| Nov. 11th, 1898. | March 10th, 1899. | July 14th, 1899. | Nov. 10th, 1899. | Feb. 9th, 1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32s. to 34s. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30s. " 32s. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28s. " 30s. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26s. " 28s. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24s. " 26s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 22s. " 24s. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20s. " 22s. | 11 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 18s. " 20s. | 14 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 16s. " 18s. | 20 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
| 14s. " 16s. | 25 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| 12s. " 14s. | 22 | 28 | 18 | 30 | 32 |
| 10s. " 12s. | 24 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 24 |
| 8s. " 10s. | 14 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 15 |
| 6s. " 8s. | 7 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 11 |
| 4s. " 6s. | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 2s. " 4s. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 0s. " 2s. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The total wage bill was:—
| 1898. | £ | 1899. | £ | 1899. | £ | 1900. | £ |
| Oct. | 462 | Jan. | 428 | July | 245 | Jan. | 330 |
| Nov. | 483 | Feb. | 471 | Aug. | 263 | Feb. | 346 |
| Dec. | 430 | March | 569[x] | Sept. | 502[x] | March | 408[x] |
| — | nix | April | 305 | Oct. | 417 | — | nix |
| — | nix | May | 302 | Nov. | 403 | — | nix |
| — | nix | June | 383[x] | Dec. | 420[x] | — | nix |
[x] Five weeks.
| £ | |
| Total in 4th quarter, 1898 | 1375 |
| Total in 1st quarter, 1899 | 1468 |
| Total in 2nd quarter, 1899 | 990 |
| Total in 3rd quarter, 1899 | 1010 |
| Total in 4th quarter, 1899 | 1240 |
| Total in 1st quarter, 1900 | 1084 |
FIRM J. —A firm undertaking magazine work. Information obtained.—General statement of ordinary wages. Wages in three selected weeks.
Bookfolding, stitching, wrapping, etc. (magazine work). Work is regular for three weeks; none in the fourth.
WAGES OF ALL EMPLOYED.
| Slack Week, Feb. 8th, 1901. | Typical Week, Feb. 15th, 1901. | — | Busy Week, March 1st, 1901. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22s. to 24s. | 0 | 1 | 34s. to 36s. | 2 |
| 20s. " 22s. | 0 | 0 | 32s. " 34s. | 0 |
| 18s. " 20s. | 0 | 2 | 30s. " 32s. | 3 |
| 16s. " 18s. | 0 | 4 | 28s. " 30s. | 0 |
| 14s. " 16s. | 0 | 4 | 26s. " 28s. | 3 |
| 12s. " 14s. | 0 | 1 | 24s. " 26s. | 1 |
| 10s. " 12s. | 3 | 1 | 22s. " 24s. | 0 |
| 8s. " 10s. | 4 | 1 | 20s. " 22s. | 3 |
| 6s. " 8s. | 6 | 0 | 18s. " 20s. | 1 |
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | ||
| Median | 8 0 | 15 9 | — | 26 4 |
| Average | 8 4 | 15 7 | — | 25 11 |