S.I. No. 89/1964 -- Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1963 (Amendment) Order, 1964.
1964
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S.I. No. 89/1964:
AGRICULTURAL WAGES (MINIMUM RATES) ORDER, 1963 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1964.
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AGRICULTURAL WAGES (MINIMUM RATES) ORDER, 1963 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1964.
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The Agricultural Wages Board, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by Section 17 of the Agricultural Wages Act, 1936 (No. 53 of 1936), and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling, hereby order as follows :--
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1.--(1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1963 (Amendment) Order, 1964.
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(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 4th day of May, 1964.
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2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.
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3. In this Order the expression " the Principal Order " means the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1963 ( S.I. No. 249 of 1963 ).
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4. The Principal Order is hereby amended by the deletion of the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Schedules thereto and the substitution therefor of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Schedules respectively of this Order. Any reference to the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Schedules in the Principal Order and the Schedules thereto shall be construed as referring to the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Schedules respectively of this Order.
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FIRST SCHEDULE.
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MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES FOR SPECIFIED CLASSES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.
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Classes of Agricultural Workers
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Rate per week in which 50 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Rate per hour for work done in any week in which less than 50 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in any week in excess of 50 hours (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday.
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Rate per hour for work done on Sunday
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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£
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d.
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1/50th of the appropriate rate mentioned in Column (2)
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s.
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d.
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d.
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1. Male agricultural workers of 20 years and upwards.
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7
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15
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0
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4
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2
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5
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2
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3. Male agricultural workers of 19 years and not under 18 years.
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5
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15
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0
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3
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1
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3
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10
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4. Male agricultural workers of 18 years and not under 17 years.
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4
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18
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0
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2
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7
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3
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3
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5. Male agricultural workers of 17 years and not under 16 years.
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4
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1
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0
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2
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2
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2
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8
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6. Male agricultural workers of 16 years and not under 14 years.
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3
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8
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0
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1
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10
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2
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3
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SECOND SCHEDULE.
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MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES FOR SPECIFIED CLASSES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.
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Classes of Agricultural Workers
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Rate per month for work done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for not less than five months
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Rate per week in which 50 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for less than five months
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Rate per hour for work done in any week in which less than 50 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for less than five months
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Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in any week inexcess of 50 hours (exclusive of work on Sunday or wekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for less than five months
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Rate per hour for work done on Sunday
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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£
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d.
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£
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d.
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1/50th of the appropriate ratementioned in Column (3)
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d.
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d.
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1. Male agricultural workers of 20 years and upwards.
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32
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13
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8 in summer
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7
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7
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0
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3
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11
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4
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11
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30
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13
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8 in winter
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2. Male agricultural workers under 20 years and not under 19 years.
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28
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15
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8 summer
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6
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9
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0
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3
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5
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4
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4
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26
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15
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8 in winter
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3. Male agricultural workers under 19 years and not under 18 years.
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24
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4
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10 in summer
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5
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9
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0
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2
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11
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3
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8
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22
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14
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10 in winter
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4. Male agricultural workers under 18 years and not under 17 years.
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20
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15
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6 in summer
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4
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13
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0
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2
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6
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3
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1
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19
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5
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6 in winter
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5. Male agricultural workers under 17 years and not under 16 years
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17
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2
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0 in summer
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3
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17
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0
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2
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1
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2
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7
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16
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2
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0 in winter
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6. Male agricultural workers under 16 years and not under 14 years.
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14
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1
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4 in summer
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3
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3
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0
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1
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8
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2
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1
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13
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1
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4 in winter
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THIRD SCHEDULE.
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MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES FOR SPECIFIED CLASSES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.
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Classes of Agricultural Workers
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Rate per month for work done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for not less than five months
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Rate per week in which 50 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for less than five months
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Rate per hour for work done in any week in which less than 50 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for less than five months
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Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in any week inexcess of 50 hours (exclusive of work on Sunday or wekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for less than five months
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Rate per hour for work done on Sunday
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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£
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d.
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£
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d.
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d.
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d.
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1. Male agricultural workers of 20 years and upwards.
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31
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3
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4 in summer
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7
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0
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0
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1/50th of the appropriate rate mentioned in Column (3)
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3
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9
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4
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8
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29
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3
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4 in winter
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2. Male agricultural workers under 20 years and not under 19 years.
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27
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5
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4 summer
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6
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2
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0
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3
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3
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4
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1
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25
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5
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4 in winter
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3. Male agricultural workers under 19 years and not under 18 years.
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22
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18
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10 in summer
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5
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3
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0
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2
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9
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3
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5
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21
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8
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10 in winter
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4. Male agricultural workers under 18 years and not under 17 years.
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19
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9
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6 in summer
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4
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7
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0
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2
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4
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2
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11
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17
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19
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6 in winter
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5. Male agricultural workers under 17 years and not under 16 years
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16
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0
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4 in summer
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3
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12
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1
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11
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2
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5
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15
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4 in winter
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6. Male agricultural workers under 16 years and not under 14 years.
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12
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19
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8 in summer
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2
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18
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0
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1
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7
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1
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11
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11
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19
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8 in winter
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FOURTH SCHEDULE.
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BENEFITS OR ADVANTAGES WHICH MAY BE RECKONED AS PAYMENT OF WAGES IN LIEU OF PAYMENT IN CASH.
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Benefits or Advantages
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Value at which they are to be reckoned in respect of
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Male agricultural workers of 19 years and over
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Male agricultural workers under 19 years and not under 18 years
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Male agricultural workers under 18 years and not under 17 years
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Male agricultural workers under 17 years and not under 16 years
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Male agricultural workers under 16 years and not under 14 years
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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1. Board and lodging : per day
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8
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1
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7
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6
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2
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5
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6
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4
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11
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Board : per day
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7
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4
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6
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3
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5
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5
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4
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9
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4
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2
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Breakfast : per day
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1
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10
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1
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6
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1
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3
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1
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1
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1
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0
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Dinner : per day
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2
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8
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2
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4
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2
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1
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1
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10
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1
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8
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Afternoon tea : per day
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1
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0
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11
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10
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8
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6
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Supper : per day
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1
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10
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1
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6
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1
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3
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1
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2
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1
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0
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Lodging : per day
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9
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9
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9
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9
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9
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2. Cottage : without garden, or with a garden not exceeding one statute rood : per week
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3
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0
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3
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0
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3
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0
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3
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0
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3
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0
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3. Land for potatoes or roots, per statute rood : per week
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
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Land for potatoes or roots, when cultivated, tilled, manured, seeded and crop lifted by employer, per statute rood : per week
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3
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1
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3
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1
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3
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1
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3
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1
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3
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1
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Land for potatoes or roots, when cultivated, tilled and manured and crop lifted by employer, per statute rood : per week
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2
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7
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2
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7
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2
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7
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2
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7
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2
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7
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4. Fresh milk :
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1st May to 31st October : per gallon
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1
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6
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1
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6
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1
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6
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1
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6
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1
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6
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1st November to 30th April : per gallon
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1
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10
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1
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10
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1
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10
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1
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10
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1
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10
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5. Grass of cow:
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1st May to 30th November: per week
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2
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9
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2
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9
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2
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9
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2
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9
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2
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9
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1st December to 30th April : per week
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1
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6
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1
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6
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1
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6
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1
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6
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1
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6
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FIFTH SCHEDULE.
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MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES FOR SPECIFIED CLASSES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.
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Classes of Agricultural Workers
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Rate per week in which 48 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Rate per hour for work done in any week in which les than 48 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in any week in excess of 48 hours (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Rate per hour for work done on Sunday
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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£
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1. Female agricultural workers of 19 years and upwards
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5
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6
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0
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2
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2½
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2
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11
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3
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8
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2. Female agricultural workers under 19 years and not under 18 years
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4
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7
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0
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1
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9¾
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2
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5
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3
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0
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3. Female agricultural workers under 18 years and not under 17 years
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4
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0
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0
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1
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8
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2
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3
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2
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9
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Rate per week in which 44 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Rate per hour for work done in any week in which less thatn 44 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in ay week in excess of 44 hours (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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£
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4. Female agricultural workers under 17 years and not under 16 years
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3
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6
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0
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1
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6
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2
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0
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2
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6
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5. Female agricultural workers under 16 years and not undr 14 years
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2
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14
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0
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1
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2¾
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1
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8
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2
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1
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SIXTH SCHEDULE.
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MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES FOR SPECIFIED CLASSES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.
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Classes of Agricultural Workers
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Rate per week in which 48 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Rate per hour for work done in any week in which les than 48 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in any week in excess of 48 hours (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Rate per hour for work done on Sunday
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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£
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1. Female agricultural workers of 19 years and upwards
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4
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14
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0
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1
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11½
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2
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7
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3
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3
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2. Female agricultural workers under 19 years and not under 18 years
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3
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16
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0
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1
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7
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2
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1
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2
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8
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3. Female agricultural workers under 18 years and not under 17 years
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3
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10
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0
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0
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5½
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1
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11
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2
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5
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Rate per week in which 44 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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Rate per hour for work done in any week in which less than 44 hours' work is done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weeekly half-holiday)
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Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in any week in excess of 44 hours (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)
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£
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d.
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d.
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d.
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4. Female agricultural workers under 17 years and not under 16 years
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2
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17
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6
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1
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3¾
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1
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9
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2
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2
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5. Female agricultural workers under 16 years and not under 14 years
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2
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3
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0
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11¾
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1
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4
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1
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8
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SEALED with the Common Seal of the Agricultural Wages Board this 17th day of April, 1964.
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The Seal of the Board was affixed in the presence of :
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(Signed) SEÁN Ó BROIN,
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Chairman of the Board.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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The effect of this Order is
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(i) to increase the minimum rates or wages payable to male agricultural workers in all counties and to female agricultural workers in Counties Dublin and Kildarek, who are 14 years of age and over ; and
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(II) to increase the allowances for meals (Fourth Schedule).
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