CO-OPERATIVE WORKS (MEN EMPLOYED ON, AND THEIR EARNINGS). [In Continuation of D.-5.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1893 Session I, D-05c

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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

CO-OPERATIVE WORKS (MEN EMPLOYED ON, AND THEIR EARNINGS). [In Continuation of D.-5.]

Betum to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated Ist August, 1893. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House showing the number and earnings of men on railway- and road-construction works under the co-operative system; so as to supplement and complete, month by month, for the period of twelve months ended the 30th June last, the return, 146 d, laid before this House on the 27th instant." —(Mr. G. Hutchison.)

Beturn showing the Number and Earnings of Men on Eailway- and Eoad-construction Works under the Co-operative System ; so as to supplement and complete, Month by Month, for the Period of Twelve Months ended the 30th June last, the Eeturn, 146 d, laid before the House on the 27th July. Note.—Beturns for the months of February, March, and April already laid on the table. The returns herewith are to supplement these, and complete the period of twelve months ended 30th June last.

o £ o £>£ >• P«H ft *°0 Earnings per Diem. Name of Road. Highest. Lowest. Average. Date of Return. Luckland Nil £ s. A. Nil £ s. d. Nil £ s. d. Nil. Napier Nil Nil Nil Nil. 'aranaki— Ongaruhe-Stratford Road East Road 15 34 18 18 22 50 51 22 21 20 44 48 41 48 16 17 20 21 22 21 0 17 2} 0 5 6J 0 8 21 0 6 6| 0 9 7* 0 7 8 0 7 HI 0 4 7* 0 10 7| 0 14 2 0 8 4} 0 12 8 0 8 6J 0 9 7J 0 7 3 0 9 5 0 5 7* 0 9 5| 0 7 4* 0 8 8 0 5 1* 0 3 4* 0 6 3i 0 6 6| 0 5 2 0 5 0 0 1 10J 0 4 2 0 3 4* 0 9 lOf 0 4 51 0 8 1 0 4 9 0 4 8* 0 5 2 0 5 1* 0 3 6 0 3 6* 0 6 11 O 4 10 0 6 2 0 4 2 0 1 If 0 6 61 0 8 7- : J 0 6 2J 0 5 5 0 4 gf 0 6 2f 0 11 6| 0 5 11J 0 9 4J 0 6 6} 0 6 Hi 0 6 1 0 7 4 0 5 1J 0 6 8J 0 7 2| 0 6 6* June, 1893.. 21 January, 25 February, „ 25 March, 22 April, 20 May, 24 June, „ 20 December, 1892. 21 January, 1893. 25 February, 25 March, 22 April, 20 May, 24 June, „ 28 January, „ 25 February, „ 25 March, 22 April, 20 May, 24 June, „ Rotokare Road Anderson's Road Waitotara Road u • ' ■> * • V ' '

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Return showing the Number and Earnings of Men on Railway- and Road-construction Works under the Co-operative System— continued.

Name of Road. 3 a $ Earnings per Diem. Date of Return. Highest. Lowest. Average. ("Wellington— East Puketoi Block Roads 57 £ s. d. 0 10 4 £ s. d. 0 4 10 £ s. d. 0 7 0 31 March to 30 June, 1893. Ditto. 31 July, 1892. 31 August, „ 30 September, „ 30 November, „ 31 December, „ 31 January, 1893. 28 February, „ 31 March, 30 April, 31 May, 31 July, 1892. 31 August, „ 30 September, 31 October, Mount Baker Block Roads Upper Makuri Road Palmerston-Pahiatua Road 18 50 58 34 38 35 35 44 51 40 37 28 28 27 12 18 16 10 6 12 10 11 11 12 13 20 22 10 0 10 2f 0 8 5 0 8 6 0 7 4 0 9 8 0 8 5 0 9 7 0 10 3 0 10 8 0 6 1 0 6 1 0 9 6 0 8 3 0 9 10 0 6 8 0 6 5 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 8 4 0 7 2 0 10 2 0 5 6 0 9 0 0 9 9 0 7 2 0 8 6 0 10 0 0 4 9 0 5 8f 0 8 0 0 6 5 0 5 1 0 5 9 0 7 8 0 5 9 0 10 1 0 6 4 0 5 9 0 5 3 0 7 5 0 4 4 0 5 8 0 5 9 0 6 5 0 4 9 0 3 9 0 8 4 0 7 2 0 9 7 0-5 6 0 7 4 0 8 4 0 7 2 0 7 10 0 5 6 0 4 9 0 7 5 0 8 3* 0 7 5 0 5 94 0 7 4} 0 8 0 0 7 4} 0 10 2 0 7 10 0 5 11 0 5 8f 0 8 5* 0 6 0* 0 6 7* 0 6 3* 0 6 5 0 5 0 0 4 3§ 0 8 4' 0 7 2 0 9 10* 0 5 6 0 8 0 0 9 0* 0 7 2 0 8 2 0 7 9 0 4 9 Makuri-Aohanga Road .. 30 November, 31 January, 1893. 30 April, 30 June, 31 January, „ 28 February, 31 March, 31 May, 30 June, 31 May, 30 June, „ „ .. .. . • .. Makairo Road Makuri Town Streets Mangaramarama Roads Turangarere-Tokaanu Road .. .. j Turangarere-Waiouru Section .. .. \ Turangarere-Rangipo Section .. .. J Tunnel-Karioi Road (Ohakune) Pipiriki-Ohakune Road Watershed Road 36 45 0 12 9 0 10 5 0 5 4 0 6 4 0 8 11 0 8 3* 31 March, „ 21 April, 9 59 12 0 6 3 0 9 3 0 9 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 0 6 3 0 6 9 0 7 9 1 August, „ 1 1 STelson— Mokihinui Village Settlement Roads 30 0 12 0 0 6 6 0 8 6 1 April to 30 June, 1893. 31enheim Nil Nil Nil Nil. jlokitika— Hokitika-Christchurch Road 47 44 42 0 8 1 0 11 5 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 0 4 5 0 6 3 0 8 4 0 9 0 April, 1893. May, June, „ Jhristchurch— Pukaki-Mount Cook Road Broken River Waimate and Studholme Junction Village Settlement Roads Bealey Valley Road Cheviot Estate — Homestead-Port Robinson Homestead-Hurunui .. 24 18 30 23 0 9 5* 0 10 81 never 0 10 3 0 3 71 0 0 0* obtained 0 6 5 0 5 10 0 7 9 0 8 3J September, 0 8 5 84 43 0 11 10 0 7 2| 0 5 0 0 5 3 0 7 10 0 6 3 Dunedin— Block VIII., Woodlands Road Hunt's Road Kaler's Saddle Road Tahaukupu Valley Road Purakauite Roads Hunt's Road Kaler's Saddle Road 21 12 17 10 7 13 6 6 16 11 6 28 0 9 7 0 6 0* 0 5 If 0 4 6 0 4 8* 0 6 3* 0 5 3* 0 8 4 0 6 51 0 6 11 0 8 4 0 6 0 0 4 8* 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 10 0 2 8* 0 2 1* 0 7 0 0 2 8 0 2 3| 0 7 0 0 2 3 0 6 3J 0 3 8 0 3 2| 0 3 1 0 3 3 0 3 11 0 3 8* 0 7 6 0 4 4 0 4 1* 0 7 6* 0 3 6* 15 April, 15 „ 15 „ 15 „ 15 „ 20 May, Tahaukupu Valley Road.. Purakauite Roads Block IX., Woodlands .. 24 June, „ 20 May, 24 June, 20 May, 24 June, „ — Waikawa-Catlin's Road 41 47 36 41 47 48 73 14 25 22 0 9 0 0 9 6 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 8 9 0 9 10 0 8 0 0 5 2* 0 7 3 0 7 10* 0 4 4 0 3 10 0 5 6 0 5 0 0 4 2 0 5 10 0 4 10 0 4 2* 0 2 6 0 4 9* 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 7 8 0 6 4 0 6 6 0 7 3 0 6 4 0 4 5 0 5 1* 0 6 4 December, 1892. January, 1893. February, „ March, April, „ May, June, „ June, „ July, June, „ Block I., Longwood Block XVI., Longwood .. Lillburn Roads

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Return showing the Number and Earnings of Men on Railway- and Road-construction Works under the Co-operative System— continued.

* A high price was paid for the work these men were doing because they could only work at it intermittently, when the river was low (they worked 12 days out of 28), and even when they could work at all they had to work in from 1ft. to 3ft. of water. This party was also particularly expert, as another party working at similar work alongside of them, at same rates, only earned 12s. 8d. per man per day, and only worked for 11 days out of 31, although the weather was fine. t A somewhat higher price than usual was allowed for this work, owing to its having been let during very wet weather. Before the work was finished, however, the weather improved, and the men earned high rates towards the last. Their average earnings throughout were 9s. 4d. per man per day. J Work undermeasured previously, earnings for previous months having been only 7s. lid. and 7s. 8d. respectively per man per diem. § Average earnings of this party from the commencement of their work have been 8s. 6d. per man per diem.

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Name of Railway. US r~<f-i TM ■A° S Earnings per Diem. Date of Eeturn Highest. Lowest. Average. Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section ; Eketahuna-Woodville 1 Railway— Makakahi Section Pukemuku Section Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Seaward Bush Railway Otago Central Railway 131 67 £ a. d. 0 9 5} •114 £ s. d. 0 3 68 0 1 3J £ s. d. 0 6 7 0 8 11| 31 July, 1892. 31 „ 138 125 0 13 8 0 12 0 0 2 104 0 3 24 0 7 5 0 7 54 31 „ 16 „ 24 19 60 58 62 0 12 8 0 12 2 0 12 0 0 10 2| 0 8 8J 0 4 3 0 16 0 7 114 0 4 4 0 6 10J 0 8 4J 0 7 11 0 9 0J 0 7 8| 0 7 10 2 August, 20 July, 24 August, „ 18 July, 31 „ Total 684 Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Bailway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Railway— Makakahi Section Pukemuku Section Greymouth-Hokitka Railway Seaward Bush Railway ■Otago Central Bailway 112 91 0 9 Of 0 12 54 0 2 10 0 3 11 0 6 8 0 8 5J 30 September, 1892. 30 123 126 0 12 3 fO 17 10 0 3 8J 0 3 8| 0 7 10J 0 8 3J 30 5 October, „ 12 15 50 45 102 0 11 0 0 12 5 0 13 0 0 8 114 0 9 10 0 7 9 0 7 0 0 6 3 0 6 6| 0 5 5} 0 9 44 0 10 34 0 9 el 0 8 14 0 7 7 30 September, 30 8 October, 19 September, 26 Total 676 Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Railway— Makakahi Section Pukemuku Section Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Seaward Bush Railway Otago Central Bailway 97 59 0 9 1 0 11 0 0 2 9 0 3 0 0 6 10 0 5 10 31 October, 1892. 31 119 119 {0 15 3i 0 11 94 0 3 78 0 3 5 0 8 7£ 0 7 5 31 17 November, „ 13 15 22 48 107 0 7 114 0 8 10 0 12 1 0 9 3J 0 9 4 0 7 4 0 7 3 0 6 10 0 6 11 0 5 1\ 0 7 7| 0 8 0J 0 9 54 0 8 4i 0 7 6 4 15 5 15 24 October, Total 599 Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Bailway— Makakahi Section Pukemuku Section Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Westport-Ngakawau Railway Seaward Bush Bailway Otago Central Bailway 85 78 0 10 10 0 13 04 0 5 Of 0 4 3 0 7 88 0 6 6 20 December, 1892. 12 115 106 0 13 1 §0 13 68 0 4 8| 0 4 0 0 9 0 0 8 74 14 15 19 8 150 21 52 166 0 9 8J 0 8 64 0 15 1 0 12 1 0 12 5J 0 9 Of 0 4 9 0 5 6 0 5 4 0 12 1 0 6 2 0 5 7 0 6 10 0 J 0} 0 10 i| 0 12 1 0 8 8| 0 7 li} 20 17 31 13 12 23 November, ,, Total 800 Roads. 30 November, 1892. 16 December, „ Havelock-Mahikapawa Road Great South Road 22 58 0 9 10 0 13 3 0 7 1 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 6 S£ Total 80

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Return showing the Number and Earnings of Men on Railway- and Road-construction Works under the Co-operative System— continued.

* This was a final payment, and includes an amount kept back previously because work not " trimmed " properly. t This was a final payment, and the work done had been underestimated previously, and as only six days' work was during this particular period the amount paid gives an extraordinarily high rate per man per diem. The earnings of party from start to finish of their work, however, were only 8s. 4d. per man per diem, and they wove a particularly good party of workmen. J These men quarry their stone away from the works, and no pavment is made until it is delivered on the works. This has the effect of largely increasing the rate when payments are made. The average earnings of the masons on this line from September, 1892, to 31st May, 189:-), were 14s. i|d. per diem. § High rate due to short payment previously. The average earnings of this party from the commencement of their work have only been Cs. per man per diem. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,250 copies), £4 18s. 3d.

By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lS93. Price 3d.]

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Name of Eailway or Road, &c. o fl 0) oUt-i |"i CzOS "* 5 Earnings per Diem. Date of Return. Highest. Lowest. Average. Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Islana Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Railway Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Westport-Ngakawau Railway Seaward Bush Railway Otago Central Railway 112 57 £ s. a. *0 13 31 0 10 10 £ s. a. 0 2 91 0 3 24 £ s. a. 0 7 4 0 6 61 31 January, 1893. 31 91 112 59 124 4 55 156 0 9 8 0 12 84 0 11 1 0 11 10 No returns 0 11 68 0 9 0 0 5 74 0 4 01 0 3 4 0 9 3 0 7 11 0 8 0 0 6 1 0 10 31 31 9 February, 1 31 January, 0 5 114 0 5 91 0 8 74 0 7 4 16 21 December, 1892.. Total 770 Roads. Main South Road.. 45 0 13 1 0 6 1 0 9 38 1 February, 1893. Total 815 Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Island Main Trunk Bailway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Railway Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Westport-Ngakawau Railway Seaward Bush Railway Otago Central Railway 79 39 0 8 101 0 13 101 0 4 24 0 7 10 0 6 11J 0 9 91 31 May, 1893.. 23 „ 128 113 190 83 16 36 169 I 0 13 8 tl 18 3 0 11 7 0 11 2 0 11 3 0 9 41 0 8 41 0 5 4 0 2 7 0 2 9 0 9 8 0 4 111 0 6 6$ 0 5 51 0 7 10 0 8 11 0 7 2 0 10 7' 0 7 74 0 7 68 0 7 51 31 ,, 31 „ 29 „ 27 „ 7 „ 13 June, 29 May, Abtisans. Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Otago Central Railway 7 4 0 18 51 0 10 0 0 7 0.8 0 9 5 0 13 04 0 9 84 31 „ 23 „ 10 30 0 9 104 Jl 12 81 0 7 71 0 6 58 0 8 84 1 2 34 31 „ 31 „ Buildings. Supreme Court, Wellington—Painting Police-station, Wellington—Painting Quarantine-station, Somes Island .. 7 4 j 3 0 10 10 0 9 4 0 11 7 7 June, „ 27 May, 26 „ Total 918 Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Railway Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Westport-Ngakawau Railway Seaward Bush Railway Otago Central Railway 79 39 0 11 28 0 8 61 0 3 51 0 6 64 0 6 1J 0 7 8 30 June, 1893.. 30 „ 128 127 190 99 12 34 169 0 15 4 P 2 11 0 11 4 0 11 5 0 11 8 0 9 41 0 8 9J 0 4 108 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 9 8 0 10 6 0 6 51 0 4 2* 0 9 3 0 8 11 0 6 G 0 10 81 0 10 101 0 7 68 0 6 118 30 „ 22 4 July, "„ 30 June, 17 „ 13 „ 21 „ Artisans. Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Te Aro Railway-station—Overbridge Te Aro Railway-station—Fencing .. 7 4 10 9 8 0 13 104 0 10 74 0 13 104 0 7 11 0 13 104 0 9 71 0 8 91 0 9 1 0 10 0 30 „ 30 „ 30 „ 10 „ 8 „ Buildings. Police-station, Greymouth 0 10 104 24 „ 7 Total 922