D.—sc.

Return showing the Number and Earnings of Men on Railway- and Road-construction Works under the Co-operative System— continued.

* A high price was paid for the work these men were doing because they could only work at it intermittently, when the river was low (they worked 12 days out of 28), and even when they could work at all they had to work in from 1ft. to 3ft. of water. This party was also particularly expert, as another party working at similar work alongside of them, at same rates, only earned 12s. 8d. per man per day, and only worked for 11 days out of 31, although the weather was fine. t A somewhat higher price than usual was allowed for this work, owing to its having been let during very wet weather. Before the work was finished, however, the weather improved, and the men earned high rates towards the last. Their average earnings throughout were 9s. 4d. per man per day. J Work undermeasured previously, earnings for previous months having been only 7s. lid. and 7s. 8d. respectively per man per diem. § Average earnings of this party from the commencement of their work have been 8s. 6d. per man per diem.

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Name of Railway. US r~<f-i TM ■A° S Earnings per Diem. Date of Eeturn Highest. Lowest. Average. Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section ; Eketahuna-Woodville 1 Railway— Makakahi Section Pukemuku Section Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Seaward Bush Railway Otago Central Railway 131 67 £ a. d. 0 9 5} •114 £ s. d. 0 3 68 0 1 3J £ s. d. 0 6 7 0 8 11| 31 July, 1892. 31 „ 138 125 0 13 8 0 12 0 0 2 104 0 3 24 0 7 5 0 7 54 31 „ 16 „ 24 19 60 58 62 0 12 8 0 12 2 0 12 0 0 10 2| 0 8 8J 0 4 3 0 16 0 7 114 0 4 4 0 6 10J 0 8 4J 0 7 11 0 9 0J 0 7 8| 0 7 10 2 August, 20 July, 24 August, „ 18 July, 31 „ Total 684 Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Bailway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Railway— Makakahi Section Pukemuku Section Greymouth-Hokitka Railway Seaward Bush Railway ■Otago Central Bailway 112 91 0 9 Of 0 12 54 0 2 10 0 3 11 0 6 8 0 8 5J 30 September, 1892. 30 123 126 0 12 3 fO 17 10 0 3 8J 0 3 8| 0 7 10J 0 8 3J 30 5 October, „ 12 15 50 45 102 0 11 0 0 12 5 0 13 0 0 8 114 0 9 10 0 7 9 0 7 0 0 6 3 0 6 6| 0 5 5} 0 9 44 0 10 34 0 9 el 0 8 14 0 7 7 30 September, 30 8 October, 19 September, 26 Total 676 Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Railway— Makakahi Section Pukemuku Section Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Seaward Bush Railway Otago Central Bailway 97 59 0 9 1 0 11 0 0 2 9 0 3 0 0 6 10 0 5 10 31 October, 1892. 31 119 119 {0 15 3i 0 11 94 0 3 78 0 3 5 0 8 7£ 0 7 5 31 17 November, „ 13 15 22 48 107 0 7 114 0 8 10 0 12 1 0 9 3J 0 9 4 0 7 4 0 7 3 0 6 10 0 6 11 0 5 1\ 0 7 7| 0 8 0J 0 9 54 0 8 4i 0 7 6 4 15 5 15 24 October, Total 599 Kamo-Hikurangi Railway Paeroa-Te Aroha Railway North Island Main Trunk Railway— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Bailway— Makakahi Section Pukemuku Section Greymouth-Hokitika Railway Westport-Ngakawau Railway Seaward Bush Bailway Otago Central Bailway 85 78 0 10 10 0 13 04 0 5 Of 0 4 3 0 7 88 0 6 6 20 December, 1892. 12 115 106 0 13 1 §0 13 68 0 4 8| 0 4 0 0 9 0 0 8 74 14 15 19 8 150 21 52 166 0 9 8J 0 8 64 0 15 1 0 12 1 0 12 5J 0 9 Of 0 4 9 0 5 6 0 5 4 0 12 1 0 6 2 0 5 7 0 6 10 0 J 0} 0 10 i| 0 12 1 0 8 8| 0 7 li} 20 17 31 13 12 23 November, ,, Total 800 Roads. 30 November, 1892. 16 December, „ Havelock-Mahikapawa Road Great South Road 22 58 0 9 10 0 13 3 0 7 1 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 6 S£ Total 80