am unable to estimate what changes in the numbers of workers in agriculture would result from a further increase in mechanisation.