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This information may be useful to the Agent-General. I have, &c, The Under Secretary for Immigration, J. E. Maech, "Wellington. Immigration Officer.

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY LABOUR MARKET. QUOTATION of RATES of WAGES, Revised to 1st March, 1873.

Trade or Occupation. Rates of Wages. Demand. Remarks. Tradesmen — Blacksmiths 10s. good Country smiths and good engine - smiths preferred. A few by each ship would find constant employment. General hands wanted. A few by each ship would find employment. Bricklayers 10s. to 12s. » Brickmakers Bakers 9s. to 10s. £2 to £2 10s. per week moderate Butchers (shopmen) „ (slaughtermen) Brewers Carpenters » 10s. to 12s. 10s. )j >j » )? >» )» jj jj Good hands wanted. A large number would find constant employment. Good hands would find constant employment. very good Cabinetmakers ... Coopers Coach-builders (bodymakers) Coach-builders (woodworkers) Coach-smiths Coach-painters ... Engineers Earthenware manufacturers Ironfounders Light wheelwrights Masons Millers 9s. to 10s. 10s. 10s. 10s. 9s. to 10s. 10s. to 12s. 10s. Is. per hour moderate »> » »j H J> A few by each ship would find constant employment. >) j> j> r » » >> >j >> Good hands wanted. )> )J !> i» 10s. to 11s. 10s. 10s. to 12s. £2 10s. to £3 per week 11s. 9s. to 10s. Is. per hour JJ good moderate Good hands required. A few by each ship wanted. Millwrights Maltsters Miners good moderate good Painters 8s. to 9s. )j Men accustomed to coal mines are much wanted. A few by each ship would fiud constant employment. Good hands wanted. Good hands much wanted. Plumbers Plasterers Printers, house wages ... „ piece-work Pork butchers (small-goods-men) Eopemakers 10s. to 12s. 10s. to 11s. £3 per week Is. per 1000 50s. per week very great good Saddlers Sawyers Shoemakers Shoemakers, fitters and machinists 8s. to 10s. 8s. to 9s. 8s. to 9s. 8s. to 10s. 20s to 24s. per week M 5J moderate very good Several by each ship would find constant employment. n Shoeing smiths ... ,, (up country) 10s. 30s. to 35s. and found 8s. to 9s. 8s. to 10s. 10s. good Tailors Tinmen Wheelwrights Watchmakers Farm Servants — Ploughmen (married couples) Ploughmen (single) Labourers (married couples) Labourers (single) » moderate very good no demand Men able to do general farm work are always in good demand. £50 to £60 and found £35 to £45 £■45 to £55 good moderate _ H >> I) Men with small families preferred. £30 to £40 j>