H.—ll.

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

Trade or Occupation. Xorthrrn Industrial District, Weflington industrial District. Canterbury Industrial Dtetrfct. Otago and Southlaid Indwtrial District. Fellmongering, &c. — contd. Engine-room and stokehole — Second engineer. 80s per week ; third engineer, 70s. per week : greasers, 8s. per day ; lireinan. Ms. per day (including Sunday 8 and holidays, if required) : general labourers, Is. per hour. • . ' Eitter, Is. 3d. per hour; fitter's assistant, "•' Iβ. ll.'.d. per hour; blacksmith. Is. .'id. per hour; blacksmith's assistant. Is. (I'd. per hour; carpenters and coopers, Is. 3d. per hour; painters. Is. 3d. per hour : carters and shunters. 4Ss. per week : general labourers not otherwise specified, Is. per hour; cook. 60s. per week of seven days; youths, His. to :i2s. per week. Hours. of labour. S per day. Wangaiiui. — Boners. skin - washers, painters, timers, fleshers, and chambermen. 1 s. 4£d. per hour ; scuddero and pelt-classers. Is. 4d. ; wool-prcssers. trimmers, and other hands not specified. Is. 3d. : leading hand in hidehouse. Is. ; manure hands, tallow hands, other hide-house workers. general hands in preserving department, and general labourers, Is. 3d. ; pullers. (Id. per dozen skins : firemen, l()s. per day; boys and youths —up to 15 years of age 12s. 6d. per week, 16 years to 19 and over 18s. to 40s. per week. Hours of labour, 8 per day. Fish-curers, 50s. per week ; fish-smokers, 55s. per of labour, 50 per week. Feeders. Is. 3d. per hour ; bench-loaders, Is. Id. : washers, Is. Id. ; head paddockers, Is. ljd. ; catchers, assistant paddoekers, sorters, and shakers. Is. ; rouseabouts. lOJd. ; drivers. 46s. per week : stripper - keepers. 2s. 6d. per daj- in addition to ordinary wages; scutchers. 26s. per ton; labour not Otherwise specified, Is. per hour; youths, 15s. to 35s. per week according to age. Hours of work, 48 per week. Fish*curing*and smoking .. Flax- milling