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believe that in this matter certain pledges were given in 1917 

 at the Imperial Conference when this question, and a great 

 many others, were under discussion, but, as I understand, the 

 position which the Canadian Government most properly have 

 always taken is that they do not wish to interfere in our home 

 politics or home affairs, and that if we were convinced that the 

 removing of the embargo was detrimental to our interests they 

 would not press for it." 



From an agricultural point of view, the 4th June is a date of 

 some interest as it is on this day that the agricultural returns 

 „ of acreage and live stock have been collected 



under Cro s and annua % ^ or ^6 years. Immediately the 

 Number of Live re * urns are complete the results for the 

 . . „„„ whole of England and Wales are tabulated 

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and issued — the results tor last year being 



issued on 9th August. The Report now issued contains in 

 addition to the totals for England and Wales the figures for 

 the different counties, as well as the totals for Scotland and 

 Ireland. Attention is drawn in the Report to the changes in 

 the area of cultivated land and number of live stock in 1921, 

 and some interesting figures are given showing the number of 

 poultry on agricultural holdings over one acre in 1908, 1913 and 

 1921. Particulars are also given for the same years of the 

 number of workers returned by the occupiers as employed on 

 their holdings on 4th June. 



This Report, which forms Part I of the Agricultural Statistics 

 for 1921, can be obtained through any bookseller or directly from 

 H.M. Stationery Office, Imperial House, Kingsway, W.C.2, and 

 28, Abingdon Street, S.W.I. 



Of the 32 Conciliation Committee agreements in operation on 

 the 22nd February, 8 are for periods up to and including the 



~ .,. .. hay and corn harvest and it is clear that 



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Committees in advantages of long-term agreements are 



Agriculture. becomin g more generally appreciated. 

 53 ' The s hours question appears to be causing 



difficulty in some areas. The new agreements of the 

 Shropshire and Isle of Ely Committees are especially 

 interesting as indicating how this question has been 

 satisfactorily settled in those areas. In the former area 

 where agreement has been reached for a guaranteed week 

 of 48 hours in February and 50 hours from March to Sep- 



