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(2.) Trades in which Increased Wages or Shorter Hours (generally) have been fixed— continued.

Trade. District. Hours. Wages. Years of First and Last Awards. From To From To Aerated - watef and other bottlers Bakers and pastrycooks Canterbury (Christchurch) Northern (Auckland City) Stationary 49 & 44 49 '& 44 54 48 Beer-bottlers : 45/ j 50/ Bottle-washers : 32/6 I 42/ Foreman : 1/ per hour | 60/ per week Second hand : 10d. per hour j 50/ per week Other hands : 9d. per hour j 45/ per week Jobbers : 1/ per hour | .10/ per day Stationary 1908, 1909 1898, 1909 1905, 1909 1905, 1909 1908, 1909 1898, 1909 5) ' * »S • * j> ' ■ Northern (Gisborne) Nofthern (Country, except Gisborne) Wellington (City) .. 54 54 54 48 48 51 Foreman or first hand : 60/ [ 63/ Second hand : 50/ 53/ Table hands : 45/ I 48/ Stationary Journeymen : 42/ to 60/ I 45/ to 60/ Apprentices : 12/6 to 40/ 12/6 to 35/ (decrease) Stationary 1898, 1908 1904, 1908 1902, 1906 1901, 1906 >> ■ ■ Wellington (Country) South Canterbury .. 51 48 Stationary Southland Stationary, e xcept nine holidays on full pay Stationary Otago (Dunedin) 1/14 to V 4 2 I 1/3 to 1/4J per hour per hour Apprentices : 10/ to 30/ 8/ to 25/ (decrease) Third cutter : 37/6 I 40/ Apprentices : 7/6 to 30/ [ 10/ to 30/ Journeymen : 1/ per hour 1/0J per hour 40/ per week 1/ to l/0| 1/ per hour per hour Apprentices : 5/ to 22/6 j 7/ to 23/ Journeywomen : 25/ 27/6 25/ 27/6 1901, 1904 1907, 1909 1907, 1909 1897, 1909 1907, 1909 1907, 1909 Boilermakers Bookbinders, paper rulers and cutters Northern (Auckland City) 48 48 Bootmakers Can terbury (Christchurch) Otago and Southland Stationary 45 45 Stationary 48 '48 Stationary 45 45 Bootmaking (female operatives) Christchurch Ditto Otago and Southland Stationary 45 "45 48 45 Bootmakers New Zealand Federated Otago and Southland (Dunedin) Otago and Southland (Dunedin City) Northern District (Auckland) 40/ I 45/ 1896, 1905 Boxmakers Brass - finishers and electroplaters Brick, pottery, and clay workers Butchers Northern (Auckland City) Stationary i 45 45 1 48 47 Stationary 48 "48 611 & 591 56 Competent boxworkers : 20/ 25/ 1/ to 1/3 1/1J to 1/3 per hour per hour Journeymen : 10£d. to 1/0J ' 10|d. to 1/2 per hour per hour First shopman : 60/ 65/ Second shopman : 40/ I 55/ Small-goods men : 42/ [ 45/ to 52/6 First cellarmen and packers : 45/ I 55/ Second cellarmen and packers : 42/ 1 45/ Boners : 40/ to 42/ I 47/6 First small-goods man : 57/6 60/ General hands : 45/ I 50/ Order-carters : 40/ to 45/ 40/ to 50/ Boys and youths : 15/ to 27/6 [ 17/6 to 32/6 Assistant slaughtermen : 40/ I 50/ 1905, 1909 1902, 1908 1903, 1909 1899, 1909 1903, 1909 1901, 1908 Wellington (Wanganui) 57 56 1903, 1909 Otago and Southland (Southland) Stationary 58 58 1901, 1908