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Butchers' small-goods manufacturing per hour; junction stickers and moulders and stickers, Is. 2d. per hour ; pipe - kiln burners, lOJd. per hour; finishers, Is. 3d. per hour; assietante, La per hour; competent burners in Hoffman kiln, Is. per hour ; other workers over the age of 22 years, l>. Ojd. per hour or 45s. per week; boys — 10 years 20s. to 30b. per week, 20 to 22 years Is. per hour. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Shopman —first 70s. per week, second 60s. per week; ofdermen, ols. per week ; general hands, ols. per week ; small-goods man —first 70s. per week, second ols. per week-; cellarman and packer —first 60s. per week, second 51s. per week ; bacon-curer —first 60s. per week, second 51s. per week; head, feet, and tripe hand, boners, hawkingcarter, 51s. per week ; drivers —one horse 48s. per week, two or more horse> .">2s. pel week ; youths, 15s. to 30s. per week ; from ago 14 to age 21, if boarded by employer, a deduction of 7s. 6d. per week ; casual labour, 10s. per day for ordinary days, Saturdays 12s. Hours, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act. Preserving department —Head preserver, 70s. per week ; preservers, boners, and tinsmiths, Is. lid. per hour ; all other hands, Is. Ofd. per hour. Hoots, 48 per week. Gisborne. District. —First shopman, 70s. per week ; second shopman, 60s. per week; small-goods men, 70s. per week ; hawking-carters, 60s. ; order - men, 52s. 6d. to 57s. 6d. per week ; youths, 17s. 6d. to 40s. per week; casual labour (inside) Is. 6d. per hour, (outside) Is. 3d. per hour. Hours of labour, 52 per week. Country Award. —Weekly hands, 50s. per week ; oaeoa] hands, Is. 4d. per hour ; youths, 12s. 6d. to 30s. per week. (Meat allowance not exceeding in value os., or extra in lieu of meat, to be paid to each worker, except youths and casuals.) Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act. Whole District [except Wanganui). —First shopman, 70s. per week; second shopman, 60s. per week ; man in charge of hawking-cart, ols. per week ; boys, 17s. 6d. to 30s. per week ; first smallgoods hand, 70s. per week ; riders-out, 32s. 6d. ; other hands, ols. ; casual labour, Is. 3d. per hour and found, or paid Is. 6d. per day extra ; youths, 17s. 6d. to 30s. per week, according to age. (All adult workers entitled to 5s. per week in addition to ordinary wages in lieu of meat allowance formerly prevailing.) Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act. Wanganui.— -Shopman —first 60s., second 50s. ; small - goods man —first tiOs., second 50s. ; hawking-carter, 50s. ; general hands, 50s. ; order-carters — first year 40s., second year 45s., third year 50s. ; rider-out, 32s. 6d. ; casual hands, 1 s. 3d. per hour; boys and youths, 16 to 21 years of age, 17s. (id. to 30s. per week ; married men, meat allowance of 5s. worth per week, or 5s. cash in lieu thereof. Hours of Labour, as fixed by the Shops and Offices Act. Hawke's Bay and Manawatu same as for Wanganui. 3s. 9d. per 1,000 lor square and 5s. 6d. per 1,000 for fancy bricks ; off-bearers from wire - cut machines, 10£d. per 1,000 ; off-bearers of fancy bricks to be paid day-work ; minimum wage for workers over the age of 21 years, Is. per hour ; boys — 14 years to 20 years of age 12s. to 24s. per week, 20 to 21 years 5s. per day of 8 hours. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Christchurch City. —First shopman, 70s. Otaijo. —First shopman, 70s. per week ; per week ; second shopman, 60s. per second shopman, 60s. per week ; man week ; first small-goods man, 70s. per in charge of hawking-carts, and other week ; man in charge of order or hands, 51s. ; boys, 15s. to 30s. per hawking carts, general hands, and week ; first small-goods man, 70s. per others, 51s. per week ; casual labour, week ; casual labour, 10s. per ordinary 10s. 6d. per ordinary day, 11s. 6d. per day, 12s. for Saturday. Saturday ; youths, 12s. 6d. to 30s. per Southland Award. —First shopman, if week. solely engaged as such, 60s. per week ; Country Award. —Adult workers, 50s. second shopman. 50s. per week ; smallper week ; youths, 12s. 0d. to 30s. goods man, if solely engaged as such, per week. Hours of labour, as fixed 60s. per week ; hawking-carter, 50s. per by Shops and Offices Act. week ; order - carter, 40s. per week ; general hands, 50s. per week ; slaughterman, if solely engaged as such, 60s. per week ; slaughterman and wagoner, 50s. per week ; assistant slaughterman, 50s. per week; assistant slaughtermanwagoner, 50s. per week ; casual labour, Is. 3d. per hour ; youths, 15s. to 30s. per week. (Meat allowance not ex- • ceeding in value 5s., or 5s. extra in lieu of meat to be paid to each worker, except youths and casuals.) Hours of labour, as fixed by Shops and Offices Act.