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No. 11. Table showing the Average Rate of Wages per AVeek, for the Tear ending 31st March, 1879.

Mining District. General Managers. Legal Managers. Mining Mauagcrs. Engineers. Enginedrivers. Stokers. Blacksmiths. Carpenters. Miners. Labourers. Boys. Chinese. Agricultural Labourers. Domestic SerTants. Auckland — North Hauraki... ... South Haurnki ... Marlborough — Pelorus Queen Charlotte Sound ... Nelson — Coliingwood £ s. d. £5 to £10 £100p.ann.l £ s. d. £1 to £2 £1 to £2 £ b. d. £4 to £6 £5 to £10 4 6 0 £ s. d. £3 to £6 £3 to £4 4 "6 0 £ s. d. £210s to £3 2 10 0 £ s. d. 2 10 0 2 2 0 £ s. d. 3 0 0 £214sto£3 £ s. d. 3 0 0 £214s to £3 £ s. d. £2 2sto£210s £2 2s. lo £2 8s. 0 15 0 3 0 0 £ s. d. 2 0 0 £116s to £2 2s 2 14 0 £ b. d. 15/ to 20/ 10/ to 20/ £2 to £2 5s. £ b. d. ... ... £ s. d. 2 8 0 1 16 0 ... £ s. d. 10/ to 18/ 8/ to 12/ ... 6 0 0 Il0/ to 12/ per day 10/ to 12/ per day 0 10 0 0 8 0 j 0 3 0 7/ to 9/ 5/ to 12/ per week Takaka Inangahua Charleston Westport 7 "6 o 4 10 0 £110s to £2 5 0 0 3 10 0 £5 to £6 5 "6 0 4 "6 0 4 "6 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 0 3 12 0 4 4 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 £3 to £3 10s. £2to£210s 1 10 0 15/ to 25/ 30/ and found 2 8 0 £1 to £1 10 1 10 0 0 15 0 £30 to £50 per annum 0 12 0 20/ and board 20/ and board 3 10 0 3 io 0 3 "6 0 2 10 0 I ... Lyoll Grey Valley Cobden 5 6 0 £350p.ann. 10 0 £110s to £2 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 5 6 0 4 0 0 3 10 0 5 0 0 £4 to £4 10s 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 16 0 4 0 0 £3 6s to £3 10s 11/ to 12/ per day 3 10 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 j £2 10s. to £3 10s. per day i , 1 10 0 j 15/ to 18/ 5s. per day ! £2 to £2 10s 3 0 0 30/ and board 3 0 0 No Town West Wanganui Westland — Waimea Totara • Kanieri Kumara I 5 "6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 6 0 I 4 0 0 3 6 0 3 12 0 3 12 0 4 10 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 16 0 3 12 0 4 10 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 16/ per day 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 10s. per day 1 10 0 J 1 4 0 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 5s. per day 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 3 0 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 30/ per week and found 1 10 0 ... 15/ to 25/ 15 0 10 0 15/ to 25/ 5 0 0 ... I - Clifton (Dunganville) Greymouth Greenstone Okarito New River Maori Gully (Arnold) Otago — Hindon ... 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 "o 0 3 0 0 4 10 0 4 4 0 4 10 0 4 10 0 4 10 0 4 19 0 4 10 0 3 0 0 12/ per day 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 1 10 0 £1 & board 0 10 0 2 10 0 1 15 0 3 "6 0 2 0 0 15 0 £1, with board £1, with board 15 0 ... ... 4 6 0 4 "6 0 3 6 0 3 6 0 i io o : ... i 2 0 0 ! 1 io 0 5 0 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 0 £2 10s. to £3 2 8 0 1 io o Tuapeka Cromwell ... ~) Clyde Alexandra Black's Teviot Nevis ... ... J Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood... Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Mount Ida £5 to £6 2 0 0 £25 to £50 per annum. £4 to £410s £4 to £5 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 I 3 0 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 £3to£315s 3 10 0 : £2 14s. to £3 £2 10s. to £3 £2 2s.to£2 8s. 2 10 0 0 15 0 15/ to 20/ XI 10s. to I £1 16s. I j 20/ to 30/ 20/ to 25/ 15 0 10/ to 20/ 12/ to 20/ ... £3 & found 25/& "found 2 5 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 3 12 0 3 18 0 4 10 0 £2 8a. to £3 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 15 0 15 0 17 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 1 1 0 4 6 0 5 "6 0 £4 to £5 i £3 to £4 £3 to £4 £3 to £4 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 0 1 10 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 0 15 0