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Probationers (6 months) on lino and other machines —day, 50s.; night, 56s. per week : on attaining speed of 4,000 ens on linotype or 3,000 ens on monoline machine —day 60s., night 66s. per week. Piecework rates : 3d. to 3Jd., with fat, per 1,000 ens, and 3Jd. wdthout fat. Apprentices (6 years), 10s. to 40s. per week (when on machines, 2s. 6d. per week extra). Hours of labour, 42 per week. Letterpress-machinists in Auckland City and Gisborne : Journeymen 65s. per week. In other parts of district, 55s. per week. Lithographic transferrers and machinists, 65s. per week; if on night shift, 5s. per week extra. Apprentices, 6 years, 10s. to 40s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Letterpress - machinists in Wellington City and Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, Hastings, Petone, and Lower Hutt —Journeymen, 65s. per week ; in other parts of industrial district, 55s. per week. Lithographic transferrers and machinists, 65s. per week ; if on night shift. 5s. per week extra. Apprentices, 6 years, 10s. to 40s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Same as Wellington substituting " Christchurch " and ;" Timaru " for places mentioned Same as Wellington, substituting!" Dun edin," " Oamaru," and " Invercargill' for places mentioned. Range fitters and polishers, Is. 3d. per hour ; body - fitters and machinists, Is. Id. per hour; apprentices, six| years, 7s. 6d. to 36s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week Where four or more hands are employed in kitchen —chef 65s., second 45s., others 27s. 6d. per week ; where three hands are employed —chef 55s., second 35s., others 27s. 6d. per week ; where two hands are employed —chef 50s., second 30s. per week; where only one hand employed —male cook 45s., female cook 35s. per week; oysteropeners, 35s. per week ; kitchen and pantry hands —males 27s. 6d., females 20s. per week ; waiters, 32s. 6d. per week ; waitresses —head waitress 25s., others 20s. per week; probationers, 15s. per week. Casual labour. —Restaurants : In kitchen —chefs 12s. 6d., others 7s. 6d. per day ; females —head cooks 7s. 6d., others 5s. per day; waiters and waitresses, 6s. per day. Oyster - saloons : Males —chefs 12s. 6d., others 8s. per day ; females —head cooks 7s. 6d., others Ss. per day; waiters, 8s. ; waitresses, 7s. per day. Tea-rooms: Waitresses, 5s. per day. Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act Same as Canterbury, except apprentices five years, 7s. 6d. to 30s. per week. range and cooking - stove manufacturing .efreshment-room (tea-room and restaurant) employees Same as Otago and Southland Where four or more hands are employed in kitchen —chef 65s., second 45s., others 27s. 6d. ; where three hands are employed —chef 55s., second 35s., others, 27s. 6d. ; where two hands are employed —chef 50s., second 30s. ; where one is employed, male 45s.; females —head cook 35s., others 22s. 6d.; kitchen and pantry hands —males 30s., females 22s. 6d. ; waiters, 32s. 6d.; waitresses —head waitress 27s. 6d. ; others 22s. 6d. Hours of labour fixed by Shops and Offices Act Dunedin. —Same as Canterbury, except females in pantry and waitresses 22s. per week. Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act — i.e., males 62. females 52 per week.