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Curriers ■ Journeymen, Is. 3d. per hour; apprentices, five years, 10s. to 35s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week 20 years of age, 20s. to 30s. per week. Hours of work — Cheese-factories, 70 per week ; butter-factories, 50 to 60 per week ; creameries, as arranged receiving and can - washing —head of department, 51s.; other workers, 42s. Boys and youths, from 12s. 6d. to 35s. per week ; first engine - driver and handy man, 55s.; second engine-driver and handy man, 48s. Hours of labour, 52 per week during summer and 44 per week during winter. Journeymen, Is. 3d. per hour; apprentices, five years, 10s. to 35s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Journeymen over 22 years of age, Is. IJd. per hour; boys and youths for first four years, from 10s. to 25s. per week. In the fifth year, or on attaining 21 years of age, SOs. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Cycle building and repairing Electrical workers Journeymen electricians, Is. 4d. per hour (chargemen, Is. per day extra); apprentices, five years, 5s. to 25s. per week; improvers, first year 9d. per hour, second year Is. per hour. Hours of labour, 44 per week Journeymen, Is. 4Jd. per hour (chargemen, Is. per day extra); battery-work, Is. per day extra; assistants, five years, 7s. 6d. to 35s. per week; improvers, first 3'ear 9d. per hour, second year Is. per hour. Hours of labour, 45 per week Iron and brass moulders, same as Northern DistrictFitters, &c, and Union Steamship Company, same conditions as Northern District. Boilermakers, sec Shipbuilding, &c. Journeymen, Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. per hour ; apprentices, five years, 5s. to 30s. per week. Hours of labour, 47 per week. Engineering Fitters, blacksmiths, coppersmiths, turners, patternmakers, motor mechanics, millwrights, milling-machinists, and toolmakers, Is. 4Jd. per hour ; apprentices, five years, 5s. to 25s. per week. Special provisions as to Union Steamship Company and United Repairing Company —minimum wage to commence at Is. 3d. per hour and to be increased up to Is. 6d. according to merits of tradesman : hours of labour, 8 per day. Iron and brass moulders Is. 4Jd. per hour, except machine moulders, Is. 3d. per hour ; improvers, lid. to Is. 3d. per hour; apprentices, five years, os. to 25s. per week. Hours of labour, 47 per week. In Ohinemuri Gold-mines —Competent tradesmen, Us. per day; youths (five years' service), 4s. to 8s. per day. Hours of labour, 45 per week Wool-classers (greasy), Is. 3d. per hour ; pullers, curers, pelt - fleshers, skinclassers, scudders, and painters, Is. Id. per hour; head tanner. Is. 2d. per hour; head rollerman, Is. IJd. per hour ; chrome-workers, grainers, and machine shavers, Is. 2d. per hour; soap, starch, candle, and oil workers, Is. per hour (if worked not less than six months at trade); night-watchman, Iron and brass moulders, same as Northern District. Boilermakers, see Shipbuilding, &c. Range - workers, range fitters and polishers, Is. 3d. per hour ; body-fitters and machinists, Is. Id. per hour ; boys, six years, 7s. 6d. to 36s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Fitters, &c, same conditions as Northern District Iron and brass moulders, same as Northern District. Range fitters and polishers, Is. 3d. per hour ; body - fitters and machinists, Is. Id. per hour ; boys, five years, 7s. 6d. to 30s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Engineers (electrical), Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. per hour ; apprentices, five years, 5s. to 30s. per week. Hours of labour, 47 per week. Fitters, &c, and Union Steamship Company, same conditions as Northern District. Fellmongering, tanning, and freezing-works employees Pullers, 9d. to lOd. per dozen; learners, 6d. to 7d. per dozen; Manawatu Freezing-works employees (Long b urn) — Rates respectively ; Pullers, 6d. to 7d. per dozen; woolwashers, Is. per hour; painters, Is. per hour; trimmers, lljd. per hour; dollymen, Is. to Is. 1 Jd. per hour; skin - truckers, lOJd. per hour ; piepickers, 7s. per day; green hands, Wool-sorters, Is. 4Jd. per hour ; pull rs, Is. 4Jd. per hour; pelt-classers, continuous employment Is. 4-Jd. per hour, casual employment, 1 s. 1 jd. per hour ; improvers, ls.ld. per hour; pelt-curers, Is. 4-Jd. per hour ; painters and trimmers, Is. Id. per hour ; packers, Is. 1 Jd. per hour ; machine splitters, 1 s. 3d. per hour; chrome tanners, Is. 4Jd. per hour; chrome grainers and strikers,