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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX A. New Zealand Boot and Shoe Factories: Production Statistics.

APPENDIX B. Report on Manufacturing Conditions. (Return prepared by E. T. Spidy.) The investigation made into the cost of manufacturing footwear in New Zealand shows that there is a marked difference in the conditions under which manufacturing is carried on in New Zealand as compared with that obtaining in England, both in regard to the classification of the labour employed and the wages paid, which operate in favour of the English manufacturer. In order to show the differences the following statement has been prepared. Owing to the fact that no official Year-book was available showing English working-conditions, some difficulty has been experienced in drawing up the statement. Information has, however, been obtained from members in the trade who have worked in English factories, and from checks made I am satisfied the information shown is reliable. Comparisons between New Zealand and English Conditions. 1. Weekly Hours.— New Zealand : The regular hours for all employees are forty-four per week. England : Forty-eight hours per week. 2. Weekly Wages. — New Zealand : The rates of wages are fixed by the Arbitration Court, and apply to all factories. The minimum weekly rates are £4 Bs. lid. for journeymen and £2 10s. for journeywomen. England : Weekly-wage rates are not uniform throughout England. District agreements are arranged between the Manufacturers' Federation and the employee unions. Many of the manufacturers outside the cities are not in the federation, and they make their own wage agreements with their employees. Rates paid to adults in the cities are as follows : Males, £2 12s. 6d. minimum ; females, £1 12s. 6d. minimum.

Years ended 31st March, 1911. 1916. 1925. ! 1926. ! 1927. 1928. Number of establishments .. .. ; 74 166*, 81 81 81 81 Number of employees .. .. 2,072 2,257 j 2,475 2,541 2,376 2,338 Salaries and wages paid .. £ 197,793 238,831 j 408,422 428,940 412,979 405,443 Materials used — 1 1 Leather manufactured in Dominion £ "| f 309,414 306,246 291,776 » 311,850 Leather imported .. £ V 334,880 441,292 209,100 186,164 174,487 169,853 Other articles purchased £ J L 78,858 97,504 100,235 83,547 Total cost of materials used £ 334,880 441,292 597,372 589,914 566,498 565,250 Products. Boots and shoes— Pairs .. .. .. .. 1,324,477 1,332,929 1,372,777 1,363,690 1,317,362 1,311,665 Value .. .. .. £ 571,640 714,607 1,181,122 1,149,191 1,100,963 l,065,830f Slippers— Pairs .. .. 68,040 58,560 18,965 14,850 8,659 7,922 Value .. .. .. £ 14,769 13,278 6,138 5,442 3,276 2,864 Shoettes— Pairs .. .. .. .. 98,644 79,977 34,085 42,833 79,811 ! 134,351 Value .. .. .. £ 11,538 15,265 9,275 11,808 36,670 66,960 Uppers for sale — Pairs .. ... .. .. 17,464 7,400 1,934 1,928 1,896 2,155 Value .. .. .. £ 6,925 3,936 1,381 1,330 1,141 1,514 LeggingsPairs .. .. .. .. 2,279 425 158 225 "] Value .. .. .. £ 777 144 239 17J J- 26,264 31,069 Other products—Value .. £ 14,224 54,342 27,543 29,843 J Totals, all products —Value £ 619,873 801,572 1,225,698 1,197,785 1,168,314 1,168,737 * 111 individual. t 16s. 3d. per pair.