NORTHERN IRELAND POTATO PRICES. Memorandum by the Home Secretary.

in Northern Ireland, There are nine district minimum wages 6. the lowest being 49/3 per week and the highest minimum 56/- per week, The weighted average minimum wage is 52/21/2. It should be noted that higher rate applies to Counties Down and Antrim which produce the greater part of the potatoes grown in Northern Ireland for sale, the for shipment and processing. has been to give the same increases in wages 7. The policy followed in England and Wales, and in between times additional increases to close the gap of 13/which existed before the war.