§ 85. Mr. Delargyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the minimum weekly wage established by the last agreement negotiated under the joint negotiating machinery of the Manpower Citizens' Association and the Sugar Producers' Association in British Guiana.
§ Mr. LytteltonThe minimum wages established by the last agreement between the sugar producers and the Man Power Citizens' Association were
Factory unskilled labour—Male: 23 cents (11½d.) per hour. Female: 15½ cents (7¾d.) per hour.Semi-skilled and skilled factory workers from 24½ cents (1s. 0¼.) to 62 cents (2s. 7d.) per hour, and Cane cutters $1:19 cents (4s. 11½d.) per ton.Additional benefits received by workers include incentive bonuses, free housing and hospitals, and land for cultivation at peppercorn rents.
§ 89. Mr. Haleasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the average accommodation in terms of square feet of floor space allocated to an adult resident male employee of the Sugar Producers' Association in British Guiana.
§ Mr. LytteltonI regret that information is not available in the form requested. The minimum size of rooms in estate ranges, which are being replaced by houses, is 100 square feet with a verandah of 60 square feet. The number of rooms allotted to each family depends on the family's size. The houses which are being built by sugar workers with loans from the Sugar Welfare Fund must be not less than 200 square feet excluding kitchen, bathroom and latrine.