H.—l4.

16

WAGES. Average Rates of Wages in each Provincial District of New Zealand during the Year 1891— continued.

Description of Labour. Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland (Goldfield). Canterbury. Otago (Part Goldfield). Coopers .. .. .. 7s. to 7s. 66. Watchmakers .. .. .. 7s. to 12s. 6s. 8s. 9s. .. .. ; IOS. 8s. 6d. to ios. ios. 8s. ios. 8s. IOS. IOS. IOS. I2S. . . . . | 15s ! 8s. 8s. 8s. to 12s. gs. to 12s. 4. Servants. Married couples without family, with board, per annum .. .. | to Married couples with family, with board, per annum .. .. to Grooms, with board, per week .. 15s. to 25s. Gardeners : With board, per week .. .. ! 10s. to 25s. Without board, per day .. | 6s. Cooks, with board, per week .. 12s. to 20s. Laundresses, with board, per week 12s. to 20s. General house-servants, with board, 1 per week .. .. .. 5s. to ios. Housemaids, with board, per week.. 5s. to ios. Nursemaids, per week, with board .. 3s. to 7s. Needlewomen ; With board, per week .. .. ios. to 15s. Without board, per day .. 3s. to 4s. £40 to £50 20s. to 25s. 20s. 6s. to 8s. .. ios. to 20s. 15s. £ 7 o to £80 .. j 25s. :: 25s. to 30s. 7s. to 9s. 15s. to 25s. I2S. tO I5S. £70 to £90 .. 15s. to 25s. 20s. to 25s. 7s. to gs. 15s. to 25s. I2S. . . £?o £?o 20s. £0o 20s. 30s. 8s. 20s. I2S. 30s. 8s. •• •• £50 £45 20s. 20s. 25s. .. 40s. .. IOS. . . . . 25s. .. 20s. .. £70 to £ 75 £60 to /70 25s. to 30s. 30s. to 40s. IOS. 15s. to 20s. 15s. to 20s. £6 5 to £80. £ 5 o to £65. 15s. to 25s. 20s. to 30s. 7s. to 8s. 15s. to 20s. I2S. tO 15s. 20S. I2S. us. I2S. 8s. to 12s. 6d. 6s. to 12s. 6d. 4s. to 9s. .. IOS. tO I4S. IOS. tO I2S. . . I 5s. to 8s. .. I ios. to 15s. ios. to 15s. 5S. tO 103. IOS. IOS. 7s. IOS. IOS. 7s. IOS. IOS. 7s. 15s. .. 15s. .. IOS. . . . . I 15s. to 18s. ios. 7s. to 8s. IOS. tO 123. IOS. tO I2S. 5s. to 8s. 2s.6d.t04s. 13s. 6d. 3s. 6d. to 5s. .. 20s. 20s. 15s, 18s. .. 20s. 5s. 15s. 3s. to 4s. 4 S. 3 s - 3 s - " 5. Miscellaneous. General labourers, without board, per day .. .. .. 5s. to 7s. Stonebreakers, without board, per I cubic yard .. .. .. 3s. to 3s. 6d. Seamen, with board, per month .. £5 to £8 Miners, without board, per day .. 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6s. to 6s. 6d. 7s. to 8s. 6s. to 8s. 7s. ■■ I 7s. IOS . . 6s. to 7s. 6s. to 7s. 4 s. 2S. £7 -. 3s. to 3s. 6d. .. £7 to £8 .. £7 9s. * * I 5S. £8.. gs. IOS. .. 3s. 6d. .. £7 to £8 I2S. 3s. 6d. £4 to £8. gS. tO IOS. 8s. P. day. Engine-drivers, without board .. 8s. Tailors, „ . 8s.* .. Tailoresses, „ .. 5s.* Dressmakers, „ .. 3s. to 4s. Milliners, „ .. 4s. to 6s. 6d. Machinists, „ .. 3s. 6d. Storekeepers, „ .. 6s. to 7s. Storekeepers'assistants, „ .. 5s. to 6s. 6d. Drapers'assistants, „ .. 7s. to 7s. 6d. Grocers' assistants, „ .. 6s. to 6s. 6d. Butchers, „ .. 6s. to 7s. Bakers, „ .. 6s. to 7s. Storemen, „ .. j 6s. to 7s. Compositors, „ .. j 7s. to 12s.* P. Say. 8s. to 9s. .. 6s. 4 s. 4s. to 5s. .. 4s. to 5s. .. 3s. 6d. to 4s. ios. 3s. to 8s. 6d. 3s. to 9s. .. 3s. to gs. .. 7s. to 8s. .. 8s. to 8s. 6d 5s. to 6s. 6d. 8s. to 9s. .. P. day. P. wk. 8s. tons. IOS. 15s. to 25s. ios. to 20s. 20s. to 35s. 20s. to 25s. gs. 6d. 40s. to 80s. 40s. to 65s. 40s. to 50s. 40s. to 60s. 40s. to 60s. 5 os. P. day. P. wk. 6s. to us. 6d. 40s. to 60s. ios. 40s. to 50s. 5s. to 8s. 20s. 15s. to 30s. 20s. 20s. to 25s. 30s. to 60s. 183. to 60s. 30s. to 60s. 20s. to 60s. 30s. to 60s. 30s. to 50s. 40s. 30s. to 60s. P. day. us. gs. 3 s - 3 s - 8s. 5 s - 8s. 7s. 8s. 7 s - 7 s - 8s. 8s. IOS. j P. day. P. wk ios. gs. 3s. 4s. 6d. 2S. 50s. 35 s - 40s. 40s. 40s. 40s. 55S. 60s. P. day. P. wk. I2S. IOS. 5s. 3 S. 5 s - 5s. 60s. toioos. 40s. to 60s. 60s. toioos. 40s. to 60s. 40s. to 60s. 40s. to 60s. 60s. to 70s. 60s. to 70s. P. day. 12s. 8s. 3s. 6d. .. 3s. 3s. 3s. 6d. .. P. day. gs. to 12s. 8s. 6s. to gs. 3s. to 4s. 3S. 3s. 6d. to 5s. 2S. 6d. to 3s. 7s. 5s. 5s. to 6s. 5 s - 7s. 8s. to gs. gs. gs. to ios. P.Wk. 60S. 50s. to 60s. 25s. to 30s. 18s. 203. 18s. 50s. to 80s. 20s. to 50s. 40s. to 503 20s. to 50s. 40s. to 60s. J3os. to 35s. 40s. to 50s. 40s. to 70s. 7s. 8s. 6d. .. 7s. 7s. 7s. 8s. IOS. * Mostly piecework. t With board.