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day labourers was generally adequate, and Irish labourers were said to be available in 

 the Tamworth and Cannock Unions (Staffordshire). A scarcity of men for permanent 

 situations was reported from certain Unions. Employment in Worcestershire and 

 Warwickshire was affected by snow and rain in the latter part of the month, but work 

 was plentiful, and the supply of day labourers was generally adequate. Men for 

 permanent posts were in demand in some districts. Similar conditions prevailed in 

 Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Buckingliamshire. Day labourers lost time in 

 Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire in consequence of wet and stormy weather. The 

 supply of this class of labour was generally equal to the demand. 



Eastern Counties. — In Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire some days were lost 

 owing to wet weather, but work was plentiful in sowing spring corn, preparing land 

 for roots, threshing corn, &c. The supply of day labourers was adequate. Employ- 

 ment in Lincolnshire was plentiful, and little time was lost. Day labourers were in 

 demand, and the supply was not always sufficient. In Norfolk farm work is in arrear,. 

 and day labourers found ample employment when the weather permitted. The supply 

 of this class of labour was generally equal to the demand. Employment in Suffolk 

 and Essex was regular in the early part of the month, but was interrupted by stormy 

 weather in the last week. The supply of day labourers and of men for permanent 

 situations was generally adequate. 



Southern and South Western Counties. — The supply of day labourers in Kent was- 

 rather in excess of the demand, and some days were lost in consequence of the 

 unsettled weather. Employment in Sitrrey and Sussex was somewhat irregular,, 

 owing to rain and snow and the backward state of the crops. Day labourers were not 

 much in demand, and the supply was generally sufficient. In Hampshire and 

 Berkshire employment was generally regular until the last week of the month, when 

 rain and snow hindered outdoor work. The supply of day labourers was generally 

 equal to the demand. Similar conditions were reported with regard to Wiltshire and 

 Dorsetshire. Employment in Somersetshire was hindered by frost, rain and snow, 

 and day labourers were not in demand. In Herefordshire and Gloucestershire day 

 labourers were occupied in sowing barley and oats, hoeing, potato planting, &c. 

 Some time was lost in consequence of inclement weather at the end of the month. 

 The supply of day labourers lin Devon and Cornwall was generally sufficient, and 

 employment was not generally affected by bad weather. A scarcity of men for 

 permanent situations is reported from certain Unions. 



Cases for Binding the Journal. — Cases for binding Volume XIV of this Journal 

 (April, 1907 — March 1908), can be obtained from the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries, 8, Whitehall Place, S.W. Price is. each, 

 post free. The complete volume, bound in cloth with 



Miscellaneous Notes. gilt lettermg5 can a i so be supplied, price 6s. 6d. 



Importation of Hay into Ireland. — The Irish Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture have revoked the Order prohibiting the landing in Ireland of hay 

 and straw brought from Great Britain. 



Official Certification of Meat Food Products exported to the United States. — In view 

 of the requirements of the Food Laws in operation in the United States and the 

 Philippine Islands in regard to meat foods imported into those countries, the Local 

 Government Board, at the request of the Foreign Office, have formulated a scheme 

 of conditions to be complied with by traders in England and Wales who prepare or 

 pack meat foods for export to the United States and the Philippine Islands and who 

 desire that such exportation should be accompanied by an official attestation of pre- 

 cautions to safeguard the wholesomeness of the foods in question. Certificates under 

 these Regulations will be accepted by the United States Department of Agriculture 

 in the enforcement of the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act. Firms interested 

 can obtain a copy of the scheme from the Local Government Board, Whitehall, S.W. 



