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Apprentices. Number employed. Wages, Timework. Wages, Piecework. Number receiving no Wages. Ages. Number employed on Wages. Wages per Week. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. NELSON DISTRICT (excluding Nelson City)—continued. Cabinetmaking and Upholstering. 14 to 16 4 .. 6/ to 15/ .. .. i .. .. .. .. 17 to 20 11 2 20/ to 45/ 5/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Over 20 8 .. 40/ to 60/ .. .. .. .. .. .. Colliery-works (Repairing and Maintaining). 14 to 16 1 .. 6/ .. .. I .. .. .. .. 17 to 20 5 .. 27/ to 48/ .. .. .. .. .. .. ..' .... Over 20 28 .. 36/ to 90/ .. .. I .. .. .. .. Cycle Engineering. 17 to 20 I 1 | .. I 35/ I ?. I .. I .. 1 .. I .. I .. I .. | •• j •■ Over 20 I 1 I .. | 60/ | .. I .. I .. I .. | .. I • • I • • I • • I ■ • Dressmaking. 14 to 16 .. 3 .. 5/ to 7/6 .. .. .. 17 .. 1.4/ I .. .. 17 to 20 .. 13 .. 4/ to 9/ .. .. .. 1 .. 4/ .... Over 20 .. 20 .. 7/6 to 80/ .. .. .. .. .. | .. 1 .. .. Engineering. 14 to 16 46 I 8/ to 19/ .. .. j .. .. • - - • • •• .... 17 to 20 38 .. 22/ to 54/ .. .. .. .. .. .. Over 20 40 I .. 50/ to 66/ .. .. 1 .. .... .. .. .... Engine-fitting, Carpentering, &c, for Harbour Board. 17 to 20 I 11 .. I 48/ .. | .. .. I .. I .. | .. .. | •• | •• Over 20 | 11 | . - I 54/ to 66/ I .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. [.. I .. Flax-dressing. 14 to 16 3 .. 20/ to 24/ .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 to 20 9 .. 20/to 30/ .. .. .. .. .. .. Over 20 22 .. 25/ to 48/ .. .. .. .. • • .. •• .... Gas-manufacturing. Oyer 20 | 7| .. | 60/ to 80/ | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | ... | .. |..|.. Joinery and Sash- and Door-making. 14 to 16 2 1.. 5/ I .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 to 20 1 .. 22/6 .. .. .. .. .. .. Over 20 6 | .. 15/ to 80/ | .. .. | .. .. .. .. I Meat- and Fish-preserving. 17 to 20 I 1 1 2 I 15/ 10/ .. | .. | .. I .. I .. .. | • ■ | •• Over 20 | 2 | .. | - 30/ I .. I .'. I • • I — I — I • • I • • ' • ■ I • • Plumbing, Tinsmithing, &o. 14 to 16 4 .. 5/ to 7/6 .. .. .. • • . • •• .. .... 17 to 20 2 .. 12/6 to 30/ .. .. .. .. .. .. Over 20 5 .. 60/ to 70/ .. .. .. • • • • • • Printing and Publishing. 14 to 16 10 I 1 5/ to 14/ 5/ .. .. I .. .. I .. 17 to 20 10 | 13 12/6 to 40/ 5/ to 12/6 .. .. .. .. .. Over 20 24 ! 6 30/ to 90/ 20/ to 40/ .. .. | .. .. I .. .. .... Saddle- and Harness-making. Over 20 | 4 | .. | 20/ to 60/ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. 1 .. | .. Sawmilling. 14 to 16 14 .. 6/ to 30/' .. .. • • •• •• • • 17 to 20 28 .. 7/ to 50/ .. .. .. .. • • . • • ■ .... Over 20 210 .. 40/ to 70/ .. .. .. • • • • .. Tailoring. 14 to 16 3 2 5/to 7/ 5/6 .. .. 2 4 5/ 5/ .. .. 17 to 20 4 22 20/ to 30/ 5/ to 20/ .. .. 2 2 15/ to 20/ 4/ to 5/ .. Over 20 22 15 40/ to 60/ 15/ to 25/ .. .. .. •. .. WESTLAND DISTRICT (exoluding Hokitika). Aerated-water and Cordial Manufacturing. 17 to 20 I 2 1 .. | Not stated I .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. I .. j .. Over 20 | 1 | .. I Not stated | .. .. .. • • • • • • I • • I • • I ■ • Blacksmithing. 14 to 16 1 .. 10/ • .. .. .. | • • ■ • • • 17 to 20 1 .. 35/ .. .. .. .. .4 •• •• .... Over 20 3 60/ .. .. .. | .. .. ..