H.—lo

50

(a) Males, 20, 18, 15,10, 7, 3, and 1 year; females, 15, 11£, and 6 years. (Z?) Ages, 8, 5, and 3 years. (c) Male, 2 years; females, 6 and 3J years, (d) £5 is. trade society, £10 per annum insurance. (c) Males, 14, 6, and 2£ years; female, 11£ years. (/) 4s. 6d. per annum (school-books). (g) £812s. (id. last year, but average £20. (h) Males, 9 and 7 years; female, 1 year. (i) Males, 9 and 2 years ; females, 8 and 7 years. (j) Males, 18,10, 9, and 1 year; females, 24, 13, and 3 years. [7c) Family all married arid away. (0 Insurance, £113s. lOd.; rates, 10s. 2d.; sundries, 12s. (mj Additional to the £1112s. 9d,

Table II.— continued.

South. South. South Central. North Central. North Central. North Central. South Central. South South [.Central. Reference number .. .. .. .. .. Trade or occupation 97. Butcher 98. Butcher 99. Butcher 100. Compositor 101. Compositor 102. Blacksmith 103. Miner 104. Miner 105. Tinsmith 106. Tinsmith Nominal rate of wages per week If working by piece, earnings per week Number of hours constituting week's work Amount of lost time per year — ■ From sickness From want of employment From holidays Average earnings per year, allowing for lost time Number of family and ages (males and females to be distinguished) Number of family at work, and net earnings per year, allowing for lost time Total net earnings available for the expenditure of family per year Extent and character of house-accommodation Amounts paid for — ■ House-rent, per week or year Rates, taxes, water, per year Fuel and light —coal, gas, candles, &c, per week Winter Summer Bread, flour .. .. .. .. ..per week Oatmeal, rice, or other grain-foods .. .. .. „ Butcher's meat .. .. .. .. .. „ Bacon .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Fish Vegetables Cheese .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Butter .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Milk Tea Coffeo .. Cocoa .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Salt and other seasonings .. ... .. .. „ Pickles .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Jams .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Treacle Beer or other food-beverages, exclusive of those „ specially mentioned above Washing and cleaning materials .. .. .. „ Education and recreation — Schooling, &e, for children Books, papers Recreation, holiday expenses Boots and clothing .. .. .. .. per year Bedding, furniture, and repairs .. .. .. „ Payments to friendly, trade, or building societies .. „ Medical attendance and drugs — If annual If weekly .. .. .. ... ..per week Or according to arrangement .. .. .. „ Annual savings (if any) in bank, cooperative, building, or other societies, per year £1/15 £2 £2/5 £2/13/3 45 £3 £2/5 44 to 48 £3 £1/15 £1/10 £2/8 £2/5 45 76 72 48 57 48 474 48 8 weeks 3 months 35 weeks 2 months 7 clays 40 days 20 days £70 4m,3f. (j) 2; £52 £91 7m, 3 f. (a) 3; £100 £104 3 f. (b) £100 lm, 2 f. (c) £96 1 girl £40 4 m, 1 f. (e) 1 boy, £18 £100 2 m., If. {h) 3 weeks £70 2 m, 2 f. (i) 10 days £120/16 8 days £100 1, 6 mos. £191 Four rooms £104 £100 £96 £C8 Four rooms £100 Two looms £70 Four rooms £122 Four rooms £120/16 Four rooms £100 Four rooms Three rooms Five rooms Four rooms Own 12/ 5/ 10/ per week 5/ per week £36 per year £9 per year £2/0 6/ per week Own 16/ 4/6 per week 9/ per week 2/6 4/ 2/ ..(/) 4/ 6/ 1/6 1/ 3/ 6d. 4/ Od. 4/6 5/ 8d. 1/ 2/ 6d. lid. 1/9 2/ 5/ 1/ 4/ 1/ 1/ 3d. 5/ 3/0 5/6 6d. 9/ 1/ Od. , 2/6 6d. 2/ 2/6 2/ 1/ 1/ 6/6 2/6 6/ 6d. 2/ 1/ 6/ 2/ 5/ 1/ 3/6 3/6 5/ 1/9 3/ 1/2 1/ 1/6 1/1 4/ 2/4 2/ 6/ 3/ 2/6 2/ 5/ 1/4 2/ 1/6 1/ 2/ 1/9 1/6 2/8 4/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 6d. 1/9 1/ i/9 1/ 1/9 1/2 Id. Id. lOJd. 3d. 3d. 6d. 3/ 2/ 3/ 6d. 1/ 1/ 3/ 6d. 3/ 2/ 1/3 6d. 6d. 2/ 3d. i'l 2/ 2/ 1/ 6d. 3/ 6d. 6d. 1/ 1/6 3d. 6d. 2/ 6d. 2/ 6d. 2/6 3d. 3d. 1/6 1/ 6d. 1/9 6d. 9d. 1/8 1/ 5d. 1/ 6d. 1/6 2/ 6d. 1/ 6<i. 2/ 9d. 1/ 6d. 1/2 9d. 6d. 9d. 1/ 6d. £3 per year 2/ per week £5 per year £90 £10 6d. per week £3 per year £28 £3 £3/5 1/ per week ■ • (/) 6d. per week 2/ per week 1/ per week £20 3d. per week 1/2 per week 1/3 per week 1/6 per week £8 £2 £11/12/9 6d. per week £20 £10 ■ • (g) iio £16 £4 £4 ..(d) £3/18, union £3 £3/3 Paid by lo d £4 £5 £3 1/ £3 •• £1/4 per yr. £10 (to) £17/14 I ' ••