RATES OF WAGES AT AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2840, 1 September 1866, Page 6

RATES OF WAGES AT AUCKLAND.

August 31. Bricklayers, Bs. per dar of eight hours. Plasterers, Bs. per day of eight hoori. Masons, 10s. per day of eight hours. House Carpenter* and Joiners, 6s. to 9s. Plumbers, Bs. per day of eight hours. Shipwrights, 9s. to 10s. Blacksmiths, lOd. per hour. Coopers, lOd. per hour. Wheelwrights, Is. per hour, ginsmiths, 10s. per day. Printers, 13d. per "M.; establishment, £2 10s. to £t for six dayi of eight va& i-half hours. Baken, 235. per week, with board and lodging; Qutrrymen, 6s. to 7s. a day. Goal Miners, 9s. per day of eight hours. Painters, Bs. to 10s. per day of eight hours. Shoemakers, 7s. per day.. Tailors, lOd. per hour. Cabinet Makers, 9d. per hour. Labourers, 4a. to Bs. : Bricklayers' Labourers, Bs. Ploughmen, 15s. to 20s. per week, with board. Bushmen and Ballock Drivers, 18s. perweek with rations. Sailors in tke Coasting Trade, £5 per month. Turners, 9s. per day of eight hour?. Upholsterers, 9s. per day of eight hours. French Polishers, 9s, per day of eight hours. Brickmakers, 7s. to Bs. per day of eight hours. Engineers, Turners, Fitters, Pattern-makers, Millwrights, Boilermakers, fld. to Is. 4d. per hour. The labour market is fully supplied.

A Betubn, in detail, of Imposts at thi Pobt OF AUCKLAND, TBOH JULY 26 TO AUGUST 25, 1866, BOTH DATS UXOLVSTVB.

ARTICLES. VAXUI. ARTICUM. TALVX. Agricultural Implements, viz. : Spades.. .. 354 Ale, Beer, &c 330 Arms and Ammunition, ■viz., Anns . . . . 160 Caps 80 Apothecaries' Wares .. 894 Bin 558 Boots and Shoes.. .. 1788 Bone-dust 090 Books .. .. •> 1«« Srushwate, &a .. ..128 Candles .. .: .. 15S(j| Clocks and Watches .. 410 Coffee, &c 30 Copper Manufactures, Tie.: Sheet .. .. 22 Nails 15 Sheathing .. .. 1242 Cordage 099 Coals 3030 Corks I*o Drapery, viz.: Cottons .. .. 1225 Woollen* . . • . 2077 Silks 350 Slops 285 Hats aid Caps . . 117 Hosiery .. .. 39 Haberdashery . . 10 A.O.K. .. .295 Earthenware .. : 480 ¥urnit*re 780 Fruits, viz. : Green .. ..653 Dried .. ..170 Bottled .. .. 63 Glassware 2212 Grain, viz.: Barley .. ..122 Make .. .. 9934 Oats 2338 Wheat .. .. 1050 Grindery 13 Hardware and Cutlery .. 418 Harness and Saddlery .. 25 Hay 75 Hops 592 Iron, *iz.: Bar and Hoop .. 1890 Sheet ' 41Galranised .. .. 40 Tanks 279 Ironmongery .. .. 1978 Holloware SO Nails lift Instruments, viz.: Musical .. .. 241 Surgical .. .. 34 Jewellery 275 Leather 510 Malt 2415 Machinery .. .. 00 Oil, viz.: Cocoanut .. .. SO KerosiM .. .. 444 linseed .. .. 081 A.O.K 2T3 Oilmen's Stores . . . . -2156 Paper 2135 Painters' Materials . . 001 Printers' Materials .. 18 Plants 67 Provisions, viz.: Bacon and Hams \. 4208 Beef 807 Batter .. ..850 I Cheese .. ..446 ' Hour 6170 Oatmeal .. ..698 i Pork 1264 > Potatoes .. .. 85 A.O.K. .. .. 125 i Bice 40 i Salt 520 Seeds 180 Ship Chandlery, riz.: Anchors & Chains . . 168 I . Sails and Sail-cloth 2143 Twine 217 A.O.K 280 Soap lis Stock, riz.: Horses .. .. 50 Cattle 4680 Stationer/ .. .. 1603 Ston* 1035 Slate 475 Sugar 1402 Tea 177 Tallow 105 Timber, Tit : Palings .. ..129 Posts and Kails .. 200 Tin— Plat* .. ..243 Tinware 31 Tobacco 65 Tobacco Pipes .. ..135 Toys 113 Ttrpentin* .. .. 60 Vestas 1414 Vinegar 40 Woodenware .. .. 88 Win* 209 Zinc 89 All other goods and descriptions of merchandise 1420 Bpsci« 10000 £86,603 WXRXHOVSID. Ale, Bear, &o. .. .. Of 65 'Boots and Shoes . . . . 710 Candles 830 Coffee, &c. .. ..230 Drapery, viz.: Cottons .. .. 2467 Woollens .. .. 4194 Silk* 194 Slops 230 < Hats. &c. 338 A.O.K. .. .. 70 Hardware, &c 140 Oilmen's Stores . . . . 3910 Spirits, riz.: Brandy .. 1969 Gin 320 Bum 3225 Whiskey .. ..215 A.O.K 272 Soap 210 Sugar 4454 Tea 4610 Tobacco 1979 Cigars 237 Wi»« 2E6* £89,941 Total Import* £120,544

a* •"-"■"^M. liliUl Bags Drapery, vis., Cottons "Woollens Copper Flax Hones Gold Gum, kauri Hay and Straw Hides Ironmongery Iron, Bar . . Iron Sand . . Jeweller/ .. Plants Oats Potatoes . . Provisions . . MstalType Machinery. . Umber Woodware.. Wool A.O.K. .. $200 .. HO .. 390 .. ep .. 174 .. WO .. 2850..16869 .. 465 .. 252 .. 289 .. 1000 .. 2 .. 60 .. 40 .. 250 .. «0 .. 390 .. 300 .. 127 .. 2214 „ 22 .. 2110 .. 19 IX TTAJtIBOUBX. Drapery, viz., Cottons .. .. £A( Woollens .. .. 5( Ale, Beer. &c. .. .^ 22 J Coffee, Ac, .. .. n Oilmen's Stores . . . . 4; Spirits, viz.: Brandy .. 2» Genera .. .. 01 Bum 1 Whiskey .. .. i Sugar 37! Cigars .. .. .. 21 Tobacco % T«a 21 Win 2S( £1,40! Total Exports, £89,81<

A EeTURK, IN DETAIL, 0» THB YXLVJt OT EXPOBTS at the Port or Auckland, prom July 26 to August 25, 1866, both dxts iNCLtrarvjs.