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were  in  operation  in  October,  1905.  In  regard  to  these  trades  the  information
was  obtained  by  the  courtesy  of  a  number  of  the  principal  employers  of  labour
who  furnished  returns  extracted  from  their  paysheets.  In  those  trades  the  majority
of  the  men  worked  as  a  rule  on  the  piece-wage  system,  and  the  employer  was
asked  to  state  the  amount  most  frequently  earned  in  a  full  week  without
working  overtime.

Wages  and  Hours  of  Labour  in  the  principal  occupations,  October,  1905.

Weekly  Wages.

Weekly  Hours  of  Labour.

Building  Trades*  :—
Bricklayers  and  Masons

30s.

60

Stonemasons  :
On  Buildings...
In  Workshops
Carpenters
Joiners  ...

26s.  5d.
24s.
30s.
22s.  lid.

48
48
60
54

Plastic  moulding  makers  :
On  Buildings
In  Workshops
Plumbers  and  Fitters  ...
Painters
Labourers

36s.
27s.
27s.
24s.
19s.  2d.  to  21s.

48
48
60
60
60-64

Metal,  Engineering,  and  Shipbuilding  :—
Fitters  :
In  Shipyards
In  Railway,  &c.,  van  construction
In  Iron  structural  work
Turners  :
In  Shipyards...
In  Railway,  &c.,  van  construction
Smiths  :
In  Shipyards...
In  Railway,  «fee.,  van  construction
Patternmakers  ...
Angle-iron  smiths  :
In  Shipyards
In  Iron  structural  work
Platers  (in  Shipyards)
Rivetters  :
In  Shipyards...
In  Iron  structural  work
Caulkers  (in  Shipyards)
Holders-up  (  „  )
Shipwrights  (iron  and  wood)
Labourers  :
Shipyards  ...  ...  •••
Railway  and  van  construction
Iron  structural  work

31s.  3d.
28s.
21s.  6d.

34s.
27s.

33s.
32s.
30s.

20s.
24s.
29s.

24a
24s.
25s.
19s.  Gd.
30s.

18s.  to  20s.  6d.
17s.
Its.

Textile  Trades  :—
Worsted  Spinners
Dyers
Labourers
Printing  and  Allied  Trades  :—
Hand  Compositors,  Machine-minders,  and
Pressmen.
Machine  Compositors  :
News  ...
Jobbing
Process  Printers
Copperplate  Printers  ...
Bookbinders

20s.  to  25s.
21s.  „  22s.
18s.

25s.  lid.

32s.  4d.
33s.  8d.
24s.
30s.
14s.  to  17s.

594
57
60

594
57

594
57
594
59&
60
59&
594

594
594
60
57
60

624
624
624

54

48
54
5L
51
59

Wood-working  Trades  :—
Wood  Carvers  ...
Joiners  (furniture)
Upholsterers

17s.  lOd.
16s.  2d.
18s.

51
54
51

*  The  wages  and  hours  of  labour  stated  for  the  building  trades  are  for  a  full  week  in
summer.