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Coppersmithing Creameries and dairy factories See Tinsmithing See See Tinsmithing See 1 lnsmitmng Creameries. —Rates of wages per week : Manager of first - class creamery, 57s. 6d.; manager of second - class creamery, 50s. ; manager of third-class creamery, 42s. 6d. ; manager of fourthclass creamery, 37s. 6d. ; assistants at first-class creameries, £1. Dairy Factories. — Rates of wages per week : Testing and culture-making — head of department, 65s. ; other workers, 40s. Churning and buttermaking —head of department, 65s. ; first assistant, 55s. ; other workers. 42s. Packing department —head of department, 65s. ; first assistant, 52s. 6d. ; other workers, 42s. Creamreceiving 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. 1 Jd. 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, 30s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. C'hristchurch and Timaru. —Journeymen, Is. 4£d. per hour (chargemen, Is. per day extra); apprentices, five years, 5s. to 25s. per week ; improvers —first year lid. per hour, second year Is. 3d. per hour. Hours of labour, 47 per week. Iron-moulders, same as Northern DisDistrict. 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. Brass-finishers, Is. 4d. per hour ; apprentices, 7s. 6d. to 27s. 6d. per week for See Tinsmithing. Cheese-factory managers : per annum, 1st class, £350; 2nd, £325; 3rd, £275; 4th, £250; 5th, £225; 6th, £200; 7th, £180; 8th, £170; 9th, £160; 10th, £150; 11th, 65s. per week; 12th, 60s. per week. Free house of four rooms provided. 4 "» ■ Journeymen, Is. 3d. per hour ; apprentices, five years, 10s. to 35s. per week. Hours of labour, 48 per week. Curriers Cycle building and repairing Electrical workers Excluding Gisborne. —.Journeymen electricians, Is. 4£d. per hour (chargemen, Is. per day extra) ; apprentices, five years, 5s. to 25s. per week. 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 year 9d. per hour, second year Is. per hour. Hours of labour, 45 per week. Iron and brass moulders, same as Northern District. Fitters, &c, and Union Steamship Company, same conditions as Northern District. Boilermakers, see Shipbuilding, &c. Journeymen (including linesmen), Is. 4|d. to Is. 6d. per hour ; apprentices, five years, 5s. to 30s. per week. Hours of labour, 44 per week. Engineering Fitters, blacksmiths, coppersmiths, turners, patternmakers, motor mechanics, millwrights, milling-machinists, and toolmakers, Is. 4£d. 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 Iron-moulders, same as Northern District. Brass-finishers —Journeymen, Is. 4d. per hour; apprentices, five years, 5s. to 25s. per week; improvers —lid. per hour first year, afterwards journeymen's rate. Hours of labour, 47 per week. 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.