700 



Labour on the Fakm. 



As far as Yorkshire as a whole is concerned, the Wages Board 

 awards may be briefly summarised as follows : — 



Date of 

 Award 



12th Sept., 1918 



21st Oct., 1918 



6th Oct., 1919 



19th April, 1920 



23rd Oct., 1920 



For 



Adult Labourer 

 Stockmen 

 Adult Labourer 

 All Classes 



Minimum wage 

 per week 



3 os. 



41s. 



41s. 



45s. 



49s. 



Hours 

 Summer Winter 



54 51 



Customary Hours. 



50 48 



50 48 



50 48 



£2200 



£ 2.000 



"foTAL LaBQUR Bill 



jffQOO 



OO 



zzoo. 



£/S"00 



'OO. 



1 9: a. toll*. t»is. 1917. (91 1 1919. /9X0. /9Zt. 



Cross Income.. 



3000. 



Zuoo. 



(9U- *9>5. t*)it>. I9lf. '9/9. /9&SK i9*l. /9Zi- 



Percentage, Qrqss Income taken ay Laqou* 



/9/Z /e/3 I9'l~ /0/5 Mb fOiJ 7$IS /2/9 tS20 t$Zl. /9ZI- 



F IGi 3.— Relation of Cost of Labour to Gross Income. 



