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THERE!
Nation To Hire Land Workers
(By An Industrial Correspondent)
NUMBERS OF MEN of 41 who registered recent- ly for industrial service and some now due for mili- tary service because their jobs have been removed from the Schedule of Reserved Occupations may shortly be sent to work on the land.
Mr. Bevin,
Labour Minister,
Steps will be taken to transfer has promised to find 10,000 men, the workers under the control of mainly from these sources.
these committees to other coun- They will not, however, be em-ties where labour is required. The be available to ployed by individual farmers, but men will also
will work for the County War help on farms at times of pres- Agricultural Executive Commit- | sure.
tees and will be given employ-I This scheme is now under dis- ment under the Essential Work cussion and is subject to modif- Order. They will not be able to cations
leave their jobs and the Com- Minimum Wage Plan mmittees will have no power to back them.
The minimum wage fixed
agriculture.
by
The
submitted to the Essential Wages Board a claim of
£3 national minimum.
In addition, farm workers will the Agricultural Committees will be entitled to leave their ordinary have an effect on wages paid jobs and claim immediate ein throughout ployment by the Agricultural National Union of Agricultural Committee under the same con- Workers has ditions, Farm workers who are out of work for 14 days will be required by the Ministry of Lab- our to take employment with the Committee.
To Reclaim Land
These workers
will
be em-
The decision of the Board will be announced before the end of! the month.
TRIAD SOCIETY
DUKE OF KENT GOING TO
CANADA
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The Duke of Kent will shortly arrive in Canada according to announcement made in Ottawa yes- terday by the Domin- ion Premier, Mr. Mac- kenzie King-Reu-
ter.
YOUTHS SAIL CANOES 1,800 MILES
Having paddled their own canoes all the
way from the coast of Maine, part of the way in the open Atlantic, two youths drifted into Biscayne Bay
ployed mainly on drainage, ditch- At the request of Det.-Sgt. H ing and other land reclamation J. Baldwin, Leung Cheung-ping, work designed to bring the coun- 33, was remanded for 24 hours by and declared Florida tryside into full production. Thus Mr. H. C. Macnamara at Kowloon work has already greatly in this morning for being a creased production,
ber of a Triad Society.
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