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Number •mploved. Weekly Wages, Timework. Weekly Wages, Piecework. Ages. Apprentices. Number employed. Weekly Wages. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. F. M. P. WELLINGTON (CITY)—continued. Dyeing and Cleaning. 14 to 16 3 1 10/ to 12/6 6/6 .. .. .... 17 to 20 1 1 32/6 10/ .. .. .... Over 20 14 13 30/ to 60/ 15/ to 25/ .. .. ... Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 3 ; thirty persons, 1 : total, 4. Engineering. 14 to 16 36 .. 6/ to 25/ .. .. .. 19 7/6 to 14/ 17 to 20 72 .. 8/ to 30/ .. .. .. 48 .. 5/ to 25/ Over 20 347 .. 38/to 60/ .. .. .. 15 .. 8/6 to 30/ Foremen, 69/ to 84/. Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 6 ; fifteen persons, 3 ; thirty persons, 4; over thirty persons, 5 : total, 18. Award rates : Is. 1 Jd. per hour ; apprentices, 5s. to £1 5s. per week (six years). Engraving and Electro-plating. 14 to 16 2 .. 10/1 17 to 20 2 20/ .. .. .. 1 17/6 Over 20 12 1 40/ to 70/ | 12/6 Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 5. Electrical Engineering. 14 to 16 4 .. 5/ to 17/6 17 to 20 5 .. 20/ to 40/ Over 20 77 35/ to 60/ I Foremen, 65/ to 120/. Number of Workrooms: Containing up to fifteen persons, 3; over thirty persons, 1 : total, 4. Firewood-cutting and Corn-crushing. 14 to 16 I 3 i .. 10/ .. .. .. .. .. .. I Over 20 I 23 , .. 30/ to 49/6 .. ■ I .. ' .. .. .. .. I Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 11. Fibrous-plaster Making. 17 to 20 I .. [ .. .. .. .. I .. 1 I .. 10/ Over 20 ! 7 i .. 50/ to 80/ , .. .. I .. .. I .. Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 1. Flock-making. 17 to 20 .. 1 .. 18/ .. I .. .. I .. Over 20 3 1 30/to 39/ 18/ .. I .. .. I .. Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 1. Flour-milling. 17 to 20 1 I .. 30/ .. .. .. j .. Over 20 2 I .. 54/ .. .. .. I .. Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 1. Fur-rug Making. 17 to 20 .. I 1 .. I 17/6 .. I .. . ... .. .. I Over 20 8 I 1 50/ to 60/ I 27/6 36/ .. .... Number of Workrooms: Containing up to fifteen persons, 1. Fish-curing. 14 to 16 1 I .. 10/1 .. i 17 to 20 2 .. 30/ to 50/ I Over 20 11 .. 45/ to 80/ | .. .. I Number of Workrooms: Containing up to> eight persons, 3. Fireproof-wall Making. Over 20 i 3 j .. ] 52/6 to 63/ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 1. Gas and Coke Making. 14 to 16 6 .. .. .. .. I 17 to 20 18 Over 20 112 .. .. ... .. .... Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 1 ; over thirty persons, 1 : total, 2. Award rates : Gasstokers (ordinary), 9s. per shift of eight hours ; gas-stokers (leading), 9s. 6d. per shift of eight hours. Glass Bevelling and Silvering. 14 to 16 i 2 i .. 10/ to 12/ 17 to 20 J 2 .. 20/ to 37/6 Over 20 i 6 40/ to 55/ Number of Workrooms: Containing up to fifteen persons, 1.