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Minimum Wage-rates as at 31st May, 1941, fixed by Awards and Agreements in a Number of the Principal Industries.

Inspections, etc. During the year 6,127 complaints of alleged breaches of the Act and of awards and industrial agreements, &c., were received, but it was found on investigation that in 1,709 cases no breach had been committed. In 334 cases proceedings were taken, and in 3,418 warnings were given. No action was considered necessary in the remaining cases. Apart from the complaints mentioned above, a large proportion of the inspections of factories, shops, &c., included an inspection to ascertain whether the awards and agreements were being complied with in respect of wages, overtime, &c., and as a result of these inspections, 74 prosecutions were taken, and warnings were given in other cases. Of the 408 prosecutions, 350 were against employers and 58 against workers ; 253 convictions were recorded, 221 against employers and 32 against workers. Total penalties, £366 lis.

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(Where there is no Dominion award or agreement in operation Wellington rates have been taken. All the wagerates shown below, except those indicated by an asterisk (*) are subject to an increase of 5 per cent, as from 12th August, 1940, in accordance with the general order of the Court of Arbitration dated 9th August, 1940.) Industry. I Kate. j Weekly Hours. Bakers .. .. .. .. .. £5 15s. per week .. .. 44 Biscuit and confcctioncry workers — Adult male .. .. .. £4 12s. 6d. to £5 15s. per week 40 Adult female .. .. .. £2 10s. per week .. .. 40 Boot operatives— Adult male .. .. .. 2s. Cfd. per hour .. .. 40 Adult female .. .. .. .. Is. 5£d. per hour .. .. 40 Bricklayers .. .. .» 2s. lOJd. per hour .. .. 40 Butchers (retail shops) .. .. .. £5 3s. (id. to £6 5s. per w'eck.. 44 Carpenters and joiners .. .. 2s. 0|d. per hour .. .. 40 Clerical workers — Adult male .. .. .. £5 10s. per week .. .. \ rp , , , 1 , > 1 hose of establishment. Adult female .. .. .. .. £.? bs. per week .. .. / Clothing-trade employees— Adult malo .. .. .. £5 per week .. .. 40 Adult female .. .. .. £2 12s. 6d. per week .. 40 Coachworkers .. .. .. 2s. 9d. per hour .. .. 40 Cheese- and butter-factory employees .. £4 10s. to £5 14s. per week .. Butter : 40, 44, or 48, according to season of year. Cheese : 38, 44, or 52, according to season of year. Drivers— (а) Motor .. .. .. £4 16s. to £5 8s. per week .. 44 (б) Horse .. .. .. £4 13s. for one horse, £4 16s. 44 for two horses, and 6d. per day extra for each horse above two (c) Passenger transport .. .. £5 10s. per week .. 88 per fortnight. Omnibusdrivers, 80. Electrical workers .. .. .. 3s. 9d. per hour .. .. 40 Engine-drivers, firemen, and greasers— Drivers, 1st Class Certificate .. .. £5 6s. 6d. per week .. .. 40 Drivers, 2nd Class Certificate .. £5 Is. 6d. per week .. .. 40 Firemen and greasers .. .. £4 16s. 6d. per week .. 40 Engineering-trade employees.. .. 2s. 4Jd. to 2s. lid. per hour.. 40 Furniture-trade employees— Males .. .. .. 2s. 4Jd. to 2s. 9d.. per hour .. 40 Grocers' assistants .. .. .. £5 2s. 6d. per week .. .. 44 Hairdressers .. .. .. .. *£5 13s. per weok .. .. 44 Labourers .. .. .. 2s. 4d. to 2s. 7d. per hour .. 40 Motor-engincering-trade employees .. ..2s. 5s. to 2s. lid. per hour .. 40 Painters and decorators .. .. 2s. 9d. per hour .. .. 40 Plasterers .. .. .. .. 2s. lOJd. per hour .. .. 40 Plumbers .. .. .. .. 2s. 9d. per hour ... .. 40 Printers' machinists, &c. .. .. £4 10s. to £5 7s. 6d. per week of 40 hours Shop assistants— Adult males .. .. .. £5 2s. 6d. per week .. .. 44 Adult females .. .. .. £2 17s. 6d. per week .. 44 Storemen and packers—• Wholesale .. .. .. £4 15s. per week .. .. 40 Oil-stores .. .. .. £4 16s. 8d. per "week .. 40 Wool, grain, &c., stores .. .. £4 15s. per week .. .. 40 Timber-yards and sawmills employees.. 2s. 4|d. to 3s. per hour .. 40 Tramway employees — Motormen (after first year) .. .. *2s. 9-075d. per hour .. 40 Conductors (after first year) .. .. *2s. 6-45d. per hour .. 40 Conductors (after fifth year) .. .. *2s. 6-975d. per hour .. 40 Motor-bus drivers .. .. .. *2s. 9 • 075d. per hour .. 40 Typographers .. .. .. .. £4 4s. to £5 10s. per week of 40 hours Warehouse employees .. £5 per week (General Section), 42 £5 5s per week (Soft-goods Section). Woollen-mills employees— Adult males .. .. .. 2s. 4d. to 2s. 9d. per hour .. 40 Adult females .. .. .. Is. 3fd. per hour .. .. 40