London, June 3. The Government had now considered had been recommended by the committee. the report of the committee on holidays with pay and he Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, made a statement on the subject in the House of Commons yesterday.
He welcomed the recommendations to which, he said, the Government desired to see effect given to the fullest practicable extent.
A Bill empowering the trade boards and agricultural wages committees to provide for holidays with pay, and enabling the machinery of the Ministry of Labour to be used, if \cesired. in the administration of holi-Gay schemes, would be introduced.
If there was a general desire to facilitate its passage as a non-contentious measure, Mr, Brown said he hoped to be able to pass it into law during the present session.
He mentioned that he did not think it would be opportune to include in the Bill any proposal for dealing specially with domestic servants, as The Government, he went attached special importance to the recommendations for encouraging voluntary agreements for holidays with pay, and for stimi
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