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Table 5.—Schedule of the Rates of Wages and the Hours of Labour, &c.— continued.

Trades. Northern Industrial District. Wellington Industrial District. Wellington Industrial District. Canterbury Industrial District. otago and Southland Industrial District I I Type-setting compositors, day-work "65s. per week, night-work 70s. per week; apprentices, six years, 10s. to 40s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Range-fitters, polishers, and youths, first Range-fitters and polishers, 9s. per day ; year, 5s. to 7s. 6d., to sixth year, 30s. body-fitters and machinists, 8s. per per week ; seventh year, 7s. per day ; day ; boys, first year, 7s. 6d per week, eighth year, 8s. 6d. per day; ninth year, to fifth year, 30s. per week. Hours of 9s. per day ; body-fitters and grinders, labour, 48 per week. 7s. 6d. per day ; sheet-iron workers, 8s. per day. Hours of labour, 48 per week Printing — continued Range and cooking - stove manufacturing Refreshment-room (tea-room Chefs, 35s. to 45s.; other cooks, 20s. Where four or more hands are employed and restaurant) employees and 25s. per week ; waiters, 25s. per in kitchen, chef 05s., second 45s., week. Hours of labour, 11 per day others 27s. Od. ; where three hands are employed, chef 55s., second 35s., others 27s. 6d.; where two hands are employed, chef, 60s., second, 30s.; where one is employed, male, 45s., females, head cook 35s., others 22s. 6d.; kitchen and pantry hands, males 30s., females 22s. Od.; waiters 32s. 6d., waitresses, head waitress 27s. 6d., others 22s. 6d. Hours of labour, males 65, females 52, per week .. • • See Flax-milling. Rope and twine manufacturing Saddlery and harness making Journeymen,''"minimum wage, Is. per Journeymen, minimum wage, Is. per hour ; apprentices, five years, 5s. to hour ; apprentices, five years, 5s to 25s. per week ; female stitchers, 7s. 6d. 25s. per week ; fema e stitchers 7s. 6d. to 25s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 to 25s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week per week Journeymen, 48s. per week ; apprentices, Journeymen, 48s. per week ; apprentices, five years, 5s. to 25s. per week; female five years, 5s. to 25s. per week; female stitchers, 7s. to 25s. per week. Hours stitchers, 7s. 6d. to 25s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week of labour, 48 per week. Sail, tent, and flag manu- Journeymen, Is. 1J d. per hour ; apprenfacturing tices, four'years, 8s. to 20s. per week. Hours of labour, 47 per week Journeymen, Is. per hour; sailmakers, Is. 3d. per hour; apprentices, four years, 7s. 6d. to 22s. 6d. p?r week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Sausage-casing making .. .. Classers, measurers, tank hands, and scrapers, Is. 2d. per hour; salters, lid. per hour ; boys and youths, 20s. to 40s. per week according to age. Hours of labour, 48 per week. • «