The rate of wages which is now being paid generally for male agricultural workers is about 30_s._ to 32_s._ for 48-50 hours, and many Conciliation Committees have agreed on these rates. In the north of England the rates are usually somewhat higher, while in East Anglia and in several counties where no agreements have been reached the employers refuse to offer more than 30_s._, a rate which the workers equally refuse to accept. These rates compare with the Wages Board rate of 46_s._ for 48-50 hours, which was in force up to the beginning of September 1921. The Wages Board at their last meeting reduced this rate to 42_s._, which was the rate in force when the Conciliation Committees came into being. There was a fall in October 1921, to 36_s._ per week, followed by a gradual diminution to the rates mentioned above. Long period agreements running up to the beginning of October 1922, were successfully concluded in several counties with the assistance of representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, at 32_s._ for 48 hours up to the beginning of March 1922, and 31_s._ for 50 hours over the remainder of the period. These long term agreements are a hopeful feature. The farmer gets a settled rate of wage when farm operations are in full swing, including both hay and corn harvest; the labourer gets a certain minimum wage, under which he will benefit by further falls in the cost of living during the currency of the agreement. At the same time, the rates now operative make full allowance for the changes to date in the cost of living. Taking the pre-war average cash wages at 16_s._ 9_d._ per week, the comparative figure based on the cost of living index number for June 1, 1922, of 80 per cent. over July 1914, would be 32_s._ 2_d._, and it is probably true to say that the agricultural labourer has experienced, since October 1921, a greater reduction in wages than most other trades. From the farmers’ point of view, however, the fall in wages is more than justified by the drop in prices, which has been appreciably more rapid than the fall in the cost of living.