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.ppreni ;ices. Number employed. Weekly Wages, Timework. Weekly Wages, Piecework. Number employed. Ages. Weekly Wages. M. F. M. F. F. M. F. M. V. M. p. DUNEDIN (CITY)— continued. Cycle and Sewing-machine Manufacturing and Repairing. 14 to 16 ! 3 1 . 6/ to 8/ 7/6 .. .. 9 .. 5/ to 10/ 17 to 20 3 .. : 23/to 30/ .. .. .. 20 .. 6/to 35/ Over 20 ! 58 3 35/ to 60/ 15/ to 30/ Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 17; fifteen persona, 1 ; thirty persons, I: total, 1!). Cardboard-box Manufacturing. 14 to 16 I 5 ! 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5 17 to 20 I 2 1 .. .. .. .. 15 Over 20 I 13 31 .. .. .. .. .... Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 1 ; thirty persons, 1 ; over thirty persons, 1 : total, 3. Award rates : Apprentices, one year au.d half, 5s. to 10s. per week, thereafter £1 per week, or piecework with minimum (id. per hour ; cloth and leather work, 7d. per hour. Cabinetmaking. 14 to 16 i .. 4 .. 5/ to 12/ I .. .. 32 .. j .. I 17 to 20 .. 6 .. 10/ to 15/ .. .. ,48 Over 20 | 203 12 .. 12/6 to 30/ .. .. 3 .. Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 34 ; fifteen persons, 5 ; thirty persons, 3 ; over thirty persons, 1 : total, 43. Award rates : Is. 3d. per hour, forty-eight hours per week ; apprentices, five years, 5s. to £1 5s. per week ; improvers, Is. and Is. l|d. per hour. Calico School-bag Making. 14 to 16 .. , 3 .. 5/ to 9/ 17 to 20 .. 6 .. 11/to 13/ .. 13/6 Over 20 2 8 40/ ! 11/to 15/ Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 3; fifteen persons, 1 : total, 4. Carpentering and Joinery Work. 14 to 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 17 to 20 .. .. .. .. .. 18 Over 20 104 .. .. .. .. 1 | .. Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 28 ; fifteen persons, 1 : total, 29. Award rates : Is. 4d. per hour, forty-four hours per week; apprentices, five years, 5s. to £1 5s. per week. Cement-manufacturing. 14 to 16 i 1 .. 10/ 17 to 20 2 23/ .. .. .. .... Over 20 48 33/ to 80/ Number of Workrooms: Containing over thirty persons, 1. Chemical and Medicine Manufacturing. 14 to 16 10 15 5/ to 10/ 5/ to 9/ .. .. .. 17 to 20 14 16 , 8/ to 42/ 7/ to 12/6 n . oft ( 53 .. i 30/ to 50/ .. I uver a j 9 e J ( , 0/ tQ 100 y 16/ to 20/ / "' '' •' '" " | Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 11 ; fifteen persons, 1 ; thirty persons, 2 ; over thirty persons, 1 : total, 15. Cigarette-manufacturing. 17 to 20 3 .. I 5/ to 15/ .. i 16/ Over 20 2 1 Occupiers ! 25/ .. .. | .. Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 2. Clothing-manufacturing (Waterproof-garment Manufacturing). 14 to 16 .. I .. I .. .. .. .. ..151 .. 5/ 17 to 20 1 2 20/ .. .. 15/ .. 4 .. 15/ to 17/6 Over 20 2 I 10 45/ ] 20/ to 22/6 .. 10/6 to 20/ Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 2; fifteen persons, 1 ; thirty persons, 2; over thirty persons, 5: total, 10. Award rates: Coat, vest, trouser, and mole makers and machinists, £1 5s. per week. Improvers— First-class coat and vest hands, £1 0s. 6d. ; second class, 17s. 6d. ; trouser and mole hands, first class, £1 ; second class, 15s. Apprentices—Coat-making, two years ; vest and trouser hands, one year; coat-machinists, two years; vest-machinists, one year ; trouser and mole machinists, one year ; coat-making and coat-machining—first six months, 5s. ; second, 7s. 6d.; third, 10s. ; fourth, 12s. 6d. Vest making and machining, first four months, 5s. per week; second, 7s. 6d. ; third, 10s. Trouser making, machining, finishing, and mole-machining, first four months, 5s. ; second, 7s. 6d. ; third, 10s. • Clothing-manufacturing (General). 14 to 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. [ 12 ; 73 7/6 to 10/ 17 to 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 ; 129 12/6 to 17/6 „ „„ I 18 I .. 25/ to 47/6 I . K . Over 20 | w i 266 5 6/ t o90/j| " 45 / For wages of females, see award rates.