H.—ll.

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

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Trades. Northern Industrial District. Wellington Industrial District. Canterbury Industrial District. Otago and Southland Industrial District. Trades. Wellington Industrial District. Canterbury Industrial District. Otago and Southland Industrial District. Coppersmithing .. ._. J See Tinsmithing .. .. .. : See Tinsmithing .. .. .. See Tinsmithing .. .. .. See Tinsmithing. Creameries and dairy factories: .. Where only one adult worker other than Creameries. —Rates of wages per week : the manager, 42s. per week; where Manager of first - class creamery, two adult workers other than manager 57s. 6d. ; manager of second - class —first assistant, 45s. per week ; second creamery, 50s. ; manager of third-class assistant, 42s. per week ; where three creamery, 42s. 6d. ; manager of fourthor more adults other than the manager class creamery, 37s. 6d. ; assistants at —first assistant, 50s. per week ; second first-class creameries, £1. assistant, 45s. per week; and third Dairy Factories. —-Rates of wages per assistant, 42S. per week. Other hands, week : Testing and culture-making — ■ 42s. per week. The aforementioned head of department, 65s. ; other to be also provided with free sleeping- workers, 40s. : churning and butteraccommodation ; engine-driver, where i making —head of department, 65s. ; first-class certificate is required, 60s. 1 first assistant, 55s. ; other workers, per week. Creamery-managers, 45s. j . 42s. : packing department — head of h, per week, with firewood, milk, and T department, 65s. ; first assistant, living-accommodation. Youths, 16 to i 52s. 6d. ; other workers, 42s. ; cream20 years of age, 20s. to 30s. per week. I receiving and can - washing —head of Hours of work — Cheese-factories, 70 \ department, 51s. ; other workers, 42s. : per week ; butter-factories, 50 to 60 1 boys and youths from 12s. 6d. to 35s. per week ; creameries, as arranged per week ; first engine - driver and handyman, 55s.; second engine-driver and handyman, 48s. Hours of labour — 52 per week during summer, and 44 per week during winter Curriers .. .. Journeymen, Is. 3d. per hour; appren- .. Journeymen, Is. 3d. per hour; apprentices, five years, 10s. to 35s. per week. tices, five years, 10s. to 35s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week Hours of labour, 48 per week Cycle and motor engineering .. .. Journeymen over 22 years of age, Is. IJd. per hour; boys and youths for first four years, from 10s. to 25s. per week. In the fifth year, or on attaining 21 years of age, 50s. per week. Hours of labour, 48|per week Electrical workers .. | Journeymen electricians, Is. 4d. per Journeymen, Is. 4Jd. per hour (charge- .. Journeymen, Is. 3d. to Is. 6d per hour • hour (chargemen, Is. per day extra); men, Is. per day extra); battery-work, apprentices, five years, 5s. to 30s. per apprentices, five years, 5s. to 25s. per Is. per day extra; assistants, five week. Hours of labour, 47 per week, week; improvers, first year 9d. per years, 7s. 6d. to 35s. per week ; imhour, second year Is. per hour. Hours provers, first year 9d. per hour, second of labour, 44 per week year Is. per hour. Hours of labour, 1 45 per week Electroplate™ • ■ • •' - • .. . . Journeymen, Is. 3d. per hour j journeymen solely employed on plumbers', gasfitters', or engineers' brasswork which is stocked and imported by merchants, Is. IJd. per hour; apprentices, six years, 5s. to 36s. per '• week. Hours of labour, 47 per week.