are taken aver for Germans) and also owing to shortages of guards and gangers. Compared with three months earlier there has been a gross increase of 6,950 Germans and a gross decrease of 4,700 Italians employed in agriculture. The outlook for the future is gloomy. The labour force is diminishing and will diminish further after the end of the war in Europe, while needs will increase with the recovery in farm livestock numbers. 6. Wages. The Agricultural Wages Board decided to increase national minimum wage of adult male workers by 5/to £3.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/20/86
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/20
- Former Department Reference
- LP(45) 84
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000020.086
- Keywords
- Agricultural Production Agriculture Cattle Cereals Dairy Employment Food Supplies Foot-and-mouth Disease German Nationals Italian Nationals Labour Shortages Labour Supply Livestock Milk Minimum Wage Potatoes Prisoners of War Recruitment Sheep Sugar Vegetables Wages Weather Winter
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Home Office Lord President's Committee Milk Marketing Board Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Scottish Office Women's Land Army
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers 1(45) - 107(45)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply
