asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the number of male workers (excluding clerical workers) in receipt of wages of between £4. 10s. and £7 per week employed (a) by his Department and (b) by each State or semi-State body which is under the aegis of his Department, the total thereof, and the total wages so paid in 1959, indicating separately the amounts paid by his Department and by each State or semi-State body; and if he will indicate the categories of workers so employed in each case.
Written Answers. - Workers Employed by Department of Agriculture.
50.
Following is the information so far as workers employed by my Department are concerned:
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(a) Number of male workers (excluding clerical workers) in receipt of wages between £4 10s. and £7 per week employed at present |
(b) Categories of workers employed |
(c) Total wages paid in 1959 to numbers then employed |
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£ |
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|
176 |
Agricultural Workers |
69,450 |
|
36 |
Labourers (Land Project) |
42,794 |
|
1 |
Field Assistant |
250 |
|
8 |
Ship Inspectors |
2,535 |
|
1 |
Casual Labourer |
300 |
|
— |
*Laboratory Technicians |
1,970 |
|
222 |
£117,299 |
*Wages were under £7 per week up to 14-12-1959.
Inquiries in regard to State or semi-State bodies with which I am concerned should be addressed to those bodies.