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MR. JAMK I. IKI M !.. 



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meagre and the coat high would show in many cases a 

 financial loaa. 



Ii.7i3. Wage* and //oiiri o/ Latour. Agricultural 

 wagm in Scotland hare always been higher thnn in 

 the Midland and Southern Counties ol Kngland. Im; 

 the great maj<. - ^ farmer* are agree<l ili.n 



whether owing to the climate or some other cause, the 

 h ploughmen was worth the extra wage. 

 Although wagn hare nominrlly more than douM.-ci 

 inc.- it certain that the ploughmen's real 



wage is no grenct-r in piirrli.i-iii ; : power than tho Mini 

 ho wax receiving then. Just as in the case of tho 

 farmer whoae nominal profit has in many cages been 

 doubled, his real profit or waue remains the mime. 



-inco that period the Scottish ploughmen, 

 however, ha* gained an advantage in shorter hours. 

 Throughout Scotland generally, with few exceptions. 

 he now stops work on Saturday nt noon, unless at 

 busy seasons during Spring and Harvest. In M>me 

 districts work in the field is now stopped at 5.30, in 

 the evening instead of nix o'clock as formerly. 



12.755. The Executive of the National Far 

 Union of Scotland are agreed that so far as is 

 humanly possible every concession in the matter of 

 hours and wages that can be granted to their em- 

 ployees should be given consistent with the efficient 

 execution of the work of the farm.* Various altera- 

 tions of working hours and of wages have been ob- 

 tained l>y means of the Voluntary District. Wages 

 Conciliation Committees which were set up in Scot- 

 land before the Minimum Wages Committees started. 

 and have been arrived nt mainly by mutual under- 

 standing and good will between the National Farm- 

 ers' Tnion of Scotland and the Scottish Farm Ser- 

 vants' Union. 



12.756. Under present conditions, however, any 

 considerable, reduction is impracticable, as it would 

 involve either systematic overtime or n corresponding 

 increase of staff. This latter would necessarily in- 

 volve nn increase of housing which meantime is im- 

 possible. Extra equipment of nil kinds would be re- 

 quired and the inevitable result would be n still 

 further serious rise in the cost of production. 



12.757. I am Chairman of one of the District * 

 cultural Wages Committees under tbe Corn Produc- 

 tion Ait. ir>17. and T know that the tendency is to 

 continue to demnnd shorter hours nncl hiplier v 



In mv opinion tbe industry cannot stnnd thos 

 mands if !t is left to struggle on without security of 

 tenure and protection against game, nnd subject to 

 open foreign competition. 



12.758. PRICE, DEi-HKi-iATins AM> TI-KII r v WHISK 



II... ,|;M. P.MK-P.I. 



A working horse on tlie I. inn ork - out 



Cost of one horse per working day, 8s. 8d. 



l>i i i.i i IAI H'N. \MI I'rki i i .1 IMI i i 

 Ml N M:^ "\ I \ I i:^ Cum , 



P.I IS I'.M'.i. 



(Say 60 acre* for 1 pair horse*.) 

 i, T ibbayei, Ac. 



Note. For 15 acres under this crop in the four- 

 course rotation the cost per acre for depreciation ami 

 upkeep of implements is 1 Hs. 0.1. 



12,760. 



II,,,,. 



Note. For 15 acres under this imp in the I mil- 

 course rotation tin- rust pn ;u-r<- lor ileproi i;ition .<n.| 

 upkeep of implcmeiiU is l. r )s. 4d. 



12,761. 



.v, /tili'lfi/ nnd }\' In-ill. 



Article. 



Trice. 



' Upkeep. 



r. , 



acres under < ereals in id,. (,,, 

 course rotation the cost per acre l., r <|I.|M, , i;,tioi, ;,,! 

 upkeep of implement* , . ] u. 6d. 



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