THE COST OF LIVING. RENTS AND WAGES.
(From Oue Own Correspondent.)
WELLINGTON, August 17. An interesting return attached to the annual report of the Labour Department , is one showing the rents naid by workers j and their proportion to wages during the year 1904. This gives the following figures in regard to the four cities: — AUCKL iND. U H it. CD 3 <D § -2 1* X I* Jil
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Butchers £110 .. £32 Tramway employees.. 120 .. 31 G-iun-workers .. .. 112 .. 26 Curriers 118 .. 22 Sugar-worker 3 .. .. 115 .. 21 Painters 104 28 Saddlers .. .. .. 122 .. 29 „. £2i .. 2i .. % .. 15 .. li .. % .. 2. Weluitgtoh'. Bakers 117 .. 36 Coach-workers .. .. 131 .. 37 Engineers 14G .. 37 Stationary •enginedrivers 137 .. 34 .. Si .. 21 2c ~ 2t
Cheistchue eh. Blacksmiths .. .. 126 .. Typographers .. .. 163 Cimi-ers .. ... .. 124 .. Engineers .:; .. .. 152 Butchers .. .. .. 346 Painters 99 Carpenters .„ .. .. 121 Tanners 107 Boiler-makers, fitters, and holders-up .. 130 .. Tailors 132 .- 23 39 24 38 28 25 27 20 26 31 ••i 18 23 19 25 19 25 22 18 20 24
Dujtedin. Ironworkers Felt-hatters Stonemasons Engineers ..■ Bootmakers Coaehtmilders Butchers Carters Brass-finishers .. .. 119 .. .. 156 .. .. 124 .. sv 166 .. .. 112 .. .. 156 .. 137 .. .. 112 . . . . IG6 22 31 22 28 27 29 29 24 26 IS 20 IS 17 24 IS 21 21 24
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Otago Witness, Volume 23, Issue 2684, 23 August 1905, Page 16
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