£4. 
the predominant groups, viz., single-side male workers on piece rates mn 
each occupation, and the earnings of Doffers on time rates in all age and 
sex groups. The figures for Roving Tenters in Ahmedabad are for 
double-side operatives on combined time and piece rates. It would be 
of interest, however, to show the extent of the complications regarding 
methods of work which prevail in the Slubbing, Intermediate and Roving 
Frame Department in Ahmedabad. Out of a total number of 1,374 
Machine Tenters and Doflers returned, 969 were men, 259 were women and 
146 were children. Among men, there were 84 Slubbing Tenters operating 
on single sides and 43 on double sides, both on piece rates ; one single-side 
[unter Tenter on a time rate and 112 single-side tenters and 117 double- 
side tenters on piece rates ; 429 Roving Tenters operating double-sides 
on a conjunction of time and piece rates; and 183 Doffers. Among 
259 women, there were 5 single-side piece rate Slubbing Tenters, 
18 single-side and 6 double-side piece rate Inter Tenters, 48 double-side 
combined time and piece rate Roving Tenters and 182 Doffers. All the 
148 children were Doffers on time rates :— 
Earnings of Predominant Groups of Male Slubbing, Inter 
and Roving Tenters 
Occupation 
Slubbing 
Tenters, 
Single 
Side, 
Piece. 
{nter Tenters, 
Single Side, 
Piana 
Roving Ten- 
ters, Single’ 
Side, 
Piece. 
Roving Ten- 
ters, Double 
Side—-Time 
and Pieca 
Centre 
Bombay .. 
Ahmedabad . 
Sholapur i. 
"Bombay .. 
Ahmedabad . 
i Sholapur .. 
“Bombay .. 
Sholapur .. 
Ahmedabad. 
Total 
number 
returned 
368 
84 
28 
523 
112 
20 
1.234 
RO 
9 
£2 
Average earnings 
Daily 
Monthly 
I Rs. a. p. 
1 6 3,34 911 
130 i 
013 3119 8 8 
1 4 6 
1 011 
0312 9 
30 14 3 
1911 7 
29 911 
6 6 0 
"1 3 8 
C011 4 
0 
Number 
working 
full time 
153 
7 
149 
12 
319 
i2 
Average 
monthly 
narnings 
of full 
time 
wor kers® 
Rs 
. a. 
ry 
3 ¢ 6 
32 1 0 
29 011 
35 14 10 
28 8 § 
21 16 10 
34 7 2 
11912 2 
a7 9 
*For reasons already given, the Ahmedabad figure represents 27 times the daily 
sarnings. For Sholapur the month = 26-7 davs. 
126. The earnings of Doffers in this Department, who work on time 
rates at all centres, are given in the following table, by centres, 
separately for men. women and children —