In the Central Post-office of London there are nearly 1200 telegraphic operators, for whose work 22,000 electric battery jars furnishing power. The British Mint, which has been operated at an average profit of about L 23,000 a year since 1871, is said to have netted over L 87 ,600 of a profit in 1884. The largest street railroad company in London has refused to reduce the hours of its employes from 16 a day, or to allow alternate Sundays off.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 5345, 16 November 1885, Page 4
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