AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEES 107 



consisting of farmers should be left to a selec- 

 tion in England by the National Farmers' 

 Union, and by one or two cognate bodies of 

 employers, such as nurserymen and dairymen ; 

 and the workers' representatives should be 

 chosen by the National Union of Agricultural 

 Workers and the Workers' Union. The 

 National Farmers' Union is entirely representa- 

 tive of the farmers of England, for I believe 

 that nearly 90 per cent, are now members 

 of the Union, and the two workers' unions 

 are representative of the majority of the 

 labourers. 



In Scotland the National Farmers' Union 

 of Scotland should select the farmers, and the 

 Scottish Farm Servants' Union the workers. 

 The remaining third, in both England and 

 Scotland, should be chosen by the public, that 

 is, by a House of Commons' Committee on 

 Agriculture. A reasonable payment should be 

 made in equal sums to all members in these 

 Committees. The ridiculous variations in pay- 

 ment made to workers, farmers, and appointed 

 members sitting upon the Agricultural Boards 

 and the District Wages Committees should not 

 be tolerated. Every member should be paid 

 equally for services rendered to the community. 



Though I would exclude landowners as 

 landowners, there would be nothing to prevent 

 those possessing sufficient brains from playing 

 an important part in the control of the agri- 



