CURRENT RATE OF WAGES AT AUCKLAND.

New Zealander, Volume XVI, Issue 1491, 1 August 1860, Page 6

CURRENT RATE OF WAGES AT AUCKLAND.

Is July, 1860. Bakers, from 20* 10 30* per week, with board and lodging Hrickldycrs'aml Masons, I.U to 10j per day. Blacksmith*. (if able to shoe and do all torts of Country work) Us to !)j per day. Not wanted at present House Carpenters, Joiners, Wheelwrights, Ac,, from fit to fit per day. Fully employed at presentFarm Servants,-(single) from £23 to £3O per annum, with board and lodging Farm Servants, (married couples) £SO to £fio per annum, with board and lodging Glaziern ami Fainters, Us to Ills per day Female (domestic) Servants, from £ls to £25 per annum Labourers in Town, 4s to (is per day, according to employment Ditto in Country, 4s per day Sawyers, 7s to Its per 100 superficial feet Shoemakers and Tailors earn on an average, about 8s to 2* per day Tinsmiths and Plumbers, Us to 10* per day. Clb.uiso Land.—Fern, about 7« P er acre - Heavily-timbered land, cutting down all trees not exceeding 4 feet in diameter, 40* lo 45s per acre, or cutting all down, about 50s per acre. Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers do not easily find employment Young lads belonging to families about to emigrate should learn to milk. Agricultural labourers with young families do not find employmerit easily, many settlers not having accommodation for families, Useful labourers readily find employment. PRICES OF PROVISIONS. Beef, Pork, amt Mutton, fid Maize, 5s per bushel to 7d per lb Flour, Ist quality, 20* per 100 tlicon. IOJ to Is lbs lit,tier, fresh, 2s, Salt l« fid Milk, per quart, fid It read, per 3lb loaf.fijd I Oatmeal, per lb 4d lo .VI Cheese, per lb, Colonial Is Oil, I.amp, per gallon 4s fit! to English IS fid 7s fid Candles. Moulds Uid per lb ; Potatoes, per cwt fis “ Belmont Composite. Is fid j Rice, pet lb 2d to fid (’olive, ground, 1« lid per lb Soap, pet lb fid Firewood, per ton, from fis to | -Sugar, per lb 4d to /d I()s on Beach- I Tea, per lb 2s fid to ,'iafid Wheat, H; to'M per bushel, j Tobacco, per lb 4s to 5s according to quality BANK KATES. exchange and discounts, excuanoe.

Melbourne amt Tasmania same as Sydney. Scotland and Ireland demand 31, DISCOUNTS. For lea days currency and under, at the rateof 8 ip cent, per annum. interest on money. For money deposited for 3 month* certain. 3 cent. ann. Ditto ditto It months certain, 4 cent. ip* ditto. Ditto ditto 1> month* certain, 5 tyv cent. tp< ditto. Interest allowed on the monthly minimum balances ab)»r F.'iu at the rate of %** cent. V' annu m.

A RETURN IN DETAIL, OF IMPORTS, At the Fort of Auckland, from the 25th day of June to the 20th day of July, 1860, inclusively.

BELLI NO. mm no. On London* at do days’ *ighl 2} recent. prem. Par. On ditto, at (!) ' ditto 2 cent. prem. i cpnt. dU, On Sydney. Demand )J ditto d cent. din. On ditto, at .'I ditto 1 cent. prem. — On Wellington, at 3 ditto 1 ip cent, prem. 1 cent. dU.

A r. r i c l f s. Valuf.. Auticles. Vahik. X £ Agricultural Implemei Biscuits (>') v j z Flour .375 Ploughs HO Oatmeal nil Spades ■ infl Rice 131 Alkali Soda 10 Seeds 400 Ale and Beer ■ 1 in Ship Chandlery, viz,— Apothecary Wares - 137 Anchors, Ac. IH Ammunition, vizSails, Ac. 121 Percussion Caps i; All other kind* mn Bags and Sacks Soap 3HO Books . m i Specie 10,0 l Boots and Shoe, - - 0?3 Spirits, viz — Brushware - I-ill Brandy 1 Candles - Ufij Rum 4.3 Carts and Carriages - 25<» Whiskey - Cheese 22 Not described Coals - 520 Perfumed 15.' Coffee ■ 531 Stationery • 500 Drapery Goods, viz.— Stock, viz,— Cottons ai Cattle .TOO Hats and Cap, - - 141 Horse* 121 Haberdashery - - 12u Sugar 3831 Woollens - 1200 Tea 30!) 1 Slop Clothing - - 4015 Tinware 50 Karl hen ware . 104 Tobacco 153 Fruits (dried) 21 Cigars and SmitV 22 Fruits (green) Toys and Fancy Goods 150 Furniture ■ 74 Vinegar 4(1 Glassware - 115 Wine ,310 Grain, viz — Woodcnware 13 Barley lo /inc 35 Maize - 4.05 All other Goods am Hardware & Cutlery - 244 description of mcr Harness - 2B.3 chandize - I5H7 Hops . a-io — Instruments, viz — U ARKHOIISKD. Musical r»o Ale and Beer HI.3 All other kinds 50 Arms 03 Boots and Shoes 05 Sheet Coffee 20 Bar. Bolt. Ac. • i Candles 331 Ironmongery, viz — Drapery Goods, viz. Nails ■ GIG Slop Clothing - hi: AM other kindi - - II OH Soap 52 Jewellery .5 Spirits, viz.— Leather - Hi 5 Brandy 111) Machinery - 307 Rum 153 Oilmen’s Stores - . Ifjl Whiskey Of) Oil. viz.— Sugar .351 Not described 15 Tea 50 Paints, Ac. (io Tobacco 1220 Paintings A Engravings > Wine 45(3 Printing Materials - 7 — Provisions, viz,— To'al .142,030 Beef, Mutton, Ac. . 32!)