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Summary of Guarantee Payments, Daily and Weekly, at Each Port for the Year Ended 31st March, 1949, and Statement Showing the Cost Per Man-week Worked

Notes Main and Secondary Ports Daily Guarantee. —Unionists guaranteed two hours' work at ordinary time general cargo rate, Mondays to Fridays, or failing provision of such work shall be paid that sum. Weekly Guarantee. —Unionists guaranteed work in each week to the value as stated hereunder,, or failing provision of such work shall have wages made up to the approved amount. To 24th October, 1948, £5 per week; from 25th October, 1948 to 31st March, 1949, £5 10s. per week. Minor Ports Weekly Guarantee.—Unionists guaranteed work in each week to the value as stated hereunder,, or failing provision of such work shall have wages made up to the approved amount: — . Whakatane .. £4 per week to 24th October, 1948 ;£4 10s. per week from 25th October. 1948. Awanui .. \£3 10s. per week to 24th October, 1948 ; £4 per week from 25th October, Tokomaru Bay .. j 1948. Opotiki £3 per week to 24th October, 1948 ; £3 10s. per week from 25th October, 1948. Whangarei .. £3 10s. per week to 13th February, 1949 ; £4 10s. per week from 14th February, 1949. Motueka .. £3 10s. per week from 21st February, 1949.

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Port. Man-weeks Worked. Daily Guarantee. Weekly Guarantee. Daily and Weekly Guarantees. Total Cost. Cost per Man-week Worked. Total Cost. Cost per Man-week Worked. Total Cost. Cost per Man-week Worked. Main Ports Number. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland 90,592 2,053 0 5-44 91 0 0-24 2,144 0 5-68 Wellington 55,942 6,032 2 1-88 423 0 1-81 6,455 2 3-69 Lyttelton 33,356 4,320 2 7-08 737 0 5-30 5,057 3 0-38 Dunedin 15,454 2,828 3 7-92 458 0 7-11 3,286 4 3-03 Port Chalmers 10,759 4,185 7 9-35 4,483 8 4-00 8,668 16 1-35 Secondary Ports Gisborne 3,960 3,528 17 9-82 2,344 11 10-06 5,872 29 7-88 Napier 12,144 5,494 9 0-58 4,203 6 11-06 9,697 15 11-64 Onebunga 1,858 872 9 4-64 343 3 8-30 1,215 13 0-94 New Plymouth 10,056 3,458 6 10-53 3,382 6 8-72 6,840 13 7-25-Wanganui 3,905 2,486 12 8-79 1,147 5 10-49 3,633 18 7-28 Nelson . . ». 3,722 152 0 9-80-152 0 9-80 Picton 2,083 1,403 13 5-65 119 1 i-7i 1,522 14 7-36 Timaru 5,818 2,747 9 5-32 1,587 5 5-46 4,334 14 10-78 Oamaru 2,199 1,722 15 7-94 1,293 11 9-12 3,015 27 5-06 Bluff 9,172 2,418 5 3-27 1,675 3 7-83 4,093 8 11-10 Westport x .. 3,386 1,848 10 10-99 727 4 3-53 2,575 15 2-52 Greymouth 5,713 4,198 14 8-36 1,762 6 2-02 5,960 .20 10-38 Minor Ports Awanui 427 145 6 9-50 145 6 9-50 Whangarei 1,171 93 1 7-06 93 1 7-06 Whakatane 828 399 9 7-65 399 9 7-65 Opotiki 496 304 12 3-10 304 12 3-10 Tokomaru Bay 381 301 15 9-61 301 15 9-61 Motueka* 60 1 4-00 1 4-00 273,482 49,744 3 7-65 26,017 1 10-83 75,761 5 6-49 * From 21st February, 1949 (6 weeks).