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Average Earnings: Return C.— Return showing Average Total Earnings, Profit Distributions, Ordinary and Overtime Hours, Weeks, and Holidays worked by Unionists with Highest Earnings for Year ended 30th March, 1947

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Xt/1 1 Number Port. Average Total Earnings Average Total Hours worked for Year. Average Number Average Hours per Week. worked Average Number of Sundays Average Total of of Men. (including Profit of Weeks worked. and Holidays worked. Profit Distribution. Distribution). Ordinary. Overtime. Total. Ordinary. Overtime. Total. £ s. d. £ S. d. 100 Auckland 569 16 4 1,958 624 2,582 51 38 12 50 1 44 6 6 100 Wellington 562 13 8 1,788 550 2,338 51 35 11 46 Not available 47 4 11 50 Lyttelton 564 16 8 1,858 612 2,470 49 38 12 50 3 44 14 2 50 Dunedin 529 1 6 1,918 605 2,523 52 37 12 49 Nil 15 18 1 50 Port Chalmers . 513 12 2 1,744 482 2,226 49 35 10 45 Nil 49 13 2 50 Gisborne 311 10 2 1,093 361 1,454 48 23 ■ 7 30 1 6 7 8 50 Napier 547 1 11 1,535 639 2,174 49 31 13 44 5 68 11 11 50 New Plymouth . 531 10 0 1,544 521 2,065 48 32 11 43 3 48 3 8 50 Wanganui 445 7 5 1,393 445 1,838 51 27 9 36 Not available 65 6 10 50 Nelson 522 18 11 1,648 412 2,060 51 33 8 41 4 89 1 4 37 Pieton 446 1 8 1,044 741 1,785 46 23 16 39 5 30 13 8 50 Timaru 491 7 0 1,525 537 2,062 51 30 10 40 Nil 76 12 2 50 Bluff .. 526 8 11 1,619 538 2,157 50 32 11 43 Not available 78 12 8 50 Westport 477 2 3 878 713 1,591 50 17 14 31 20 51 18 7 50 Greymouth 414 10 5 856 671 1,527 50 17 13 30 17 35 2 3