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T. LONG

Evidence. Miss Nettie McNeil, whilst employed at " Stonehurst" as housemaid at the wage of 15s. per week: Start at 6.30 a.m. to 9 a.m. ; 9 a.m. to 9.30 a.m., breakfast ; 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. ; 1 .30 p.m. to 2 p.m., lunch ; 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.; 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. : extra duty, 2} hours : total, 10J hours. Monday, 13 hours ; Tuesday, 10J hours ; Wednesday, 11 \ hours (relieving waitress); Thursday, 7 hours (half-holiday); Friday, 1 0 J hours ; Saturday, 10 J hours : total, 63 hours : Sunday, 13J hours : grand total, 76J hours. Sunday : 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ; 9 a.m. to 9.30 a.m., breakfast; 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 1.30 p.m. to 2 p.m., dinner; 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., duty; 5.30 p.m. to 6 p.m., tea; 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.: total, 13J hours. (Long Sunday : One wook 71 \, and noxtweok, being a long Sunday, 76J.) Mr. F. Carter, employed at " Glonalvon " as portor : Start at 5.15 a.m. and work till 8 p.m. ami 10 p.m. alternately. Monday, 11£ hours ; Tuesday, J3J hours ; Wednesday, 11 J hours ; Thursday, 14 hours ; Friday, 13 J hours ; Saturday, 11 J hours: total, 75£ hours : Sunday, 11 J hours : grand total, 86. Mr Charlos Carman, employed at " Glonalvon " as waiter at £1 ss. per week : Start 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. : 9.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ; 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Monday, \\\ hours : Tuesday, 11 J hours ; Wednesday, 13} hourß ; Thursday, \Z\ hours; Friday, 11} hours ; Saturday. 13J hours : total, 75 hours : Sunday. 1 If hours : grand total. BtiJ hours. Neithor half-holiday nor a Sunday off. Miss E. Button, employed at " Glenalvon " as head housemaid at £1 per week : Start 6.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (5 p.m. t<> 6 p.m. off); 6 p.m. till 10 p.m. and 8 p.m. alternately. Sunday : start at 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (5 p.m. to 6 p.m. off); 6 p.m. ot 10 p.m. Half-holiday every second Sunday from 2 p.m. Monday. Hi hours; Tuesday, 14 hours; Wednesday, 16 hours; Thursday, 14 hours; Friday, 16 hours; Saturday, 14 hours: total, 90 hours : Sunday, 15 hours: grand total, 105 hours per week ; and on tho Sunday off the number of hours worked arc 98. I would like to say this place is in direct competition with houses like the Grand Hotel, and do a similar business. For instance, the Supreme Court Judges spoke of this place, and it is in direct competition with the Grand Hotel, Star Hotel, and Koyal Hotel. The principal portion of their business is a publichouse business. Mr. W. Smith, chef at Star Hotel, Albert Street (later of " Kingscourt ") : Started daily at 7 a.m. to 2.20 p.m. : 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.—ll hours : total, 75 hours. Sunday : Start 7.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ; 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Some w< Iki worked 75 hours and other weeks 72 J hours. Wages: Chef, £2 12s. 6d. ; second, £2 ; third, £1 7s. 6d. Averago to cook for, 70. Staff, 9 hands—4 housemaids (155.), 3 waitresses (155.), 1 pantrymaid (155.), 1 porter (£1). Done two balls and no pay. Mr. W. Knight, whilst at " Cargon " : 'Start 7.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (off till 4.30 p.m.); start 4.30 p.m., work till 8 p.m. —11 hours. Tho above hours were worked upon an easy day, but upon a heavy it was work from 7.30 a.m. till 8 p.m. without a break. Monday, 11 hours; Tuesday, 11 hours; Wednesday, 11 hours; Thursday, 11 hours; Friday, 11 hours; Saturday, 11 hours: total, 66 hours : Sunday, 7 hours: grand total, 73 hours for an easy week. Total of hours worked for a heavy week would be 83 J, at the rate of 11 J hours per day. No half-holiday. 40 guests—7 of a staff and 3of a family = 50. 2 housemaids, 2 pantrymen, I waiter, chef, and a youth Bs. per day. I might state, however, in connection with this establishment, that they have just built an addition which will make it the largest boardinghouse establishment in New Zealand. ■ I have here a cutting from the Auckland Star that there is another large boardinghouse establishment to be built in Auckland at a cost of £12,000. Two new residential hotels. Mr. W. Knight, whilst at " Kingseourt " : Start 7 a.m., work till 3 p.m. without a break ; start again 4.30 p.m. and work till 8 p.m. : total for that day, 11 J hours. Monday, 11 J hours ; Tuesday, 11 J hours ; Wednesday. 11 J hours : Thursday, 11J hours; Friday, 11 J hours; Saturday, 11J hours: total, 69 hours: Sunday, 11. , , hours:' grand total. 80J hours. One weok's working-hours total 80J hours. No half-holiday. Miss M. Brown, employed at " Glanalvon "as housemaid-waitress, at the wage of 17s. 6d. per week : Start 6.45 a.m.. on to 4 p.m. (off from 4 till 6.30 p.m.); 6.30 till 8 p.m., day on duty. Start 6.45 a.m., on to 10 p.m. Sunday : Start 7.15 a.m. to 1.45 p.m. (off from 2 p.m. till 6 p.m.) : 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. three Sundays in the month. Off one Sunday in tho month from the hour of 1.45 p.m. Monday, 10 hours ; Tuesday, 10 hours ; Wednesday, 10 hours ; Thursday, 14J hours ; Friday, 10 hours ; Saturday, 10 hours : total, 64J hours : Sunday, 10J hours : grand total, 75 hours worked on a Sunday on, and on a Sunday off 71 hours. Sundays on, from 7.15 a.m. to 10 p.m. without a break. Miss Edith Flowers, whilst employed at " C'umarvo " as waitress at a wage of 1 7s. 6d. per week : Start 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.; 9.15 a.m. to 2 p.m., to 7 p.m.; 7.15 p.m. till 8 p.m. Monday, 13 hours; Tuesday, 13 hours ; Wednesday. 13 hours ; Thursday, 13 hours ; Friday, 13 hours; Saturday, 13 hours: total, 78 hours : Sunday, 11 hours : grand total. 89 hours. 89 hours Sunday on. and 87 hours Sunday off. Miss May Mcßorie and Miss Christie, employed at " Cargen " as waitress M CI per week and pantrymaid at £1 : Start 6.30 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. (breakfast) ; 8 a.m. to 12 noon (lunch) ; 12.30 p.m. to I p.m. (dressing); 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. ; 8.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. : total, 10 hours. Monday, 10 hours ; Tuesday, 8J hours ; Wednesday, 8 hours; Thursday, 9J hours ; Friday, S.J hours ; Saturday, 8 hours : total, 52J hours : Sunday, 7 hours : grand total 59J hours. Sunday start*7.3o. 2 waitresses. I pantrymaid, 3 housemaids. 1 porter, 1 pantryman, 2 cooks : total staff, 10. Miss Isabol Adams, lato of " Glonalvon," employed there three weeks as waitress at the wage of 17s. fid. per week : Start 7 a.m. to 9.15 a.m. ; 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. : total, 9 hours 46 minutes. Monday. 9} hours ; Tuesday, 9} hours ; Wodncsday, 14| hours ; Thursday, 9| hours j Friday, 9} hours ; Saturday, 9| hours : total, 63 J hours : Sunday, 9} hours : grand total. 73J hours. Cot one half-holiday on a Sunday from 2 p.m. onoe a month. Staff, 18. |g Miss Amy Hill, whilst employed at " Glenalvon " as kitchenmaid at the wage of 10s. per week : Start 6.30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; 9.15 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. ; 1.45 p.m. to 4 p.m. (4 p.m. to 5 p.m. off); 5 p.m. till 8.30 p.m. Sunday hours, 7 a.m. till 3 p.m. without a break ; 4 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., excepting 15 minutes for each meal. Monday, 11 J hours ; Tuesday, llf hours; Wednesday, 11} hours; Thursday, llf hours ; Friday, 111 hours ; Saturday, 11} hours : total, 70 J hours : Sunday, 10J hours: grand total, 81 hours. Mr. E. J. Casby, employed at " Glenalvon " as kitchenman, at the wage of £1 ss. per week : Start 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. (off from 3 p.m. till 5 p.m.); 5 p.m. till 8 p.m. Every other Sunday off from 3 p.m. Monday, 13 hours ; Tuesday. 13 hours; Wednesday, 13 hours; Thursday, 13 hours; Friday, 13 hours; Saturday, 13 hours; Sunday,' 13 hours: total, 91 hours long week ; short week, 87 hours. Miss McFadden. employed at " Arundle " : Start 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. or 9.30 p.m., nights on duty ; start 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., nights off duty. No half-holiday. Monday (duty night), 13 hours ; Tuesday, 11 hours; Wednesday, 1] hours; Thursday (duty night). 13 hours ; Friday, 11 hours; Saturday, 11 hours; Sunday, 8 hours ; total, 78 actual workinghours. None of these people, except those employed at Stonehurst, were getting a holiday of any kind. After citing these cases to the Court (and, as 1 said before, these cases were very carefully prepared) I endeavoured to show to the Court that these establishments were in direct competition