(4)  Before  fixing  any  minimum  rate  of  wages,  the  Agricul-
tural Wages  Board  shall  give  notice  of  the  rate  which  they
propose  to  fix,  and  consider  any  objections  to  the  rate  which
may  be  lodged  with  them  within  one  month  ;  and  the  Board
shall  give  notice  of  any  minimum  rates  fixed  by  them  in  such
manner  as  they  think  fit  with  a  view  to  bringing  the  mini-
mum rates,  so  far  as  practicable,  to  the  knowledge  of  the
persons  affected.
(5)  The  Agricultural  Wages  Board  may,  if  they  think  it
expedient,  cancel  or  vary  any  minimum  late  fixed  by  them,
and  shall  reconsider  any  such  minimum  rate  if  the  Board
of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries  direct  them  to  do  so,  whether
an  application  is  made  for  the  purpose  or  not ;  and  the  pro-
visions of  this  section  as  to  notices  shall  apply  where  it  is
proposed  to  cancel  or  vary  the  minimum  rate  in  the  same
manner  as  they  apply  where  it  is  proposed  to  fix  the
minimum  rate.
(6)  In  fixing  minimum  rates  under  this  section,  the  Agri-
cultural Wages  Board  shall,  so  far  as  practicable,  secure  for
able-bodied  men  wages  which,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board,
are  adequatetopromoteefficiency  and  to  enable  a  man  in  an
ordinary  case  to  maintain  himself  and  his  family  in  accord-
ance with  such  standard  of  comfort  as  may  be  reasonable
in  relation  to  the  nature  of  his  occupation.
(7)  In  fixing  minimum  rates  for  time-work  under  this
section,  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board  shall  secure  for  able-
bodied  men  wages  which,  in  their  opinion,  are  equivalent


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to  wages  for  an  ordinary  day's  work  at  the  rate  of  at  least
twenty-five  shillings  a  week.
