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Table 5.—Schedule of the Rates of Wages and the Hours of Labour, etc.— continued.

Trade or Occupation. Northern Industrial District. WeUington Industrial District. Canterbury Industrial District. Otago and Southland Industrial District. Hotels — continued. hands —males, 27s. 6d.; females, 25s. Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act.* Auckland Country Districts. —According to number of hands employed — In kitchen : Chefs, 40s. to 75s. per week ; second hands, 30s. to 45s. ; others, 25s. per week; female cooks, £1 10s. In dining-room : AVaiters, 32s. fid. ; waitresses, 20s. Housemaids, 20s.; pantrymen, 25s. ; pantrymaids, 20s. ; day-porters, 25s. ; night-porters, 30s. ; barmen, 35s. to 40s. ; barmaids, 25s. ; billiard-markers, 30s. ; laundresses, 25s. ; general hands, 25s. Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act. Rotorua. —According to the number of persons employed — In kitchen : Chefs, 40s. to 85s. : second hands, 42s. 6d. to 52s. 6d. ; others, 27s. 6d. to 30s. ; female cooks, 30s. Waiters, 32s. 6d. ; waitresses, 20s. ; housemaids, 20s. ; pantrymen, 25s. ; females, 20s. ; day-porters, 26s. ; night-porters, 30 s. ; barmen, 35s. to 40s. : barmaids, 30s. : billiard-markers, 30s. ; laundresses, 25s. ; general hands, females 20s.. males 27s. 6d. per week. Hours Of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act. Gisborne District. —According to number of persons employed —In kitchen : Chefs, 40s. to 90s. ; second hands, 30s. to 55s. ; others, 27s. 6d. to 30s. In dining-room : Head waiters, 30s. to 50s. ; second hands, 30s. to 40s.; others, 30s.; waitresses, 20s. Housemaids, 20s. In pantry: First hand (male), 27s. 6d. to 30s. ; others, 25s.; females, 20s. Day-porters, 27s. 6d.; night-porters, 30s. ; barmen, 40s. to 45s.; barmaids, 30 s.; billiard-markers, 30s.; laundresses, 25s.; general hands, female 25s., male 27s. 6d. per week. Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act. Palmerston North and Wanganui. — j Kitchen, same as in Gisborne District, i Waiters, 32s. 6d. per week ; waitresses, 20s. ; housemaids, 17s. 6d. ; pantryhands, same as Wellington City; porters —day 25s., night 30s. ; general hands and laundresses, 25s. ; barmen, 42s. 6d. ; barmaids, 30s. Hours of labour, as fixed bv Shops and Offices Act. Xapier and Hastings. —Kitchen and dining-room, same as Gisborne District. Housemaids, 17s. 6d. ; barmen, 40s. to 50s. ; other workers same as Wellington City. Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act 1 i barmaids, 27 s. 6d.; day-porters, head 30s., second 25s.; bUliard-markers, 30s.; night,-porters —head 27s. 6d. to 30s., others 25s. In Boroughs adjacent to Christchurch. — Kitchen : Male cook, 35s. ; female cook, 27s. 6d. per week. Housemaids, 16s. 6d. ; housemaid-waitresses, 20s. ; head barmen, 35s. to 42s. 6d. ; others, 35s. ; general hands, 22s. 6d. ; billiardmarkers, 30s. Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act. Timaru and Washdyke. —Pantry hands, porters, waiters, waitresses, barmen, laundresses, and housemaids, same as Christchurch; barmaids, 30 s. per week : billiard-markers, 30s. ; general hands, 25s. per week. Hours of labour, as fixed bv Shops and Offices Act * These awards appear to have now lapsed. Clauses 25 and 14, respectively, state that they " shall continue in force until any change is made by legislation in any of the conditions fixed by the respective awards: that on any such change being made all the provisions of the respective awards shall cease to operate, and that thereafter the conditions of employment shall be fixed by agreement between each employer and the individual workers employed by him." The effect of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1910, was to reduce the hours of work of hotel assistants, but section 11, however, suspended its operation in regard to awards then in force. The respective periods for which these awards were made have now expired, so that the alteration has taken effect, and therefore the provisions of clauses 25 and 14 of the respective awards would appear to have come into operation, other provisions ceased to operate. The awards, other than Auckland City and Wellington City, have come into operation since the passing of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1910, and therefore are not affected in the same way.