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Some city children are handicapped by overwork. Thus in one city school in Standard VI, ten out of forty-four boys are wage-earners; in Standard V, twenty-nine out of sixty-four boys are wage-earners; in Standard IV, nine out of sixty-one boys are wage-earners. Many of these boys have no leisure time, and are physically and mentally weary during school-hours. The following lists give hours of work and wages received by school-boys in three classes of one city school in which an investigation was made: —

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Age. Work. Wage. Time occupied. Standard VI. 1. 13 years. . 2. 14 „ . . 3. 14 „ .. 4. 13 „ .. 5. 0. 14 years.. Message-boy Telegraph boy . . Newsboy 6s. per Week 7s. 6d. 7s. 6d 5s. 6d. His. £1 4-6 p.m. daily ; 8 a.m.-l p.m. Saturday. 4-7 p.m., plus 5 hours Saturday. 4-7 p.m., plus 5 hours Saturday. 4.50-7 p.m. nightly and \ hour Saturday, selling papers. 6-7.45 a.m. (9s.) and 4-6.30 p.m. (7s.), selling papers. Distributes 16 dozen morning papers (12s. (id.), and 10 dozen evoning papoi's (7s. 6d.). 8-8.45 a.m., 4-6 p.m., daily ; 8-1 p.m. Saturday. Collects money for papers weekly. Works 4-5.30 p.m. nightly ; 9.30 a.m.-noon Saturday. Works 4-7 p.m. nightly, and 5 hours Saturday. 7. 13 „ .. 8. 13 „ .. 0. 13 „ .. 10. 14 „ .. Message-boy Newsboy Message-boy Telegraph boy .. 6s. 5s. 5s. 6d 7s. 6d. Standard V. 1.13 years. . 2. 13 „ .. Message-boy NeWsboy 6s. per Week Is. for each dozen of one paper sold— sells 6-0 dozen ; 6d. for each dozen of another paper sold—sells 2 dozen daily 5s. per Week 15s. 6d. „ 4-6 p.m. daily ; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. 5.30-8 a.m. daily, selling papers ; Friday, 4-9 p.m., selling papers; Saturday, 5.30-8 a.m. and 9 a.m.-noon, selling papers ; afternoon to 5 p.m. goes to Fullers' and sells papers, then home to tea; sells papers in street until 9.15 p.m. Office-boy NeWsboy 3.45-5.15 p.m. daily; 8a.m.-12p.m. Saturday. Selling papers, 5 a.m.-8 a.m. (4s. 6d.) ; 3.45-6 p.m. (5s.); 7.30-0.15 p.m. Friday, and all day Saturday on street or in Fullers' to 9.15 p.m. (6s.). 4-6 p.m. daily ; 8.30-1 p.m. Saturday. 4-6 p.m. daily ; 8-1 p.m. Saturday. 8-8.45 a.m. and 3.45-5 p.m. daily; 8-11.45 a.m. Saturday. 4-6 p.m. daily. 2 hours Saturday morning. Distributes 13 dozen papers nightly ; collects for 3|- hours weekly. Sells 20 dozen papers nightly, 4-8 p.m. (7s.); 4 dozen papers Weekly (2s.). 4-6 p.m. daily ; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. , 4-5.30 p.m. daily ; 8 a.m.-l p.m. Saturday. Distributes 62 papers nightly. On cart 4.30-7 p.m. 3. 11 „ ... 4. 12 „ .. 5. 12 ,, .. 0. 13 „ .. 7. 12 „ .. 8. 12 „ .. 9. 12 „ .. 10. 12 „ .. Message-boy . . NeWsboy Message-boy NeWsboy 6s. 5s. 5s. 6s. 6d. Is. 7s. 6d. 11. 12 „ .. 0s. 12. 12 „ .. 13. 12 ., .. 14. 13 „ .. 15. 11 „ .. Message-boy NeWsboy Baker's boy, works for father NeWsboy Message-boy .. NeWsboy Message-boy Milkboy and mes-sage-boy Newsboy Message-boy 8s. 6d. 6s. 5s. 6d. 3s. 6d. 16. 12 „ . . 17. 12 „ .. 18. 11 „ . . 10. 20. 12 years.. £1 6s. 6s. 5s. 6d. 7s. 6d. Prom 5.30 a.m. sells 8 dozen papers daily. 3.30-5 p.m. daily ; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Sells papers, 4.30-6 p.m. \ hour daily ; 2$ hours Saturday. Milk-cart 4.30-8 a.m. (5s.); grocer-boy for about \ hour daily (2s. 6d.). Distributes 106 papers daily. For drapery store, 8-8.45 a.m. daily ; 7-9 p.m. Friday ; 8 a.m.-l p.m. Saturday. Distributes 12 dozen papers daily (1 \ hours). Message-boy, 4-5.30 or 6 p.m. daily, 9 a.m.-] p.m. Saturday (5s.). NeWsboy, 5.30-7.5 a.m. (5s. fid.). Delivers 18 to 20 papers nightly. Sells papers, 15 dozen nightly. 4.30-6 p.m. Delivers milk, 5.45-7.30 a.m. (5s.); sells papers 3.30-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and makes about 5s. Sells papers 4.30-8 p.m. daily. Sells papers 5-6,30 a.m. (12s. fid.); sells papers nightly to 6.30 p.m. (7s. 6d.). 21. 12 „ .. 22. 12 ., .. 5s. 6s. 23. 12 ., .. 24. 13 „ .. NeWsboy Message-boy and neWsboy NeWsboy 7s. 10s. fid. „ 25. 12 „ .. 20. 12 „ .. 27. 12 „ .. Milkboy and. neWsboy Newsboy Is. 6s. fid. 10s. 28. 13 „ .. 20. 13 „ .. 7s. fid. £1 Standard IV. 1 .. 2 .. 3 . . 4 .. 5 . . a .. Message-boy NeWsboy Message-boy (?) £1 per Week 5s. 5s. 8s. Gets. 2s.in£l sold.. 2 hours daily. 4-10.45 p.m. Friday ; 8 a.m.-O p.m. Saturday. 4-0 p.m. Friday ; 10 a.m.-fi p.m. Saturday. 2 hours daily. 8-8.45 a.m., 4-5.30 p.m., daily. 7.10-9 p.m. nightly. 7 .. 8 .. 0 . . SWeet - seller at Fullers' Message-boy Office-boy SWeet - seller at theatre 5s. 6d. per Week . . 5s. fid. 2s. in £1 sold 8-8.40 a.m. and 3.30-6 p.m. 4-5.30 p.m. 7-8.45 p.m. nightly.