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tember a condition of the agreement is that employers and 

 workers agree to encourage the working of longer hours when 

 necessary. In the case of the Isle of Ely, although the wages 

 agreement operates only up to the 81st May next, it has at the 

 same time been decided that the working week during the sum- 

 mer months shall consist of 51 hours, while for next winter the 

 hours shall be 48 per week. 



On the question of the weekly half-holiday there has been 

 very little difficulty on the Committees, and in general it has 

 been agreed that where the workers desire the half-holiday em- 

 ployers should facilitate the arrangement of the working hours 

 accordingly. 



Particulars of agreements relating to adult male workers, in 

 force on the 20th January, have already been published. Further 

 agreements reached up to 22nd February are shown in the 

 following table : — 



. Area. 

 Cornwall 

 Derby - 



Devon 



Dorset - 



Period. 

 Up to 28th Feb., 1922 

 „ 31st March, „ 



25th 



29th Sept. 

 28th Feb. 



Hours per week. 



54 



50 

 50 

 48 



29th April, 



Hertfordshire 



Lancashire 

 Southern area 



Northern area 

 Eastern area 



„ 3rd March, 



„ 31st „ 



,, 31st 



„ 31st „ 



Wages. 

 34/- 



36/-. Weekday 

 overtime. 8d. per 

 hour. Sunday 

 employment, lid. 

 per hour. 



34/- 



32/- 



32/-. Carters, cow- 

 men and Shep- 

 herds, 8d. per 

 hour up to 60 

 hours. Over 60 

 hours. lOd. per 

 hour. 



32/-. Carters, cow- 

 men and shep- 

 heids, 7gd. per 

 hour up to 60 

 hours. Over 60 

 hours, 9M per 

 hour. 



8d. per hour. Guar- 

 anteed week of 

 48 hours. 



45/-. Rates for other Customary 

 workers in pro- hours, 

 portion. 



42/6 Customary 

 hours. 



50/- Customary 

 hours. 



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