126 APPENDIX E. Ratio of Bonus to Wages under Profit-sharing Schemes, 1901-1911 (so far as reported). Ratio of Bonus allotted to Wages in cases referred to in Cols. 2 and 5. (1.) 1901. 1902. Num ber of Distri butions (2.) Number of Em- 1 ployees. 1 (3.) Number of Par ticipants. (4.) Num ber of Distri butions (5.) Number 1 of Em- j ployees. (6.) Number of Par ticipants. (7.) Nil 7 1,761 8 2,548 Under 1 per cent. — — — 1 117 113 1 and under 2 per cent.... 3 247 141 • — — 2 3 ... 7 1,621 1,301 6 757 620 3 „ 4 „ ... 9 7,199 4,702 8 536 419 4 „ 5 „ 8 1,544 928 6 3,479 2,273 5 „ 6 „ 7 2,728 2,046 10 3,729 2,066 6 „ 8 „ 4 820 742 5 6,478 4,877 8 „ 10 „ ... 3 434 73 2 117 110 10 „ 12 „ ... 2 831 362 5 467 455 12 „ 16 „ ... 3 2,163 1,479 1 2,000 1,361 16 „ 20 „ ... — — — — — — Over 20 per cent. 1 87 42 1 93 49 Average Bonus, taking into account the number of >• 5'0 per cent on wages. 5 • 9 per cent, on wages. participants in each case. 1903. 1904. Nil 9 1,989 12 2,203 Under 1 per cent. 1 124 119 — — — 1 and under 2 per cent.... 2 334 334 5 1,154 1,093 o R 7 1,148 819 5 18,640 2.813 3 „ 4 ,, 7 994 880 6 1,532 1,260 4 ,, 5 ,, 4 1,293 814 6 1,283 869 5 „ 6 „ G 3,663 2,283 4 2,724 1,946 6 „ 8 „ ... 7 7,930 6,077 6 2,360 1,405 8 „ 10 „ ... 1 108 108 3 5,787 5,132 10 „ 12 „ ... 3 165 163 2 170 170 12 „ 16 „ ... 1 381 28 1 47 44 16 „ 20 „ ... — — — — — — Over 20 per cent 2 2,153 1,442 2 2,109 1,609 Average Bonus, taking into account the number of >6*8 per cent, on wages. 6 • 5 per cent, on wages. participants in each case. 1905. 1906. Nil 6 1,934 _ 9 2,313 Under 1 per cent. — — — — — — 1 and under 2 per cent,... 4 683 609 4 968 862 2 „ 3 „ ... 6 22,572 3,049 6 19,938 3,024 3 ,, 4 ,, 6 761 656 4 856 492 6 1,793 1,147 6 1,686 1,075 5 „ 6 „ 7 2,875 1,905 8 2,532 1,994 6 8 ... 5 1,571 1,459 6 2.261 1,837 8 „ 10 „ ... 3 5,815 5,046 3 6,024 5,435 10 „ 12 „ ... 5 3,625 2,812 4 581 275 12 „ 16 „ ... 3 548 206 5 1,574 1,205 16 „ 20 „ ... — — — 2 2,449 1.670 Over 20 per cent 1 106 53 1 112 53 Average Bonus, taking into account the number of > 6 • 5 per cent, on wages. 7 • 1 per cent, on wages. participants in each case.