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.pprem rices. Ages. Number employed. Wages, Timework. Wages, Piecework. Number employed on Wages. M. F. I Number Wages per Week. . receiving no Wages. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. P. M. F. U. CHRISTCHURCH (CITY)— continued. Galvanised-iron Working. 14 to 16 6 .. 7/ to 12/ .. I .. . • ■ ■ • • • • 17 to 20 8 ... 8/ to 49/ •• •• •• •• •■ ■ Over 20 | 4 42/ to 57/ | .. I • • • • I ■ ■ • • • • • • I • • • • Gas-manufacturing. 14 to 16 1 .. 7/6 .. . • •• • • • • • • •■ I • • •■ 17 to 20 2 .. 15/ to 24/ .. .. . • •■ • • ■ • •• • • • ■ Over 20 28 .. 30/ to 72/ .. .. .. • • • • • • • • I •. • • Hat and Cap Making. 14 to 16 | 1 .. 7/6 I .. .. .. | 1 15 5/ ; 4/ to 7/6 .. .. 17 to 20 1 7 10/ 4/ to 14/ .. .. • • 1 • • 7/b .. .. Over 20 | 5 8 45/to 80/ |l2/6 to 27/6 .. •■ •• •• •• l Heel- and Toe-plate Making. Over 20 | 1 | .. | Oooupier | .. | .*. | .. |- .. | .. | •• | •• I •• I •• Jam-man ufacturing. 14 to 16 3 .. 7/6 to 12/6 .. •. ■ • • • • • • • 17 to 20 1 1 18/ 15/ .. . • ■ • • • • • Over 20 3 1 48/ 20/ .. .. .... .. Joinery and Sash and Door Making. 14 to 16 28 1 .. 5/to 15/ .. I ..2 .. 10/ 17 to 20 40 .. 10/ to 44/ .. ■ • • • • • 9/ to 20/ Over 20 152 I .. 15/ to 72/ .. I 36/ .. 1 .. 25/ Knitting. 14 to 16 I .. | 10 .. 4/to 10/ .. 6/to 6/6 .. 2 .. 4/ .. j.. 17 to 20 1 23 30/ 8/to 15/ .. 6/3 to 19/6 .. .. .. .. Over 20 .. 19 .. 5/ to 15/ .. 8/ to 30/ .. .. .. .. ,..!.. Laundry-work. 14 to 16 I .. 5 1 .. j 6/ to 10/ .. I . • .... .. | .. .. I •. 17 to 20 .. 10 I .. 6/ to 29/ .. .. .. j .. .. .. .... Over 20 I 22 73 29/ to 40/ I 8/ to 30/ I 14/ to 22/6 .. I .. .. I .. .. I .. There are also 166 females employed at benevolent institutions. Linen-bag Making. 14 to 16 I .. I 1 I .. I 6/1 .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. I .. Over 20 I 1 I 2 ! Oocupier | 12/ .. I .. I .. | .. I .. | .. I .. | .. Monumental Masonry. 14tol6 3 .. 5/to 15/ .. •• •• 3 .. 5/to 10/ .. .. .. 17 to 20 4 .. 15/ to 35/ .. .. • • 1 • ■ 10/ .. .... Over 20 12 .. 22/ to 60/ .. • • • • ■ • • • • • I • • I .. .. Meat Freezing and Preserving. • 14 to 16 36 1 12/to 21/ .. I .. 20/ I .. .. .. .. ... I. .. 17 to 20 20 11 10/to 36/ 15/ .. 25/to 30/ .. .. .. .. Over 20 325 3 20/ to 60/ .. ] 48/ to 76/ 35/ | .. | .. .. t .. .. I .. The females are bag-makers. Manure-manufacturing. 14 to 16 1 I .. 15/1 •• • • •• •' • • • • • • • • : 17 to 20 1 .. 27/ .. • • • • • • • • •• Over 20 37 | .. 30/ to 42/1 .. 54/8* | ... .. .. .. * Coopers. Optical Work. Over 20 | 2 | .. | * 60/ | .. | •• I •• I •• I •• I •• ! •• I •• I •• Organ-building. 14tol6 .. .. .. I •• •• •• ! 1 •• 7 / 6 17 to 20 1 .. 10/ .. •• •• •• •■ • •• • Over 20 7 .. 20/ to 80/ | .. .. . • 1 • • 10/ Oleo-stearine and Refined-tallow Making. 17 to 20 I 2 1 .. 1 27/ to 30/ I .. | .. I •• I 1 I .. I 7/6 [ .. I..I. Over 20 I 7 I .. | 30/ to 100/ .. I .. .. I. .. .. I •. I .. I .. I .. Perambulator-making. 14 to 16 4 3 | 7/ to 17/6 4/ to 7/ .. ' .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. 17 to 20 ' 10 11 9/ to 22/6 10/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Over 20 5 2 | 36/ to 48/ 15/ to 25/ .. .. I .. I .. .. .. .....