434
SOLINGEN.
Weekly Wages.
Weekly Honra of
Labonr.
Sword Making :—
Sword Smiths ...
„ Hammerers
„ Hardeners
„ Grinders
„ Polishers
„ Assemblers
„ Handle Makers
Scabbard Makers
Engravers
Damascene Workers .
Gilders
Cutlery Factories :—
Hammerers—Knives
„ Scissors
Grinders—Knives
„ Forks
„ Scissors
„ Razors
Cutlers—Knives and Razors
Hardeners—Knives
„ Scissors
„ Razors
Nailers (scissors)
Printing Trades :—
Compositors, Machine-minders and Pressmen
Machine Compositors—news...
„ „ jobbing
Food and Drink Trades :—
Factory Bakeries—1st men ...
Kneaders and
Other men
ovenmen
Private Breweries
Brewers
Brewers 1 Coopers
Draymen
32s. 6c?. to 45s.
25s. to 35s.
40s. „ 80s.
54s. „ 60s.
40s. 6c/. to 50s.
30s. to 40s.
30s. „ 35s.
33s.
30s.
48s.
23s.
36s.
36s.
52a
28s.
30s. „ 36s.
30s. „ 36s.
30s.
27s. to 30s.
25s. „ 30s.
35s. „ 36s.
27s. to 33s. 6c/.
24s. to 25s.
21s.
27s.
22s. to 30s.
24s. 9c/.
30s. 11 d.
32s. 2d.
30 s.
28s.
26s.
22s. to 24s.*
27s. 6c/. „ 28s. 6c/.
29s.
29s.
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
54
48
54
60
60
60
60
57
57
57
* 12s. being here counted as the equivalent of board and lodging.
The level of wages in Berlin being represented by 100, the corresponding
figures for Solingen are—for the building trades, 87 for skilled men and 103
for labourers ; for the engineering trades, 88 for skilled men and 89 for
labourers ; and for the printing trades, 88.
The wages of municipal employees were as follows at the same date :—
Road Department :—
Paviors
Road makers
Gas Works :—
Gas stokers
Labourers
Water Works :—
Labourers
Electric Works :—
Engine drivers ...
Stokers
Erectors and installers
Fitters
Tramways (Company) :—
Drivers
Conductors
Weekly Wages.
30s. to 33s.
18s. „ 21s.
24s. to 31s.
21s. „ 24s.
21s. to 24s.
30s.
25s. 10 d.
27s. to 36s.
27s. „ 36s.
22s. Id. to 29s. Id*
19s. 6c/. to 25s. 10c/. *
Weekly Hours of Labour.
60
60
63
63
63
63
63
63
63
66
66
Rising by years of Service.
