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Summary of Awards, Accepted Recommendations, and Agreements, showing (1) Trades in which Wages and Hours have been Stationary ; (2) Trades in which Wages have been increased or Hours shortened; (3) Trades in which Wages have decreased or Hours lengthened; (4) Trades in which there is One Award or Agreement only; (5) Other Trades not shown in Summary owing to difficulty in making Satisfactory Comparison.

(1.) Trades in which Wages and Hours have been Stationary.

(2.) Trades in which Increased Wages or Shorter Hours (generally) have been fixed.

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Years ol First and Last Awards. Trade. District. Page. Years of First and Last Awards. Trade. District. District. Page. Butchers .. Wellington (City) | „ .. Canterbury, (Christchurch) Bakers .. Ditto .. j „ .. Otago (Dunedin) Bookbinders and Wellington j paper-rulers (General) Brick and pot- Canterbury j tery and clay- (General) workers Ditto .. Otago (General) Builders' and Northern (Auck- : general la- land City) bourers Curriers .. Canterbury | (Christchurch) Carpenters .. Gisborne .. i ,, .. Timaru „ .. Otago (Dunedin) Cook's and ste- Wellington wards Coach-workers Wellington (City and Hutt) „ Canterbury (Christchurch) Engine-drivers Wellington (General) „ Canterbury (Christchurch) Westland (Westport Coal Company) Gold-miners .. Northern (Thames) „ (dredge- Otago men) Gardeners .. Canterbury (Christchurch) Grocers' assist- Northern (Auckants land City) Hairdressers' as- Wellington (City) sistants Ditto .. Canterbury (Christchurch) Iron and brass moulders Letterpress machinists Painters Canterbury (Christchurch) j Ditto 36 1902 to 1905 2 3 1900 to 1905 1901 to 1905 36 1901 to 1905 4 5,6 8 1898 to 1903 1897 to 1906 1902 to 1906 Wellington (General) Canterbury^ (Timaru) Wellington (City) Otago (Dunedin) Wellington (City) Otago (Dunedin) Wellington (City) 39 1899 to 1902 39 1904 to 1906 10 1902 to 1906 Plumbers 41 41 41 42 44 1898 to 1902 1901 to 1906 1900 to 1903 1900 to 1903 1901 to 1903 10 11 1902 to 1906 1903 to 1906 Plasterers Rangemakers Sausage - casing workers Saddlers 12 1901 to 1904 Otago and Southland (General) Northern (Auckland City and General) Canterbury (General) Northern Wellington Otago Wellington Northern (Auckland City) Canterbury (Christchurch) 45 1900 to 1902 13 13 13,14 14 1903 to 1905 1902 to 1906 1900 to 1903 1902 to 1904 Shipwrights .. 45 1901 to 1906 Stonemasons .. 48 1902 to 1906 15 16 1900 to 1906 j 1901 to 1906 Seamen 48 48 48 50 50 1898 to 1906 1897 to 1906 1897 to 1906 1897 to 1906 1900 to 1906 27 1903 to 1906 Tailors Shop tailoresses 27 1903 to 1906 Tin - plate and sheet - metal workers Ditto 56 1899 to 1901 27 1902 to 1907 Otago and Southland (Dunedin) Canterbury (Waimate) Otago (Dunedin) 56 1899 to 1901 31 1901 to 1903 Threshing-mills 60 1903 to 1906 34 1902 to 1907 Typographers.. 59 1901 to 1904 30 1903 to 1906 Wharf labourers Wellington Westland (Greymouth) Westland (Westport) Canterbury 61 61 1901 to 1903 1900 to 1906 30,31 1903 to 1906 61 1900 to 1907 i 3 4 1901 to 1903 61 1902 to 1904 j 34 1901 to 1906

Wages. Hours. Years of First and Last Awards. Trade. District. Page. From To From To Butchers .. Auckland (City) 2 59£ 59 35/ to 45/ 42/ to 55/ per week | per week excluding foremen Journeymen stationary. Youths: 15/to 30/ I 17/6 to 32/6 per week per week Journeymen : 46/6 to 54/ | 45/ to 60/ Improvers: 25/ | 30/ Apprentices: 5/ to 12/6 5/ to 15/ and found and found Stationary* Journeymen: 42/ to 60/ | 45/ to 60/ Apprentices: 12/6 to 40/ | 12/6 to 35/ (decrease) 1899 to 1906. » • • Wanganui 3 57 56 1903 to 1906. Bakers Auckland (City) Stationary 1898 to 1905. Wellington (City) South Canterbury 4 5 54 51 Stationary 1898 to 190' 1902 to 1901 * Except not now thirteen loavei of bread per week. allowei