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EXHIBIT No. 10. (Nos. 10 to 19 put in by Mr. W. T. Young. See pages 450-52.) Wellington Provincial District.—Comparative Statement or the Price of Provisions in the Years 1892 and 1909, per Official Records.

Wellington Provincial District. —Comparative Statement of the Averages of Wages paid in the Years 1892 and 1909 in accordance with Official Records.

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Class of Article. Price, 1892. Price, 1909. Increase. Flour, retail, 50 lb. bag Bread, 4 lb. loaf Beef, per pound ...... Mutton, per pound Veal, per pound Pork, per pound Lamb, per pound Butter, fresh, per pound.. .. ,, salt, per pound Cheese, colonial, per pound „ imported, per pound Milk, per quart Potatoes, per hundredweight, retail Onions, per pound Carrots, per dozen bunches Turnips, per dozen bunches Cabbages, per dozen Bacon, per pound Ham, per pound Tea, per pound.. Coffee, per pound Sugar, per pound Rice, per pound Salt, per pound Candles, per pound Coal, per ton Soap, per hundredweight Geese, per pair Ducks, per pair Fowls, per pair Turkeys, per head : s. d. s. d. 6 0 to 6 9 0 6 „ 0 7 0 31 „ 0 5 0 4.i o i 0 4,06 0 5 „ 0 6 6d. lOd. 0 8 to 0 9 0 6 „ 0 8 0 10 „ 1 3 0 3 „ 0 4 6 0 „ 8 6 0 0| „ 0 2 1 0 „ 2 0 16,20 10,12 0 61 „ 0 7 0 9 , 0 10 2 0,36 1 6 „ 2 0 0 3 „ 0 31 3d. 0 1 to 0 11 0 7,0 10 34 0 „ 50 0 15 0 ,26 0 5 0,90 3 6,46 2 6,39 3 0 „ 5 6 s. d. s. d. 6 6 to 7 3 0 6 „ 0 8 0 4 „ 0 51 0 3 „ 0 5 0 4 „ 0 6 0 6 „ 0 7 0 6 „ 0 8 nid. 0 7 to 1 0 0 6 „ 0 8 1 4 „ 1 6 0 3 „ 0 4 6 6 „ 8 0 0 1,03 1 0 „ 1 6 1 0 „ 1 6 1 0 „ 3 0 0 81 „ 0 11 0 91 „ 1 0 16,20 16,20 0 21 „ 0 3 0 2 „ 0 3 Id. s. d. 0 6 0 01 0 01 0 01 0 1 0 1 o if: 0 1 0 41 0 11 3d. decrease. 3d. „ 0 11 0 3 0 li Decrease. Decrease. ii ii 0 7 to 0 8 32 0 „ 45 0 21 0 „ 30 0 7 0 „ 10 0 5 0 „ 7 6 3 0,56 6 0 „ 10 0 ?! 11 5 0 1 0 2 3 1 11 3 9

Class of Worker. Wages paid, 1892. Wages paid, 1909. Increase. Wages per ay, without Boan Masons Plasterers Bricklayers Darpenters Wheelwrights Shipwrights Watchmakers Plumbers Painters Saddlers 9/ to 12/ 9/ „ 12/ 9/ „ 12/ 8/ „ 10/ 8/6 „ 10/ 12/ 9/ to 15/ 8/ „ 12/ 8/ „ 10/ 7/6 „ 10/ 7/6 „ 10/ 7/6 „ 10/ 10/ 6/ to 8/ 9/ „ 14/ 6/ 6/ 9/6 : 6/ to 8/ 12/ to 13/4 12/8 12/8 10/ to 11/6 10/ „ 11/8 10/ „ 10/8 8/6 „ 12/ 10/6 „ 12/ 9/ „ 10/ 7/ „ 10/ 10/ 8/ to 10/ 8/ „ 10/ 8/ 8/ to 10/ V ,, 8/ 8/ „ 9/ 8/ „ 72/ 8/ „ 9/ 3/ and 1/4 2/2 ' 2/2 2/ and 1/6 1/6 „ 1/8 Decrease. 1/3 6d. Decrease. 1/3 6d. Doopers.. Shoemakers Tailors .. Gleneral labourers Engine-drivers .. Farm labourers .. Ploughmen Harvesters hardeners 1/ Decrease. 1/6 2/6 6d. 1/6