The Wages of Bakers.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3518, 23 May 1890, Page 2

The Wages of Bakers.

; Christcdoroh, May 22, .' Tho'following are aome statements of wages which journeymen bakers affirm they reocivo in Übrkcliurch and suburbs Married men, 17a 6d per week and broad as journeyman, Another journeyman £1 per week and breakfast and dinner; another. £2 per week and board and lodging; la secondhand 8s fid per week at.d board and lodging; a lad 12s Gd and found j another lad 8s per week nn ( found, In two instances the journeymen are paid £lsapor wbok and found, A married man receives £1 10s per week and bread, lie ban to walk a mile and a half to work. A journeyman £1 lOs ft wcok and' ovortimo without bread; another man £1 6s and board and lodgingß; a secondband, £llss, without broad, In two instances married mon receive £llss each per week and bread and flour, A foreman receives i2 per week and hreakfaßt, but no bread; another foreman £2 per week and bread, Ac one establishment, which should be a pattern to the others, the foreman receives .£8 per week and bread, a secondhand £2los and bread, a third band £2 (is and bread; two assistants, who havn board and lodgings, receive £1 and 12a Gd respectively, The Lyttelton bakers pay better wa»es on the average than are paid in Ohristchurch ; £2 10s with bread and flour appear to be the ruling weekly wagesforgood first-class bands, while £lss and found, £2 5s and two meals per day, are ; received by others. Men work frequently 14 nr 15 hours a day, Tho Operative Baker's Society cannot order a strike without tho sanction of the Trades and Labour Council, which will endeavor to settle the difficulty, and pay wages by pacific means,

The Question ofWeights. Dunedin, May 22. At a meeting of the Executive of the Fanners' Union, a letter was received from the Railway. Commissioners in reply to one by the Executive, stating that the weighing by the Railway Department is for freight, but they cannot undertake to give tho weightsjsufficientlyaccurateforjbuying and selling goods, Comments were made on the absurdity-of charging farmers for the weight of chaff especially, and yet admitting that the weights were not accurate, It was decided to express regret at the weights not being accurate, and to ask the Commissioners to instruct' their servants to be more particular in weighing and recording., .It was announced that the Executive expect to be in a position shortly to issuo a ciroular on the question of forming a co operative association.

A Haul oi Fishes. CmtisTCHonoH, May 22, To-day John-ton's lisiing boat caught over nine hundred weight of wck cod, ling, and liapuko, There were 860 cod, One hapuka weighed 11311s.