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in the adjoining administrative county or if it adjoins two or more administrative counties shall be deemed to be included in such of those counties as the Minister may direct"-(Mr. Burton),-instead thereof.

Another Amendment made, in page 12, line 14, at the end, by adding the words :

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"(2) A resolution passed at a meeting of an agricultural wages committee unanimously by the representative members of the committee present and voting shall be deemed to be a resolution of the representative members for the purposes of this Act”— (Mr. Burton).

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 18 and 19, agreed to.

Schedule.

Amendment made, in page 13, line 10, after the word proportions," by inserting the words "of two members appointed by the Minister "-(Mr. Buxton).

Amendment proposed, after the last inserted Amendment, to insert the words "one of which may be a (Mrs. Wintringham). Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted."

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Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made, in page 13, line 31, by leaving out paragraph 5, and by inserting the words:

"5. At a meeting of a committee the chairman or a vice-chairman presiding at the meeting in his absence shall be entitled to vote, and in case of equality of votes shall have a second or casting vote, but before exercising his right to vote the chairman or vicechairman, if so authorised by a resolution of the representative members of the committee, may obtain the advice of the Agricultural Wages Board or a committee of that board as to the exercise of such right, and may adjourn the meeting in order to enable him to do so"-(Mr. Buxton),-instead thereof.

Another Amendment proposed, in page 14, line 15, at the end, to insert the words :—

"Provided always that when the agricultural wages committee in any district fails to agree on the minimum wage payable in that district and the Agricultural Wages Board is called upon to decide the minimum wage in that district, two of the members of the agricultural wages committee in that district shall be nominated to represent the employers of that district, and two of the members of the agricultural wages committe: in that district. shall be nominated to represent the workers of that district, and these four members shall be added to the Agricultural Wages Board when sitting to decide the minimum wages in that district"-(Mr. Stranger). Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted." Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made, in page 14, line 25, at the end, by inserting the words:

"(11) The Beard may, in accordance with regulations under this Schedule, appoint one or more committees consisting of members representing employers and members representing workers in agriculture in equal proportions and of one more appointed members, and may refer to any such committee for report and recommendations any matter which they think it expedient so to refer, and may also, if they think fit, delegate to any such committee any of their powers and duties under this Act, other than any power or duty to fix, cancel, or vary minimum rates of wages "-(Mr. Buxton).

Other Amendments made.

Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Ordered To Report the Bill, as amended, to the House.

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