§ 86. Mr. P. Wellsasked the Minister of Agriculture how many permits to pay less than the statutory minimum wage under the Agricultural Wages Act were in operation on the latest convenient date; and what proportion of these were granted because of advanced age.
Mr. AmoryFour thousand three hundred and thirty-five permits of exemption were in force on 30th September, 1954. Of these 1,140 were granted on grounds of infirmity due to old age.