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      <div>278 
KÖNIGSBERG. 
Wages and Hours of Labour in the Principal Occupations, October, 1905. 
Weekly Wages. 
Weekly Hours of 
Labour. 
Building Trades* :— 
Bricklayers and Masons 
Stonecutters 
Carpenters 
Joiners ... 
Plumbers 
Painters, skilled 
„ unskilled 
Labourers 
Metal and Engineering Trades :— 
Manufacture of railway carriages and loco 
motives :— 
Skilled men 
Unskilled men 
Manufacture of gas meters :— 
Fitters ... ... ... ... ... 
Plumbers 
Turners 
Mechanicians (whose work corresponds to 
that of clock-makers). 
Smaller Engineering Establishments (iron 
construction for buildings) :— 
Fitters... ... ... ... ... ... 
Smiths ... ... ... ... ... 
Clothing Trade:— 
Tailoring (bespoke) :— 
Journeymen tailors (piece) 
„ „ (time) :— 
1st grade goods 
2nd ,, ,, ... ... ... ... 
Bid ,, ,, ... ... ... ... 
Transport and Dock Labour :— 
Loading and discharging 
Grain Trade :— 
Carriers of sacks from vessels to warehouse 
Men employed in grain lofts 
Timber Export Trade :— 
Unskilled labourers 
Miilsawyers 
Impregnators .. ... 
Printing Trade :— 
Hand compositors, machine minders, and 
pressmen. 
Machine compositors, jobbing work 
„ „ newspaper work 
Woodworking Trades : — 
Cabinet makers... 
Wood-pulp making :— 
Skilled mechanics ... 
Unskilled workpeople 
Food, Drink, and Tobacco Trades 
Brewing^ :— 
Skilled 
Unskilled 
Cigar and Tobacco Factories : 
Unskilled men 
33s. 
22s. 
25s. 
24s. 
22s. 
23s. 
30s. to 35 s. 
16s. 
I 24s. 9d. 
22s. 10c?. 
25s. 
27s. 6c?. 
23s. 9c?. 
21s. 3c?. 
22s. 
36s. to 42s. 
17s. 6c?. „ 21s. 3c?. 
17s. 6c?. to 21s. 3c? 
(time) 
19s. 4c?. to 21s. 6c?. 
(piece) 
24s. Id. 
31s. 4c?. 
24s. 9c?. 
32s. 2c?. 
30s. 11c?. 
22s. 
24s. 
21s. 
21s. to 25s. 
13s. 
15s. 9c?. to 17s. 
18s. 
60 
60 
59&amp; 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
59 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
55 
(Irregular.) 
60 
60 
. 60 
60 
60 
54 
54 
48 
60 
66 
70 
60 
51 
63 
60 
* The wages and hours of labour stated tor the building trades are for a full week ir 
mer. 
f In addition to th 
3&amp; quarts of beer a day. 
summer. 
f In addition to the wage shown in the Table, workpeople in this trade are allowec</div>
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