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is lax-milling — continued. lax-mil day in addition to ordinarj 7 wages; scutchers, 26s. per ton; labour not otherwise' specified, Is. per hour; youths, 15s. to 35s. per week according to age. Hours of work, 48 per week flax-cutters, 6s. per ton ; scutching, Is. IJd. per hour, or 20s. per ton ; scutching, lapping, and pressing, 30s. per ton ; pressing scutched tow, 10s. per ton ; draymen, 6s. per day; lorrymen, 42s. per week; wagoner, 45s. per week; youths, 15 to 21 years, 15s. to 35s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week Rollerman or shift - miller, Is. 2d. per hour; oatmeal and barley miller, Is. 2d. per hour; purifier, Is. Id. per hour ; smutterman, Is. Id. per hour ; assistant smutterman, Is. per hour; kilnman, Is. per hour; head storeman, Is. IJd. per hour; assistant storeman, Is. per hour; packerman, Is. per hour; engine-drivers, Is. to Is. 3d. per hour; boys, 5 years, 10s. to 36s. per week; casual labour and grain-carriers in store, Is. per hour. Hours of labour, 8 per day Stokers, 9s. 3d. per shift of 8 hours Flour- miUing RoUerman or shift-miUer, oatmeal and barley miUers, Is. 2d. per hour ; purifier, Is. Id. per hour; smutterman, Is. Id. per hour ; assistant smutterman, Is. per hour ; kilnman, Is. per hour ; storeman, Is. IJd. per hour ; assistant storeman, Is. per hour; packermen, Is. per hour; engineer, Is. 2d. per hour; engine-drivers, Is. to Is. 3d. per hour; boys, 10s. to 36s. per week ; casual labour in store, Is. per hour. Hours of labour, 48 per week Rollerman or shift-miller, oatmeal and j*.barley millers, Is. Id. per hour; purifier, lOJd. per hour; smutterman, Is. per hour; assistant smutterman, lid. per hour; kilnman, lid. per hour; storeman, Is. IJd. per hour; assistant storeman, lOJd. per hour; packermen, 10Jd. per hour; engineer, Is. 2d. per hour; engine-drivers, Is. per hour; boys, 10s. to 36s. per week; bagprinting foreman Is. per hour, others lOJd.; casual labour in store, Is. per hour. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Gas and coke manufacturing Grocers' assistants Assistants —Age 23 years and over, 45s. per week; 22 to 23 years, 42s. per week ; 21 to 22 years, 40s. per week ; 20 to 21 years, 35s. per week ; 19 to 20 years, 30s. per week; 18 to 19 years, 25s. per week ; 17 to 18 years, 20s. per week ; 16 to 17 years, 15s. per week ; 14 to 16 years, 10s. per week; carters driving one horse 44s., driving two horses 48s. per week. Hours of labour ■— ■ Assistants 52, carters 47J hours per week Leading stoker, 10s. 6d. per shift of 8 hours; ordinary stoker, 9s. 9d. per shift of 8 hours. Wanganui. —Leading stoker. 10s. 6d. per shift of 8 hours; ordinary stoker, 10s. per shift of 8 hours Napier. —Stokers, 10s. per shift of 8 hours; firemen, 60s. per week of 48 hours; boilermen, 8s. per shift of 8 hours; yardmen, 51s. per week of 45 hours; coal-wheelers, 54s. per week of 45 hours; casual labour, Is. IJd. per hour Assistants —Age 23 years and over. 45s. per week ; age 22 to 23 years, 42s. per week; age 21 to 22 years, 40s. per week; age 20 to 21 years, 35s. per week; age 19 to 20 years, 30s. per week ; age 18 to 19 years, 25s. per week; age 17 to 18 years, 20s. per week; age 16 to 17 years, 15s. per week; age 15 to 16 years, 10s. per week. Drivers (over 23 years of age and when solely employed as such). —For driving and attending one horse, 47s. per week ; for driving and attending two or more horses, 51s. per week; drivers of one horse and attending to that one and a change horse, 48s. per week; under 23 years of age and down to 16 years, same wages as paid to assistants under 23 years according to scale. Hours of labour — Assistants, 52 per week; drivers, 47J per week Weekly wages : Assistants and drivers, same as Northern Industrial District. Hours of labour —Assistants, 52 per week ; drivers, 47J per week Assistants —23 years and over, 45s. per week ; 22 to 23 years, 42s. per week ; 21 to 22 years, 40s. per week ; 20 to 21 years, 35s. per week ; 19 to 20 years, 30s. per week; 18 to 19 years, 25s. per week; 17 to 18 years, 20s. per week; 16 to 17 years, 15s. per week; 15 to 16 years, 10s. per week. Carters driving one horse, 42s; driving two horses, 46s. per week. Hours of labour — Assistants 53, carters 47J hours per week. i