£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 doubleside
 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 Tenters,
 Single’
Side,
Piece.

Roving Tenters,
 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 —