No. 5 made £39 1s. 9d. in forty-six weeks, lost four weeks through slack trade, was ill one week and took one week's holiday; average, 15s. weekly for the year.
No. 6 made £22 1s. 6d. in forty-eight weeks, lost three weeks through slack trade, was ill for one week. She was unsuccessful in her work, and only averaged 8s. 4d. a week through the year.
FIRM M.—A press warehouse. Information obtained.—Wage list in three selected weeks.
| Week Ending Feb. 9th, 1900. Average wage. | Week Ending Nov. 24th, 1899. Average wage. | Week Ending July 21st, 1899. Average wage. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Av. s. d. | No. | Av. s. d. | No. | Av. s. d. | |
| Time workers | 36 | 15 0 | 37 | 15 6 | 31 | 13 5 |
| Folders (piece) | 41 | 13 3 | 50 | 14 5 | 31 | 11 10 |
| Sewers (piece) | 7 | 14 7 | 7 | 13 6 | 12 | 9 1 |
| Apprentices | 11 | 4 1 | 11 | 4 2 | 5 | 4 4 |
| Feb. 9th, 1900. | Nov. 24th, 1899. | July 21st, 1899. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 26s. | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24s. to 26s. | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22s. " 24s. | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20s. " 22s. | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 18s. " 20s. | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 16s. " 18s. | 14 | 19 | 1 | |
| 14s. " 16s. | 25 | 22 | 19 | |
| 12s. " 14s. | 16 | 18 | 20 | |
| 10s. " 12s. | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
| 8s. " 10s. | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| 6s. " 8s. | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4s. " 6s. | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2s. " 4s. | 1 | 0 4 | 4 | |
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | ||
| Median | 14 3 | 14 9 | 12 9 | |
| Quartiles | 15 9 | 17 0 | 14 9 | |
| 10 9 | 12 2 | 11 1 | ||
| Dispersion | ·19 | ·16 | ·14 | |
| (Excluding Apprentices.) | ||||
FIRM N. —Bookbinders. Information obtained.—Complete wage sheets for three selected weeks. Folders, piece; collators, time.
| Dec. 15th, 1899. Busy Week. Average wage. | Oct. 6th, 1899. Typical Week. Average wage. | Aug. 18th, 1899. Slack Week. Average wage. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Av. s. d. | No. | Av. s. d. | No. | Av. s. d. | |
| Collators | 18 | 15 7 | 17 | 11 3 | 18 | 11 0 |
| Folders | 20 | 13 9 | 12 | 11 10 | 9 | 9 0 |
| Learners | 16 | 4 6 | 5 | 4 1 | 7 | 2 9 |
| 1 Sewing Machinist, 23 9 | ||||||
| Dec. 15th, 1899. Busy Week. | Oct. 6th, 1899. Typical Week. | Aug. 18th, 1899. Slack Week. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20s. to 22s. | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18s. " 20s. | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16s. " 18s. | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14s. " 16s. | 10 | 6 | 3 | |
| 12s. " 14s. | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
| 10s. " 12s. | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 8s. " 10s. | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 6s. " 8s. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4s. " 6s. | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2s. " 4s. | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | ||
| Median | 15 8 | 12 9 | 11 3 | |
| Quartiles | 16 6 | 14 6 | 12 9 | |
| 11 10 | 11 0 | 8 0 | ||
| Dispersion | ·16 | ·16 | ·21 | |
| (Excluding Learners.) | ||||