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crocers' assistants Napier. —Stokers, 10s. per shift of 8 hours; firemen, 60s. per week of 48 hours ; boilermen, 8s. per shift of 8 hours ; yardmen, 51 s. per week of 45 hours; coal-wheelers, 54s. per week of 45 hours; casual labour, Is. IJd. per hour crocers' assistants . . Auckland City. —Same as Wellington Wellington City. —Assistants : Age 22 District years and over, 50s. per week; 21 to 22 years, 45s. per week; 20 to 21 years, 40s. per week; 19 to 20 years, 35s. 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. Drivers (22 years of age and over), 50s. per week; under 22 years of age and down to 16 years, same wages as paid to assistants under 22 years according to scale. Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act Tim-workers . . Sorters, Is. IJd. per hour; learners, 9d. per hour for first six months, lOJd. per hour next six months; casual labour. Is. 3d. per hour. Hours of labour, 47 per week, airdressers and tobacco Journeymen, 50s. per week ; apprentices, nists' assistants five years, 7s. 6d. to 32s. 6d. per week. Casual labour —Long 12s. 6d. per day: other days, 10s. per day (except Wednesday, 5s. per day); if worker detained on Wednesday after statutory closing-hour, to be paid 12s. 6d. for day. Hours of labour, 52 per week Tosiery-manufacturing Christchurch. —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 Dunedin. —Same as Wellington District. Journeymen, 55s. per week ; appren - tices, five years, 7s. 6d. to 30s. per week. Hours of labour, 52 per week Journeymen, 55s. per week: apprentices, five years, 7s. 6d. to 35s. perjweek. Hours of labour, 52 per week. Totels .. . . . Auckland City. —According to the number Wellington City. —According to number cf hands employed — In kitchen: of hands employed — In kitchen: Chefs, 40s. to 80s. per week ; second Chefs, 40s. to 90s. per week ; second hands, 30s. to 55s. ; others, 27s. 6d. to hands, 30s. to 55s. ; others, 25s. to 30s. In dining-room : Head waiters, 27s, 6d. per week ; female cooks, SOs. 30s. to SOs. ; second waiters, 30s. to Waiters, 32s. 6d. ; waitresses, 22s. 6d. ; 40s. : head waitresses, 22s. 6d. to 25s. housemaids, 16s. ; pantrymen, 25s. to Housemaids, 17s. 6d. to 20s. ; pantry- 30s. ; pantrymaids, 20s. ; day-porters, maids, 20s. ; pantrymen, 27s. 6d. to 25s. ; night-porters, 27s. 6d. ; barmen, 30s. ; day-porters, 25s. to 30s. ; night- 42s. 6d.; barmaids. 25s. ; billiardporters, 25s. to 30s. ; barmen, 35s. to markers, 30s. ; laundresses, 25s.; 45s. : barmaids, 25s. per week; general hands, 25s. Hours of labour, laundresses, 25s. per week. General as fixed by Shops and Offices Act.* Beginners. 7s. per week, rising at sixmonthly intervals for three years to 20 s. per week. Christchurch. —Kitchen, same as Wellington City, except if two females are employed, first 32s. 6d. per week, second 22s. 6d.; head waiters, 32s. 6d. to SOs. ; second waiters, 32s. 6d. to 40s. : others, 32s. 6d. ; head waitresses, 22s. 6d. to 25s. ; others, 20s ; housemaid-waitresses, 20s. ; pantry men, first 27s. fid. to 30s.. others, 25s. ; pantrymaids. 20s. ; laundresses, 25s. ; housemaids, first 17s. 6d., second, 16s. 6d. ; barmen, head 35s. to 45s., second 35s. to 40s., others, 35s.; Same as WeUington City, except femalecooks, 27s. (id. per week ; waitresses,. 22s. ; housemaids, 17s. (id. : and nightporters 30s.