§ Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state the average wages paid to agricultural labourers in Northern Rhodesia, the number of paid agricultural labourers and the number of those wholly engaged in subsistence agriculture, respectively.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydFor the average wages of agricultural labourers and the number of men and women farming at subsistence level in Northern Rhodesia I would refer the hon. Member to my Reply given on 15th April to the hon. Member for Southall (Mr. Pargiter). The latest figures available for December, 1956, show that there were 28,215 men and 3,400 women employed in agriculture.