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Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 4 ; fifteen persons, 1 ; thirty persons, 1 ; over thirty persons, 2 :Jtotal, 8. Award rates : Wages hands, first three years, 7s. to 19s. per week ; over eighteen years of age, £1 per week ; piecework by log. (Slightly higher rates for Mosgiel Woollen Company and Ross and Glendining.)

employed. ' Weekly Wages, Timework. Weekly Wages, Piecework. Apprentices. Ages. Number employed. Weekly Wages. M. F. M. P. M. F. M. F. M. F. I M. F. I I M. P. M. F. M. F. DUNEDIN (CITY)— continued. Fellmongering. 17 to 20 0 .. i 30/ to 36/ .. .. .. .. ..I Over 20 36 | 21/ to 51/ Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 4 ; fifteen persons, 1 : total, 5. Fish-curing. 14 to 16 ! 2 5/ and 7/6 .. .. .. .. I .. 17 to 20 J 9 .. 15/ to 30/ Over 20 ! 24 .. i 35/ to 60/ Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 14. Flock and Kapoc Milling. 14 to 16 1 .. j 22/6 .. •• I 17 to 20 j 1 i I 15/ 71 Over 20 i 9 j .. I 30/ to 60/ .. .. .. .. I .. Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 2. Flour and Oatmeal Milling. 14 to 16 .... .. .. .. .. 4 .. 17 to 20 .. .. .. .. .. •• 5 ; .. Over 20 39 i .. .. .. I Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 2 ; fifteen persons, 3 : total, 5. Award rates : lOJd. to Is. 1 Jd. per hour ; engine-drivers, Is. to Is. 3d. per hour ; boys, five years, 10s. to £1 16s. per week. Fur-goods Manufacturing. 17 to 20 .. 2 .. 7/6 and 8/ Over 20 1 .. Occupier Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 1. Fly-dressing and Minnow-making. 14 to 16 .. .. .. .. •• ! ■• •• 2 ■• 5/ and 8/ 17 to 20 .... .. .. •. .. • • 2 .. 8/ Over 20 2 2 50/ 20/ and 40/ ' Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 1. Firewood-cutting. 14 to 16 2 j .. 12/6 ; .. | 17 to 20 i 1 .. 15/ Over 20 10 .. 25/ to 50/ Number of Workrooms: Containing up to eight persons, 6. Gas-manufacturing. Over 20 I 62 I .. [ 39/ to 73/6 | .. | .. [ .. | .. | .. | .. | Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 1 ; fifteen persons, 1 ; over thirty persons, 1 : total, 3. Grass-seed Cleaning. Over 20 I 25 I .. I 35/ to 60/ J .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 6. Gunsmithing. 14 to 16 ! .. .. .. • • • • • • 1 I • • 10/ 17 to 20 i 1 .. 22/ Over 20 10 .. 40/ to 60/ .. .. .. .. .. ! Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 3. Hat and Cap Manufacturing. 14 to 16 3 11 5/, to 10/ 7/to 12/ .'. 5/ to-12/6 .. 16 .. 5/to 12/0 17 to 20 8 30 15/|to|30/ 6/6 to 18/ .. 9/ to 20/ 4 13 12/6 to 29/6 7/6 to 14/ Over 20 I ] 3 « j 4? % „, } .. 20/ Number of Workrooms : Containing up to eight persons, 1 ; fifteen persons, 1 ; thirty persons, 3 ; over thirty persons, 2 : total, 7. Hair-combing. 14 to 16 .. , 6 .. 7/ • • I 12 / 6 to 15 / •• i • • 17 to 20 .. 4 .. lO/.to 12/6 .. 16/ Over 20 11 6 I 40/to 60/ 40/ .. I .. | .. Number of Workrooms ; Containing up to eight persons, 4 ; fifteen persons, 1 : total, 5. Hosiery-knitting. 14 to 16 .. .. .. .. •. • • .. I 53 17 to 20 2 .. .. . ' .. •• ..112 Over 20 22 ! 164 .. .. \