Additional information from other firms, 1900-1901:—
FIRM R.—Bookbinders. Folders and sewers, 14s., 15s.; head banders, 15s.; forty-eight hours weekly all the year.
FIRM S.—Eleven numberers; median, 17s. 8d.
FIRM T.—Printing works. Piece workers make 5d. an hour; time workers, 5½d. Four compositors: average, busy week, 23s. 2d.; typical, 19s. 11d.; slack, 18s. 9d.
FIRM U.—Vellum sewers, 12s. to 13s. all the year round; numerical printers, average week, 15s. to 16s.; slack week, 10s.
FIRM V.—
| No. | Median. | Quartiles. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folders (piece work): | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | ||
| Slack week | 38 | 12s. 1d. | 9s. 6d. | 16s. 0d. | |
| Typical week | 44 | 15s. 6d. | 15s. 6d. | 20s. 9d. | |
| Typical week | 44 | 15s. 6d. | 15s. 6d. | 20s. 9d. | |
| Busy week | 38 | 20s. 1d. | 17s. 10d. | 20s. 0d. | |
| Counters (time workers). | Stitchers. | .1 Packer. | |||
| No. | Median. | No. | Median. | No. | |
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | |
| Slack Week | 16 | 10 0 | 9 | 9 9 | 19 1 |
| Typical Week | 14 | 11 6 | 9 | 11 7 | 20 0 |
| Busy Week | 14 | 11 7 | 9 | 11 2 | 20 0 |
In this case there is very little to choose between the weeks entered as "typical" and "busy" by the employer.
FIRM W. —Two compositors make, at 5½d. an hour, 22s. or 23s. nearly every week in the year.