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Conciliation Committees. 



[July, 



The International Institute of Agriculture at Rome has just 

 issued a publication of 700 pages entitled the " International 

 Year-Book of Agricultural Statistics for the 

 International yearg ig()9 tQ 1Q21 It giveg ^implete 



\ ear-Book ol • nformation as to the crop arGas an a yields 

 S^. in all the countries of the world, number 



of live stock, imports and exports, prices, 

 freights, and the output and trade in fertilisers. It can be 

 obtained direct from the International Institute of Agriculture, 

 Rome, price 8s. post free. The money can be sent in the form 

 of a British Postal Order. Copies will also be on sale shortly at 

 the offices of the Ministry. 



The total number of Conciliation Committee agreements at 

 present in operation is 44, of which all but 3 are for periods 

 ... extending over the corn harvest. Three 



Concilia ion a g reeme nts have been reached recently. 



A Tuft 8 The Committee for Cumberland and West- 

 ^ morland have reached an agreement to 



operate up to 11th November providing for the payment of skilled 

 men at the rate of 40s. for a week of '' customary " hours (i.e., 

 63 hours) and other adult male workers at 30s. for a week of 

 54 hours in summer (i.e., up to the end of October) and 48 hours 

 in winter. The Isle of Ely Committee have decided to extend 

 their agreement which expired on 31st May up to 11th October, 

 and in accordance with the Committee's application the agree- 

 ment as extended has been confirmed by the Minister under 

 Section 4 (3) of the Corn Production Acts (Repeal) Act. The 

 Cambridgeshire Committee have now submitted the agreement 

 which they reached last March to the Minister for confirmation. 

 Particulars of these two confirmed agreements are given below. 

 The effect of confirmation of an agreement by the Minister is to 

 make the rates specified in the agreement an implied term of the 

 contract of employment of every worker of the class to which 

 the agreement applies. It will be noticed in the case of Cam- 

 bridgeshire that the Committee have refrained from putting a 

 definite period to the operation of the agreement, but have agreed 

 that it shall stand until such time as either side of the Committee 

 gives 21 days' notice of termination. 



Isle of Ely Agreement: — 



1. During the period up to 11th October, 1922, no male worker em- 

 ployed in agriculture shall be paid wages at less than the following 

 rates : — 



