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from Part IT of the form. The data returned in Part I were therefore
scrapped, and the average monthly earnings were arrived at by sep-
arately summing the * number paid during the month, >’ and “ the aggre-
gate number of days worked ” for each occupation group for all the mills
xu the territorial unit required, dividing the second by the first of these
bwo sums and multiplying the result by the average daily earnings
ready ascertained. The averages for centres were weighted averages,
101. In the 1926 Enquiry figures for each individual worker were
returned. Average daily earnings were arrived at by summing the
figures for ““ Net monthly earnings > for different individuals included
in each occupation in each sex and age group engaged as time-workers
or piece-workers respectively, and the figures tor the number of days
actually worked, and by dividing the former by the latter. Average
monthly earnings were calculated by summing the “net monthly earn-
ings ” for all the individuals included in the group and dividing the total
by the aumber of individuals included in the group.
Manner of the Presentation of the Results
102. Table No. X (pages 90 to 98) gives, separately for
men and women, the total number of workers in each occupation, the
average number of days worked, the average monthly earnings, the
average daily earnings, the number working full time, and the average
monthly earnings of full-time workers in the nineteen selected mills in
Bombay City and Island in Jvly 1926. Table No. XI (pages 99
to 105) gives, separately for men, women and children, the number
of workers in each occupation in the sixteen selected mills in Ahmedabad
City and the average daily earnings in two ha pias with a preponderating
aumber of days in May 1926. For reasons given in paragraph 26 no
figures are presented for average number of days worked, average mon-
thly earnings, number of operatives working full-time and the average
monthly earning, of full time workers. Possible earnings for a full
working month of 27 days are, however, given. Table No. XII
(pages 106 to 110) gives the results for the two selected mills in
Sholapur for July 1926 in the same way as Table’ No. X does for
Bombay,
103. In the Reports of the 1921 and the 1923 En quiries, the averages
for those occupations which are common to all departments such as
Mukadams, Nawghanies (trained lifters) Carpenters, Fitters, Oilers,
Mochies (Cobblers), Coolies and Sweepers were shown. separately for
each department in which workers in these occupations were found.
For the purposes of the 1926 Enquiry it was considered that it would
be better, in view of rates of wages for workers of each class in the diffe-
rent departments of individual units being similar, if all workers in each
of these occupations were grouped together. The averages for these
occupations are therefore shown at the end of each Section for men
and womeaq in Tables Nos. X, XI and XII. In view of the defects of
the 1921 Enquiry no comparison is made in this Report between
1914, 1921 and 1926.