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      <div>STETTIN. 
453 
The following 1 Table gives a synopsis of the data obtained from these 
various sources :— 
Wages and Hours of Labour in the Principal Occupations, October, 1905. 
Building Trades* :— 
Bricklayers and Masons 
Carpenters 
Joiners ... 
Stonemasons 
Painters ... 
Stonesetters 
Slaters ... 
Plasterers 
Plumbers 
Glaziers ... 
Stucco workers ... 
Hodmen 
Other Labourers 
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Weekly Wages. 
Weekly Hours of 
Labour. 
29s. 8d. 
28s. 6d. 
25s. 8d. 
30s. 
25s. 8d. to 28s. 6#. 
41s. 
30s. 
42s. 9d. to 45s. Id. 
57 
57 
57 
60 
57 
57 
60 
57 
(piece.) 
27s. 
24s. 
25s. 8d. 
34s. 2d. 
(piece). 
17s. Id. 
60 
60 
57 
57 
57 
Metal, Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades :— 
Machine making : 
Fitters 
Turners 
Patternmakers 
Labourers ... . . ... 
Coppersmiths ... 
Shipbuilding : 
Platers 
Platers’ helpers 
Rivetters and holders-up 
Rivet heaters 
Caulkers and drillers 
Carpenters ... 
Joiners 
Sawyers (machine) 
Labourers (sawing) 
Smiths and strikers 
Yard labourers 
22s. 6d. to 24s. 
24s. 
24s. 
18s. 
24s. 
j Time 22s. lOd. 
11 Piece 29s. 
: j Time 20s. 5d. 
I Piece 26s. 
\ Time 20s. 5d. 
, j Piece 26s. 
I j Time 14s. 5d. 
I 1 Piece 18s. 4d. 
( Time 20s. 5d. to 
IJ 21s. Id. 
) Piece 26s. to 
l 27s. 6d. 
j i Time 24s. 
; ( Piece 30s. Id. 
j j Time 25s. 2d. 
\ [ Piece 32s. 2d. 
I Time 18s. 
Í I Piece 22s. 11 d. 
: j Time 16s. 10d. 
* Piece 21s. 5d. 
j Time 21s. Id. 
Í Piece 27s. 6d. 
18s. 
60-63 
60-63 
60-63 
60-63 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
Bridgebuilding :— 
Angle-iron smiths 
Rivetters 
Labourers 
j Time 21s. 
( Piece 26s. 3d. 
j Time 16s. 6d. 
\ Piece 20s. Id. 
j Time 16s. 6d. 
I Piece 20s. Id. 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
Printing Trade:— 
Hand-compositors 
Machine minders 
Pressmen 
Machine compositors, news ... 
„ „ jobbing 
25s. 4d. 
54 
31s. 8d. 48 
32s. lid. 54 
* The wages and hours of labour stated for the building trades are for a full week in 
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