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FACTORIES. These statistics cover the period from 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904. [In each case the foremen and forewomen mentioned are included in the numbers.]

Apprentices. Number employed. Weekly Wages, Timework. Weekly Wages, Piecework. Ages. Number employed. Weekly Wages. M. F. M. P. M. E, M. F. M. F. AUCKLAND (CITY). Aerated-water and Cordial Manufacturing. 14 to 16 8 .. 8/ to 15/ | 17 to 20 8 .. 15/ to 40/ : Over 20 40 .. 25/ to 60/ Number of Factories: Containing up to eight persons, 4; fifteen persons, 1 ; thirty persons, 1 : total, 6. Agrioultural-implement Making. 14 to 16 5 .. 6/ to 8/ .. .. .. .. .. .. I 17 to 20 1 .. 12/6 .. .. .. .... Over 20 15 .. 25/ to 51/ Number of Faotories : Containing up to eight persons, 5. Ammunition-manufaoturing. 14 to 16 12 .. 9/ to 11/ .. 10/ .. j .. 17 to 20 1 59 15/ 9/ to 13/ .. 10/ to 18/ 3 .. 9/ to 14/6 Over 20 17 40 30/ to 60/ 12/ to 35/ .. 10/ to 19/ Foremen, 72/ to 80/. Number of Faotories: Containing over thirty persons, 1. Bacon-curing and Sausage-making. 14 to 16 I 1 .. 10/ I .. .. .. .. I .. 17 to 20 ' 2 35/ .. .. .. .... Over 20 19 1 30/ to 70/ 20/ Number of Faotories : Containing up to eight persons, 7 ; fifteen persons, 1 : total, 8. Baking-powder Manufacturing. 14 to 16 I 5 i .. I 7/ to 9/ I .. | .. j .. I .. I ' .. | .. I Over 20 | 5 | .. I 45/ to 85/ | .. .. .. .. | .. I Number of Faotories: Containing up to eight persons, 2. Baking (Bread and Confectionery). 14 to 16 I 10 .. 10/ to 22/6: .. .. .. 3 .. 7/ to 19/ 17 to 20 27 2 5/ to 45/ 10/ to 20/ .. .. 6 .. 11/ to 27/ Over 20 I 171 7 20/ to 80/ I 10/ to 21/ Number of Factories : Containing up to eight persons, 65 ; fifteen persons, 2 : total, 67. Baking (Pastry and Confectionery). 14 to 16 5 2 6/ to 8/ 10/ to 16/ .. I - • • • • • • • • I 17 to 20 1 3 12/6 8/ to 18/ .. .. 2 .. 15/ to 20/ Over 20 30 3 ! 40/ to 60/ 30/ .. I Number of Faotories: Containing up to eight persons, 20. Biscuit and Confectionery Making. 14 to 16 7 22 7/6 to 10/ 6/ to 12/ .. .. I .. 17 to 20 39 60 10/ to 33/ 8/ to 17/6 .. .. 2 .. 15/ to 20/ Over 20 91 22 20/ to 60/ 8/ to 20/ .. .. I .. Number of Factories: Containing up to fifteen persons, 1; thirty persons, 2 ; over thirty persons, 3 : total, 6. Butter and Cheese Making and Packing. 14 to 16 3 .. 10/to 15/ .. .. .. .. .. .. I 17 to 20 3 .. 15/ to 30/ Over 20 44 5 20/ to 90/ 15/ to 30/ Number of Factories : Containing up to eight persons, 10 ; fifteen persons, 2 : total, 12. Brewing (Malting, Bottling, &c). 14 to 16 I 18 .. 7/6 to 18/ 17 to 20 | 20 .. 12/ to 27/6 .. .. .. .... Over 20 I 162 .. 20/ to 80/ Brewers, 120/. Number of Factories: Containing up to eight persons, 8; fifteen persons, 2; thirty persons, 2; over Shirty persons, 2 : total, 14. Billiard-table Manufacturing. 14 to 16 I .. | .. I .. I • • I • • I •• I 1 I .. I 5/ I Over 20 I 2 | .. 42/ .. ., I .. .. | .. Number of Factories : Containing up to eight persons, 1. Boat-building. 14 to 16 I 11 .. 5/ to 10/ .. .. .. 4 .. 6/ to 10/ 17 to 20 8 .. 7/ to 25/ .. .. .. 9 .. 10/ to 25/ Over 20 i 62 .. 16/ to 70/ Number of Faotories : Containing up to eight persons, 7 ; fifteen persons, 2 ; thirty persons, 2 : total, 11. Blaoksmithing and Horse-shoeing. 14 to 16 14 .. 5/to 16/ .. .. .. 5 .. 5/to 10/ I 17 to 20 39 .. 7/ to 32/6 .. .. .. 7 .. 8/ to 25/ [ Over 20 116 .. 15/ to 65/ .. .. | Number of Faotories : Containing up to eight persons, 37 ; fifteen persons, 4 ; thirty persons, 1: total, 42. 3—H. 11.