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Catalogue reference: MAF 228

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MAF 228

Papers of the various Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Divisions, dealing with matters of agricultural labour, welfare and health and safetySubjects include the Gowers Committee on Health, Welfare and Safety in Non-industrial Employment...

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Reference

MAF 228

Title
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Manpower and Wages Division: Registered Files: Agricultural Wages, Health and Housing (SLY Series)
Date

1936-1959

Description

Papers of the various Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Divisions, dealing with matters of agricultural labour, welfare and health and safety

Subjects include the Gowers Committee on Health, Welfare and Safety in Non-industrial Employment (1949) and the Zuckerman Working Party on Precautionary Measures against Toxic Chemicals Used in Agriculture (1950-1955), the Agriculture (Poisonous Substances) Act, 1952, and subordinate legislation. Agricultural wages (including policy matters in respect of the Agricultural Wages Board and enforcement of the board's orders), agricultural apprenticeship scheme, and agricultural housing (including tied cottages).

Includes some files re-registered from the AHB file series: MAF 234

Separated material

From 1956, some SLY files covering health and safety matters were re-registered in the SW file series; see

MAF 284

Some earlier files in the SLY series are in

MAF 47

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

SLY file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

90 file(s)

Accumulation dates

1940 to 1956

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10628/

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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Manpower and Wages Division: Registered Files: Agricultural Wages, Health and Housing (SLY Series)