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industry. Itate. Weekly Hours. Bacon-workers .. .. £5 5s. to £6 10s. per week .. 44 5s. increase.* Bakers .. .. £5 15s. per week .. .. 44 Biscuit and confectionery workers— Male .. .. £4 15s. to £5 15s. per week .. 40 Increase 2s. Od. per week.f Female .. .. £2 15s. per week .. .. 40 Increase 5s. per week.f Boot operatives— Male .. .. 2s. 6|d. per hour .. .. 40 Female .. .. Is. 5|d. per hour .. .. 40 Bricklayors .. .. 2s. 10£d. per hour .. .. 40 „ .. .. 3s. 4d. per hour .. .. 48 Essential Building Works Labour Legislation Modification Order 1943. Brick, tile, and pottery workers — Male .. .. 2s. 5d. to 2s. 9d. per hour .. 40 New rate added for casters. (" £2 10s. per week, Dunedin .. 40 Female .. .. £3 per week, N.Z. Insulators, 40 Increase 10s. for females (. Timaru • allowed. Butchers (retail shops) .. .. £5 5s. to £6 5s. per week .. 44 Canister workersMale .. .. .. 2s. 7d. per hour .. .. 40 Female .. .. £2 15s. per week .. .. 40 Carpenters and joiners .. 2s. 9Jd. per hour .. .. 40 „ .. 3s. 3d. per hour .. .. 48 Essential Building Works Labour Legislation Modification Order 1943. Cleaners and caretakers—• Male .. .. £4 8s. 4d. to £5 per week .. 40 to 44 Female .. .. .. £2 lis. 6d. to £2 15s. per week 40 to 44 Clerical workers— Male .. .. .. £5 10s. per week .. .. \ Those of estaFemale .. .. £3 5s. per week .. .. J blishment Clothing-trade employees — Male .. .. £5 2s. (id. per week .. .. 40 Femalo .. .. £2 15s. per week .. .. 40 Coachworkers .. .. 2s. 9d. per hour .. .. 40 Cheese- and b u t te r • factory £4 16s. 6d. to £6 0s. 6d. per week Butter: 40.44, Increase 6s. 6d. per week.| employees or 48, according to soason of year. Cheese: 38, 44, or 52, according to season of year Drivers — (a) Motor .. .. £4 16s. to £5 8s. per week .. 40 1 Rates increased by 5 per (b) Horse .. .. £4 13s. per week for one horse, 40 cent, if 42 hours worked, £4 16s. per week for two horses, I by 7 J per cent, if 43 and 6d. per day extra for each f hours worked, and by horse above two | 10 per cent, if 44 hours J worked. (c) Passenger transport .. £5 10s. per week .. 88 per fortnight. Omnibusdrivers, 80 Electrical workersTradesmen .. .. 2s. 9d. per hour .. .. 40 „ ... .. .. 3s. 2d. per hour .. .. 48 Essential Building Works Labour Legislation Modification Order 1943. Linesmen .. .. 2s. 8Jd. to 2s. 9d. per hour .. 40 Increase |d. per hour.* Engine - drivers, firemen, and greasers— Drivers, 1st Class Certificate .. £5 6s. 6d. per week .. .. 40 Drivers, 2nd Class Certificate .. £5 Is. 6d. per week .. .. 40 Firemen and greasers . . £4 16s. 6d. per week .. 40 Engineering-trade employees .. 2s. 4£d. to 2s. lid. per hour .. 40 Flour-mill employees .. 2s. 4d. to 2s. 8d. per hour .. 40 Increase storemen Jd. per hour.J Rate for casual storemen added. Fur-workers-Male .. .. £5 10s. per week .. .. 40 Female .. .. £2 15s. per week .. .. 40 Increase females 2s. Od. pel week.* Furniture-trade employees— Males .. .. 2s. 4Jd. to 2s. 9d. per hour .. 40 Gasworks' employees .. 2s. 4|d. to 2s. 9d. per hour .. 40 Increase Jd. per hour.f Glove workers—■ Male .. .. .. £4 17s. 6d. to £5 10s. per week .. 40 Female .. .. .. £2 15s. per week .. .. 40 Increase females 2s. 6d. per week.f Grocers' assistants .. .. £5 5s. per week .. .. 44 Hairdressers— Male .. .. .. §£5 13s. per week .. .. 44 Female .. .. £3 17s. 6d. per week .. 44 Labourers .. .. 2s. 4d. to 2s. 7d. per hour .. 40 „ .. .. 2s. 9d. per hour .. .. 48 Essential Building Works Labour Legislation Modification Order 1943. Laundry workers— Male .. .. £4 15s. to £6 5s. per week .. 40 to 44Female .. .. £2 12s. 6d. per week .. 40 to 44 Increase females 2s. Od. per week.f Motor-engineering-trade employees 2s. 5d. to 2s. lid. per hour .. 40 Painters and decorators .. 2s. 9d. per hour .. .. 40 „ .. 3s. 2d. per hour .. .. 48 Essential Building Works Labour Legislation ModiI fication Order 1943.