1922.] 



The Agricultural Index Number. 



683 



During the past month the Cumberland and Westmorland 

 Committee, whose current agreement is due to expire at Martin- 



_ ... .. mas, has reached a further agreement for 



Conciliation ' „ . , ? . . , 



~ ... . the following six monthly hiring period, 



Committees in • , , & . . « 



. . the terms being as follows : — 



Agriculture. e 



T. — Skilled Workers. 



Workers aged. 



21 an 1 over 37/- per week of customary hours > 



20 & under 21 ... 32/- „ „ ' ,. „ / Customary hours 



18 to 20 28/- „ „ „ „ „ f are 63 per week! 



16 „ 18 23/- „ „ „ „ ' 



77. — Other Male Workers. 



'21 & over 30/- per week of 54 hours in summer and 48 hours in 



winter. 



/// . — Fema le Wo rke rs . 

 16 & over 5d. per hour. 



The precise period of operation of this agreement is from 11th 

 November, 1922, to 19th May, 1923. 



The Cornwall Committee has reached an agreement operating 

 over the period from 23rd October to 31st December. The terms 

 provide for the payment of efficient adult male agricultural 

 labourers at the rate of 30s. for a week of 52 hours, and it is 

 understood that the Committee have under consideration the 

 question of the registration of the agreement. 



The Committee for Ashbv Bosworth, Hincklev and Ather- 

 stone areas has reached an agreement for the payment of 

 31s. 6d. for a week of 54 hours. The question of overtime rate* 

 has been deferred to a later date. In addition, the Cheshire, 

 Staffordshire and Worcestershire Committees agreed to extend 

 their last agreements up to 14th, 31st and 28th October 

 respectively. 



A further fall is recorded in the index number of prices of 

 agricultural produce in England and Wales during September. 



The Agricultural the avera § e mci 'case compared with the 



Index Number. Responding month in the years 1911 to 



1913 being 57 per cent, m September 

 against 67 per cent, in August. 



In the following table are shown the increases in each month 

 since the beginning of 1921. the corresponding month in 1911 

 to 1918 being raken as the basis of comparison in each case : — 



