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Carpenters and Joiners, Slaters, Plumbers, Plasterers, Painters, and Labourers ... 2 Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades : Engineers : Turners, Fitters, Smiths, Millwrights, Pattern Makers, Copper Smiths, Brass Finishers, Borers and Slotters, Planers, Millers, Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers, and Machine Joiners ... 34 Sea-going Engineers 58 Brass Moulders and Finishers 61 Ironf ounders and Patternmakers ... 62 Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders I- Angle Iron Smiths, Platers (Heavy and Light), Rivetters, Caulkers, and Holders-up ... ... 66 Shipwrights, Ship Joiners, Ship Plumbers, and Ship Painters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 76 Electrical Workers 84 Other Trades : Letterpress Printers Compositors 86 Lithographic Printers, Bookbinders and Machine Rulers 94 Cabinet Making and Furnishing Trades : Cabinet Makers, Chair Makers, Carvers, Machinists, French Polishers, and Upholsterers ... ... 96 Gas Stokers 100 Bakers ... 104 Boot and Shoe Operatives : Clickers, Pressmen, Lasters and Finishers on Time Work 106 Farriers 107 Police Constables (Maximum and Minimum Rates) ... 108 Seamen (Predominant Rates) : Able Seamen on Sailing Vessels, Able Seamen on Steam Ships, Firemen and Trimmers 112 Agricultural Labourers 114 APPENDIX. CLASSIFIED LIST of the PRINCIPAL BRITISH, COLONIAL, and FOREIGN OFFICIAL STATISTICS relating to WAGES and HOURS of LABOUR 120 1875 Wt 15228 12,08 D & S 1 33603 a 218525 STANDARD RATES OF WAGES AT 1st OCTOBER, 1909. (So FAR AS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT.) BUILDING TRADES. The rates of wages and hours of labour given in the Table are based upon information supplied by Employers' Associations in the Building Trade and by the following Trade Unions : BRICKLAYERS MASONS I Operative Bricklayers' Society. ( United Operative Bricklayers' Society. ( Operative Stonemasons' Society of England ) and Wales. j United Operative Masons' Association of ( Scotland. ( Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and CARPENTERS AND J Joiners. JOINERS ] Associated Carpenters and Joiners' Society. ( General Union of Carpenters and Joiners. ( Amalgamated Slaters' and Tilers' Provi- SLATERS ] dent Society. ( Amalgamated Slaters' Society of Scotland. ( United Operative Plumbers' Association of PLUMBERS \ Great Britain and Ireland. ( Operative Plumbers' Association of Scotland. National Association of Operative Plasterers. PLASTERERS ... Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Federal Union. National Amalgamated Society of Operative PAINTERS House and Ship Painters and Decorators. Scottish Painters' Society. United Builders' Labourers' Union. National Association of Builders' Labourers. Navvies, Builders' Labourers and General Labourers' Union. LABOURERS { General Labourers' Amalgamated Union. United Order of General Labourers of London. National Union of Gas Workers and General Labourers. 33(>03 STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the (Unless otherwise stated the rate of wages and hours of labour have been quoted by Working Rate p 3r hour. LOCALITY. BRICK- CAR- LABOURER? LAYERS. MASOXS. PEXTKRS A XI) .TOISKRS. SLATERS. PLUMBEltS P/,AP- TKREHS. PAINTERS. BRICK- I.AVEIJS'. MASOXS'. PLAS- T ERE IIS . ENGLAND AND WALES. Northern Counties <l d. d. d. <L d. d. d. d. d. and Cleveland. Vlnwick 9f 8t 8t 8 _ \_nnfleld Plain ~ Bi 9 9* - - - Bishop Auckland .. 8 9J 8t 7 - - Maydon BJ 9* 9i 9! BJ Jlyth BJ BJ 9* Bi 8 B| 9 6.1* 61* 61* Carlisle Bi BJ 8 Bi 8 8 8 >! 5* 5i* Jhester-le-Street . . 9f 9i 8t /onsett - B| 9-9* 8 )arlington .. 9 9 8i 9* 8 9 7i 8" 6* 6* )urham 9* B| 9 9J 8 8J* 8 6* 6* 6* tateshead .. 9* B| 9* 9* 8-9* N BJ 6i* 61* 61* lartlepools B| 9* 91 9i 9 B| 8 BJ 6J 7 tobburn -on -Tyno 9J* B| 9* 9* 9* 9A* 8J 6|* 61* 61* lexham 9 9f 9i _ _ _ arrow-on-Tyne . . B| B| 9i 9J 9* 9i* BJ 61* 61* 61* endal 7Jt 7|t 7t Bit - liddlesbrough B| 9 91 9i 9 B| 8 61 61 61 lorpeth 9 8|t B| _ 8t Jewcastle-on-Tyne Bi 9 9* 9i 9 B| 8J 61 61 61 Jorth Shields B| BJ 9* 9^ 9 B| 8| 61* 61* 61* J enrith .. .. 7J TJt 7 7J eaham Harbour . . B| - 9*t 9* _ - hildon .. 9f - 8t 9J _ _ _ outh Shields k B| BJ 9^ j 38s.ll* } 9J 8J 61* 61* 61* tockton-on-Tees . . 9* 9* 91 B| Q 9i 8 61 61 61 underland .. 0} 91 91 9i { 3&f.||* 9^ Bi 6.1 61 61 Pallsend B| BJ ej 9J 5.Tt - - - - - Employers' Association. t Trade Union. $ Banker hands). BUILDING TRADES. TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES. the Employer^ Associations and the Trade Unions concerned, or are embodied in Rules. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- I. AY Kits. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AN JOINERS SLATERS. PLCMBRRS PLAS- ! TERERS. PAINTERS LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS. 1 : ENGLAND AND WALES. Northern Counties and Cleveland. - 50f 50t 50t - 50 - Alnwick. - 50 50 50 - Annfleld Plain. - - 50t 50 54t 50 - - Bishop Auckland. 44it,50 50 50 53 - Blaydon. 50 M&SO* 50 50 53 50 50 50* 50* 50* Blyth. 50 50 50 51 52* 54 54 50* 50 5 54* Carlisle. - 50t 50 50t - Chester-le-Street. 50 50 50 50 - Consett. 49* 49 50 50 50 49f,50* 52* 50 50* 50* Darlington. 4ty* 49* 50 50 B 50* 53* - - Durham. 50 44*J, 50 5 50 50 53 50 50 50* 50* 50* Gateshead. 58 50 50 50 53 53 53 53 50*,53t 53 Hartlepools. 50* 44J:,50 50 50 53* 50* 50 50* 50* 50* Hebburn-on-Tyne. 50 50 44*J,50 50t 50 50 50 53* 50* 50t 50* 50* 50* Hexham. Jarrow-on-Tyne. raw 54f 66t 56t - Kendal. 52 49* 50 50 53 52 or 53 52*. 53* 52 49**,52f 52 or 53 Middlesbrough. - 50 50t 50 50|- - Morpeth. 50 44iJ,60 50 50 53 50 50 50 44** 50 50 Newcastle-on-Tyne 50 44JJ,50 50 50 E353it 50 50 50* 50* 50* North Shields. - 53* 52t 52* 52* - Penrith. 50 50t 50 - . - - Seaham Harbour. 50f 50f 50 - - Shildon. 50 44*J,50 50 50 53* 50 50 50* MitWf* 50* South Shields. 52 50* 50 50 53 53 53* 49^,52* 49*t,52* 49*f,52* Stockton-on-Tees. 50 50 47J,50 44JJ, 50 50 50 50 50 53 53f 50 50- 50 50 50 Sunderland. Wallsendi Fixers. Per week. Per day. 33603 A 2 STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Bate per hour. P.IUCK- LAYERS. MAKOXS. CAU- PKXTKilS AXJ) JOINERS. Sl.ATKIlS. Pr,UMBEUS. Pl.AS- TEKEKS. I'AIXTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASOXS'. PLAS- TERERS'. d. d. d. d. tl. 4. d. d. d. d. Northern Counties ;ind Cleveland c.ont. West Stanley Whitehaven . . tit 9* 9* 7t 91* 8t u 8 _ Workington.. 91 Tit 8t 71t Yorkshire (except Cleveland). Barnsley 9 9 Bi 8J 81 9 8* Bi 61 61 Beverley 7it 7t 61 - - - Bingley 8 81 - 7J - - Bradford 9*,9Jt 9 Bi 9 9 81 8 6 6 61 Bricllington .. 8 8 7i 9 s 71* 8 7 5* 5* 5* Brighouse .. Bi 8 9f - 7 - - - Castleford .. 9 m - - - - Dewsbury JNP 8-i 8 9 71 81* 7 6* 6* p Dnneaster .. 81 9 B| 9 7i 81 7 6 6 6 Driffleld 7 7* 6 1* 6* 4* 4i* - Goole 8t 7it - - - - Halifax 9* 9 9k 81 8 81 8 6* 6* 6* Harrogate 9 9 Bi 8 9 8,9* 7i 6* 6 6* Heckmondwike . . - - - 81t 7t - - - Huddersfleld 9 8i 9 81 81 8 6 6 6 Hull 9 9| 9 9 9 9 8 61 61 61 Ilkley - Btf 8t 9t 81 - - Keighley 81* Bi 8 8|" 71 71* 71 6* 6* 6* Leeds 91 Bi 9 9 9 91 8 61 61 7 Malton 71* 8 | 7 8* 8* 61 5* 5* 5* Mexborough 9t - Bit - - Mirfield - 84t - - - - - Morley W 81* 8 9* 71 9* 71* 6* 6* 6* Pudsey - si- 71 - - Rotherham .* .*i i si 8 81 81* I 71 6* 6* 6* Employers' Association. BUILDING TRADES. TEADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. Northern Counties and Cleveland- cont BOt 50* 50* 50 50 - - - West Stanley. - - 54f 52* - - - - Whitehaven. 54t 54t Workington. Yorkshire (except Cleveland). 49* 49* 49* 49* 50 49* 50* 49* 49* 49* Barnsley. 53t - 53t - - - 55*t - - - Beverley. 49* 49* - - - 55* - Bingley. 49* 49* 40* 49* 49* 49* 52* 49** 49** 49* Bradford. Bty 55* 55* 55** 55** 55J* 55* 55J* 55** 55** Bridlington. - 49* 49* 50t - 55f - - ~ Brighouse. 56 - 56t Castleford. 49** 494 49* 49* 49* 49** 55* 49** 49** 49** Dewsbury. 54 49* 52 55 52* 54 52*54 54 54 52*,54f Doncaster. BB| 55** 56 55** 55* 55** 56** - Driffleld. 55*t 55*1 - - Goole. 49** 49* 4P* 51* 49* 49*f 52 49** 49** 51** Halifax, 49** 49* 49* 49* 49* 49** 49*t,50* 49** 49J* 49** Harrogate. . - - 49* 55 - - - Heckmondwike. 49* 49* 49* 49* 49* 49* 52* 49* 49* 49* Huddersfleld. 53 53 53 53 53 53 53* 53 53 53 Hull. - 49if 49*f 49*f 49*f - - - Ilkley. 49** 49* 49* 49** 52 49** 52* 49** 49** 49** Keighley. 49* 49* 49* 50 49* 49* 50 49* 49* 49* Leeds. 54** 52 54 54** 54J* 52* 54** 54** 54** Malton. wt - 49*f - - - Mexborougb , - 49*f - - Mirfleld. 49** 49** 49* 49** 50 49J* 50* 49** 49** 49** Morley. - - 49*f - - 55 - - - Pudsey. 49* 49* 49* 50,52f 49* 49** 52** 49** 49** 49** Kotherham. t Trade Union. STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD KATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Rate per hour. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- I'ENTKKS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. I'l.AS- TKRERS. I'AIXTERS. LABOURERS. mui'K- I.AYERS,' MASONS'. I'l.VS- TERERS*. Yorkshire (except Cleveland) cont. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Scarborough 84 84 8 8 8 84 74 6 6 Selby 94 9 8 P 9* 9* 74* 6 6 81 Sheffield 94 94 9 9 9 9 81, 74* r>4*. 6 54*, 6 6, 64* Shipley and Saltaire 82 83 84 84,* 9* 9* 8i 7| 6 6 8* Skipton - 8t 7t - 7t - - - Sowerby Bridge . . - - 74t - - - 74t - - - Todmorden .. - - 8t - 8t - - - - - Wakefleld .. 84 9 8 8* 74 84* 74 6 6 6 Whitby - 84 W 9t - 7 - - - York 9 9 8} 9 8 9 74 6 6 8 Lancashire and Cheshire. Accrington .. 94* 9 9 9 84 9 8 8* 6* 6* Adlington ,. .. 94 84 - - 8t - - Alderley Edge 9 9 8t 8 9t 8t - Altrincham .. 94 94 94 94* 9,10* 10 94,* 84 6 to 64* 6* 6* Ashton-in -Maker - field. Ashton-under-Lyne 10 94 9f 9 84* 9 10 74t 5J- 64* Atherton n 9i 94 8i 9 9 8 6i* 6* Bi* Bacup Bf 84 ._ 8t _ Barr o w-in-Fur n ess 9 9 ! 8f summer 9 winter. H summer 9 winter. H Bi summer winter. }- - - Birkenhead.. 10 10 10 9* 10 94 81 7 64* 6A* Blackburn 10 9.1 9 9* 9 9 84 6* 6* 6* : ' Blackpool 9J 9.1 84 84 84 94 8 6* 6* 5^ 6* Bolton 10 94 94 - 9 10 9 - Burnley 94 9 84 8f,84* 84,8* 8 Bi 6* 6* Bury 10 94 94 9 9 9 84 64* 5,54* 6i* Chester 9 9 84 *"j summer. 8! winter. ! 9 u or 5? 5to5|* Chorley 9 94 84 8* 84 8 8 6* 6* 5^* Clitheroe 71 8t - Bit 8t 8 - - - Employers' Association. BUILDING TRADES. TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. OAH- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYKRS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. Yorkshire (except Cleveland) cont. 52 49} 52 52 53 52 53f, 53}* 52 49}* 52f 52 Scarborough. 55i 53 55} 55i* i 554* 55}* 55}* 55i 55} 55} Selby. w 40i 49i 52 49^ 49} 49}* 55* 49f,49}* 49f,49}* 49t,49} Sheffield. 494* 49} 49} 49* 49i* 49} 49* 49} 49} 49} Shipley and Saltairo. - 49}t wit 55f - Skipton. - - 49}t 54f - Sowerby Bridge. - - 51t 49if - Todmordcn. 49} 49} 49} 50* 50 0|* 52} 49} 49} 49}t, 50* Wakefleld. - 48i 49}t 53t - 55}t - Whitby. 53 50 53 53 53 53 49} 53 50* 53t 53 York. Lancashire and Cheshire. 49* 49 48 50f, 52 49 49 54 49* 49* 49* Accrington. 48} Mi - 5Ht Adlington. 54} 49} 54f - 54 i 54it 56}t Alderley Edge. 54} 49} 49^ 54i* 49J.49* 52 50 54}* 49}* 52* Altrincham. 54} 54} 49} Mit 53^ ant* 53^ 54}* Mf 54,54}* 54}* 49}* 54}* Ashton - in - Maker- field. Ashton-under-Lyne. 53} 48} 48 53J* 54 83} 53} 53^ 48}* 53}* Atherton. 54f - 61} - - Bacup. 54 49 54 54f 54 54 54 - - ~ Barrow-in-Furness. 464 46} 46^ 49i* 46} 49} 49} 46} 49}* 49}* Birkenhead 49 49 49 49* 49 49 Bl| 49* 49* N 49* Blackburn 49} 49} 49J 49 49i 49} 49} 49$* 19}* 49}* Blackcool. 49} 48} 49^ - 49 49} 51} - - - Eolton. 49} 49} 51 49^*55^t 51}, 54* 54* 54 - - Burnley. 53} 48} 53^ 54 49 53*53}* 54 53}* 48}* 53*53} Bury. 54} 49} 54^ 54* 54^ 54} 54} 54}* 49}* 54}* Chester. 54} 48} 54i 54i* 54} 51}f,52* 54}* 48}* 54}* Chorley. 48}f 54t - 54t 54f 54 Clitheroe. t Trade Union. STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY'. Rate per hour. It KICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. | SLATERS. PLUMBERS I PLAB- TKKEKS. PAINTERS LAIlOnRERS. ]?1!1('K- LAYKHS'. MASONS'. I'l.AS- TEltEBS'. Lancashire and Cheshire con t. d. d. d. d d. d. d. d. d. d. Colne 9* 84 N 8* 8* 84 74 6* 54,6* 6* Congleton 7*f - 7t - 6t - Crewe 8 Bp 7 8* 9 7 54* 5* 6* Darwen Bi N 94 91" 9* 9 84 6* 6* 6J* Denton 10 . i 9 - - 8J - - - Droylsden .. 10 9 - - - - Bit - - Earlestown .. 84t - 9f - - 7it - - Eccles 10f - 94t 9f 9 10 9 - - Farnworth - BJ 94 Bit 10 9 - Fleetwood 9t 94 8it - - - - - Garston See Liverpool. Haslingden .. - - 8t Bit 81 - 8t - - - Hey wood .. 10 M 9 84" 8 9* 84 64* 6* 64* Horwich 9*,9Jt B4* 9 94* 8i 10* 84 64* 7* 74* Hoylake B4*,it 91" 10t 9|* Bi 0J 84 Bi" 6^* 64* Hyde .. 10 Pi 9 8i* 9* 91 10t 84 6* 54* 64* Lancaster 10 01 84 9* 8 9 84 6* 54* 6* Leigh .. 94 Bi Bi 8J* 9 9 84 04* 6* 64* Leyland 9V 94* 8 ej 8* at* 74* 54* 5* 6* Liscard 91 10 lot - - 7 - - Liverpool .. 10 10 10 94 93 Bi 81 54* 5* 6* Macclesfleld 8 8 8 81 7|* 74 5* 5* 5* Manchester 10 9 Bi 9 9* 10 9 6* 54* 7 Middleton .. 10 B| 9 8i* 9 9 84 64 54* 64* Middle wich.. 7it 7t - - Morecambe - 14 8 8J 9 8 - - Nantwich .. 7i w - - - - Nelson 9 84t 8t 9 Bit 84 - - New Mills .. Bit 8 - - - North wich .. 9 8| BW - st 8 - - - Oldham 10 B| Bi 84 9 9 84 64 6* 7 Ormskirk 8 8t - - - - Employers' Association. BUILDING TRADES. TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTBRS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS.' Lancashire and Cheshire cont. 49** 49* 49i 49i* 54* 49* 54 49* 49** 49** Colne. rat - 53f - - - - - - - Congleton. 54 54* 54 54 - 54* 54t 54 54* 54* 54* Crewe. 49 49 49 49 49* 49 49 49* 49* 49* Darwen. 54* 49* 53* - - 56if - - - Denton. 54* 49* - - 53*t - - - Droylsden. Hit - 54^ 54f - - - Earlestown. 54Jt - 49^f 54Jt m 52 51* - - Eccles. 48* 49 48|t 49 51* - - - Farn worth. 54*t 54* 54 - - - Fleetwood. See Liverpool. Garston. - - 54f 49f 51i 54f - Haslingden. m 48* 53J 54* 54 53* 54 53** 48** 53** Heywood. 54* 50* 52 56* 54*, 54 jf 56* 54 56* 50* 56* Horwieh. 49** 54*f 49** 47t 49J* 49* 49i* 49J* 49** 49** 49** Hoylake. 54* 49i 53^ 54J* 54* 54 56*t 54** 49** 54** Hyde. 49** 55*t 49* 49.J 49^* 53 49* 49* 40** 49** 49** Lancaster. 53* 48* 48^ 53^* 53^ 53* 54 53J* 48** 53** Leigh. 54** 54P 54^ 54i* 54P 54** 54** 54J* 54** 54** Leyland. 49* 46* 47t - 46* - Liscard, 47 47 47 49* 49^ 49i 49* 49** 47* 49J* Liverpool. 54* 54| 54^ 54|* 54^ 54** 54* 54** 54** 54** Macclesfleld. 54* 46* 49* 54| 49^ 49* 52 54J* 46** 49* Manchester 54* 55*f 48* 54 it 53^* 54* 49 : 54** 48** 49* Middleton. Middlewich. - 49* 49* 49i 49i 52 - - Morecambe. 54* 54*f - - - - Nantwich. - 49i 51f 55it 54 r 54 - Nelson. 54|f 54^ - - - j New Mills. 54* 54^ 54^f 54f - 54* - - Northwieh 54* m 51 54 51J 49 54 54* 48** 54* Oldham. 55 - 55f - - - Ormskirk. t Trade Union. 10 STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusiv< undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. Padiham Preston Prestwich Radcliffe Ramsbottom Rawtenstall.. Rochdale Rossendale .. Runcorn St. Anne's-on-the- Sea. St. Helens Sale Sandbach Shaw Southport Stalybridge Stockport . . Swinton Tarporley Tyldesley Ulverston Walkden .. Wallasey Warrington .. Waterloo and Sea- forth. Whitefleld .. Widnes Wigan Wilmslow . . VVinsf ord . . Bate per hour. OAR- LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. 1' ENTERS AM) JOINERS. SLATERS. 'LUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. 8t 81t - - 81 81 - - - 10 91 9.1 81* 9 9 81 f summer. 1 ( winter. i 10 91* 91* 81* 9* 9* ; 9 61* 6* 61 1(1* 91 91 81* 9 9* 81 61* 6* 61* ; I 9 8t BJt 9t 8t 9 8t Btt 8A - Bt - - 10 91 9 8i* 9 9 81 5|* 8| 9* 8 81 81* 8* 8 - 6* 6* 9t 9t 9t 71 I 6* j 91* 91* 81 81* 81* 91* 8 j summer. 61* winter. j 61* 61* 9 9 9J 9* 8^ ! 8-i 6* 51* lr 10 91 91 - 9 10 81 6 tg 6i* 6* 6* 71t - 61t - - - - - - - - 91 - - 9t 81 - - - 9 i 9 9 G* 9 9 81 6* 6* 6* 10 91 9 9* 9* 10 81 5A* 51* 6i* Ql 91 9 9* 9 10 81 6* li*5*6* 7* 10 91t - - 81 - - 8t - 7t - - - - - - - 91- 91 91 - 9 9 81 - - - - 81 8t - - - 71t - - - 10t - 91 9 - - or 10t 10 91* 91 HP - 7* 7* 7* 94 8f 9i - 8f 91 8 - 10t iot 93t 81t - - - 10 91* 91* 81* G* 9* ; 9 61* 6* 61* 9 8t 9 _ 8t 7t 10 91 9 9 9 9 "i 61 summer. 7 winter. > 51 to 6 : 6** 9 9 8t - 8 9t 8t 8t - 71t - - - 7t - - Employers' Association BUILDING TRADES. 11 TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BlilCK- LAYEUS. MASONS. CAU- PENTBHS AND JOINERS. Sl.ATEUS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TEUEUS. PAINTERS. LABOURKBS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. - 49*t 51t - - 49^ 54 - - - Padiham. 49* 49* m 49^* 49i 49* 49* 49** 49** 49** Preston. 54* 48** 49* 54* 49* 54* Bti 54** 48** 54* Prestwich . 84* 48* 49 54* 49 54* 52 54** 48j* 54* Radcliffe. 49 54t 49t 49t _ 54t _ _ Ramsbottom, - 49* 54f 49f B1J - 54f - Eawtenstall. 53* 48* 48i 53i s 49 48 54 53** 48J* 48** Rochdale. - 49* 54 54 Hi* 54* 54* - 49* 54* Rossendale. 54*f 49*f 54* - - - 55i - - - Runcorn. 49** 49** m 49** 49^* 44* 49i* 49** 49** 49** St. Anne's -on-the- Sea. 53* 49* 48| 54* 50 50 50 53** 49i* 50* St. Helens. 54* 49* 49* 54J* 49*,51f 52 m 54P 40i* 52* Sale. 5S|t 54f - - - - - - - Sandbacb. - 51 - - 49f - Shaw. 494 49* 49* $ 49^ 40ft* 49i 49** 49** 49** Southport. 54* 494 53* 64* 53i* 54J* 54^* 54J 54** 49** 54^* Stalybridge. 54i 49* 54* 54i* 52 54i 55* 54** 54** 54** Stockport. 54 tt 54 Swinton. 54*f - 54if - - - - Tarporley. 53* 48| 484 - 53^ 53i 53* - Tyldesley. 54f 54^t ~ - 54f - Ulverston. MJt - 49i 51* Walkden. 40}* 46*t 46^f, 47* IH* 46^ 40J* - 49** 49** 49** Wallasey. 54* 54* 54^ - 54i 54i 54J * 55f - - Warrington. 54.1 48i* 47t 49* 51* 49^f 49* 54* 49.^ 611 54* 48J* 54* Waterloo and-Sea- forth. Whitefleld. 55 55t 55 - 54f - 54t - - - Widnes. 54* 49* 49i i 54^ 54i 54* 54** 49J* 54** Wigan. 54* 49* 54^t 54 54t 56*f Wilmslow. 55*t 55f - - - - ~ - - Winsford. t Trade Union. J Per week. 12 STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Rate per hour. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATKRS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. North and West Mid- land Counties. d. d, d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Birmingham 94 10 94 9t 91 10 8i 64 64 ^ Boston 7t Bit _ _ _ Bridgnorth .. 7 - Bit - 6 BrierleyHill 8 - 8 | - - - - - - Bristol 9 9 9 9 9 84 6 6 6 Bromsgrove.. 74 8 7 74 8* 74* 6 44* 4i* 4i Burslem See Potteries District. \ Burton -on-Trent .. Bi 84 Bi 8 9t 7* 5 5jt, 6* 6f Buxton - 9 81 - Bi - 8t - Cheltenham.. 8 8 8 - 8 71 74 5* 5* 5* Chesterfield 81 8i 8 9 Bi 8* 7 5* 54* 54* Coalville 8 9* 8 8i 8* 7* 54* 6* 6* Coventry 9 9 8 Bit 9 9 8 6* 6* 6* Cradley Heath - - 8 - - - Bit - - - Darlaston 8t - 8t - - - Derby 9 9 81 9 Bi 8*, 9* 74 5f,54 5t, 5d 6*, 6it Droitwich 7jt - 7it - - - 7 - - Dudley 8i 8it, 84* Bit 8i* 8 84* 7 5* 54* 54* Gainsborough 8t - Tit - - - - Glossop - 94 Bit - - - 8t - Gloucester .. 8 7it 8 - 8 7it 74 - Grantham 8 7i 74 74 to 8* 7 7to8* 64 44* 5* 5* Grimsby 9 9 8 8J 8 9* 74 6* 6* 7* Hanley See Potteries District. Hereford 71 7 : 7t 8t 6i 44 44 4 Hinckley 74 84* 7i 9* 7i 9* 7 5i,5it 5ft, 6* 54*,5it Ilkeston 9 Bit 8t - - - Kenilworth 8 - - - 7t Kidderminster B| ej 8 74* 8 7i 7 N 5i 5i Kingswood .. See Bristol. Leamington 8 81 8 8* 8 84 7 5 5 5 Ledbury 7t - 7t - - - - - Employers' Association. BUILDING TRADES. 13 TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BttlOK- OAR- JOINEUS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABJURKRS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. North and West Mid land Counties. 51 51 51 54f 54 51 56* 51 51 51 Birmingham. 54f 54f - - - - - - - Boston. 56* 56*f 56i Bridgnorth. 56* _ 56* _ _ _ _ _ _ Brierley Hill. 1 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 Bristol. 1 56* 56* 56* 56** 56** B6i 56* 56** 56* 56** Bromsgrove. See Potteries District. Burslem. 54 54 54 - 54 54f 54 54 54 54 Burton-on-Trent. - 49* 49* 49* - Buxton. 56* 56* 56* 56* 56* 56** 56* 56* 56* Cheltenham. 56 55i,56t 56 55* 49* 55|* 554* 66f 56* 56* 55** Chesterfield. 56 54* 56 56* 56* 56* 56* 54* 56* Coalville. 55* 53 55* 55* 55* 55* 55* 55** 53* 55** Coventry. - - 56* - - - 56** - - Cradley Heath. 56*f - 56*f - - - - - - - Darlaston. 56 53 56 56 56 56* 56 56 53*,56f 56 Derby. 56*f - 56*f - ' .-- - - - - Droitwich. 54 54 54 54* 54* 54* 54 54* 54* 54* Dudley. 54f - 54f - - - - - - Gainsborough. 49* 49*f - - - - - Glossop. 56* 56*t 56* - 56* 56*f 56* - Gloucester. 53 53 53 53* 53*. 54f 53* 53* 53* 53* 53* Grantham. 53f 53 53 53* 53 53* 53 53* 53* 53* Grimsby. See Potteries District. Hanley. 56* 56* 56* - 56f 56*t 56* 56* 56* 56* Hereford. 59 56** 59 55* 56* 56J* 56 56** 56** 56* Hinckley. 55* 55*f 55*f Ilkeston. 56* - _ 56*t Kenil worth. 56* 56* 56* 56** 56* 56** 56* 56* 56* 56* Kidderminster, See Bristol. Kingswood. 56* 56* 56* 56** 56* 56* 58* 55t,56* 55f, 56** 55f,56** Leamington. 59f - 59f - - - - - - - Ledbury. t Trade Union. 14 STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Rate per hour. BRIOK- L AY 10 US. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND .TOINKUS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TBBBBB. PAINTERS LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERKRS'. North and West Mid- land Counties cont. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. fl. d. d. Leek .. .. *. 8t 8f 7ft - 8 7i - - Leicester 9 9 e 9 9t 10 8 w Bi 7 Lichfleld .. - 8t 8t - - - Lincoln 8 8i 8 8* 8 9 7i 5* 6* B* Long Eaton.. 9 9 8 9* 81* 9* 7 6* 7* 7* Longton See Potteries District. Loughborough 8 9 8 9f 8 9 7 B,6it Bt.W 6 Ludlow Bit - Bit - - - - - Malvern 8 8 8 8* 8 8 7 5 5 5 Mansfield .. S|t 8 8t 8if Bit 7 - - Market Drayton .. 7 7t - - - - - Market Harborough 8 8t Tit - - - - - - Matlock - Bit 8t w - - - - Newark 8 N 8 B? 71 8* 7 B B B Newcastle - under - Lyme. Nottingham.. See Po 9 tterios Di ti strict. 9 9* 9 10 8} Bi W Bi Nuneaton 8 8* 8 - 8* Bit 7t - - - Oswestry H 7*t 7t - - Pit - - - Potteries District . . 8! 8i Bi 8 - 74 - - - Redditch .. 7J 7* 7i* | 7i* 8* 7 4^ 4i* 5* Rugby 8 Bi 8 8* 8 9 7 5* 5A* Shrewsbury.. 8 8 8 8 8A* 7 Bi BJ Bf Sleaford Bit - 7t - - - - - - Smethwick .. See Birmingham. Stafford 8|8 8 Bit 7t - - - ; Stoke-on-Trent . . See Potteries District. Stone 8Jt - 8 7i - - - Stourbridge 8 8J* 8 - 8*" Bi* 7 4^* a* 5* Stratford-on-Avon 7 8* 7 7* 7 * 8* Bi 4 4i* 4* Stroud Bi 6* 6 6* 7* 6 6* 4 4 4 Sutton Coldfleld . . 9J 9* 9 8i 10* 8 6 Bi* 6* Tatnworth 81 8| B) 8|* 8 8i* 7 Sft.Oi* 5ft, 6 Employers' Association. BUILDING TRADES. 15 TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LA YE us. MASONS. CAR- PBXTBRS AND JOINERS. - | SLATERS. (PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. North and West Mid- land Counties cont. 55*t 54*f 53f - 55* - 55* - Leek. 53 53 53 54t,58j 53t 53 56* 53 53 53 Leicester. 54*f 54*t - - - Lichfleld. 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53* 53* 53 Lincoln. 54 53**, 54f 54 54* 54* 54* 54t 54* 54* 54* Long Eaton. See Potteries District. Longton. 55* 53 55* ri*t 56* 55* 55*f,56** 55* 53*,55*f m Loughborough. 56*f - 56*f - - - - - Ludlow. 56* 56* 56* 56** 56* 56* 56* 56* 56* 56* Malvern. 55f 54* 54*f 54*f - 56f - - 1 - Mansfield. 55* - 55*t - - - - Market Dray ton. 56* 56*t 56*t - - - - - - Market Harborough, - 52f 54*f 52*f - - - Matlock. 664 53 55* 55** 52* 55** 55* 55* 53* 55Jt 55* Newark. 51| 51* 51* 51** 54 51* 54 See P< 51* )tteries District. 51* i 51* Newcastle-under- Lyme. Nottingham. 56* 56* 56* - - 56*t - Nuneaton. 56* 56*f 56*f 56f - - Oswestry. 52 52 52 54*f, 55** - 54* - - - Potteries District. 56* 56|* 56* 56** 56** 56** 56* 56** 56** 56** Redditch. 56* 56* 56* 56** 56* 56* 56* 56J* 56** 56** Rugby. 56* 56* 56* 56* 56** 56* 56** 56J* 56** Shrewsbury. - - 54f - - Sleaford. See Birmingham. Smethwick. 56* 56* 56* - 56*f - 56*t - - - Stafford. See Potteries District. Stoke-on-Trent. 54*f - 55* 55* - - - Stone. 56* 56** 56* 56** 56** 56** 56** 56** 56** Stonrbridge. 56* 56** 56* 56** 56** 56** 56* 56i* 56J* 56** Stratford-on-Avon 56* 56|* 56* 54* 56* 56* 56** 56** 59* 56** 56** 56** 56* 56* 56* 56* 54* 56* 56** Stroud. Sutton Coldfleld. 55* 55* 55* 55** 55* 55** 55* 55* 55* 55* Tarn worth. t Trade Union. 16 STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. Rate per hour. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINKKS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. North and West Mid- land Counties cont. J. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d, d. Tewkesbury Tunstall 7t SeeP otteries D 81 istrict. Walsall Bi 9 84 84* 9 84 n &l (H* 6* Warwick - Bit 8t - 8t - - - Wednesbury Wellington .. 8t 8t Bi 8t 74 : Ht West Bromwich . . 9 Bi Bi ih 9 Bit, 7 6 6 6 Whitchurch 6.5Jt - - - - - Wolverhampton . . 9 9 9 8* 9 84 Ti 6* 6* 6* Worcester 8i 8 8i 8i* 8i Bi 7 Bi 5i 54 Worksop aw 8t, 84t T*t - - South Midland and Eastern Counties. Aylesbury Tit Tt - - Bedford 7i 8 Ti - 9* Bi* Bi* 5* B 54* Brentwood .. 9t - - Tt - - - Bury St. Edmunds 6it - - - - - Cambridge .. 8 1 84 8 8* Bi 8i 6? 5 r>t,5i 5t,54* Chelmsford .. Tit - Tit 9 Bit - - Clacton Bit - 84t - iot - - - Colchester 8 8 8* 9* 9* 6 5 5 Bi* Cromer 7t - Tt Bt - - - - East Dereham 6t - 6t - - - - - Felixstowe .. 8t - 8 - - 7 - - - Grays .. 9 - 9 - - Tit - - Haverhill Bit - 5t - - - - Hitchin 7t - tit - - - - - Ipswich 8 8 8 - 8 9f Bit - - - Kettering .. Tit 8J Tit - 8t - - - - Lowestof t . . 7 - Tt - Ti - - - Luton 8t 8t 8t - Bt Bit Bt It 5t Employers' Association. t B Trade Union. 3UILDING TRADES. 17 TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. North and West Mid- landCounties cont 56*f 56*f - - Tewkesbury. See Potteries District. Tunstall. 55* 55* 55* 654* 55* 55* 55* 55* 55** 55** Walsall. - 56*f 56*f 56*f - - Warwick, 54f 54 Wit - - Wednesbury. 56*f 56*f 56*f - - - Wellington. 51 51 51 55* 54 55* 51 51 54 West Bromwich. 56*t - - - - - Whitchurch. 54 64 54 54* 54 54 54 54* 54* 54* Wolverhampton. 54 54 54 54* 54 54 54 54 54 54 Worcester. 55*f 55*t,56f Kit - - - - Worksop. South Midland and Eastern Counties. - 56*f 56*f - - - Aylesbury. 56* 56* 56* 56** | 56i* 56** 58** 56** 56** Bedford. 56*f _ 56*f Brentwood. 56f, 56*f 56* 56* 56* ~. 56* 64 5 ~, 56* 56* 56* Bury St. Edmunds Cambridge. 56*t - 56f 56*f - - - - Chelmsford. 56*f 56*f _ 56*f Clacton. 56* - 56* 56** 56** 56** 56* 56* 56* 56** Colchester. net - 56*f C6f - - Cromer. 59f - eot _ i East Dereham. 56* - 56* 56* Felixstowe. 56* - 56* - Grays. 56*f - 56*f - - HaverhilL 59f - 56*f Hitchin. 56* 56* 56* 56* 56* 56f - - Ipswich 58*f 56 58*f 58*t - ~ - Kettering. 56* - 56* _ _ - Lowest oft. 56*f 56*f 56*f - Hit - - 56*f 56*t i 56Jf Luton. 33603 18 STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Bate per hour. BlUOK- LAYEUS, MASONS. CA.R- PEVL'KKS AN1> JOIN'KRS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TKI1KKS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. ', l South Midland and Eastern Counties cont. d. d. d. d. (7. d. d. d. d. d. Lynn : 1 7 - ._ 8t - Newmarket.. 1 8i* 7 8* 9* 6 W 4i 5* Northampton 84 8* 9k 8J 81 8^ 7i&8 5| 61 51 North Walsham .. 8t,W 6t - - - Norwich 8 8 8 8 8 6^ 5* 5* 5* Oxford 8 8| 8t 8i to 9f 8t - - Peterborough 71t 7 - Rushden 71 8* 7 8* 8* 8 6 5 5i* 5i* St. Albans .. H 8J 8J 8* 8* 10 71 51 6* 6 Southend-on-Sea .. 9 9t - - - Uxbridge .. 9tf w - - - - - Walth am Cross 9f,9it 9t - - Walton 8tf 8 - - Watford 9 8* 9 9 9Jf, 10* 7i* 6 6t,6* 6t,6i* Wellingborough . . 8 8* 8 9* 8* 9* 6i* 5* 5* 5i* Wisbech eat Bit - - - Yarmouth .. 71 7* 71 7i* 71 6* 4j* 4i 4 to 4J* London District:,: . . 10J LOi 101 - 11 11 8J.9 7 7 7 South-Eastern Counties. Aldershot 8t 8t - - Ascot 8t - 8Jt - - - - - - Ashford Tit 9t - - - Basingstoke 7i 6* 7 - 9* 9* 7 4* 5* Bexhill-on-Sea .. 8f 81 - ~ - - - Bexley Heath - 9it 11 - - - - Bournemouth 8 8* 8 8* 8 8 7^ 61* 5|* 5* Brighton 8t 9 81 8t m \ 6Jt,7t wt Bit 5it Canterbury .. 7i 74" 7 7 * 10 * 6* 5* 5* 5* * Employers' Association. i The London District under the agreements regulating wages in the Building Trades includes places within a 12-mile these workpeople and the Employers' Association. The rates given are believed to be those paid to the BUILDING TRADES. J9 TRADE3-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS.' PLAS- TERERS'. South Midland and Eastern Counties cont. 56* 56* 56*f - - - - Lynn. 56* 56J* 56* 56P 56** 56** 1 56** 56** 56** Newmarket. 53*,55*f 55* 53 53* 51 53* 53 53 53 53 Northampton. 59f MM - - - - North Walsham. 56 56 56 56 56 56 56* 56* 56* Norwich. 53* 54 53* 53* 53* Oxford. Beit BW - Peterborough. 56 56* 56 56* 56* 56* 60* 56 56* 56* Eushden. 56* 56* 56* 56** 56i* 56**, 59f 56* 56* 56** 56** St. Albans. - 56* B8|t - - - Southend-on-Sea. 56*f 56*t - Uxbridge. 56*f 56*t - Waltham Cross. 56f 56* Walton. 56* 56* 56* 56* 55* 56** 56f,56** 56f, 55J* 56f,56** Watford. 56* 56** 56* 56i* 56** 56* 56** 56** 56J* 56** Wellingborough. 56*f - wt - - - - Wisbech. 56* 56** 56* 56i* 56* 56** 56** 56** 56J* Yarmouth. 50 50 50 - 47&50 50 50 50 50 50 London District South-Eastern Counties. 55*f - 55if - - Aldershot. 56*f - 56Jt - - Ascot. 56*f - 56it - - Ashford. 56* 56* 56J ~ 56* 56*t,60* 56** 56* 56* Basingstoke. 66Jt - 56*f - - - Bexhill-on-Sea. - 56^f _ 56* Bexley Heath. 56* 56** 56J 56* 56i 56J* 56* 56** 56** 56** Bournemouth. Wit 55* 56Jf 56*f - 56*f 56*t 56*t Brighton. 56* 1 56** 56^ - 56** 56** 56** 56J* 56** 56** Canterbury. t Trade Union. radius of Charing Cross. In the case of the Painters and Labourers there is no mutually agreed-to rate as between bulk of the men, though, in the case of painters, 8d, is stated to be the rate paid by a fair number of firms. 33603 B 2 20 STANDARD TIME RATES, BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Kate per hour. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. OAU- PEXTERS AND JOINKE8. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLA9- TEKER8. PAINTBRS. LABOHttERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. South-Eastern Counties cont. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Oaterham .. 9t 9t Chatham 9 8 84 9* 81 9 7 54 54 54 Cowes 7t 7t - 7t - . - - Dartford iot - 9it 9 to 94t lit - 7 - - Dover 8 9 8 8J 9 6| 5* 5* 5* Eastbourne .. 8t 9 8t 8t 7t,74t - - Egham 8t 84t - Epsom 10f 9it iot - Erith .. .. ' .. 10 94 - 10* IP 74 to 84* 7* - 74* Folkestone .. 8 8 8 8^* Si 9 7* 6| 6* 6* Godalming .. 8t 9t Gosport 8tf 7it - 6&64t 54 - - Gravesend .. 9 9* 9 9* 9* 9,94t 74 6* 6* 6 Guildford .. 8t 8t 9t - 5t 5t 5t Hastings ;and St. Leonards. Maidenhead.. 8t St 81 8t 8t 7 & 74t : : Maidstone 8| 84 Si 84* 84 84 to 9* 74 54 54 54 Newport (I. of W.) 7t - 64t - 44t 4it *tt Portsmouth .. 84 ; 84 8 - 7 84 64 6 6 6 Reading 84 84t 8* 84 9 7t,74t 54 5J 54 Eedhill 84t 8t - ~ - 74t - - Reigate 8t 84t 74t ~ : - Rochester 9* 8 84 9* 84 9 7 54 54 54 Ryde 6t 64t - - . -. - Sevenoaks .. 84t 84 - 7t - - Sheerness 8t 6^t,7t - Southampton 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 5 5 Than et, Isle of 8* 8* 8* 8* 84* 9* 6* 5* 5* 5* Tonoridge 8t 84t 8t - - - - - - Tunbridge Wells .. 9t 84t 9t 9t 74t - - - Winchester .. 74t & 8t 8t 74t : - 8t r- 5t 5t 5t Windsor 8 8 8 o 9t 5 5 5 Employers' Association, BUILDING TRADES. TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMHERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS' PLAS- TERERS'. Southeastern Counties- com. 55*f&56*t - 55*f - : - - Caterham. 55* 55 2 i 55* B5i 55 55| 55i* 55 55^ 55* Chatham. 56f - Wit - - 54f Cowes. 56f - 54f Kit 65it 56^ Dartford. 561 56* 56* - Wi* 66i 56** Dover. Hit 56i Wit 56f Wit - Eastbourne, Wit - 56t - - Egham. 55f - 55it 50f - Epsorn. 56| . - 54 55* 55* 55* Wi 56** Erith. 56* 56* 56i 56|* 56 56 56i* 56|* 56P 56** Folkestone. - - 56Jf - Wit ; - Godalming. Wit W BJt 55* : Gosport. 56* 56** 56^ 56* 56i 56J 56J* 56** 56** 56** Gravesend. 56*t - 564f Wit : - Guildford. Wit 56*f 56*f 56it 56Jf : : 56f : Hastings and St. Leonards. Maidenhead. 55* 55* 55i 55i* 55 * 55* 55* 55* 55* Maidstone. S6if - Wit 56*f 56^t Wit Newport (I. of W.) 55* 55* 55^ W| 55 55t 55* 55* 55* Portsmouth. 55* 55*t 55i 55i 55i wit 55* 55* 55* Beading. 56it wit 56f Redhill. - 56*f 56it 56f . Eeigate 55** 55| 55^ 55i* 55 55* 55** 55* 55* 55 Rochester. Wit - 56^f _ - - Eyde. 56*f 56i - - - Sevenoaks. - - 56it 55t - - Sheerness. 53 56* 53 53 56* 53 56* 56* 56* Southampton. 56i* 56** 561* 66i 56p 56P 56** 66i 56J* Wi* Thanet, Isle of 56t Wit Wit - , - - - Tonbridge., Wit - 56^f ; Wit - - - Tunbridge WelLs. o5* & 56it 561 Wit - 56*t Hit WJt Winchester. 56 56* 56 - Wi 56it 56* 56* 56* Windsor. t Trade Union. STANDARD TIME BATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Rate per hour. BRICK- LAYERS MASONS. CAII- PENTKRS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. South-Eastern Counties cunt. d. d d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Woking 8 9* 8 9* 9* 9* 7* 5* 5* 6* Worthing .. 7it Bt - South-Western Counties. Barnstaple 6 6* 6 6* 6* 6* 51 4* 4* 4* Bath 71 7| 71 w 7* 71 61 5,5* 5,5* 5,5i* Bidef ord 6 6 - Bt - - Bridgwater .. N B? GJ 6i* Bt* C 6* 4 4* 4* Clevedon 7 7t - - - Devonport .. 8 8 8 8* 8 8 6&7t 5 5 5 Exeter 8 8 71 n* 7* 7J 6} 5* 5* 5* Frome . . . . 6t 51t - - - - Newton Abbot - Bj 6Jt 6t 6t,6it Penzance - Bit B|t Plymouth 8 8 8 8* 8 8 7 5 5 5 Poole 7t - 5t 5t Bt Salisbury 7t 7it Bit Swindon 7t,7it - 6it Taunton 7 7* 7 B? 7* 6 4* 4* 4* Tavistock - 6t 6 Torquay - 7t 7it 7f 7t 7t - Weston-super-Mare 7lt n 71 - - 74t - Weymouth .. 7t 7t Ht - Yeovil 6t 6t - - Wales and Mon- mouth. Aberavon Bit 8 7ft Bt - Aberdare - BW 8 Bt _ - Abergavenny 71 7 Bit - - Bangor - Tit - ~~ - - - - Barry 9 9t 9-|- - l 9t 9f Bt Employers' Association. BUILDING TRADES. TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department, as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in tho principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYflBa. MASONS. CAU- PKNTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS PLAS- TERERS. PAINTEES. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TEKERS'. South-Eastern Counties cont. 56J B** m 56* 66i 56J* 56J* 56.^* 56* 56J* Woking. 56f nit Worthing. South-Western Counties. 53 50* 56 56* It* 56* 56 56* 50* 56* Barnstaple. 56 56 56 56* 56 56 56 56 56 56 Bath. m 56J MJt - - - Bideford. 58 58* 58 58* 58* 58* 58* 58* 58* 58* Bridgwater. 56 56it - - - - - - Clevedon. 53 53 53 53* 53 53 68,85J* 53* 53* 53* Devonport. 53 53| 53J 53^* 56 53J 53i* 53J* B8J 68J Exeter. 56f set - - - - - - Frome, - 56d 56t 66Jt - Newton Abbot. - 56f 56t Penzance. 53 53 53 53* 53 53 52f 53* 53* 53* Plymouth. 56it,59f 59f 59f 59f Poole. 59f w B8*t - - - Salisbury. 60f - set - - - Swindon. 56^ Mit 56 56J* 56.i* 56i 56* 56* 56* Taunton. 53t,56t 53 - - - Tavistock. 66ft B6it Kf sat - - - Torquay. BHt 59f 56^ WJt 56i 58Jt set : Weston-super- Mare. Weymouth. 59f 59f - - ' '- Yeovil. Wales and Mon- mouth. 53Jt 54 53^ & 54f Aberavon. - 54f 54 Bif Aberdare. - 54 54 - 54f - - - Abergavenny, 55$t - - - - - Bangor. 54 54 54 - 54t 54f t | - - Barry. t Trade Union. STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Rate per hour. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PKNTKRS AND JOIXEKS. SLATERS. PLUMBEES. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. Wales and Mon- mouth cont. d. *, d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Brecon - 7it 7it - - - - - - - Bridgend - 8Jt,9t Bt - - 8i&9f - - Cadoxton Bt at - - Cardiff 9 9 9 9* 9 9 B,8it 5i Bi N Golwyn Bay 8 - j summer 7! winter 1- Bt Bt n - - - Dowlais 8 8 7i Llandudno . . 8 1 7i summer 71 winter I- 8 8 5* 5* 5* Llanelly 8* Bi Bt - - Bit Merthyr Tydvil . . Bit 8i 8 Bit 7i - - Neath - Bi BJt - Bit - - - Newport Bi Bi Bi 8P Bi 8 8 6i Bi 5* Pembroke _ W Btf Bt -- 6i&7t - - Penarth 9f 9t - - - - Pontypool .. - 8* Bt Bi - - - Pontypridd .. 8k* Bi 8 Bi 8* Bi n 6* 6* 6* Rhyl Swansea Wrexham Bit, 8 Bt Bt 7 to 7it Bi i ( 8 summer 9 winter. Bt 8 7it - - - SCOTLAND. Aberdeen - 8 8 8 N 8 8 4|to5i* 5 to 5i* Airdrie op 9 9 8* 9* 9 9 6* 6* 6* Alexandria .. - 9 9t Bit - - 9 - Alloa - Jit Bt Bit 7 9t - Arbroath 8* 8 8 7i U 7i 8 5* 5* 5* Ayr Bi Bi 8S 8 9 Bi 8 - 5* Banffshire .. 6 to U 6* 7 6* 7 6* - 5* 5* Barrhead 9t 9t Bi 9t 9f 9t - - - Bathgate - 9f 8t - - Bit - - Employers' Association. f Trade Union. BUILDING TRADES. 25 TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDIN& TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PEN I'KKS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. Wales and Mon- mouth cont. 54f 54t - Brecon. - 54f 54f 56f Bridgend. - 54f 54t - Cadoxton. 51 54 54 54* 54 54 54 54 54 54 Cardiff. 54 - 54 - 54if 544t 52f - - - Colwyn Bay. - 53 53 - - - 53 - - - Dowlais. 55 53 55 55* 55 55 55* 55* 55* 55* Llandudno. 54 54 54f __ _ _ Llanelly. 53f 53 53 53f 53 Merthyr Tydvil. - 54 54f 54 - Neath. 54 54 54 54* 54 54 54 54 54 54 Newport. - 56t 54f 66it 56f - Pembroke. - 54f 54f - Penarth. 53 54 _ _ 54 _ Pontypool. 54* 54 54 54* 54* 54 54 54* 54* 54* Pontypridd. 54Jt,55f 55t _ _ Ehyl. 54f 54 53 54 54 56 Swansea. 54^ Wit 54it 64Jt Kit Wrexham. SCOTLAND. 51 51 51 48 51 51 51* 51* Aberdeen. 51* 51 51 51 54* 51 51 51* 51* 51* Airdrie. - 51 51 51t 54 - - Alexandria, 51* 51 51 51 51 51t - - Alloa. 51* 50 51 51 51 51 51 51* 50* 51* Arbroath. 51 51 51 51 51 51 - - Ayr. - 9*: M*J 10*J io*t ion 10*: ion 10*J Banffshire. 51f 51t 51f 51f 51t - Barrhead. 51f - - - 51t - Bathgate. J Per day. STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Rate per hour. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENT KRS AMD JO1HKB8. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTS RS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. SCOTLAND cont. d. d. d. d. d, d. d. d. d. d. Beith 9* 84* \ 74 8 8* 84 8i BP 54* 54* Bellshill it Bit Bit 9f - - Blantyre 9t Bit Bit 9t - - - Bothwell - 9f - Bit 9t Bt - - Brechin - 8t 7t - - - - Bridge of Weir - 9f Bt 84 9t - - Broughty Ferry . . - 8|t,9t Bit Bit - 84t - Cambuslang.. it 9t it BW 9t 9t 9t - Campbeltown - it Bi 74* - - - Clydebank .. it Bt it 84 Bt Bt 9 - - Coatbridge .. I 9 9 84 84 9 9* 6* 6* 6* Criefl - Bt 64 & 7t - Bt - Cupar - Bt 7t - - - Dalkeith .. - Bit Bit Bt Bit Bt - - Denny - - 8t 84t - - Dumbarton .. - 9 ot Sit Bt t 9 - - Dumfries 74* 74* 74 74 74* 74 74 5* 5 Dunblane - Bt - Bt - Bt - - Dundee 10 , 84,9 9 84 9 9 84 54* 6* 54* 54* Dunfermline - 8,t84t Bt Bit . Bit 84 - - Dunoon - - Bt Bt - Edinburgh H Bi 9 9 9 9 84 6i 5* Bi* Elgin - 7 7 74 74 74 64* - 4Jto5* 44* Falkirk .. 9 B| 84 9 84 9 84 6* 6* Forf ar 8 7 7 to 74 7* 74 7* 4|to5* 5* Fraserburgh - P 6* 7* 7* 6J 6* - 4P 4i* Galashiels .. - . Bt - 8t - - Girvan .. - - 741- . n - Glasgow 94 84 9 84 9 9 9 - - Govan Bt 9it 84 - - at - Grangemcrath 9* 84*' 84 84 9 84* 6* 6* 6* Greenock .. 9f,94* 9 9 84 9 9 9 54* 54* Bi Employers' Association. BUILDING TRADES. TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PESTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. SCOTLAND -cont. 51* 51* 53 51 51* 51* 51* 51* 51* 51* Beith. , 51f & 56f 51t nt 51f - - Bellshill. - olt 51f 51t 51f - Blantyre. - 51f 51f 51t 51f - - Both-well. - 51t 51t ~ - - Brechin. - 51t 51t 51t ~ 51t - - Bridge of Weir. - 50t 51t 51t 50t, olf - - - Broughty Ferry. 51t 51t 50 & 51f 51t 51t 56f - - Cambuslang. - 51 1 51 - - Campbeltown. 50 1, 51f 51t 51t 51f 54f 51t 56 - - Clydebank. 51 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* 51* Coatbridge. - 51t 51t 51t - - Crieff. - 51t 51t - - Cupar. - 51t 51t 51t 5 It 51f - - Dalkeith. - - 51t 51f - - - Denny. - 51 50 & 51f 51f 54f 51t 54 - - Dumbarton. 51* 51 51 51* 51* 51 51 51* 51* 51* Dumfries. - 51t 51t 51 1 Dunblane. 50f,55* 50 50 50*,51f 50 50* 51f 50 55* 50* 50* Dundee. 51t 51f 51 51f 51 - - Dunfermline. - 51t 51t - - Dunoon. 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Edinburgh. - 51 51 51 51 51 56* 51* 51* Elgin. 51 51 olt 51t 50,51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Falkirk. 51 51 51 51 51 56* - 51* 51* Forfar. - 56* 56* 56* 51* 56* 56* 56* 56* Fraserburgh. - olt _ _ Galashiels. - 56t _ 56 Girvan. 51 51 50 51 51 51 51 Glasgow. - 51t 51f 51t 51f - - Govan. - 51 51 51 51* - - Grangemouth. 51 61 51 51 51 51 51 56* 56* 56* Greenock. t Trade Union. STANDARD TIME RATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the Rate pe r hour. LOCALITY. CAR- "Dr 4 a ] ^ABOURKRS BRICK- LAYERS. MASOXS. PENTERS AND JOINKES. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. JrfjAS- TERERS. PAISTERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. SCOTLAND cont. d. d d. d. d. . d. d. d. d. d. Hamilton .. H* 9 BI 8h 9 9 6* 6* 6* Hawick Helensburgh : Bi 9 8 83&9t 8 9 8 9t 8 9t B 9 5|* 64* Huntly 7,7it 6Jt - - - - - Inverness .. - 8,84t 74 8 7 7 71 - 44* 5* Irvine Bit 8t BW - - - - - - Johnstone .. 9* 9 7i&8 B| . 84 9 9 p 6* 6* Keith Bit Bit 6t - Kilbirnie .. 9,9Jt Bi w 8 8* B|* Bi* r,r Bi* 6i Kilrnarnock 8$ 8 9 8 8J 9 8| 5* 5* 5|* Kirkcaldy B| 8 at 8 8t 8 - - - Kirkintilloch , 9t Bit 7i',8it - 9t - . - - - Kirriemuir .. 7 7* 7* 7i 7* 5* 5* Larbert 9* B| 8i* 8* - 9 B|* 6* 6* 6* Largs - 9f 8t 8*. 8Jt - Bit - - - - Larkhall .. 9t 8t 8ir - 9t 8f - - - Leith w B| 9 9 9 9 B| 5** 5i 5i* Lochee - Bit 9t - - - Bit - - - Maryhill .. 9t 9it 8* - - 9t - - Montrose - w ft - at - - - Motherwell .. N 9 8* 8 9 9t,9i 9 5 to 6* 5J to 6* 5^ to 6* Musselburgh - 8it 9t - 8t - - Nairn - 6it,7t 7t - ~ Bt 7 - Oban - Bi 8 7 to 7 u 8 Bi* - 41-5J* 5-6* Paisley 91 B| 9 84 9^ 9 9 6* 6* 6* Partick - 91 w Bit - 9f 91 Perth 10* 8,8 8 B| 8 8^ 8 Bi* 64* 5* Peterhead .. 7 6 7 7 * B| 6i* - 5* 5* Pollokshaws - 9t 9it 8 9t 9t - - - Port Glasgow 9t - 9t B| Bt 9 . - - Eothesay - 8t 9 8t - 9t - Rutherglen .. 9Jt 9t lit Bit 9t 9t Employers' Association. BUILDING TRADES. TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS PLAS- TERERS, PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRFCK- LAYEHS'. MASONS. PLAS- TERERS'. SCOTLAND-cow*. 51* 51 51 .51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Hamilton. 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Hawick. 51 51t 51t 51t Bit 54 Helensburgh. 51t 51t - Huntly. 51 51 51 51 51 56 51* 51* Inverness. 51t 51t 52Jf - : Irvine. 50 50 51 51 54 51 51 50* 50* 51* Johnstone. 51t 51t 511 Keith. 5i* set 51 51* 51 51* 51* 51* 51* 51* 51* Kilbirnie. 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 56* Kilmarnock. - 51t 51 51t Blf 51t 51 - . - : - Kirkcaldy. - 51f 51t 51t - 51t - - - - Kirkintilloch. - - 51 51 - - - - - - Kirriemuir. 51 51 51 51 51* Larbert. - 51t 51f Bit - - - - - - Largs. - 51f 51t 51t - Bit 56t - - - Larkhall. 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Leith. - 50f sot - - - 50f - - - Lochee. - 51f 50t, 51f Bit - - 51t - - Maryhill. - 51 51t - - - - ' - - - Montrose. 51*,51it 51 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Motherwell. - 51t 51t - Bit -- - : - - Musselburgh. - 51t 51t - - 51t 51 - - Nairn. - 51 51 57 51* 54f 57 51* 57* Oban. 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Paisley. 51f sot, sit Bit : 51t Partick. 51* 51 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Perth. - 51 51 56 51 56*, 57t 56 56* 56* Peterhead. -- 51f 50, Sit Bit 51t 51t Pollokshaws. Bit - 51t Bit Bit 54 - Port Glasgow. - Bit Bit sit - Bit - - - - Eothesay. 51t 51t 50,51t Blf Bit Blf Rutherglen. t Trade Union. 30 STANDARD TIME HATES. BUILDING STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual SUMMER HOURS of LABOUR (exclusive undermentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM for the LOCALITY. Bate per hour. BRICK- LAYERS. MASONS. CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TERERS. PAINTERS. LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. SCOTLAND cont. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. St. Andrews Ht 71t tit 8t w Saltcoats and Ard- rossan. Shettleston . . : 9t 9t 7ft 91t 8H 9t tt 9t 9t __ . Stenhousemuir - sit Bit - Stirling 9* 8 8 8 8 9 8 6* 6* 6* Troon Bit 8* 8*t,9t Bit 8W - - - Uddingston .. Bff Bit 9t It - - Wishaw Ht 9t Sit Bi 9t 9t IRELAND. Armagh - 6Jt - - 30*4 - - - Belfast 8J 81* i 8 81 8i* 8 19s4 19s4> 19s4 Cork 36s.*: 36*.*: 33*4 If 8 33s.J 8 i9i.: 19*4 18*4 Drogheda .. - - 6Jt 6t - 6 - - Dublin 8i 8t Ht 8 - Dundalk Tit - 30s.: - - - 6t,ejt - - - Kilkenny .. - - Bt.it - - - 304 - - Limerick 7* 7* 7 5s. 4d . 5s.4d. 5s. 4d .* 7i 2s. 6d . 2s. 6d. 2s. 6d. Londonderry 7 7* 7 6J 6J 7* 7 i5s.: i5*.: !l5.: Lurgan - 6Jt _ 6 - - - Newry 5*.t 30s4 - - - Portadown ., 7t 6tt - - - - Queenstown _ 6s. 9d.St Sligo ( 1 30*4 t o 36*4 } - 80s.: ISLE OF MAN. Douglas 6it 7 28s.,30s4 9i ' * Employers' Association. t Trade Union. BUILDING TRADES. 31 TRADES-1909. of overtime) reported to the Department as recognised at 1st October, 1909, in the principal classes of BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES continued. Hours of Labour in Summer. LOCALITY. BlUCK- LAYKRS. MASONS. CAR- I'ENTEUS AND JOINERS. SLATERS. PLUMBERS. PLAS- TKRERS. PAINTERS LABOURERS. BRICK- LAYERS'. MASONS'. PLAS- TERERS'. SCOTLAND cont. 51f 51t 56t - St. Andrews. : Bit olf 57t 50, 51f 51t Slit at at : Saltcoats and Ardrossan. Shettleston. at at Stenhousemuir. 51* 51 51 51 51 51 51 51* 51* 51* Stirling. 51f 50, 51f at at Troon. 51t at at at Uddingston. 51t 51t 53f at at at Wishaw. IRELAND. 57t - - - - Armagh. 54 54* 54 54 54 54* 54 54 54 54 Belfast. 54* 54 54 54* 51 54 51 54 54 54 Cork. - 60f set 60 - - Drogheda. 54 54f 54f 50 - - Dublin. cut 58f _ Dundalk. 57t - 54 - Kilkenny. 57* 57* 57 57 51 57* 51 57* 57* 57* Limerick . r.tii 56 56i 56J* 54 56i* 50, 56* 56i* 56i* 56J* Londonderry. 56f 56 Lurgan. 5*it 54 . Newry. 56f - 56f - Portadown. - 54f Queenstown. 54 54f Sligo. ISLE OF MAN. 55f 55 54f Douglas. Per week. Per day. ENGINEERING AND SHIPBUILDING TRADES. Page. ENGINEERS ... 34 SEA-GOING ENGINEERS 58 BRASS MOULDERS AND FINISHERS 61 IRONFOUNDERS AND PATTERNMAKERS 62 BOILERMAKERS AND IRON AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS 66 SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP PLUMBERS, AND 76 SHIP PAINTERS. ELECTRICAL WORKERS 84 33603 34 STANDARD TIHB RATES. ENGINEERS- JSTANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OP ENGINEERS for undermentioned [Compiled from information furnished by District or Town. WEEKLY RATE Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishers. ENGLAND AND WALES. Northern Counties and Cleveland. Districts. HARTLEPOOL : Engine shops s. d. 35 6 s. d. 34 6 s. d. 35 s. d. 34 6 s. d. 38 6 s. d. 36 s. d. 34 6 Ship yards 36 6 36 6 35 6 -. .. 36 6 MIDDLESBRO' (including Middlesbro' and South Bank) : Engine shops .. 36 36 30 36 38 36 36 NEWCASTLE ( including Blayclon, Felling, Gates- head, Lemington, and Newcastle) : Engine shops 35 35 35 38 36 35 Ship yards .. .. 36 6 .. .. .. .. SHIELDS (including Blyth and North and South Shields and Whitley Bay): Engine shops -35 35 38 6 35 38 36 6 35 Ship yards 38 36 36 .. .. .. .. Repair Work ... .. 38 6* 41 6* 36 0* .. .. .. STOCKTON-ON-TEES : Engine shops 35 35 35 35 38 36 35 Ship yards .. 35 6 35 .. .. . SUNDERLAND : Engine shops .. 35 35 35 36 38 36 36 Ship yards 36 36 35 ,, .. TYNE, MID -(including Byker, Hebburn, How- don, Jarrow, Walker, and Wallsend) : Engine shops 35 35 35 6 36 38 36 35 Ship yards 38 6 36 6 Other Towns in the Northern Counties. Bishop Auckland 32 32 30 .. 32 .. Carlisle , 32 32 32 32 32 - - Plus " dirty " money on board ship. ENGINEERS. 35 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations, in the DISTRICTS and TOWNS. the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.'} OF WAGES. TTT- _1_1_- Borers and Slotters. Planers. Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. w eeKiy Hours of Labour. District or Town. ENGLAND AND WALES. Northern Counties and Cleveland. Districts. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. HARTLEPOOL : 28 6 28 6 28 6 39 tt ) ( Engine shops. ' 53 | .. .. .. ) I Ship yards. MiDDLESBRO' (including Middlesbro' and South Bank) : 33 3-3 .. 53 Engine shops. NEWCASTLE (including Blaydon, Felling, Gates- head, Lemington, and Newcastle) : 30 6f 30 6 / ( Engine shops. f 53 I .. .. .. .. J I Ship yards. SHIELDS (including Blyth and North and South Shields and Whitley 34 34 34 .. j / Bay): Engine shops. M , , > 53 < Ship yards. .. .. ) ( Eepair work. STOCKTON-ON-TEES : 33 33 33 .. | ( Engine shops. .. f t .. . . . , \ 5B ( Ship yards, SUNDERLAND : ., 34 6 %< ) 48 ( Engine shops. ., [ and j } 53 ( Ship yards. TYNE, MID (including Byker, Hebburn, How- don, Jarrow, Walker, and Wallsend) : 29 6 29 6 29 6 .. 1 - \ Engine shops. " 1 " I Ship yards. Other Towns in the Northern Counties. 32 30 .. 53 Bishop Auckland, 53 Carlisle. 33603 t Bate for Slotters : the rate for Borers is 35s. 2 36 STANDARD TIME RATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OP ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS District or Town. WEEKLY RATE Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishers. Northern Counties and Cleveland eont. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Darlington* 35 35 36 35 6 38 35 35 Durham 35 35 35 35 35 .. .. Kendal 31 31 31 30 .. .. Whitehaven 34 34 34 .. .. .. .. Wolsingham 35 35 .. .. .. .. .. Workington 34 and 36 34 and 36 34 and 37 Yorkshire, except Cleveland. Districts. BRADFORD (including Bradford and Shipley). DEWSBURY (including Batley, Cleckheaton, and Dewsbury). DONC ASTER 34 32 32 34 32 32 34 32 32 34 34 32 38 37 32 32 32 32 HALIFAX 33 33 35 33 36 .. HULL 36 36 36 36 39 36 36 KEIGHLEY : General 29 29 32 31 34 .. 29 Tool shops 30 30 .. .. .. LEEDS 34 34 35 34 38 34 34 SHEFFIELD (including Ro- therham, and Sheffield). 39 39 39 39 41 39 35 Other Towns in Yorkshire. Barnsley 37 37 33 39 35 36 35 38 35 Beverley 33 Bingley 30 30 30 .. .. .. .. Brighouse 32 32 36 32 34 .. Chapeltown 37 37 37 .. .. Goole 35 35 35 35 40 .. .. Huddersfleld 32 32 33 34 .. 33 Marsden .... 30 30 30 30 30 .. .. Meltham 32 32 32 32 32 .. .. Mexborough 36 34 34 . . 34 34 .. Normanton 34 34 34 36 36 .. .. Otley 28 28 30 28 30 0' 28 * At one large works Sunderland rates are paid. ENGINEERS. 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations, in the and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town. Borers and Blotters Planers. Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Northern Counties and Cleveland cont. 31 30 31 30 31 38 and 53 53 Darlington.* Durham .. 30 33 .. .. 53 Kendal. .. .. ., .. .. 53 Whitehaven. 31 31 .. .. .. 53 Wolsingham. 30 32 53 Workington. Yorkshire, except Cleveland. Districts. 30 32 30 32 26 30 32 34 32 53 53 54 BRADFORD (including Bradford and Shipley). DEWSBURY (including Batley, Cleckheaton, and Dewsbury). DONCASTER. 32 32 33 .. .. 53 HALIFAX. .. .. .. .. .. 53 HULL. 27 27 M KEIGHLEY : General Tool shops. 30 30 30 34 34 53 LEEDS. 35 35 - 53 and 48 SHEFFIELD (including Ro- therham and Sheffield). Other Towns in Yorkshire. 31 31 31 .. .. 54 Barnsley. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Beverley. .. ., .. .. .. 54 Bingley. .. 32 .. .. .. 53 Brighouse. .. .. .. 54 Chapeltown. .. 28 .. .. .. 53 Goole. .. .. .. .. 32 54 Huddersfleld. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Marsden. ,, . . . .. 32 56 Meltham. .. .. .. 54 Mexborough. .. .. .. .. .. 53,56i Normanton. 26 28 54 Otley. 38 STANDARD TIME RATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS District or Town. WEEKLY HATE Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishers. Yorkshire, except Cleveland cont. s. d. s. d 8. <7. 8, d. s. d. . d. s. d. Penistone 36 36 36 8 Queensbury 32 32 32 32 .. .. .. Selby (Shipyard) .. 33 33 37 .. .. .. .. Sowerby Bridge 34 34 35 34 35 .. Stanningley 34 34 34 34 38 .. Todmorden 32 32 32 32 32 .. Wakefleld 31 31 33 32 33 35 York 33 33 33 33 34 35 33 Lancashire and Cheshire. Districts. ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE (in- cluding Ashton, Dukin- fleld, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybri'dge). a: o 37 37 37 39 " * 36 BARROW-IN-FURNESS (in- cluding Barrow, Dalton. and Ulverston). 37 36 36 36 38 38 36 6 BLACKBURN : General 36 36 36 36 39 37 36 Machine shops 34 34 36 .. BOLTON (including Bolton and Farn worth). 36 36 36 36 38 36 36 BURY (including Bury, Heywood, Ramsbottom and Radcliffe Bridge) : Engine shops 36 36 36 36 39 Machine shops 34 34 ?,4 34 39 .. .. CREWE HORWIOH 29 '?5 29 ! 35 37 32 35 39 29 35 39 30 38 40 6 29 35 39 29 35 37 LIVERPOOL (including Bir- kenhead, Bootle, Garston, Liverpool and Seacombe). 37 MANCHESTER (including Bradford -cum -Beswick, Broughton, Broadheath, Collyhurst, Fails worth, Gorton, Hulme, Irlam and Cadishead, Longsight, Manchester, Newton Heath, Openshaw, Pat- ricroft, Pendleton, Sal- ford, and Swinton) : Engine and tool shops 37 37 37 37 41 39 37 Machine shops . . 35 35 37 37 41 39 ENGINEERS. 39 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Borers and Blotters. Plan era Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town. s. a. , a. *. a. s. d. s. d. Yorkshire, except Cleveland COIlt. .. 35 .. 54 Penistone. 30 30 .. .. .. 56* Queensbury. .. .. .. .. 53 Selby (Shipyard). 32 32 .. 53 Sowerby Bridge. 32 .. .. .. 53 Stanningley. .. .. .. .. 32 53 Todmorden. 29 29 29 .. .. 53 Wakolield. 30 30 30 34 tt 48 York. and 53 Lancashire and Cheshire. Districts. 35 35 ,. 53 ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE (in- cluding Ashton, Dukin- fleld, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge). 33 33 33 53 BARROW-IN-FURNESS (in- cluding Barrow, Dalton and Ulverston). BLACKBURN : 32 32 32 ft 38 ) General. 53 .. .. i Machine shops. 32 32 36 34 53 BOLTON (including Bolton and Farn worth). BURY (including Bury, Hey wood, Kamsbottotn 34 34 34 34 ) ( and Radclifle Bridge) : Engine shops. 53 32 32 32 34 ) ( Machine shops. 24 24 24 40 .. 54 CREWE. 27 27 29 37 .. 53 HORWICH. 34 34 34 53 LIVERPOOL (including Bir- kenhead, Bootle, Qarston, Liverpool and Seacombo). MANCHESTER (including Bradford - cum-Beswick, Broughton, Broadheath, Collyhurst, Failsworth, Gorton, Hulme, Irlam and Cadishead, Longsigbt, Manchester, Newton Heath, Openshaw, Pf.t- ricroft, Pendleton, Sal- 82 32 34 37 35 ) ( ford, andSwinton) : Engine and tool shops. 53 { 32 32 35 j I Machine shops. 40 STANDARD TIME RATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS DistiiCni or Town, WEEKLY RATE Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishers. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. s. d. s. d. *. d. s. m d. s. d. s. d. s. d. OLDHAM (including Chad- derton, Hollinwood, Old- ham, and Boyton) : Machine shops .. 33 and 35 33 and 35 35 36 38 34 and 36 Millwright and tool shops 36 36 37 36 38 - PRESTON 36 36 36 36 39 " 36 ROCHDALE (including Milnrow and Rochdale) : Engine shops 36 36 37 36 39 34 35 Machine shops 34 34 35 34 39 34 35 STOCKPORT (including Reddish, Romiley, and Stockport). 37 37 37 37 39 38 36 Other Towns in Lancashire and Cheshire. Accrington 33 6 33 6 31 6 35 6 37 6 33 6 33 6 Bacup 30 30 36 .. .. .. Burnley : Engine shops 35 35 35 .. .. .. Machine shops 34 34 34 36 36 .. .- Chester , .. 33 33 33 33 36 33 Chorley 32 32 32 .. Chowbent 35 35 35 38 Colne 34 34 34 35 .. Congletcn 30 30 32 32 32 .. Darwen 36 36 37 36 39 Fleetwood 35 35 35 36 34 .. -. Haslingden 36 36 36 36 38 .. .. Lancaster Leigh .. 36 34 32 36 34 32 36 34 32 ;; 38 38 32 35 Macclesfield Middleton 35 35 35 36 38 New Mills* 34 34 38 34 36 .. Newton 37 37 37 38 40 39 37 Northwich 37 37 37 and 38 41 In Machine shops the rates are 2s. less. ENGINEERS. 41 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the and TOWNS continued OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town. Borers and Blotters. Planers. Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. . d. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. 29 29 29 38 OLDHAM (including Chad- derton, Hollinwood, Old- ham, and Royton) : Machine shops. > 53 | 33 33 33 ' ' Millwright and tool shops. 28 31 34 28 31 36 29 31 35 33 33 50 and 53 1"! PRESTON. ROCHDALE (including Milnrow and Rochdale) : Engine shops. Machine shops. 31 31 33 37 35 53 STOCKPORT (including Reddish, Romiley, and Stockport). Other Towns in Lancashire and Cheshire. .. 27 6 .. 53 Accrington. .. 56* Bacup. .. .. ., . . f 53 ( Burnley : Engine shops. 34 29 .. .. 34 1 ' ( Machine shops. 29 29 .. .. .. 53 Chester. .. .. .. .. 53 Chorley. .. 34 .. 53 Chowbent. .. .. .. .. 34 53 Colne. 26 26 .. .. .. 54 Congleton. 34 34 34 .. 38 53 Darwen. .. 33 ., .. 54 Fleetwood. .. 31 .. .. 36 53 Haslingden. 28 29 28 .. 53 Lancaster. .. 34 .. .. .. 53,55i Leigh. .. .. .. .. 54 Macclesfleld. 32 32 .. 36 34 53 Middleton. 32 32 30 36 54 New Mills * 32 32 31 .. .. 53 Newtcn. - 48,53 North wich. 42 STANDARD TIME BATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS District or Tow*, WEEKLY RATE Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Erase Finishers. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. s. d. ,s-. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Preseot 36 36 36 36 Runcorn (see Widnes). St. Helens 35 35 35 .. 39 .. Sandbach 37 37 37 37 41 39 37 Sandy croft 33 33 33 .. 33 .. 33 South port Sutton 36 35 36 35 38 36 35 38 36 38 38 40 40 Warrington : General 38 Mills and Railway shops 34 34 34 34 .. .. .. Widnes and Runcorn 32 and 34 32 and 34 32 and 34 34 Wigan 36 36 36 .. 39 .. Winsford 30 30 30 North Midland Counties. Districts. DERBY 35 35 36 35 38 36 31 NOTTINGHAM (including - Beeston, Long Eaton, and Nottingham). 36 36 38 38 38 36 36 Other Towns in the North Midland Counties. Boston 32 32 32 .. .. Chesterfield 34 34 34 34 36 3d 34 Coalville 30 30 36 .. 32 .. .. Gainsborough 28 28 28 28 . .. Glossop 35 9 35 9 35 9 35 9 37 9 .. Grantham : General 36 36 32 36 36 , , 36 Machine shops 30 30 .. .. .. .. Great Grimsby 36 36 37 - 37 37 Ilkeston 31 31 32 33 Leicester 36 36 37 36 38 ENGINEERS. ^ 1909. . FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the i& and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town Borers and Slotters. Planers Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. N. d. a. d. 6-. d. s. d. * d. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. 36 36 36 to 45 ' ' 54 Prescot. Runcorn (see Widnes). 28 28 .. .. .. 53 St. Helens. 32 32 34 37 35 .. Sandbach. 27 27 27 .. .. 53 Sandy croft. , , .. .. 52* Southport. 28 28 .. 54 Sutton. .. 36 .. . , . . II ( Warrington : General. .. .. .. .. .. f Millsand Hail way shops. - 54to55i Widnes. 32 32 .. , , . , 53 Wigan. - 54 Winsford. North Midland Counties. Districts. 31 31 31 .. 52i, 54 DERBY. 32 36 36 42 54 NOTTINGHAM (including Beeston, Long Eaton, and Nottingham). Other Towns in the North Midland Counties. .. .. 54 Boston. 30 30 30 .. .. 53,54 Chesterfield. .. 36 .. 53 Coalville. .. .. ., .. 54 Gainsborough. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Glossop. 30 33 30*. to 36s. 38 . , 53 Grantham : General. 31 .. .. Machine shops. 29 and 36 31 53,48* Great Grimsby. .. 29 54 Ilkeston. 34 34 34 - 54 Leicester. * Four months in the year. 44 STANDARD TIME RATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS WEI ;KLY RATE District or Town. Turners. Fitters Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishers. North Midland Counties- con^. . d. a. d. s. d. V d. s. d | s. d. s. d. Lincoln 28 28 28 28 28 .. 28 Loughborough 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 Mansfield 28 28 34 30 .. Newark 30 30 32 32 32 .. .. New Holland 36 36 36 .. 36 .. Retford . . . . 32 32 32 34 SI 31 31 31 32 West Midland Counties. Districts. BIRMINGHAM (including Birmingham, Hands- worth, King's Norton, Oldburv, Sellv Oak, Smethwick, West Brom- wich, and Witton General .. 37 37 37 39 39 37 37 Gun and ammunition shops. 39 39 39 BRISTOL* 36 36 36 38 3 38 3 36 COVENTRY : General 36 36 36 36 42 6 and 45 38 3 36 HANLEY(including Hanley and Stoke-on-Trent). 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 WOLVERHAMPTON (includ- ing Bilston, Dudley, Great Bridge, Walsall, Wednes- bury, and Wolver- hampton. 34 34 35 34 36 34 34 Other towns in the West Midland Counties. Burton-on-Trent 32 32 32 32 34 36 31 6 Gloucester 32 32 32 32 32 Hednesford 31 31 31 34 .. Kidderminster 32 32 34 34 Oswestry 30 30 30 30 30 30 Redditch 33 9 33 9 33 9 ! 33 9 * Marine shops 41*. for all tradee. ENGINEERS. 45 1909. m FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations, in the and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town. Borers and Slotters. Planers. Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. J. North Midland Counties cont. 20 20 .. .. 54 Lincoln. 30 30 33 36 .. 52, 54 Loughborough. .. .. .. 38 .. 51,54 Mansfield. 23 28 28 .. .. 54 Newark. .. .. .. .. .. 53 New Holland. .. 28 .. ' .. 54 Retford. 28 - - Ripley. West Midland Counties. Districts. 33 37 39 31 37 39 ) 48 ( [ and ] j 53 1 BIRMINGHAM (including Birmingham, Hands- worth, King's Norton, Oldbury, Belly Oak, Smethwick, West Brom- wich, and Witton) : General. Gun and ammunition shops. 30 30 54 BRISTOL* 36 0. 36 36 40 51 to 54 COVENTRY : General. 32 53 HANLEY (including Hanley and Stoke-on-Trent). * * 30 30 36 53 and 54 WOLVERH AMPTON (includ- ing Bilston, Dudley, Great Bridge, Walsall, Wednes- bury, and Wolverhamp ton). Other towns in the West Midland Counties. 32 32 .. .. .. 54 Burton-on-Trent. 30 32 .. .. .. 53 Gloucester. 30 30 30 .. .. 54 Hednesford. .. .. 55J Kidderminster. .. .. 54 Oswestry. 27 27 33 9 54 Redditcb. 46 STANDARD TIME RATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS District or Town. WEEKLY BATH- "irurners. Fitters. Smitha Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishers. West Midland Counties cant. ugby s. d. 34 8 *. d. 34 8 1. ,7. 34 8 *. d. 34 8 *. d. 38 s. d. s. d. 34 8 b. George's tirowsTyury 33 30 33 30 33 and 34 8 33 32 33 and 34 8 34 33 35 38 36 32 32 30 32 bafford 33 and 34 8 troud and Thrupp 31 31 31 31 31 ,, .. Worcester 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 outh Midland and Eastern Counties. District. /"ATFORD (including Two Waters and Watford). 36 36 36 36 38 Other Towns in the South r idlnnd ctnd Eastern Counties anbury 28 28 28 28 32 .. ,, odford 31 6 31 6 31 6 31 6 32 .. .. helmsford oldicstsr 34 31 34 31 40 6 34 31 40 6 36 40 6 31 40 6 40 6 40 6 nfleld Lock 40 6 rays: Ship repairs 43 43 43 43 43 .. Factories 38 3 38 3 38 3 38 3 38 3 .. .. iswich 28 28 28 30 34 .. owestoft 30 30 30 34 .. uton 34 34 34 34 38 .. ynn 33 33 33 .. .. .. .. [elton Constable .. 30 30 30 30 .. .. .. orthatnpton 32 32 32 32 32 .. .. orwich 32 32 32 34 34 34 34 xford 30 30 30 30 34 .. eterborough 32 32 33 .. 33 32 .. lough 38 38 38 38 40 .. hetford 32 32 28 .. 30 .. .. Jellingborough 28 to 38 28 to 36 28 to 32 36 ' folverton 26 26 28 28 28 28 26 ENGINEERS. 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overcime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Towa Borers and Slotters. Planers. Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. s. d. 34 8 s. d. 34 8 s. d. 34 8 s. d. 39 s. d. 52,54 West Midland Counties cont. Bugby. 28 28 .. .. 53 St. George's. 26 26 26 .. 53,54 Shrewsbury. 31 5 31 5 32 41 2 " 50,52 Stafford. .. 30 .. .. 54 Stroud and Thrupp. 30 30 34 54 Worcester. South Midland and Eastern Counties. District. 56,54 WATFORD (including Two Waters and Watford). Other Towns in the South Midland and Eastern Counties. .. .. .. .. 54 Banbury. , , . , . . .. .. 54 Bedford. 28 28 40 ,. 54 Chelmsford. 27 27 27 .. 54 Colchester. 36 36 36 40 6 40 6 48,54 Enfleld Lock. .. .. .. 48 Grays : Ship repairs. .. .. .. ., .. 54 Factories. .. .. .. .. 24 50&54 Ipswich. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Lowestoft. BO 30 30 .. .. 54 Luton. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Lynn. .. .. . .. 54 Melton Constable. .. 30 .. .. .. 54 Northampton. .. .. .. .. 54 Norwich. , , t , . , ,. 54 Oxford. .. . , , , .. .. 54 Peterborough. ,. . , 40 ., 54 Slough. .. 28 , . .. .. 54 Thetford. 54 Wellingborough. 18 18 20 28 - 54 Wolverton, 48 STANDARD TIME RATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS WEEKLY RATE' District or Town. Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smith-. Brass Finishers. London, s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s, d. s. d. s. d. LONDON South Eastern Counties. 40 40 40 to 49 . 42 6 44 6 40 40 Districts. CHATHAM (including Chat- ham, Gillingham, Ro- chester, and Strood) : Dockyard 36 36 36 34 36 Contractors 38 38 38 38 40 36 .. ERITH (including Belve- dere, Dartf ord and Erith) . PORTSMOUTH (including Gosport and Ports - mouth) : Dockyards 40 34 40 34 40 to 49 34 42 44 m 34 40 34 40 Contractors 38 S8 33 40 40 38 SOUTHAMPTON (including Southampton and Wools- ton )f 37 37 37 39 39 37 Other Towns in the South Eastern Counties. Ashford 32 32 30 34 32 Basingstoke 32 32 32 Brighton 35 35 35 35 35 35 Cowes 35 35 35 35 37 6 38 35 Dover 36 36 36 36 42 36 36 Faversham Maidstone 33 35 33 35 33 35 34 35 37 Newhaven 36 36 36 36 36 .. Northfleet 38 3 38 3 38 3 .. .. .. .. Reading Redhill 32 40 6 32 40 6 34 32 34 47 3 36 36 36 36 36 36 South Western Counties. Districts. DEVONPORT (including Devonport and Ply- mouth) : General .. .. 36 36 36 36 36 36 Navy Contractors' shops SWINDON 38 31 ft 38 31 6 38 31 6 38 31 6 38 33 38 31 6 31 6 Ship repairers, 53. ENGINEERS. 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town. Borers and Slotters. Planers. Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. s. d. s. d. *. d. s. d. s. d. London. 40 40 40 40 54,48* LONDON. South Eastern Counties. Districts. 34 34 34 48 CHATHAM (including Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester, and Strood) : Dockyard. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Contractors. 40 40 36 to 39 40 42 G 54 48 ERITH (including Belve- dere, Dartf ord and Erith). PORTSMOUTH (including Gosport and Ports- mouth) : Dockyard. 27 27 .. .. .. 54 Contractors. 37 37 37 54 SOUTHAMPTON (including Southampton and Wools- ton).f Other Towns in the South Eastern Counties. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Ashford. .. .. 54 Basingstoke. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Brighton. 35 35 35 .. .. 54 Co\ves. .. ., .. Dover. .. .. .. 36 54 Faversham. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Maidstone. .. .. .. 54 Newhaven. .. .. .. .. 54 North fleet. 30 30 36 .. 54 Beading, .. .. 47 3 .. 54 Redhill. 36 36 36 ; 48,54 Sheerness. South Western Counties. Districts. 36 36 48,53 J DEVONPORT (including Devonport and Ply- mouth) : General. Navy Contractors' shops. 24 24 24 54 SWINDON, t 41s. to all men on ships when in port less than 80 hours, and 40s. to all men on American lines. 33603 50 STANDARD TIME RATES ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS WEl :KLY RATE District or Town. Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishera South Western Counties cont. Other Towns in the South Western Counties. Bath 35 .<?. d. 35 s. d. ' 36 ft. d. 35 s. d. 36 s. d. *. d. Bridgwater 27 27 27 30 .. .. Dartmouth 34 34 to 36 32 to 34 34 35 35 " Devizes 28 28 28 .. 28 .. .. Exeter! : Railway shops 32 32 32 .. . . ., .. Other shops 28 28 .. .. .. Frome 28 28 28 .. .. 28 Highbridge ... 33 33 33 .. 34 32 .. Newton Abbott 30 30 30 33 .. 30 30 Poole 30 30 30 .. 30 .. Redruth 24 24 24 .. 24 .. .. Trowbridge 27 27 27 27 28 .. .. Weymouth 36 36 38 36 38 38 36 Wales and Monmouth- shire. Districts. CARDIFF (including Barry and Cardiff) : Marine shops 41 41 41 41 41 Railway shops 35 35 35 35 37 35 35 NEWPORT Marine shops .. 41 41 41 .. 41 41 41 Colliery .. 36 36 36 .. 36 36 36 SWANSEA : Marine^shops 41 86 41 36 41 36 41 36 41 36 41 w Other Towns in Wales and Monmouthshire. Aberdare : Railway shops .. .. 32 32 .. 32 .. .. Colliery 24 24 24 .. 24 Bridgend 34 33 34 33 34 35 39 35 ENGINEERS. 51 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Tow* c Borers and Slotters. Planers. ! Millera Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. South Western Counties cont. s d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s, d. Other Towns in the South Western Counties. 27 30 30 .. .. 54 Bath. M -.. .. .. .. 54 Bridgwater. 34 30 30 " 54,56 Dartmouth. .. .. 54 Devizes. M ' 54 Exeter : Eailway shops. Other shops. .. .. .. .. 54 Frome. .. .. .. .. 54 Highbridge. .. ., .. .. 54 Newton Abbott. . , 54 Poole. . . lt ft ,. .. 54 Eedruth. .. 27 ,. ,. .. 54 Trowbridge. 36 36 34 36 54 Weymouth. Wales and Monmouth- shire. Districts. 41 53 CARDIFF (including Barry and Cardiff) : Marine shops. 32 32 32 .. .. 54 Eailway shops. t , . , .. .. .. } 53 I NEWPORT : Marine shops. 36 24 .. .. .. ) 1 Colliery M .. .. .. . . 53 SWANSEA : Marine shops. - .. .. 54 General. Other Towns in Wales an Monmouthshire, ., >4 .. 1 1 ,, 1 II I Aberdare : Eailway shops .. .. .. . .. 1 ' [ ' Colliery . .. .. .. .. .. E4 Bridgend. 54 Chepstow. 38603 D 2 STANDARD TIME RATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS District or Town. WEEKLY RATE Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishers. Wales and Monmouth- shireCo^. *. d. s. d. s. d. 6'. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crumlin 32 0* 32 0* 32 to 36 0* " 34 - - EbbwVale 30 0* 30 0* 30 0* 30 0* 30 0* .. ,. Holyhead 28 28 26 ., 34 .. Llanelly 37 37 37 37 37 .. 36 Merthyr Neath .. 23 0* 36 23 0* 36 38 34 23 0* 36 38 30 23 0* 23 0* 38 3 38 38 Pembroke Dock : Marine and general shops. Rail way shops .. 38 34 Dockyard 34 31 30 .. 34 34 .. Pontypool : Railway shops 31 34 34 , , .. . , Foundry Colliery 30 og o 30 26 36 30 26 36 30 26 36 ;; Pontypridd 36 PortTalbot 41 41 41 .. 41 41 .. Rhondda . ., ,. 36 !56 36 .. 36 ., Wrexham ._ 32 32 30 35 SCOTLAND. Districtt. ABERDEEN 31 1| 31 1J 30 31 11 30 31 1J 32 31 34 34 .. DUNDEE (including Dundee and Lochee) : Machine 31 Marine 32 32 .. .. .. .. EDINBURGH (including Edinburgh and Leith). 33 9 33 9 33 8 33 9 37 GLA.SGOW (including Oath- cart, Clydebank, Cran- ston Hill, Dalmuir, Dennistoun, Finnieston, Glasgow, Govan. Govan- hill, Parkhead, Partick, Pollokshaws, Renfrew, Rutherglen, Springburn, Temple, and Whiteinch). 34 101 34 101 36 34 101 38 36 35 GREENOCK (including Greenock and Port Glasgow). 34 101 34 101 35 34 101 37 39 36 * And sliding scale, ENGINEERS. 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town. Borers and Slotters. Planers. Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Mabhine Joiners. s. d. . d. s d. s. d. s. d. Wales and Monmouth- shirecow^. - - 54 Crumlin. .. .. .. .. 54 Ebbw Vale. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Holyhead. 36 36 .. .. .. 54 Llanelly. 23 0* 23 0* .. .. .. 54 Merthyr. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Neath. - 53 54 Pembroke Dock : Marine and general shops. Eailway shops. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Dockyard. . , , . . . . . ) Pontypool : Eailway shops. .. .. .. .. 54 Foundry. .. .. .. .. ) ( Colliery. .. .. .. .. 54 Pontypridd. .. .. .. .. 53, 51 Port Talbot. 36 36 36 .. .. 54 Rhondda. 28 48, 53, 54 Wrexham. SCOTLAND. Districts. 26 26 .. .. .. 54,56 ABERDEEN. 27 H DUNDEE (including Dundee and Lochee) : Machine. Marine. 54 EDINBURGH (including Edinburgh and Leith). 34 10* 34 104 84 101 54 GLASGOW (including Cath- cart, Clydebank, Cran- ston Hill, Dalmuir, Dennistoun, Finniestor Glasgow, Govan, Govan- hill, Parkhead, Partick, Pollokshaws, Eenfrew, Eutherglen, Springburn Temple, and Whiteinch). 34 101 34104 34 104 54 GREENOCK (including Greenock and Port Glasgow). 54 STANDARD TIME HATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS District or Town. WEEKLY RATE- turners. Fitter s. Smiths Mill- Pattern ' wrights. Makers Copper Brass . Smith?. Finishers . I SCOTLAND cont. s. d. s. d. s. d. m s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. MID-LANARK (including Coatbridge, Hamilton, Motherwell, Uddingston, and Wishaw). 35 35 34 36 > PAISLEY (including Barr- head, Johnstone, and Paisley). 34 10J 34 10J 34 10J 37 " ' Other Towns in Scotland. Annan 36 34 34 .. 33 .. 36 Arbroath 29 28 29 27 30 " " Ayr 30 35 30 27 .. .. .. Dumbarton 31 W 2 34 35 34 36 34 33 Dumfries 27 27 27 .. 30 .. .. Dunfermline 29 29 . . .. .. .. Falkirk 31 6 31 6 31 6 31 6 .. .. .. Irvine 30 30 30 .. .. .. Kilbirnie 32 30 32 7i 32 30 31 6 29 33 9 34 33 9 * * 23 Kirkcaldy Monifleth - 26 26 26 .. .. .. .. Montrose Stirlin" 31 7 30 27 31 10 30 32 6 34 10 31 " Vale of Leven 34 10 IRELAND. District*, BELFAST (including Belfast and Lisburn). General 39 38 38 39 40 39 6 Mills and Machine shops 37 37 .. .. .. .. .. DUBLIN (including Dublin and Inchicore) : General 36 36 36 38 38 Bail way 33 33 33 34 36 -. Other Towns in Ireland. Cork 34 34 36 34 34 38 36 Drogheda 30 30 32 30 30 ENGINEERS. 55 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the and TOWNS continued. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town. Borers and Slotters. Planera Millera Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. SCOTLAND-CO^, .. " " 54 MID-LANARK (including Coatbridge, Hamilton, Motherwell, Uddingston, and Wishaw). 34 104 34 10J 34 104 " 54 PAISLEY (including Barr- head, Johnstone, and Paisley). Other Towns in Scotland. 34 34 .. .. .. 53 Annan. >t 20 .. i M 48,54 Arbroath. and 21 ' .. 54 Ayr. 32 32 .. .. .. 54 Dumbarton. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Dumfries. .. .. ,. .. .. 51 to 56 Dunfermline. .. 31 6 .. .. 54 Falkirk. .. ., .. .. .. .. Irvine. .. .. .. .. 57 Kilbirnie. 28 28 .. .. .. 54 Kilmarnock. 30 44 32 74 ., .. .. 54 Kirkcaldy. .. ,. .. .. .. 54 Monifleth .. ., , , ., ,, 56 Montrose. ., .. ., .. .. 51,54 Stirling. 56 Vale of Leven. IRELAND. Districts. BELFAST (including Belfast and Lisbnrn) : "> (General. it ( 54 to 56| I Mills and machine shops. DUBLIN (including Dublin and Inchicore) : t , ) ( General. 54 j { Railway. Other Towns in Ireland. .. .. t , , , . . 54 Cork. - - .. .. .. M Drogheda. 56 STANDARD TIME RATES. ENGINEERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS for undermentioned DISTRICTS District or Town. WEEKLY BATE Turners. Fitters. Smiths. Mill- wrights. Pattern Makers. Copper Smiths. Brass Finishers. IRELAND -eont. s. d. s. d s. d s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Dundalk 33 33 33 33 36 ,. Limerick 34 32 32 34 34 .. .. Londonderry 30 30 30 30 30 .. .. Newry 30 30 32 30 30 .. Passage 36 36 36 .. Portadown 30 30 30 30 .. .. .. Waterford 30 30 30 32 ISLE OF MA.N. Douglas 3<i 36 29 6 36 38 NOTE. Bates are also given for the following occupations : Electrical Engineers at Barrow, 36s., Cardiff (366-. Railway. 4.1s. Marine;, Bath, 36*., Birming- port, 36s., Erith, 40s., Halifax, 34s., Horwich, 35s., Keighley, 29s., Leeds, 34*., London, 40s., Pembroke Dock, 34s., Penistone, 35s., Portsmouth (38s. Contractors, 34s. Dockyard), Sandy- Swindon, 31s. 6d., Watford, 38s., and Worcester, 34s. Roll Turners at Birmingham, 37s., Chelmsford, 34s., Crewe, 32s., Enfleld Lock, 40s, 0d,, District, 40s. Drop Ha -inner Forgers at Birmingham, 31s., Enfleld Lock, 36s., Horwich, 35s., Leeds, 34s., Armature Winders, at Leeds, 37s., Sandycroft, 33s., Stafford, 32s., Stanningley, 37s., Stock- ENGINEERS. 57 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st October, their Members engaged in the following occupations in the and TOWNS contimwd. OF WAGES. Weekly Hours of Labour. District or Town, Borers and Blotters Planers. Millers. Die Sinkers or Press Tool Makers. Machine Joiners. s. d. s. d. 6-. d. , A IRELAND -conl. ' .. 54 54 Dundalk. Limerick. - 30 ' " ' .. .. 54 54 48,54 Londonderry. Newry. Passage. .. .. .. .. .. 54, 56 Portadown. Waterford. ISLE OF MAN. ' 53 Douglas. ham, 376-., Bolton, 37s., Bradford, 35s., Cowes, 35s., Crewe, 32s., Darlington 36s., Dev-on- Loughborough, 34s., Mid Tyne District, 35s., Montrose, 40s., Norwich, 32s., Nottingham, 36s., croft, 33s., Sheerness, 36s., Shrewsbury, 32s., Stafford, 32s., Stanningley, 34s., Stockport, 37s., Leeds, 39s., Llanelly, 33s., Manchester, 38s., Mid Tyne District, 35s., and Mid Lanark Manchester, 38s. Qd., Slough, 38s., Stockton-on-Tees, 35s., and Wolverton, 26s, port, 37s., and Worcester, 32s. 58 STANDARD TIME RATES. SEA-GOING ENGINEERS- RATES of WAGES and other CONDITIONS of SERVICE at BELONGING to the SHIPOWNERS who were PARTIES Per Month. Voyage and Tonnage. Rank of Engineers. Chief. Second. Third. Fourth. O) Agreed to by the North-East Coast of England Suez Canal, South Atlantic, East and West Indies : ?. d. t. d. s. d. *. d. 1,500 tons net register and under 325 225 145 125 Above 1,500 tons net register ... 340 240 160 140 North Atlantic : 1,500 tons net register and under 305 220 140 125 Above 1,500 tons net register ... 320 235 155 140 Mediterranean and Black Sea : Under 1.000 tons net register ... 275 195 125 ... 1,000 to 1,500 280 200 130 ... Above 1,500 305 225 150 140 White Sea, Baltic, Bilbao and Bay Ports, Gibraltar, Madeira, and Canary Islands : Under 500 tons net register 260 180 115 ... 500 to 1,000 270 190 125 ... 1,000 to 1,500 275 195 130 ... Above 1,500 ., 290 210 145 ... (*) Agreed to by the North-East West Coast of Africa : Coast rate . .. ... ... ... 340 o 240 o 160 o 140 o Rivers ., ... 360 o 260 o 180 150 o Australia . .. . . 360 o 260 o 180 o 160 o Steamers carrying Oil in bulk : Atlantic 400 o 280 o 200 o 160 o Mediterranean 360 252 180 160 * Other Suez Canal and Atlantic Clauses to be inserted in Articles of Steamers signing on for Mediterranean. Three engineers to be carried on all steamers of 600 tons net register and upwards when sailing S.E. or W. of Gibraltar. Three engineers to be carried on all steamers of 850 tons net register and upwards when trading in the White Sea, Baltic, Bilbao and Bay Port Trades. Gibraltar, Madeira, and Canary Islands. Four engineers recommended to be carried on all steamers of 1,800 tons net register and upwards on any voyage. SEA-GOING ENGINEERS. 59 NORTH-EAST COAST-1909. IST OCTOBER, 1909, for SEA-GOING ENGINEERS on VESSELS to the UNDERMENTIONED AGREEMENTS. Per Week. Voyage and Tonnage. Rank of Engineers. Chief. Second. Third. Fourth. i Marine Engineers' Conciliation Board.* Mediterranean and Black Sea : Under 1,000 tons net register ... 1,000 to 1,500 Above 1,500 White Sea, Baltic, Bilbao and Bay Ports, Gibraltar, Madeira, and Canary Islands : Under 500 tons net register 500 to 1,000 ., 1,000 to 1,500 ,. Above 1,500 Coasting and Ports between Elbe and Brest : Under 600 tons net register 600 tons net register and above (includ- ing all vessels with triple expansion engines, irrespective of tonnage) ... s. d. 74 1 75 3 81 1 s. d. 55 5 56 7 62 5 s. d. 39 1 40 3 44 11 70 7 72 11 74 1 77 7 51 11 54 3 55 5 58 11 36 9 39 1 40 3 43 9 65 45 ... 67 6 47 6 s. d. 42 Coast Joint Committee.* West Coast of Africa : Coast rate 95 70 50 45 Rivers ., ... 100 77 6 55 47 6 100 77 6 55 50 Steamers carrying Oil in bulk : Atlantic 110 80 60 50 Mediterranean .. 100 75 55 50 Conditions. Engineer's Steward to be carried on all steamers (who must sign on the Articles as such) excapt in those of 600 tons net register and under, when satisfactory attendance must be given to the engineers, their berths, &c. To infected ports the above rates are not to apply, special engagements must be made in each case. Where the weekly or daily rates are signed for, it is understood the engineers find their own provisions. 60 STANDARD TIME RATES. SEA-GOING ENGINEERS-HULL-1909. RATES of WAGES and other CONDITIONS of SERVICE at IST OCTOBER, 1909, for SEA-GOING ENGINEERS SHIPPED at any PORT in the UNITED KINGDOM on VESSELS REGIS- TERED at HULL and belonging to the FIRMS at HULL that SIGNED the AGREEMENT with the TRADE UNIONS con- cerned. Voyage and Tonnage. Rank of Engineers. Chief. Second. Third. Fourth. Mediterranean, Slack Sea, and White Sea Trades : Under 900 tons net register Over 900 tons net register Per Month. 280 300 d. s. d. 200 220 s. d. 150 160 s. d. South Atlantic and Indian Trades : Under 1,750 tons net register ... ) Over 1.750 tons net register ... ) 340 260 180 150 North Atlantic Trades : Under 1,750 tons net register ... ) Over 1,750 tons net register ... } Baltic Trades : Under 900 tons net register Over 900 tons net register 340 240 180 150 Per Week. s. (57 70 70 65 67 d. 6 T> *. d. 47 6 50 50 45 47 6 s. d. 40* 40 40 s. d. Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Mai in o Trades : Under 900 tons net register Over 900 tons net register Home and Coasting Trades ... 62 6 42 6 ... ... Other Conditions. 1. Three engineers to be carried in all vessels over 900 tons net register trading to Stockholm and Riga, and north thereof. 2. Suez Canal and Atlantic clauses to be inserted in all Articles of steamers signing on for the Mediterranean. 3. Mess-room steward to be carried on all ships of 900 tons net register and over, who must sign on the Articles as Engineers' Steward, and must also attend upon the mates. 4. On all ships where mechanical stokers are worked, each engineer is to receive an additional payment of 5s. per month in excess of the ordinary wages paid in the several trades. 5. On ships delivering a refrigerated cargo in a satisfactory condition, or if in an unsatisfactory condition the fault is not attributable to the engineering staff, bonuses in addition to wages shall be given, viz. : In ships where the round trip occupies 3 weeks, chief 15s., second 10 t v., third 5s. per voyage. In ships where the round trip occupies 2 weeks, chief 10s., second 7s. 6d., third 5s. per voyage. BRASS MOULDERS AND BRASS FINISHERS. 61 BRASS MOULDERS AND BRASS FINISHERS-1909. STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a FULL WEEK (exclusive of Overtime) recognised at 1st OCTOBER, 1909, by the TRADE SOCIETIES of BRASS MOULDERS and FINISHERS for their members in the under- mentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM. Standard Bate oi Wages per week. Hours of Brass Moulders. Brass Finishers. Labour per week. ENGLAND AND WALES. Ashton-under-Lyne Barrow s. d. 36 37 s. d. 36 36 6 53 54 Blackburn ... ... .. ... 36 36 53 Bolton 36 36 53 Bristol 36*. to 38s. 36* to 38s 54 Bury ., 35 35 53 B ur ton on-Trent Crcw6 ... ... .. .. 32 30. to 33s. 31 6 30.?. to 32^'. 54 54 Derby 32 32 54 Doncaster ... ... ... 32 32 54 East Cowes ... 35 54 Gateshead 37 35 53 37 35 53 Hull ... 40 36 53 35 33 53 Liverpool . .. ... 38 36 53 London 8d. per hour 8d. per hour 54 Manchester . . .. 38 37 53 Newcastle 37 35 53 Nottingham . 32,s to 34.?. 32 to 34^ 54 Oldham 36 36 53 35 35 53 South Shields Stockton-on-Tees ... Sunderland 37 37 37 35 35 35 53 53 53 Swindon 30 30$. to 34*. 54 Wigan 36 36 53 SCOTLAND. Aberdeen . .. ... .. l\d. per hour Id. per hour 51 & 54 $d. per hour 8d. per hour 51 Glasgow . ... 7f d per hour 8d. per hour 54 Greenock 7f d. per hour 8d. per hour 54 Perth 7d per hour 6d &6%d 51 IRELAND. Belfast 38 per hour 37 54 Dublin 34 34 54 STANDARD TIME RATES. IRONFOUNDERS AND STANDARD RATES OF WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS* in a 1909, by the IRONFOUNDERS and PATTERNMAKERS' TOWNS of the TOWN. Ironfounders.* Patternmakers.! Standard Rate of Wages per Week. Standard Rate of Wages per Week. Hours of Labour per Week. ENGLAND AND WALES. Northern Counties and Cleveland. Blaydon t *. d. 36 35 39 34*. Qd., 36s. 6rf. 37 36 6 36*., 37*. 38*. 6d., 39*. 6d. *. d. 34* 9 38 38" 38 6 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38* 36" 36 39 34 38 41*.',' 42*. 35 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53, 54 53 54 53 [48*53 3 Carlisle ... Darlin g ton Durham ... Hartlepool Jarrow Middlesbrough Newcastle-on-Tyne South Shields .. 37 36*., 38*. 36 6 36*., 38*. 37 36 6 36 38 38 36 36 36 32 38 37 40 34 39 30 42 40 38 39 38 38 30 Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland Wallsend Wolsingham Yorkshire, except Cleveland. Bradford Chapeltown Dewsbury Halifax Huddersfield Hull Keighley Leeds . Otley Rotherham . . Sheffield Sower by Bridge ... Stauningley Todmorden Wakefield York * The hours of labour of Ironfounders are generally 53 or 54 per week. In the North of England 53 hours is the rule. f For the wages of Patternmakers who are members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, see pp. 34-57. JRONFOUNDERS AND PATTERNMAKERS PATTERNMAKERS-1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, SOCIETIES, for their members in the undermentioned UNITED KINGDOM. TOWN. Ironfounders. Patternmakers . Standard Rate of Wages per Week. Standard Rate of Wages per Week. Hours of Labour per Week. Lancashire and Cheshire. Acer ing ton .. s. d. 40 40 38 425., 445. 385., 395., 415. 395., 415. 37 6 40 375., 395. 325., 385. 405., 42s. 40 375., 395. 42 40 40 425., 445. 41 42 39 39 39 42 42 40 42 42 395., 415. 30 36 345., 365. 38 30 385., 395. 38 32 37 32 38 . 35 34 32 5. d. 39* 37 3 40 6 38 38 38* 34" o 40* 6 41 42 38 38 38 38 40* 38 36* 40 6 38 38* 325., 34*. 38* 53 53 53 53 53 53 54 53 48,53 53 53 50, 53 53 53 53,'*54 53 54 54 54 5lj"o4 54 54 Ashton-under-Lyne ... Blackburn Bolton Burnley ... .. . ... Chester Haslin cr den ... Horwich ... Hyde Lancaste r . ... Liverpool ... Oldham Rochdale .. ... ... St. Helens Salford . . Stalybridge Stockport Warrington Wigan North Midland Counties. Butterley Chesterfield Derby .. ... ... Grrantham . . ... ... ... Leicester Lincoln ... .. . .. ... .. Mansfield Newark ... ... ... ... ... Nottingham . Renishaw ... ... .. Retford 64 STANDARD TIME RATES. IRONFOUNDERS AND STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the IRONFOUNDERS and PATTERNMAKERS' of the UNITED TOWN. Ironfounders. Patternmakers. Standard Rate of Wages per Week. Standard Rate of Wages per Week. Hours of Labour per Week. West Midland Counties. Birmingham ,. , ' 38 36 36 33*., 38*. 33*., 35*. 32*., 34*. 35 35 32 34*., 36*. 38 34* 32*., 34*. 33*., 35*. 33*., 38*. 32.?., 34*. 32 33 6 30*., 32*., 34*. *. d. 39 38 3 36* 35*., 36*. 36 33*, 34*. 37*. lid., 38*. 39 34*., 36*. lOd. 39" o 36 36 ... 44" 44*. 45*. 45 36*' 45* 37*. 6d., 39*. 53 54 53,' 54 53 54 53 52,"53 53 50,52 53 53,54 53,54 54 54 54 48,' 54 54 48*,"54 Bristol Darlaston .. ... ... Dudley ... Gloucester Hanley ... ... Stafford Stour bridge Toll End (Tipton) Trench, near Wellington Wednesbury ... ... . West Bromwich Wolverhampton Worcester S. Midland and Eastern Counties. Colchester 30 31 28 32 29 40*., 42*. 41*., 43*. 41*., 43*. 38*., 40*. 34*., 36*. 38 40 41 8 36 34 31 6 37 N orthampton ... ... ... Peterborough .. .. ... Wolverton London. Chelsea .. London ... .. .. South-Eastern Counties. Dartford Erith ... Southampton ... IRONFOUNDERS AND PATTERNMAKERS. 65 PATTERNMAKERS-1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at IST OCTOBER. SOCIETIES, for their Members in the undermentioned TOWNS KINGDOM continued. TOWN. Ironfounders. Standard Rate of Wages per Week. Patternmakers. Standard Rate of Wages per Week. Hours of Labour per Week. South-Western Counties. s. d. Devonport 36 Exeter 28 Swindon 30 Trowbridge 33 9 Wales and Monmouth. Barry Dock 37 6 Cardiff 37 6 Llanelly 37 Newport 36 Swansea 37 Wrexham 36 SCOTLAND. Aberdeen 8* Clydebank Coatbridge Denny 8' Dumbarton ... ... Dundee 8' Edinburgh and Leith ... ... ... Falkirk Glasgow Govan ... ... ... ... ... Grreenock 8|* Johnstone ... ... ... ... Kilmarnock Motherwell Paisley 8i* Partick 8J* Renfrew 8|* IRELAND. Belfast 38^., 40$. Cork 34 Dublin 36 s. d. 36 36 88 6 38 3 36 38 3 34 6 38 6 37 39* 34 36 37 li 37 li 36 35 36 37 H 37 1J 39 3 40 48, to 53 54 53 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 * Rate per hour recognised by the Associated Ironmoulders of Scotland. 33603 E 66 STANDARD TIME RATES. BOILERMAKERS AND IRON STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a FULL WEEK SOCIETY OF BOILERMAKERS and IRON and STEEL SHIPBUILDERS, for their DISTRICTS and TOWNS District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy). Platers (Light). Rivet- tejs. Caulkers. Holders- up. Summer. Winter. ENGLAND AND WALES Northern Counties and Cleveland. Districts. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Hartlepool, West : Boiler Shop : New Work 38 6 38 38 31 53 53 Repair Work .. 44 6 44 6 44 6 37 6 53 53 Ship Yards : New Work 35 35 33 34 27 6 53 tt Eepair Work . . 12 0* 12 0* .. 10 0* 11 0* 7 6* 53 .. Middlesbrough : Boiler Shops .. 41 41 33 6 37 6 37 6 29 6 . . , . Ship Yards 35 35 33 33 27 6 .. The Tees, Stockton and Thornaby : Boiler Shops : New Work Repair Work . . 39 6 &40 6 46 6 39 6 &40 6 45 6 38 6 44 6 38 38 32 53 53 53 53 Ship Yards : New Work 35 35 33 33 27 6 53 47 Repair Work 45 43 41 41 35 53 47 The Tyne : Boiler Shops Ship Yards 39 6 35 38 6 & 39 6 35 38 6 35 37 6 33 37 6 33 29 6 to 30 6 27 6 53 54 53 48* The Wear : Boiler Shops : New Work 41 41 39 37 6 37 6 31 53 53 Repair Work 47 47 45 43 6 43 6 37 53 53 Ship Yards : New Work 35 85 35 33 33 27 6 53 48 Repair Work 10*.tol5*.* I0/,.tol5s* 10.s\tol5s.* I0s.tol2* 10s.tol2* 7s. 6d. to 10s.* 58 48 Towns. Carlisle Dcirlinston 36 ?8 35 38 to 40 36 36 33 36 to 39 34 36 to 39 34 26 to 32 23 6 53 53 53 53 53 53 Whitehaven to 42 6 45 Workington : New Work Repair Work ... 45 38 to 40 34 to 36 40 .. 25 to 28 30 53 54 53 54 Per_day. BOILER MAKERS AND IRON AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS. 67 AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS-1909, (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, by the UNITED Members engaged in the following OCCUPATIONS in the undermentioned of the UNITED KINGDOM, District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy). Platers (Light). Rivet- ters. Caulkers. Holders - up. Summer Winter. Yorkshire, except Cleveland. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Barnsley 40 36 35 30 54 54 Beverley (Ship Yards) : New Work .. 41 40 35 35 28 53 47 to 53 Eepair Work .. .. .. 41 41 .. 53 47 to b3 Bradford 42 38 38 34 .. 32 53 .. Chapelto wn 38 40 36 .. 26 51 91 Dewsbury 40 to 42 36 33 to 38 36 34 33 to 35 32 32 33 24 B3 01 53 51 Goole (Ship Yards) : , New Work .. .. .. 35 35 29 6 H 53 Repair Work .. .. .. 35 35 29 6 E3 53 Halifax Huddersfleld 38 to 40 40 38 36 34 33 .. U 54 53 54 Hull: Boiler Shops : New Work 42 41 41 36 36 3J 6 J3 53 Eepair Work 48 46 46 41 41 35 6 53 53 Ship Yards : New Work Repair Work 39 6 to 40 6 46 6 38 4t 38 6 to 41 41 33 to 36 36 33 to 36 27 to ^9 6 30 6 53 53 Leeds Rotherham 43 39 39 39 39 35 37 35 28 to 30 31 53 54 53 54 Sheffield : New Work 42 40 40 36 36 32 53 , Repair Work . . 45 45 41 37 53 .. Stanninglev ' Boiler Shops .. 40 40 38 34 34 32 53 53 Wakefleld Whitby (Ship Yards) : New Work .. 42 6 8* 38 to 42 6 8* 6 4* 31 6 0* 6 0* 32 4 8* 63 48 53 47 Repair Work .. 10 0* 10 0* 10 0* 10 0* 10 0* 7 6* 48 47 33603 * Per day. E 2 68 STANDARD TIME RATES. BOILERMAKERS AND IRON STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a FULL WEEK SOCIETY OF BOILERMAKERS and IRON and STEEL SHIPBUILDERS, for their DISTRICTS and TOWNS District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy). Platers (Light). Rivet- ters. Caulkers. Holders- up. Summer. Winter. Lancashire and Cheshire. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Barrow-in-Furness : Boiler Shops : New Work 43 6 41 5 38 3 38 3 32 53 53 Repair Work 46 44 5 44 5 41 3 41 3 35 53 53 Ship Yards : New Work 37 10 35 9 35 9 33 6 33 6 28 53 51 Birkenhead : Boiler Shops : New Work 41 6 39 6 35 6 35 6 29 6 53 Repair Work 49 49 43 43 37 53 .. Ship Yards : New Work 41 39 .. 33 33 27 6 53 443* Repair Work . . 49 49 43 43 37 53 up Blackburn 42 6 39 6 35 6 35 6 33 6 53 53 Bolton 43 6 39 6 .. 35 6 33 6 53 53 Burnley 42 38 34 34 32 53 53 Bury 41 6 39 6 .. 35 6 .. 33 6 53 53 Ore we 38 38 34 35 34 26 54 54 Dukinfleldf Fleetwood : 40 to 42 39 6 39 6 35 6 33 6 53 53 Boiler Shops : New Work Repair Work Ship Yards : 37 45 6 * * 35 41 6 35 35 6 33 to 35 35 to 37 6 54 54 54 54 New Work .. 41 6 39 6 35 6 35 6 31 6 54 51 Repair Work . . .. 45 6 41 6 41 6 37 6 54 54 Garston : Boiler Shops : New Work 42 40 40 36 6 36 6 30 53 53 Repair Work 48 48 .. 41 44 38 53 53 Ship Yard Now Work 42 40 40 36 6 36 6 30 53 53 Repair Work . , 50 50 50 44 44 38 53 53 Ha warden Hey wood 40 41 6 40 39 6 36 to 39 6 35 6 36 30 (; to 39 6 33 6 53 53 53 Horwich 41 6 39 6 39 6 35 6 32 6 53 53 Average. t Repair work 2d. per hour extra. BOILER MAKERS AND IRON AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS. 69 AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS-1909. (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, by the UNITED Members engaged in the following OCCUPATIONS in the undermentioned of the UNITED KINGDOM cont. District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy) Platers (Light). Rivet- ters. Caulkers. Holders - up. Summer. Winter. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. &. d. s d s. d. s. J. . d. s. d. Lancaster (Carriage and Wagon Work) 37 6 34 .. .. ., 24 53 53 Liverpool : Boiler Shops : New Work 44 42 38 38 32 53 Repair Work . . 50 50 .. 44 44 38 53 Ship Yards : New Work 42 42 36 36 30 53 44| Repair Work . . 50 50 .. 44 44 38 53 44i Manchester : Boiler Shops 41 6 39 6 39 6 35 6 35 6 32 6 53 53 Ship Repair Work , . 15 0* 12 0* 12 0* 12 0* 9 0* 53 47 Newton-le- Willows North wich 40 6 to 42 6 40 6 39 6 39 6 39 6 39 6 35 6 35 35 6 35 31 6 30 53 53t 53 53t Oldham 42 39 6 35 6 33 6 53 .. Patricroft 40 6 39 6 35 6 36 6 30 6 53 53 Preston : Boiler Shops : New Work 41 6 39 6 39 6 35 6 33 6 53 53 Repair Work 47 6 45 6 45 6 41 6 41 6 39 6 53 53 Ship Yards : New Work 41 6 39 G 39 6 35 6 35 6 29 6 53 53 Repair Work . . 47 6 45 6 45 6 41 6 41 6 35 6 53 53 St. Helens 41 6 39 6 35 6 .. 31 6 53 53 Warrington : New Work 41 39 6 39 6 35 6 .. 31 6 53 53 Repair Work . . 41 39 6 .. 35 6 .. 31 6 53 53 WidnesJ . . 40 36 35 6 .. 31 6 54 .. Wigan 41 6 40 6 35 6 .. 31 6 5311 531! Winsford ., 36 36 30 30 22 54 54 Midland and Eastern Counties. Bilston 38 36 40 38 30 32 25 24s., 28s. 53 and 54 53 53 Birmingham 38 Boston 38 36 32 24 54 54 * Per day. I Repair -work Is. per day extra. II 55i hours at one firm. t 48 hours at one large firm. Average. 70 STANDARD TIME RATES. BOILERMAKERS AND IRON STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a FULL WEEK SOCIETY OF BOILERMAKERS and IRON and STEEL SHIPBUILDERS, for their DISTRICTS and TOWNS District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy). Platers (Light). Rivet- ters. Caulkers. Holders- up. Summer. Winter. Midland and Eastern s. d s. d. s. d. s. 'd. s. d. *. d. Counties cont. Bristol : New Work .. 38 36 36 32 32 23 54 54 and 48 Repair Work 43 41 41 37 37 28 54 54 and 48 Burton-on-Trent .. 40 38 32 32 24 54 54 Butterley 29 29 32 27 29 21 54 54 to 32 to 32 to 29 Chesterfield 38 36 35 32 32 24 54 54 to 26 Colchester 32 30 i 28 it 19 54 54 to 36 to 34 to 30 to 20 34 34 29 21 54 54 to 37 to 37 to 34 to 24 Dudley 36 36 36 28 28 24 54 54 Gainsborough 39 35 32 33 24 54 54 Gloucester 36 32 32 30 24 53 53 to 42 to 36 !> Griinthain HS 40 40 36 36 28 53 53 to 42 Greatbridge (Tipton) . . 36 : j ,e o .. 26 22 53 53 Grimsby : Boiler Shops : New Work 40 39 .. 35 35 29 6 53 55 Repair Work . . 46 45 44 41 4! 35 6 53 53 Ship Yards : New Work 40 39 38 35 35 29 6 53 50 Repair Work . . 46 45 44 41 41 35 6 53 50 Ilkeston .. 36 .. 28 22 51 54 Ipswich 36 31 .. 32 20 51 54 to 36 to 35 '-;8 o 38 24 24 51 54 to 40 to 34 to 26 Lincoln 37 35 .. 3J 33 24 .. Loughborough 38 36 34 30 .. S3 53 53 Newark 38 36 33 .. 25 54 54 Norwich .. 38 34 .. 24 54 54 Nottingham 41 39 39 34 ig 27 54 51 to 44 to 28 Oaken gates .. 38 34 34 30 30 22 53 53 Peterborough . . 35 35 34 .. 20 54 54 Smethwick 38 36 36 30 30 25 53 to 40 Stafford 36 36 tji 32 30 21 50 50 to 33 to 25 Stoke-on-Trent 37 36 30 25 53 to 40 to 38 to 32 to 27 Thetford 36 38 24 54 54 BOILER MAKERS AND IRON AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS. AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS-1909. 71 (exclusive of overtime) recognised at IST OCTOBER, 1909, by the UNITED Members engaged in the following OCCUPATIONS in the undermentioned of the UNITED KINGDOM cont. District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy). Platers (Light). Rivet- ters. Caulkers. Holders- up. Summer. Winter. Midland and Eastern Counties con t. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s, d. Wednesbury 36 36 34 26s., 28s. .. 25 53 53 Wolverhampton 38 38 .. 32 25 53 and 54 Worcester Wy venhoe : New Work .. 38 36 38 36 36 28 to 34 34 21 to 24 30 54 54 54 54 Eepair Work 42 42 39 9 54 54 London District. London : Boiler' Shops : New Work Repair Work* . . 42 6 to 45 51 38 to 45 51 36 to 39 45 39 45 27 to 36 39 54 45 54 45 Ship Yards : NewWoik 45 45 45 38 38 33 54 54 Repair Work* . . 51 51 48 42 42 36 45| 45* Chiswick : Boiler Shops : New Work 45 45 45 45 38 33 9 54 51 Repair Work* . . 48 48 48 42 42 33 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work 45 45 45 38 38 33 54 54 Erith : P-oiler; Shops : New Work 45 45 42 38 36 33 54 54 Repair Work* . . 51 48 48 42 42 36 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work 45 42 42 36 36 30 54 54 Repair Work* . . 51 51 45 45 39 43 48 South-Eastern Counties. Ashford 34 33 ,. 27 26 21 54 54 Brighton Chatham 40 to 42 0. 4U 39 to 42 40 38 36 36 36 28 26 to 27 54 48 ar 54 id 54 * 6d per day " dirty monoy " in paid in addition to the rates stated. 72 STANDARD TIME RATES. BOILERMAKERS AND IRON STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a FULL WEEK SOCIETY OF BOILERMAKERS and IRON and STEEL SHIPBUILDERS for their DISTRICTS and TOWNS of District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy) Platers (Light). Rivet- ters. Caulkers. Holders- up. Summer. Winter. South-Eastern Counties cont. s. d. s. d. s. d. s.. d. s. d. s. cZ, Cowes(I. of W.): Boiler Shops : New Work 42 42 42 36 36 30 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work 42 42 42 36 36 30 54 51 Dover : Boiler Shops : New Work 42 42 .. 36 .. 27 54 51 Repair Work . . 45 45 .. 39 .. 30 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work 42 42 36 .. 27 54 54 Eepair Work . . 45 45 39 .. 30 54 54 Newhaven 40 40 38 6 30 6 54 54 Portsmouth : Boiler Shops : New Work 38 38 38 36 36 30 Repair Work 41 41 41 39 39 30 6 Ship Yards : 54 f 48 in DC 54 ckyards. New Work Repair Work Reading 38 36 to 45 38 39 6 32 38 39 6 34 to 36 34 to 38 32 36 37 6 27 6 30 6 19 j 54 54 Sheerness 36s. to 45s. 48 48 Southampton : Boiler Shops : New Work 41 40 40 38 38 31 54 48 Repair Work . . 45 44 44 42 42 34 54 48 Ship Yards : New Work 40 38 38 36 36 30 54 48 Repair Work 45 44 44 42 42 34 54 48 South-Western Counties. Dartmouth : New Work 42 42 42 34s., 35s. .. 20s., 21s. 54 to 56 54 to 56 Repair Work 45 45 45 37s., 38s. .. 23s., 24s. 54 to 56 54 to 56 BOILER MAKERS AND IRON AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS. AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS-1909. 73 (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, by the UNITED Members engaged in the following OCCUPATIONS in the undermentioned the UNITED KINGDOM cont. District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. ^^JbSir 1 * 8 f Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy). Platers (Light). Rivet- ters. Caulkers. Holders- up. Summer. Winter. South-Western Counties cont. s. a. s. a. s. a. s. a. . a. s. a. Highbridge 34 34 34 32 32 19 54 54 Newton Abbot: New Work Swindon 36 32 to 34 36 32 to 34 33 32 to 34 32 31 19 21 54 54 54 54 Wales and Monmouth. Cardiff and Barry : Boiler Shops : New Work 42 42 42 42 39 30 53 53 Ship Yards : New Work Railway Shops . . 42 38 42 38 42 42 36 39 30 to 33 25 53 54 53 54 Chepstow : Bridge Yards 38 37 6 I 33 33 a 25 6 54 54 Dowlais 32 32 32 | 30 30 22 54 54 Ebbw Vale Holyhead 36 34 34 to 36 32s., 34s ;-; 30 to 34 30 22 to 27 20 53 t 54 o54 54 Llanelly .. 33 33 i 33 33 24 54 54 Milford 36 36 36 : 36 36 27 54 54 Neath .. 36 36 32 22 6 54 54 Ehondda Valley .. 36 38 .. 36 36 28 54 54 Swansea : Boiler Shops(Repairs) 7 6* 7 6* .. 7 0* 7 0* 5 6* 48 48 Ship Yards : Repair Work .. 42 42 42 42 36 54* 48 SCOTLAND. Aberdeen : Boiler Shops : New Work 35 3 34 3 33 3 33 3 19 54 54 Repair Work .. 37 3 37 3 36 3 36 3 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work 32 9 32 9 32 9 31 3 31 3 23 4 54 54 Repair Work . . 35 35 35 33 6 33 6 25 7 54 54 * Per day. 74 STANDARD TIME RATES. BOILERMAKERS AND IRON STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a FULL WEEK SOCIETY of BOILERMAKERS and IRON and STEEL SHIPBUILDERS for their DISTRICTS and TOWNS of District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers Platers (Heavy). (Light). <- Caumer, ( Holders- up. Summer Winter. I SCOTLAND emit. s. d. s. d. s. d. .. d. s. d. 8. <!. Airdrie Arbroath 37 to 42 6 38 34 38 36 31 6 34 31 6 34 19 to 22 54 54 54 Clyde District : Boiler Shops : New Work Repair Work 39 6 to 41 6 42 14 to 45 10* 39 6 to 41 3 42 14 to 45 10* 38 3 39 104 to 42 74 37 3 37 74 to 41 44 36 37 74 to 41 44 27 to 29 29 6 to 31 54 51 54 54 Bridge Yards .. About 3s. per week less than Boiler Shop rates. 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work 38 38 36 36 22 54 54 Repair Work 40 6 .. 40 6 36 36 30 44 54 54 Dundee : Boiler Shops : New Work .. 38*., 39s., A An 38s. to 40s. 36 36 20 54 54 Repair Work . . .. <tu$. 46 44 43 43 26 6 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work 40 6 35 U .. 34 6 34 6 26 6 54 54 Repair Work 42 9 41 r. 41 74 40 6 41 U 30 6 54 54 Glasgow (see under Clyde). Inverkeithing : Ship Yards : New Work 38 3 36 33 9 33 6 33 6 25 9 54 54 Repair Work .. 36 36 36 ! 36 27 54 54 Kinghorn : Boiler Shops " 6d. per hour 8d. per hour. 7W. per host. 74. per hour. Bid, per hour. 54 54 Ship Yards 7W. per hour. 7W. per hour. Id. per hour. Ud. per hour. 20 3 54 54 Kirkcaldy 38 3 38 3 37 14 36 36 - 54 54 Leith : Boiler Shop : New Work Repair Work 9d. to 9|d. per hour. 8Jd.to 9|d. per hour. 42 9 74d.to 8d. per hour. 37 11 74d,to 8fd. per hour. 37 11 64d. per hour. 30 44 54 54 54 54 Mother well 36 33 to 35 31 to 35 31 to 35 20 to 22 6 54 54 BOILER MAKERS AND IRON AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS. 75 AND STEEL SHIPBUILDERS-1909. (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, by the UNITED Members engaged in the following OCCUPATIONS in the undermentioned the UNITED KINGDOM cont. District or Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Angle Iron Smiths. Platers (Heavy). Platers (Light). Rivet- ters. Caulkers Holders- up. Summer Winter. SCOTLAND-cow^. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Paisley : Boiler Shops .. 41 6 41 6 36 36 20 54 54 ShipTards .. 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 25 54 54 Renfrew : Boiler Shops .. 42 3 42 3 38 3 36 36 24 9 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work .. 33 9 33 9 33 9 33 9 21 54 54 Repair Work . . 36 36 36 36 23 6 54 54 IRELAND. Belfast : Boiler Shops : New Work 42 6 43 6 42 6 38 37 27 6 64 54 Repair Work . . 44 2 44 2 44 2 38 8 38 8 29 o ; 54 54 Ship Yards : New Work 40 38 6 .. 35 6 35 6 28 6 i 54 54 Repair Work . . 40 8 39 8 39 8 36 2 36 2 29 54 54 Dublin Dundalk (Railway Shop) 40 to 42 6 38 to 42 6 36 35 to 36 32 28 54 54 54 54 Limerick (Railway Shop) .. 32 .. 54 54 Waterford 32 30 54 54 NOTE. The above rates arc for time-work, but it should be remembered that a great deal of the work done, especially in shipyards, is paid for by piece, and the actual earnings in a full week of men on piecework are, generally speaking, considerably more than what are indicated by the time-work rates of wages. STANDARD TIME RATES. SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a the undermentioned OCCUPATIONS, by the TRADE STANDARD BATE OF WAGES PER WEEK. TOWN. Shipwrights.- On New On Repair Ship Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. Work. Work. ! ENGLAND AND WALES East Coast. " d ' * d ' .. d. s. d. . d. Beverley 37 6 40 6 8d. per hour. " Bill Quay 37 6 40 6 .. .. Blyth 37 6 40 6 6 2 36 33 per day. Byker 37 6 40 6 36 33 Goole 34 6 37 6 " Grimsby 36 39 8ld. per 8d. per 7id. per hour. hour. hour. Hartlepool 37 40 6 1 36 33 per day. Hebburn 37 6 40 6 6 2 36 33 per day. Howdon .. 37 6 40 6 36 33 Hull 37 6 40 6 8%d. per 9d. per 30 6 hour. hour. Hylton 37 40 Ipswich 32 Hi 32 Hi .. .. Jarrow 37 6 40 6 6 2 36 33 Lowestoft 36 36 per day. 1 >> Middlesbrough 37 6 40 6 6 1 38 30 6 per day. Monkwearmouth .. .. 37 40 (t i Newcastle-on-Tyne .. .. 37 6 40 6 6 2 36 3C | per day. New Holland 37 6 37 6 .. .. North Shields 37 6 40 6 6 2 36 33 per day. Selby 37 6 40 6 8d. per .. .. hour. South Shields 37 6 40 6 6 2 37 n 33 per day. South wick 37 40 .. Stockton-on-Tees .. .. 37 6 40 6 6 1 36 33 Sunderland 37 40 per day. 6 36 33 per day. Walker .. .. ,. .. 37 6 40 6 6 2 36 33 Wallsend .. .. 37 6 40 6 per day. 6 2 36 33 Wyvenhoe 31 6 31 6 per day. Yarmouth 33 36 * It is the universal practice in the trade to pay the same rate of wages for the short winter day as for the long summer day. SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP PLUMBERS, AND SHIP PAINTERS. 77 PLUMBERS, AND SHIP PAINTERS-1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, for UNIONS concerned, in various TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM. HOURS OF LABOUR PER WEEK. TOWN. Summer. Winter. Ship- wrights. Ship Joiners. Ship Ship Plumbers. Painters. Ship- wrights. Ship - Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. ENGLAND AND WALES, East Coast. 53 53 .. .. 50-47 53 .. Beverley. 54 .. .. .. 51-48 .. .. .. Bill Quay. 54 54 53 54 48 54 53 54 Blyth. 54 . , 53 54 48 .. 53 54 Byker. 53 .. .. ., 47 .. .. .. Goole. 53 53 53 53 4 53 53 .. Grimsby. 53 53 .. .. 51-48 53 .. .. Hartlepool. 54 54 53 54 51-48 54 53 54 Hebburn. 54 .. 53 54 51-48 .. 53 54 Howdon. 53 53 53 53 50-47 47 47 53 Hull 53 .. .. .. 47 .. .. .. Hylton. 56| .. .. .. 48 .. .. .. Ipswich, 54 54 53 54 51-48 54 53 .. Jarrow. 56i .. .. .. 48 .. .. Lowestoft. 53 53 53 53 48i 53 53 48J&51J Middlesbrough. 53 .. .. .. * 47 .. .. .. Monkwearmouth. 54 54 53 54 51-48 54 53 54 Ne wcastle-on-Ty ne . 53 .. .. 53 .. .. .. New Holland. 54 54 54 54 51-48 54 54 54 North Shields. 53 53 .. .. 50-47 53 .. .. Selby. 54 54 53 54 51-48 54 53 54 South Shields. 53 .. .. .. 47 .. .. .. South wick. 53 53 53 53 51-48 53 53 53 Stockton-on-Tees. 53 53 53 53 47 47* 53 53 Sunderland. 54 54 53 54 51-48 54 53 54 Walker. 54 54 53 54 51-48 54 53 54 Wallsend. 54 .. .. 54 .. .. .. Wyvenhoe. 52 Yarmouth. 78 STANDARD TIME RATES. SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a the undermentioned OCCUPATIONS, by the TRADE UNIONS TOWN. STANDARD RATE OF WAGES PEB WEEK. Shipwrights. Ship Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. On New Work. On Repair Work. West Coast. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Barrow Barry Dock Birkenhead Bridgwater 36 6 40 37 6 29 3 39 6 40 42 31 6 6 per day. 6 6 per day. 6 per day. 8Jd. per hour. 9^. per hour. 35 C 34 Bristol 39 39 6s. per rlovr .. .. Cardiff Chepstow Connah's Quay 40 32 40 32 42 dcty. 6s. 6d. per day. 5s. per day 39 9d. per hour. Ellesmere Port 39 Fleetwood 36 36 .. .. .. Gloucester 36 36 .. .. Lla'nelly Liverpool . . . . . . 37 42 34 9J 7s. per day. 9Jd. per Tiour. 34 Manchester 34 9 Milford Haven Newport (Mon.) Northwich 33 36 34 33 39 34 6d. per hour. 8|d. per hour. ;; Pembroke Pembroke Dock Preston 34 34 35 6 37 8id. per hour. 5s. 2d. per day. - Runcorn 33 5 33 5 .. .. .. Sankey Bridge (Widnes) .. 34 34 .. .. Sudbrook 39 39 .. .. .. Swansea Winsford 36 31 39 31 6s. Qd. per day. 36 n Workington 30 32 - The Thames and South Coast. 35 6 35 28 35 6 35 28 7id. per hour. .. Cowes Dartmouth SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP PLUMBERS, AND SHIP PAINTERS. 79 PLUMBERS, AND SHIP PAINTEBS-1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, for concerned, in various TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM continued. HOURS OF LABOUR PER WEEK. TOWN. Summer. Winter. Ship- wrights. Ship Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. Ship- wrights. Ship Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. West Coast. 53 53 53 53 50-47 53 .. .. Barrow. 47 53 .. .. 44 53 .. Barry Dock. 53 53 53 54 48 53 53 51 Birkenhead. 54 .. ,, .. 48 .. .. .. Bridgwater. 54 44 ., 45 44 .. .. Bristol, 47 53 53 54 44 53 53 46 Cardiff. .. 54 .. .. .. 54 .. .. Ohepstow. 55i .. .. .. .. .. Connah's Quay. 53 .. .. 47 .. -. Ellesmere Port. 54 .. .. 54 .. .. Fleetwood. 53 . . .. .. .. .. Gloucester. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Llanelly. 53 53 53 54 47 44 53J 51 Liverpool. 54 .. .. .. 49 .. .. Manchester. 54 54 .. .. 48 54 .. Milford Haven. 47 53 .. i 53 .. ' .. Newport (Mon.). 53 .. .. .. .. .. .. Northwich. .. 48 .. .. 48 .. Pembroke. 48 54 .. .. 48 54 .. .. Pembroke Dock. 53 . . .. 53 Preston. 55 .. .. 51 .. Runcorn . 55i ., .. 48 Sankey Bridge (Widnes). 54 .. .. 48 .. .. .. Sudbrook. 47 47 54 47 47 48 .. Swansea. 55J .. 49 .. .. .. Winsford. 54 54 Workingtoo. The Thames and South Coast. 48 54 54 48 54 54 Chatham. Cowes. 54 54 - " Dartmouth. 80 STANDARD TIME RATES. SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a the undermentioned OCCUPATIONS, by the TRADE UNIONS STANDARD BATE OF WAGES PER WEEK. TOWN. Shipwrights. CM-.;-.-, On New On Repair bnip Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. Work. Work. The Thames and South . Coast cont. *. d. 8. d. *. d. s. d. s. d. Deptford 37 40 .. Devonport 34 35 6 it 8d. per hour. Dover . . . . . . . , 36 36 Falmouth .. ., 27 30 5 fsd. per hour. Gillingham 35 6 35 6 .. .. Gosport 36 36 8d. per Id. per hour. hour. Greenwich 37 40 .. London Plymouth 42 42 30 33 104d. per hour. 7s. per day. 8d. per 0rf. per hour. hour. Portsmouth 35 6 35 6 8d. per 84d. per M hour. hour. Sheerness 34 35 6 5*. 6d. Southampton 37 6 37 6 per day. 8K per hour. 87 Id. per hour. Tilbury 42 42 West Ham 37 40 .. .. .. Woolston 37 6 37 6 8&Z. per M hour. SCOTLAND. East Coast. Aberdeen 33 10J 36 14 74<Z. per Sd. per 8d. per hour. hour. hour. Dundee 35 37 3 Hd. per 36 li 8d. per hour. hour. Grangemouth 36 38 3 8d. per . . hour. Kinghorn 34 10 36 10 lid. per .. , t hour. Leith 36 38 3 8d. per hour. Montrose 31 33 6 West Coast. Ardrossan 36 38 3 .. .. Ayr 36. 38 3 8d. & 8kd. , . per hour. Bowling 36 38 3 SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP PLUMBERS, AND SHIP PAINTERS. 81 PLUMBERS, AND SHIP PAINTEBS-1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, for concerned, in various TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM continued. HOURS OF LABOUR PER WEEK. TOWN. Summer. Winter. Ship- wrights. Ship Ship Joiners. Plumbers. Ship j Painters. Ship- wrights. Ship Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. The Thames and South Coast- cont. 53 .. .. .. 47 .. .. Deptford. 48 .. 53 .. 48 47 .. Devonport. 56 .. ., .. 48 .. .. Dover. 54 54 .. .. 54 51 .. .. Falmouth. 48 .. .. .. 48 .. .. Gillingham. 54 54 .. 53 54 54 Gosport 54 .. .. 54 .. Greenwich. 64*48 48 54 54 54&4S 48 54 54 London. 54 53 m .. 47 .. Plymouth. 48 55i 66* 48 49 50 .. Portsmouth. 48 48 .. .. 48 48 .. .. Sheerness. 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 Southampton^ 48 .. 48 .. .. .. Tilbury. 54 .. .. 54 .. .. .. West Ham. 54 54 54 54 Woolston. SCOTLAND. East Coast. 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 Aberdeen. 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 Dundee 54 54 .. 51* 40 .. .. Grangemouth. 54 54 54 54 .. Kinghorn. 54 54 51 52.1 .. Leith. 54 ' Montrose. West Coast. 54 .. 54 .. .. Ardrossan. 54 53 .. 51 51 .. .. Ayr. 54 .. " Bowling. 33603 82 STANDARD TIME RATES. SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a the undermentioned OCCUPATIONS, by the TRADE UNIONS STANDARD RATE OP WAGES PER WEEK. TOWN. Shipwrights. QVit-w OV.4-.^ CJ-U-I-^ On New On Repair bnip bnip Joiners. Plumbers. bnip Painters. Work. Work. 1 West Coast cont. s. d. *. d. s. d. s. </. s. d. Olydebank 36 38 3 Bd. per Qd. per hour. hour Dalmuir 36 38 3 Bd. per 9d. pet- hour. hour. Dumbarton 36 38 3 Sd. per 9Jd. per 9d. per hour. hour. hour. Glasgow 36 38 3 Bd. per Q$d. per 9tZ. per hour. hour. hour. Govan . , . , . 36 38 3 8d. per Qd. per hour. hour. Greenock 36 38 3 Bd. per hour. Od. per hour. 9d. per hour. Paisley 36 38 3 8d. per 9d. per 9d. per hour. hour. hour. Partick 36 38 3 8d. per 9d. per hour. hour. Port Glasgow 36 38 3 8(7. per Qd. per hour. hour Eenfrew 36 38 3 8d per 9d. per hour. hour. 36 38 3 Bd. per hour. 8id. per hour. Whiteinch. 36 38 3 8d. per .. 9d. per hour. hour. IRELAND. Belfast 37 1J 39 4 Sid. per 8&d. per Bd. per hour. hour. hour. Dublin 37 3 39 3 Larne 33 6 33 6 , t . , Newry .. 33 33 .. .. .. Passage West 36 36 .. .. .. Queenstown .. .. 36 36 7f d. per hour. Wexford 30 30 SHIPWRIGHTS, SHIP JOINERS, SHIP PLUMBERS, AND SHIP PAINTERS. 83 PLUMBERS, AND SHIP PAINTERS-1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, for concerned, in various TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM continued HOURS OF LABOUR PER WEEK. Summer. Winter. TOWN. Ship- Ship wrights. Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. Ship- wrights. Ship Joiners. Ship Plumbers. Ship Painters. West Coast con t. 54 54 ., 54 54 54 5-i Olydebank. 54 54 ,. 54 54 54 54 Dalruuir. 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 Dumbarton. 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 Glasgow. 54 54 54 54 54 f>t Go van. 54 54 54 54 51 54 54 M Greenock. 54 54 51 54 54 54 4f) 54 Paisley. 54 54 .. 54 54 54 .. 54 Partick. 54 54 .. 54 54 48 .. 54 Port Glasgow. 54 54 .. 54 54 54 .. 54 Renfrew. 54 54 ., 54 51 48 .. 54 Troon. 54 54 54 54 54 54 Whiteinch. IRELAND. 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 Belfast. 54 . 54 Dublin. 54 .. ., .. 54 .. Larne. 53 .. .. .. 48 .. .. Newry. 54 .. .. .. 54 .. .. Passage West. 54 54 .. .. 54 54 ,. .. Queenstown. - Wexford. 33603 F 2 STANDARD TIME RATES. ELECTRICAL WORKERS. STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1st OCTOBER, 1909, by the ELECTRICAL TRADES UNION for its members in the under-mentioned TOWNS of the UNITED KINGDOM. Hourly Rate of Wages. 1 Weekly District. Electric 1 Instru- Hours of Fitters Armature Cable men t and Labour. and Winders. Jointers. Switch Wiremen. Makers. ENGLAND AND WALES. d. <1. d. d. Barrow 8 8 ... ... 53 Birmingham 8} 9 9* 8 53 Bolton 8* 9 ... ... 50 Bradford 8 8 9 ... 50*, 54f Bristol 8 ... ... ... Cardiff 9 9 9 ... 54 Hull 8 9 9i 8 53 Leeds 8 8 ^2 10 Leicester 85 8 J 2 8* 8* 53*','wt Liverpool 9 - 9 9 9 50*, 53f London i 9 i ... 54 Loughborough 8| 33*4 52i Manchester 8**, 8ft 8| 8 2 37*.J j 49 to 53*. i 53f Middlesbrough 8 8 ... ... 53 Newcastle 8 8 ... ... 50*, 53f Norwich 8 8 ... 54 Nottingham 8 8} 7* 8 54 Oldham 8 8| ... 52 Plymouth ... 36s. 36*.J 36*4 ... 48, 54|| Portsmouth 36*.i 86*4 36*4 48 Preston 8 36^?.+ 8J 50 Sheffield 8 8J 8 8^ 50*, 53f Southampton 8 8 8 54 Southport 8| ... 8J ... 49J Sunderland 8 8 8 ... 53 Wolverbampton 8 8 8 ... 53 SCOTLAND. Aberdeen 7 to 8 8 51 to 54 Edinburgh 8 8* ... ... 51 Glasgow 8 9 si 54 IRELAND. Belfast 8 8 8 ... 54 Dublin 8 ... 9 ... 54 Building trade. Dockyard. f Engineering trade. Per week, Town. 85 OTHER TRADES. Page. LETTERPRESS PRINTERS-COMPOSITORS 86 LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS AND MACHINE RULERS 94 CABINETMAKERS, &c., FRENCH POLISHERS, AND UPHOLSTERERS 96 GAS STOKERS 100 BAKERS 1 4 BOOT AND SHOE OPERATIVES 106 FARRIERS 107 POLICE CONSTABLES 108 SEAMEN 112 AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS 114 86 STANDARD TIME RATES. COMPOSITORS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATIONS, in various TOWNS employed on DAILY and WEEKLY NEWS- NOTE. The minimum rates of wages for Linotype Operators in the Provinces (England for day work, and Town Standard Weekly Bate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Jobbing. Weekly News- papers. Daily Newspapers. Jobbing. Weekly News- papers. Daily News- papers. Morning. Evening. ENGLAND AND WALES. Northern Counties and Cleveland. s. d. . d. s. d. *. d. Bishop Auckland 30 30 - - 52 52i - Carlisle 30 - - - 54 - - Cockermouth Consett . , . . . . 27 ?Rx to 28*. to 90s. 32 36 - 51 54 53 54 53 46J* Darlington 30.S-. 32 Durham 30 30 - - 52^ 52* - Hartlepools 32 34 - 34 53 53 53t Hebburn 30 6 - - - 52 - - Jarrow 30 6 - - - 52* - - Kendal 29 29 - 53 53 - Middlesbrough 33 35 35 52 52 52f Newcastle-on-Tyne 35 35 42 35 52* 52 50*, 52f Shields, North 30 6 - - 52J - - Shields, South 32 6 - - - 52 - - Stockton 32 - - 53 - - Sunderland 33 - 35 53 53f Whitehaven 30 30 - 50 50 Workington 30 30 50 50 Yorkshire, except Cleveland. Barnsley 32 32 _ 52 52 - Bradford 33 33 42 34 51 51 50*, 51f Dewsbury 30 52| - ~ Doncaster 30 30 ~ - 52 52 * Morning. t Evening. COMPOSITORS. 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, of the UNITED KINGDOM, for " ESTABLISHMENT " HANDS PAPERS and in JOBBING OFFICES. and Wales only) are 124 per cent, on the hand rates, the working hours being 48 per week 44 hours for night work. Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Jobbing Weekly News- papers. Daily Newspapers Jobbing Weekly News- papers. Daily News- papers. Morning Evening. Yorkshire, except Cleve- land cont. s. d. s. d. s, d. s. d. Halifax 32 6 32 6 - 52 52 - Harrogate 30 30 - - 53 53 - Huddersfleld 30 30 38 - Hi 514 514* Hull 32 32 42 35 53 53 50* 51f Keighley 28 28 - - 52 52 - Leeds 35 6 37 46 37 52* 51 48*,51f Mexborough 31 - - - 51 - - Rotherham 34 - - 51 - - Scarborough 30 30 - 30 52J 524 524t Sheffield 35 35 45 36 51 51 48*, 50f Wakefleld 31 - - - 524 - - York 32 32 38 32 52 52 52 Lancashire and Cheshire. S 9 6 33 6 - - 52 52 52 - Ashton-under-Lyne . . 34 8 Barrow 33 33 - - 54 54 Blackburn 33 6 33 6 34 51 51 52f Blackpool 32 10 32 10 40 35 524 524 52 Bolton 35 35 35 52 52 52t Burnley 32 6 32 6 - 52 52 - Bury 32 6 - 52 - Chester 31 6 31 6 - - 52 52 - Chorley 31 6 - - - 53 Clitheroe 29 3 - - - 54 * Morning. f Evening. 88 STANDARD TIME RATES. COMPOSITORS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909. by the TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATIONS, in various TOWNS employed on DAILY and WEEKLY NEWS- Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Jobbing. Weekly News- papers. Daily Newspapers. Jobbing Weekly News- papers. Daily News- papers. Morning. Evening. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Hyde 34 8 - - - 52 - Lancaster 32 32 - 53 53 - Leigh 32 6 32 6 - - 51 51 Liverpool 36 6 36 6 46 6 36 6 51 51 50* 51t Macclesfleld 30 30 - - 54 54 - Manchester and Salford . . 36 6 36 6 44 37 50 48 48 Newton-le-Willows 32 6 - - 54 Oldharn 34 34 - 34 51| 51J Slit Freston 33 6 - - 35 51 - 51t Rochdale 34 34 - - 52 52 Southport 34 34 44 - 51 51 50* Stockport 33 9 33 9 - 33 y 52 52 52f Wigan 33 6 33 6 52 52 N. and W. Midland Counties. Birmingham 36 36 45 39 52 52 48* 50t Bristol 33 32 40 32 52 52i 51 Burton-on-Trent 31 6 31 6 - 31 6 52 52 52t Cheltenham 28 28 52 52i Chesterfield 32 - - - 52 - Coventry 32 32 - 32 53 53 53f Derby 34 34 38 35 52 52 48*,50t Dudley 32 32 - - 52 52 Glossop 30 - - - 52 - Gloucester 29 29 - 29 52i 52i 52Jt Grirnsby 28 28 - 30 52* 52i 52it Hereford 25 27 6 55 53 Kidderminster 26 26 - - 53* 53i - Morning. t Evening. COMPOSITORS. 89 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, of the UNITED KINGDOM, for " ESTABLISHMENT " HANDS PAPERS and in JOBBING OFFICES continued. Town. Standard Weekly Bate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Jobbing. 1 Weekly News- papers. Daily Newspapers. obbing. Weekly News- papers. Daily News- papers. Morning. Evening. N. and W. Midland Counties cont. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Leamington 30 30 - - 53 53 - Leicester 34 6 35 40 37 52 52 48*,52f Lincoln 30 32 - 32 54 54 54f Loughborough 32 - - 52 - - Nottingham 35 6 36 6 39 36 6 52 52 50*, 52f Oswestry PotteriesJ 28 6 S? 32 30 40 33 52* 52 54 52* 52 5052it Eetford 23 Eugby 27s., 29s., OA<, 27 - - 54 54 - Shrewsbury oUS. 31 6 31 6 - - 521 52* - Smethwick 34 6 - - - 52 - - Stafford 30 33 52 52 Stourbridge 28 28 - - 52* ' 52* - Walsall 33 33 - - 52 52 - Warwick 30 30 - 53 53 - West Bromwich 34 6 52 Wolverhampton 34 - - 52 - - Worcester 32 32 32 52 52i 52it S. Midland and Eastern Counties. Aylesbury 30 30 - - 54 54 Banbury Bedford 28s. to 30s. 26 25 3 54 51 J to 53 m MM Colchester 26 52* - - Hertford Ipswich 29s. to 34s. 29 29s. to 34s. 29 36 34 56 54 56 54 48*, 50t Kettering 30 30 - 52i 52i Luton 29s., 30s. 29s., 30s. - - 52,54 52,54 - Northampton 32 33 33 52 52 52t * Morning. t Evening. Burslem, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall 90 STANDARD TIME RATES. COMPOSITORS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATIONS, in various TOWNS employed on DAILY and WEEKLY NEWS- Town Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Jobbing. Weekly News - papers. Daily Newspapers. Jobbing. Weekly j News- papers. Daily News- papers. Morning. Evening. S. Midland and Eastern Counties cont. s, d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Norwich 28 28 52 52 - Oxford 30 30 - - 51 to 54 51J to 524 - St. Albans 30s., 34s. - 54 - Southend 27 - - - - - Watford 30 30 - - 54 54 - Windsor 28s., 29s. 286'., 29s. - - 54 54 London 39 39 - - 52* m - South-Eastern Counties. Brighton 30 - - - 54 " Chatham 28 28 - -- 54' "54 Folkestone 25 24 - - 54 r,i Gravesend 33 - - - 54 '- - Guildford 30 6 - - 52J,54 - Maidstone 30 30 - 54 54 - Portsmouth Reading . . . . 30 29s., 31s. ?9s,3ls. - 32 54 52 54 54 52 54f Redhill 30 27 Southampton Tonbridge Tunbridge Wells .. J 30 29 and 30 29 and 30 j- and 54 and 54 and 54 )- South-Western Counties. Bath 30 30 30 54 54 54f Exeter Frome 22s. to 28s. 5}J : 52* 54 Plymouth 30 30 33 30 54 54 48* 54f Weston-super-Mare 24s. 26s. 24 - - 52 to 54 51'g to 54 - * Morning. f Evening. J Per hour. COMPOSITORS. Dl 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, of the UNITED KINGDOM, for " ESTABLISHMENT " HANDS PAPERS and in JOBBING OFFICES continued. Town. Standard Weekly Bate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour Jobbing. Weekly News- papers. Daily Ne^ Morning. vspapers. Evening. Jobbing. Weekly News- papers. Daily News- papers. Wales and Monmouth. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Aberdare 30 30 - - 50 50 ~ Barry .. 32 6 32 6 - ' - 52* m - Cardiff .. 33 6 33 6 42 35 52* 52* 50*,52*t Carnarvon . . .. 27 6 54 - Lampeter .. 26 - 52 Llanelly .. 30 - 52 - Merthyr Tydvil .. 30 30 - 54 54 Neath .. .. 30 - 54 Newport .. 31 32 52| - 54f Pontypridd . . .. 30 - - 52 Rhondda Valley Swcinscn* .. 30 32 6 Bit 30 32 6 - 32 6 54 52i 52 54 52J 52it Wrexham .. Ystalyi'era V 30 54 SCOTLAND. Northern Counties. Aberdeen .. 32 32 41 6 32 50 50 50 Alloa .. .. 28 28 - 50 50 Arbroatli .. 28 28 - - 52* 52* Banff .. 27 27 - 51 51 Dumbarton . . .. 33 33 - 52* 52* Dundee.. .. 33 4 33 4 44 37 50 50 50t Dunfermline . . .. 29 6 29 6 - - 51 51 Elgin .. .. 27 27 - - 52 52 Falkirk.. .. 30 30 m 52* Morning. f Evening. I Per hour. STANDARD TIME BATES. COMPOSITORS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1 909, by the TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATIONS, in various TOWNS employed on DAILY and WEEKLY NEWS- Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Jobbing Weekly News- papers. Daily Newspapers Jobbing Weekly News- papers. Daily News- papers. Morning Evening Northern Counties cont. s. d. s. d. . d. s. d. Forfar ., 27 27 50 50 _ Inverness 28 28 0& 50 50 _ 30 Kirkcaldy 29 29 - - 50 t o 52 - Oban 27 6 27 6 _ - 52 52 - Perth 31 31 50 50 Rothesay 27 27 - 51 51 Stirling 29 29 - 524 524 - Wick 25 25 51 51 Southern Counties. Airdrie 34 6 34 6 __ 52 52 - Ardrossan 30 30 - - 494 494 - Ayr 31 6 31 6 - - 52 52 - Dumfries 30 30 - - 524 524 - r 32 32 ) Edin burgh to 36 to 36 1 - 50 50 Galashiels 27 27 - - 54 54 - Glasgow 36 36 47 6 42 6 50 50 45*,48t Greenock 36 36 - 50 50 - Hamilton 32 6 32 6 514 514 - Hawick 25 25 54 54 - Irvine 28 6 28 6 52 52 Kelso 25 25 . 53 53 Kilmarnock 31 6 31 6 _ 50 50 Paisley 36 36 36 50 50 50t Stranraer 28 28 51 51 Morning. t Evening. COMPOSITORS. 93 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, of the UNITED KINGDOM, for " ESTABLISHMENT " HANDS PAPERS and in JOBBING OFFICES continued. Town. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Jobbing. Weekly News- papers Daily Newspapers. Jobbing. Weekly News- papers. Daily News- papers. Morning. Evening IRELAND. s. d. s. d. *. A s. d. Belfast 35 37 42 37 52^ 52 4852it Carlow 24 - 56 - Castlebar 21 21 _ 54 54 - Clonmel 24 54 Coleraine (22 0) ] to [ (98 6) - - - 60 - - Cork 34 6 34 6 34 6 34 6 52 48 48 Drogheda 27 6 27 6 - - 54 54 - Dublin Dundalk 35 97 6 35 27 6 27 6 45 37 6 52 52 56 52 52 56 48 Enniskillen 24 Kilkenny 24 24 - 54 54 - Limerick 31 29 53 53 - Londonderry 29 30 54 54 - Maryborough 22 22 57 57 Naas 24 56 Newry 27 6 27 6 - 54 54 - Omagh (22 6 I and (24 22 6) and [ 24 0) - ~ fS { 54 521 I and } 54 j ~ Sligo Waterford 27 6 (26 0) 1 to [ (32 6} 26 26 - - 54 52 54 58 - ISLE OF MAN. Douglas 30 30 30 52 52 52f Morning. t Evening, 94 STANDARD TIME RATES. LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS, STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a 1909, for the undermentioned occupations by the Trade UNITED Town. Lithographic Printers. Bookbinders and Machine Rulers. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. ENGLAND AND WALES. Northern Counties and Cleveland. Bishop Auckland Carlisle *. d. 34 36.?. & 40.9. 35"'o 35 35 34 34 36 33 3) 34 34*. & 40.?. 34 34 6 33 35* & 40.?. 34 35 32 *6 35 33 35 35*. to 45*. 35"'o 33'" 6 35 35 35 35 34 37 35 33 38"*0 35 52| 51 52 52i 52 52i 50 52 52 53 51 53 52! 51 52i 52 52 50 51| 52 52 52 51 50 51 52 50 52i 52 50 53 53 52 521 54 *. d. S2"*0 32 30 33 34 32"'o 30 33 32 3o'"o 32 34 34 6 32 32 D 32"*0 33 31 32 32 6 32 34 30 33 33 31 34 80"*0 32 32 28 30 3l"*0 30 32 54 53 54 52 52i 52* 50 52 54 511 53 52$ 51 52i 52 52 54 51 52 52 52 51 54 50 51i 51 52 54 52 52 52i 52 52 52$ 52i Darlington Durham ... Middlesbrough... Newcastle- on -Tyne Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland Whitehaven Yorkshire, except Cleveland. Bradford Halifax Harrogate Huddersfield Hull Leeds Sheffield Wakefield York Lancashire and Cheshire. Accrington Ashton-u nder -Ly ne Barrow ... Blackburn Bolton ... Burnley ... .. Hyde Liverpool Macclesfield Manchester Oldham ... Preston Rochdale Stockport Warrington Wigan ... Midland and Eastern Counties. Birmingham Bristol ... Chesterfield Coventry Derby Hanley ... Ipswich ... LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS, ETC. 95 AND MACHINE RULERS-1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at IST OCTOBER, Unions concerned, for their members in various TOWNS of the KINGDOM. Town. Lithographic Printers. , Bookbinders and Machine Rulers. Standard Weekly Rale of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. , Standard Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Midland and Eastern Counties nt. Kidderminster ... Leek s. d. 33 35 35 3o'"o 34.9. & 40*. 35*. to 40.?. 35*.&45*. 40"*0 34"*6 35 ( 40 0* -v \ 45 OJ \ I 55 J 30 32*. to 40,?. 33 36 33*. to 40*. 35*. & 50*. 33 6 36*. & 40*. 32 36*. & 40*. 30 33 30 34*. & 36*. 34*. & 36*. f 34*. & 36*.f 34 32 34 32 35 35 35 52 52, 54 52 52 51 52 52 53 52 52i 54 54 55 52i 54 50 to 54 52 52^ 52 52$ 53 52 50 52i 50 50 50 50 50 50 52* 52i 52 *. d. BS**0 33 28 34 '"o 30 29 6 30 "o 35 30 30"*0 30'"0 33 6 30 30*"o 28 30 30* 32 32 32 30 'o 32 32 34 28 52 48 54 52 54 52$ 52* 48 48i 54 52$ 52i 54 B2J 52 50 50 50 50 50 50 52i 52i 52 54 Leicester Letchworth Lincoln ... Loughborough ... Mansfield Norwich . Nottingham Oxford St. Albans Shrewsbury Wolverhanipton Worcester S.E. and S.W. Counties. Bath Brighton Exeter ... Maidstone Plymouth Reading ... Tonbridge Wales and Monmouth. Cardiff Merthyr Neath Newport, Mon. ... Swansea, Briton Ferry, and Clydach. Wrexharn SCOTLAND. Aberdeen Dumfries Dundee ... Edinburgh Glasgow... Greenock Kilmarnock ... Kirkcaldy Paisley ... IRELAND. Belfast ... Cork Dublin Londonderry Minimum. Tin Printers. f 36*. for Quadruple Crown Machines. Rotary Machines. 96 STANDARD TIME RATES. CABINET MAKING AND STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a for the undermentioned occupations by the Trade Unions UNITED TOWN. Standard Rate per Hour recognised for Hours of Labour per week. Cabinet Makers. Chair Makers. Carvers. Ma- chinists. French Polishers. Uphol- sterers. ENGLAND AND i WALES. Northern Counties and Cleveland. Alnwick 8*d4 .. .. .. .. .. 53 Carlisle id. to 8d.J .. .. .. .. 50 Darlington id to 8d. .. .. 50 Hartlepool 8id4 .. .. .. .. 58 Jarrow 37s. Od t .. .. .. .. 54 Middlesbrough.. id. to 9d.J 8d. to 9d. 9d. 8d. to 9d. W. 8d, .. 53 Newcastle 9$d. 9d. & 9Ja. Wd. lOd. 9d. 8id. 50 North Shields .. 9dJ. .. .. .. .. no Sunderland 9d. - 9d. 8JJ. 50,|| 53 Yorkshire, except Cleveland. Bradford 7fd., 8Jd.t 7|d. 7?(7. 7.R 7id. 7 : i'/. 54 Brighouse Jd.to7id. .. .. .. 54 Dewsbury 7id. to 8d.t .. .. .. 54 Halifax .. .. { 8d, 8$d. j 8rf. Bd. Id. 8d. 53 Harrogate 8d. to 8id.t .. 52 Huddersfleld .. 7id.J 7Jd, 54 Hull .. .. { Id. to 8d. j 7d. to 8d 7d. to 8d. Id. to 8rZ. . 7d. to 8d. 7d. to 8d. | 53to56f j Keighley 7id. 74d. 8d. 7d. 8d, 54 Leeds 8d., 9d.f 8id., 9d. 8id., 9d. 8%d. 8d. 8id. 49-U 52it Ripon 74*4 .. .. .. 54 Rotherham S6t.to87i.* .. .. .. 54 Scarborough 7W .. .. 55J Sheffield 8i& 8d. 7d. to 8d. 8d. Id. 8d, 52i,|| 54 Shipley 7Jd. 74A lid. .. 7id. 7Jd. 54 Wakefleld 7d. .. Id, .. 53 York .. .. 1 30s.to32s* } 9d. Id. 53,1[ 54J Lancashire and Cheshire. Accrington 34s.* .. .. .. 33.S* 53 Altrincham mi 48 * Per week, t Hebrew Cabinet Makers, 8d. J Amalgamated Union of Cabinet makers only National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association only. II Cabinet Makers only IF Qtioted by the National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association as applying to each occupation, including Cabinet making, CABINET MAKING AND FURNISHING, 97 FURNISHING TRADES-1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, concerned for their members in various TOWNS of the KINGDOM. Standard Rate per I lour recogi nised for Sours of T nK/^iiw TOWN. Cabinet Makers. Chair Makers. Carvers. Ma- chinists. French Polishers. Uphol- sterers. jjciDour per week. Lancashire and Cheshire cont. Ashton-under-Lyne j 8d. to 9d4 ! 53i454 Barrow .. .. j 36s.'to38s4 1 Ud to 9d. 7*4 54 Birkenhead KM4 . . KM. . , 39s* <> 47 to 50 Blackburn . . -J 8d. to 9d4 9d. 1 8id. to KM. Bd 8d.to9d. 51 Blackpool 8d .. 8d. Bd 52* Bolton .. .. j Burnley 8id4 38s. 3d* l%d., 8d4 } " 8d. to 9d. Bd Bd 7d., 7Jd. - i 53 to 541f 54 Chester Bid* .. 54 Crewe 6d.to7id. .. 6Jd. to lid. ejdtoM. 54 Lancaster 8ftd Bd 8ftd 7JdL lid. 7|d 51 Liverpool lOd Bid 9Jd. to lOd 8d Bid -I 47 to 64 47|| Macclesfleld .. Bd4 .. .. .. .. .. 54 Manchester- Central West 9Jd. I!* ( 8Jd. ) \ to > ( KM. Bd Bd Bd ' 51,1-f 53 48 Nelson 8d4 -. .. .. .. 54 Oldham 8id.,g 9d4 .. Bd .. Bd 8d. 51 Padiham 7id| .. .. .. .. 54 Preston 8dto8Jd. .. Bd .. Bd - I 49itc54J 521 Eochdale 36s.*J .. 32s. 34*. .. 53 St. Helens 7d. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Southport 8id4 M .. .. .. 49* Stockport . . | 8d. to 8id.J i Bid .. .. .. 54 Warrington BdJ 9d .. Bd .. 48 to 54 Wigan M Bd BK 54 Midland and Eastern Counties. Birmingham Bid! 38s. 3d. to 42s. 9d *t | Bid iktoeid. Bid M,8jd. 36s. 54 Bristol .. .. j 7d. to 8d. 28s.to35s*J } 8d 7d. to 8^d. 8d. Id. 8d. to 9d. 51,11 56J Cheltenham .. Bd .. 6d. Bd 56 Chesterfield 7id. .. 7<2. Ud. lid. 7id 54 Derby .. .. j 7Jd. 32s.to36s.*J ! 8d. - Id , 7Jd. 54 33603 Hebrew workers 8d. to!9d. ft Chair makers only. 98 STANDARD TIME RATES. CABINET MAKING AND STANDARD RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS in a for the undermentioned occupations by the TRADE UNIONS UNITED KING- TOWN. Standard Rate per Hour recognised for Hours of Labour per week. Cabinet Makers. Chair Makers. Carvers. Ma- chinists. French Polishers. Uphol- sterers. Midland and Eastern Counties cont. Gloucester 8d. .. .. .. 7id. .. 54 Grimsby 8*4 .. .. .. .. 53 Hanley 8d. Bd, Bd. 1\d. 8hd. 54 HighWycombe 9d. 9d. 9d. 9d 9d. 9d. 51J Leicester Bid. to Hd. .. 9d. .. Bd. Bid. 53* Lichfleld .. 8 to 10 .. .. 54* Newcastle (Staffs.) . . 8d.t .. 54 Nottingham . . j 8d. to 9d.l 8d. j 9d. .. Bd. Bd. 51 Warwick 32s.to34s.*J .. .. .. 54 Wolverhampton 7id. to 8d. . . . . 7d. to 1U. 7d. to 7id. 54 London .. j lOd., lflid.5, 10id.J j lOd. 9id.tolld.f lOd. to Is. 2d. 9d.** 5011, 52i Southern Counties. Bath 7d. to 8Jd. 7id. to lOd. 6Jd.to7d. .. 54 Portsmouth 7d. .. .. 7d. 7d. 54 Southampton 7d. 54 Wales. Cardiff 7*d. 1\&. .. 7d. Bd. 54 Llandudno 8d. .. .. Ud. Bd. 54 Swansea 8d. Bd. lOd. 7d. Bd. Bd, 54 Wrexham 28s.to32s.* 32s. to 34s.* 28s. to 32s * 28s. to 32s* 28*. to 32* 56 SCOTLAND. Aberdeen .. j Ayr 7d.to8Jd.t 24s. to 36s. lid.* 27s.to34s. ) 28s. to j 38s* 27s. to 34*.* 25s. 6d. ) to 38s* j 27s. to 34s * 25s. to 34s* 27s. to 34s* 20s. to 32s.* 27s. to 34*.* 20s. to 32s * 27. to 3 Is.* 51 51 Beith .. .. j 27s.to38s.* ) 27s. to) ) 32s* J 27s. to 38s* 25s. to 36s.* 27s. to 30s.* .. 51 Dairy 6d.to 8id. 6id. to Bid. 6d. to Bid. 6id. to 8id. 6d. to 8d, Bid. to 8id 51 Dumfries 26s.to30s.*J 54 Dundee 7d. to 8d. .. 7d. to 8d. 7d. to 7id. 7d. to 7|d. .. 51 Edinburgh 8id. Bid. 9d. 8Jd. 7id. 8id. 51 Falkirk 28s to36s .* 28s. to 36s* 28s. to 36s.* 28s. to 36s* 28s. to 36s* 28s. to 36s* 51 Glasgow 7d. to 10d. 7d. to lOd. 8id. to fld. 7d.tolOd.tt 7d. to lOd. 7d, to lOd. 51 Govan 7d. to 9d. 7d. to 9id. . 7d. to 8id. 51 * Per week. f Hebrew Carvers 8d. to lid. (52 hours), t Amalgamated Union of Cabinet Maker? only. National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association only. || Cabinet Makers only. ** Enamel workers, lOd. ft The rates vary according to the class of machine on which the workmen are employed. CABINET MAKING AND FUBNISHING. 99 FURNISHING TRADES-1909- FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, concerned, for their members in various TOWNS of the DOM continued. TOWN. Standard Rate per Hour recognised for Hours of Labour per week. Cabinet Makers. Chair Makers. Carvers. Ma- chinists. French Polishers. Uphol- sterers. SCOTLAND cont. Green ock 6d.to8d. Ud. to 8d. Bid. to 8d. .. 7id, .. 51 Kirkcaldy J7s.to36s.* 27s. to 36s.* 27s. to 36s * 27s. to 36s* 27s. to 36s * 27s. to 36s* 51 Lochwinnoch .. 27s.to36s.* 27s. to 36s * 27s. to 36s* 27s. to 36s* 27s. to 26s* 27s, to 36s * 51 Renfrew 27s.to38s.* 27s. to 36.s* 8id. 27s. to 34s* 27s to 36s * 27s. to 36s.* 51 Saltcoats Id. to 9d. .. 7Jd. to 9d. 9d. 7id. to W 51 Stewarton 7td.to8Jd.l 7id. to 8}d. " 51 IRELAND. Belfast .. .. { Bd.to8Jd,! 36s.J ! .. .. 5 8|d. ) ! 36s* i .. Wit 54f Cork 28s.to30s.* .. .. .. .. .. 48 to 56 Dublin 35s* 36s.* 36s* .. .. .. 54 Kilkenny 8d. .. 8d. Bd, 8d. ft. 52 Londonderry 28s.& 30s.*: .. .. .. .. 54 Waterford 17s. 6d. to 25s. 6d .* 17s. 6d. to 25s. 6d 17s. 6d. to 25s. 6d* 17s. 6d. to 25s. 6d 17s. 8d. to 25s. 6d.* 17s. 8d. to 25s. 6d . 54| ISLE OF MAN. Douglas 28s.to30s.*J ' ' 54 * Per week. IT Quoted by the National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association as applying to each occupation, including Cabinet Making. 33603 100 STANDARD TIME RATES. GAS STOKERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and HOURS of LABOUR per GAS WORKS in the PRINCIPAL [Based on information furnished by the Employers and the Town. Standard Rate of Wages per Shift. Hours in each Shift. On Week Days. On Sundays. ENGLAND AND WALES. Northern Counties and Cleveland. t. (I. 5 6 6 + 4/ 5 6 5 4f + 5% 5 6 6 6 +4% 5 5 ) and i+5/ 5 8*j 5 4| + 5/ 5 4 5 6 + 5% 5 5 4 5 5 2 5 6 5 4 9. it. 8 3* 5 6f 8 3* + 4% 6 6f + 4 /o 8 3 8 1 + 5/J| 10 6J 8 3* + 4% 6 6t + 4 /o s in and 1+5% 8 6iJ 8 1 + 6/J 8 Double time 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. 7 6 7 6 li time 7 9 1 time 1 time 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 g 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Gateshead i Middlesbrough North Shields South Shields ... Yorkshire except Cleveland. Batley Bradford ... Halifax Huddersfield Hull Leeds * For two shifts. f For one shift. 1 Double time for 12 hours, time afterwards. From 10 p.m. Saturday to 6a.m. Sunday, and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, 1 time. || For each of the three Sunday Shifts. GAS STOKERS. 101 1909. SHIFT recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, 1909, for STOKERS in TOWNS of GREAT BRITAIN. National Union of Gas Workers and General Labourers.] Town. Standard Rate of Wages per Shift. Hours in each Shift. On Week Days. On Sundays. Yorkshire, except Cleveland cont. Rotherham .. i Horizontals ( Inclines Sheffield s. d. 5 4 5 5 9 5 5 2* ) 5 4i 1 4 5 \ 4 7 ] 5 5 5 7 5 3 5 5 4 6 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 5 (53) { 5 9f 1 s. d. \ Htime li time li time 7 6 li time H time li time 7 6 5 4 1 time 1 time 1-2 time \\ time 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.* 1 time 1 time 1 time 8 8 12 12 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Wakefield ( Day Duty... York \ { Night Duty Lancashire and Cheshire. Barrow ... . . Birkenhead... ... Bolton Lancaster Liverpool ... ... ... .. . . Manchester .. ... . . . .... Oldham . ... Salford ... ... '^allasey . , ... Wigan Midland Counties. * From 10 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday, \\ time. f Stokers employed in working, drawing, and charging machines. 102 STANDARD TIME RATES. GAS STOKERS- STANDARD RATES of WAGES and HOURS of LABOUR per GAS WORKS in the PRINCIPAL rp Standard Ra per te of Wages >hift. Hours in lown. On Week Days. On Sundays. Shift. Midland Counties cont. Bristol s. d. 5 3 s. d. 5 3 8 Derby ... 5 1^ time 8 5 5 5 5 8 5 4 1% time 8 5 6 1 1 time 8 London District. 6 Double time 8 6 1 time 8 London, S W ... ... 5 9 Double time 8 London (Beckton) London (West Ham) London (Southall) ... London (Brentford) South-Eastern Counties. 5 9 6 5 10 5 10 4 10 Double time Double time Double time Double time 1 time 8 8 8 8 8 Tunbridge Wells ... . ,. . . 5 3 5 3 12 South-Western Counties. 5 7 6 8 4 5 4 5 12 Plymouth ... ... ... ... ... 5 1J time 8 GAS STOKERS. 103 1909. SHIFT recognised at IST OCTOBER, 1909, for STOKERS in TOWNS of GREAT BRITAIN. Town. Standard Rate of Wages per Shift. On Week Days. On Sundays. Hours in each Shift. Wales and Monmouth. * d. Cardiff 5 Llanelly 4 8 Swansea 5 SCOTLAND. Dundee 8f Edinburgh 8 Falkirk 4 9 Glasgow 5 3 Greenock ... ... ... ... ... 5 s. d. 5 4 8 5 8f time. 4 9 5 3 5 f Per hour for 56 hours per week. J Sundays, 12 hours per shift. 104 STANDARD TIME RATES. BAKERS, MINIMUM RATES of WAGES and USUAL WORKING HOURS in a 1909, by the Trade Unions concerned for Minimum Bates of Wages. Hours of Labour. Fore Hands. Single Hands. Second Hands. Other Adults. ENGLAND & WALES. s. d. s. d. "s. d. s. d. Aberdare 34 29 26 57 Birmingham 32 - 27 24 f 60 clay. ( 54 night. Bradford 30 Of 54 32s. & 36s. 32 28s. & 30s. 25 f 60 day. ( 54 night. Burton-on-Trent 32s. & 34s. 30 - 25s. & 28s. 56 day. 50 night. Cardiff 32 27 59 Chatham 36 - 30 26 Derby 36 27 24 63 East Lancashire Ud* Id* 6H* 54 Heywood 30 Ot 54 Hull 34 30 30 28 54 Leeds 36 32 _ 30 54 Liverpool 36 - - 28 60 day. 48 night. London 36 33 30 27 Manchester 37 33 31s.. & 32s. Middlesbrough 36 32 32 30 Newcastle-on-Tyne 36 30 Of - 30 54 Newport (Mon.) 32 - 27 23 72 North wich 34 32 - 28 Nottingham 32 30 28 26 60 Oldham 37 33 31s. & 32s. Oxford 22 Of _ _ 69 during term. 63 the rest of the year. Potteries 36 34 32 30 52 day. 48 night. Eochdale 36 30 54 Stockport 36 32 31 - Widnes 34 - 26 24 - Bread SCOTLAND. Bakers. Aberdeen 31 52 Arbroath 29 55 Armadale - 33 - - 55 * Rate per hour. t Bate for journeymen bakers. BAKERS. 105 1909. FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime) recognised at 1ST OCTOBER, BAKERS in the undermentioned TOWNS. Minimum Rate of Wages for Bread Bakers. Hours of Labour. Minimum Rate of Wages for Bread Bakers. Hours of Labour. SCOTLAND cont. s. d. SCOTLAND-c0M. s. d. Airdrie 35 50,:52 Kilmarnock 31 52 : 55 Alloa and District .. 32 55 Kilsyth 32 55 Ayr 32 52i:,55 Kilwinning 32 52* Bathgate 31 55 Kirkintilloch .. 32 55 Barrhead 34 50 Lanark 32 Beith 32 55 Larkhall 35 50,:52 Bellshill 35 50,J52 Leith 30 52U55 Blantyre 35 52k Lesmahagow .. 34 50,:52i Bo'ness 31 - Leven and District . . 28 55 Broughty Ferry 29 55 Motherwell 35 50,:55 Broxburn 31 - Musselburgh .. 30 50,:55 Cambuslang and Rutherglen. 33 50,: 55 Paisley and District. . 34 50,r52i Partick 35 50,: 52i Carnoustie 29 55 Peebles 28 55 Clydebank 35 48,: 50 Penicuik 28 55 Coatbridge 35 50,: 55 Perth 30 50,: 56 Cowdenbeith, Loch- 30 55 gelly and Kelby. Shotts 34 55 Crieff 28 55 Slamannan 33 55 Dumbarton 34 50,:52 Stirling and District 32 55 Dumfries 30 56 Stranraer 29 55 Dundee 32 53 Tranent 30 55 Dunfermline 30 52,: 55 Troon 32 55 Edinburgh 30 52,:55 Vale of Leven.. 34 50,: 52i Falkirk 33 52,: 55 West Calder and Dis- 32 55 trict. Glasgow 35 48,: 53 Wick 23 55 Gorebridge 30 55 Wishaw 35 50,: 55 Greenock 32 50,: 55 Hamilton and District 35 50,: 52J IRELAND. Inverness 28 53 Belfast 35 [ 53 day. 48 night Irvine 32 55 Dublin 34 55 Kilbirnie : 32 55 Londonderry .. 27 6 J Shops employing early men. Shops not employing early men. 106 STANDARD TIME RATES. BOOT AND SHOE OPERATIVES-1909. MINIMUM WEEKLY RATES of WAGES and usual WORKING HOURS (exclusive of overtime) recognised by the NATIONAL UNION OF BOOT AND SHOE OPERATIVES in CERTAIN CENTRES of the BOOT AND SHOE INDUSTRY for TIME WORKERS (Adult Males) in the undermentioned OCCUPA- TIONS at IST OCTOBER, 1909. NOTE. The rates given are those recognised as minimum rates by the Trade Union ; those for towns marked with a * were fixed by the Local Con- ciliation Boards, or by Umpires or Arbitrators appointed in accordance with the rules of the various Boards. District. Minimum Weekly Rate of Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Clickers. Press-" men. Lasters on Time Work. Finishers on Time Work. ENGLAND AND WALES. *. d. *. d. s. d. *. d. Anstey* 28 26*.&28*. 28 28 52^ Barnsley 28 27 27 28 54 Bishop Auckland 30 30 30 30 48&52 Bristol*f 29 26 28 28 52^ Chesterfield 28 28 54 Daventry 27 ... 28"*0 28*0 54 Derby ... 28 28 54 Halifax 28 28 49J&51 1 Heckmondwike 28 25"'o 28"'o 28 52i Hinckley, Barwell, and Earl 28 26.Y.&28*. 28 28 54 Shilton.* Ipswich 26 26 26 26 54 Kendal 27 25 30 30 54 Kettering* 30 26A-.&28*. 30 30 52 Kingswood* ... 28 25 28 28 52* Leeds* ... 30 26.V.& 28s. 28 28 52 Leicester* 30 27*.'&30*1 30 30 52^ 28 54 London* 30 27"*0 30 30"'0 52* Manchester 26 26 26 26 54 Mansfield ... 26 26 26 26 55 Newcastie-on-Tyne* ... 30 26s.&28#. 30 30 52* Northampton* 30 26*.&28*. 29 29 52^ Norwich* 26 24*.&26*. 26 26 54 Nottingham ... 28 28 30 30 54 Pauiton (near Bristol) ... ... 28 28 ... Plymouth 28 28 28 28 52 & 54 Rushden, Higham Ferrers, 28 26,?. & 28*. 28 28 52^ and Wellingborough. Stafford 30 27*.&29*. 30 30 52 Stone 26 26 52} Wigston 28 28"'o 28 28 52 Wolverhampton 30 27S.&29*. 30 30 52 Worcester 28 26 28 28 52 SCOTLAND. Aberdeen, Arbroath, Carn- 28 26 28 28 52i oustie, Dundee and Kirrie- muir.* Edinburgh ... 30 30 30 30 51 to 54 Glasgow* 30 30 30 30 52i Kilmarnock ... 29 29 29 29 53 & 54 May bole 27 27 27 27 54 IRELAND. Belfast 26 26 26 26 52i&54 Dublin . 28 26 26 26 54 f From the first pay day in October the rate for Clickers was 30*., and for Pressmen 27*. and 28*. FARRIERS. 107 FARRISRS.-1909. MINIMUM RATES of WAGES, and usual WORKING HOURS in a FULL WEEK (exclusive of overtime), recognised at IST OCTOBER, 1909, by the FARRIERS' TRADE UNIONS for their members in the undermentioned TOWNS. District. Weekly Rate of Wages. Hours of Labour. Firemen. Doormen. ENGLAND AND WALES. Ashton-under-Lyne Birmingham Blackburn Bolton Burnley . ... *. d. 36*.,f 34*.t 35 34^., 36*. 36*.,f 34*4 32*. 36 36*.,f 34*.:}: 32 32 71 81 34*., 32*. 32 26*., 25*. 36 Sd. t 7^.1 30 33 34*., 32*. 32*., 30*. 81 34 7 0** 36*., 34*. 81 37 35*., 33*. 36*., 34*. 81 30 34 36 32 30 36*., 34*. 32 30*., 32*. &&.,! 7KJ1 37 36 *. d. 30 30 32 32*., || 30*. 32 30 29 28 61 71 30 29 24*., 23*. 30 71 29 6 30 30 28 71 32 6 0** 30*. to 28*. 71 31 31 32*. to 28*. 71 26 30 28 28 6 28 30*. to 28*. 28 26 7*1 34 0* 30 54 55i 53 54 53 54 55 54i 59 56 54 55i 56 54 52 53 54 544 56i 56J 53 54 554 54 53 53 54 B6i 53 54 564 54 564 56 51 51 54 Burv Chorley . Coventry Dewsbury Dudley ... Exeter . .... Halifax Huddersfield Lancaster ... Leamington Leek Leicester Liverpool London ... Manchester Nottingham Oldham Potteries Rochdale Sheffield Shrewsbury ... Sunderland Swansea . Walsall Warrington Wigan Wolverhampton Worcester ... SCOTLAND. Edinburgh Glasgow... Paisley ... * Drivers. Foot and firemen. f First firemen. J Second firemen. First doormen. 1 Rate per hour. ** Rate per day. 108 STANDARD TIME RATES. POLICE CONSTABLES- MAXIMUM and MINIMUM RATES [Compiled from special returns received from various Police Boroughs) for England and Wales, (H.C. 169 of 1908) ; Scotland (Cd. 4020 of 1908), and for Ireland from the (a) City or Borough. CITY OR BOROUGH. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. CITY OR BOROUGH. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. ENGLAND AND WALES. Accrincrton . . d. 33 10 s. d. 25 1 26 Congleton Coventry Derby s. d. 29 2 32 4 3'2 s. d. 23 24 7 24 Ashton-under-Lyne 35 Bacup Banbury 32 29 2 33 2 24 23 4 25 21 Devonport Dewsbury . . . 34 8 32 23 6 24 25 1 25 Doncaster Dover 32 8 32 Barnstaple 28 6 Barrow-in-Furness .. Bath Bedford 34 5 33 32 8 26 10 24 24 6 Durham 33 33 24 25 22 6 Exeter 32 Berwick-on-Tweed .. 28 6 24 Folkestone 33 26 Beverley 29 2 23 Gateshead 33 25 Birkenhead 33 25 7 Glossop 31 25 Birmingham 35 25 Grantham 31 23 6 Blackburn 35 25 Gravesend 31 24 2 Blackpool Bolton . . .. -. 33 10 34 6 35 2 25 8 25 6 25 7 Great Grimsby Great Yarmouth Guildford 36 31 32 24 23 23 Bootle Boston 28 7 23 Halifax 33 25 Bradford 37 24 Hanley 32 25 Bridgwater 28 6 21 Hartlepool 33 10 24 6 Brighton 33 24 Hastings 32 25 Bristol 34 24 Hereford 30 23 6 Burnley 33 2 24 6 Hove 34 2 26 Cambridge Canterbury Cardiff 33 10 31 8 35 23 7 24 26 Huddersfleld Hull 32 36 21 24 25 Hyde 34 2 Carlisle 34 25 6 Ipswich 31 11 23 11 Carmarthen 30 23 Kendal 29 23 Chester Chesterfield 32 33 3 24 25 9 25 1 Kidderminster Kinsrs Lynn 32 30 11 23 4 25 8 24 Clitheroe 33 10 Lancaster 32 2 Colchester 33 10 23 11 Leamington 33 24 POLICE CONSTABLES. 109 1909. of PAY for POLICE CONSTABLES. Authorities; from the Report on the Police (Counties and from the Report of His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary for Constabulary and Police (Ireland) Act, 1883 (46 Viet.).] (a) City or Borough. CITY OR BOROUGH. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. CITY OR BOROUGH. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. ENGLAND AND WALES cont. Leeds s. d. 38 s. d. 26 Rochester s. d. 32 6 s. d. 24 Leicester Lincoln .. . . 33 S3 2 24 24 6 25 7 27 25 6 Rotherhana Ryde St. Albans 35 2 30 31 4 M 26 23 7 23 4 25 25 Liverpool London (City) London (Metropolitan)* . . 36 40 33 6 Salford 32 6 Louth ...... Luton 26 9 31 6 23 24 6 24 Salisbury Scarborough Sheffield 29 6 33 6 33 22 6 24 6 25 7 Macclesfleld 32 Maidstone 32 2 24 Shrewsbury 29 Of 23 5 Manchester ...... 34 6 26 Southampton 35 23 Margate 3i 2 26 Southport 33 6 24 Merthyr Tydfll 33 6 26 South Shields 34 26 Middlesbrough 33 24 6 Stalybridge 32 26 Neath 34 6 26 Stockport 35 25 Newark 33 24 6 Sunderland 34 6 25 Newcastle-on-Tyne . . 34 6 25 Swansea 33 26 Newcastle-under-Lyme . . 31 6 23 11 Tiverton 27 21 Newport (Mon.) 34 6 26 Truro 28 8 21 10 Northampton 33 22 Tunbridge Wells 34 2 25 Norwich 32 24 Tynemouth 33 24 Nottingham .. 35 6 26 Tyne (River) 30 22 6 Oldham 33 8 25 Wakefleld 34 24 Oxford 33 22 6 Walsall 32 25 Penzance 27 22 Warrington 33 25 Peterborough (City) 33 6 25 Weymouth 31 9 24 Plymouth 33 6 23 6 Wigan 33 8 24 6 Portsmouth 34 24 Winchester 31 23 Preston 33 24 Windsor 32 25 Ramsgate Reading * ., 32 2 32 24 23 25 Wolverhampton Worcester Wycombe 32 8 33 31 2 25 1 24 23 Beigate 34 Rochdale 32 24 York 33 24 In addition, the men are paid an allowance in lieu of coals, and a number of Constables approximately one-tenth of the total receive an extra allowance of Is. 6d. per week, making, in practice, a maximum of 35s. per week. t Good conduct badges at the rate of 6d. per week per badge are granted for eachiS years* service, clear of report, in addition. 110 STANDARD TIME RATES. POLICE CONSTABLES- MAXIMUM and MINIMUM RATES of (a) City or Borough. CITY OR BOROUGH. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. CITY OR BOROUGH. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. SCOTLAND* s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Aberdeen 30 11 25 1 Hamilton 30 11 23 11 Airdrie 32 1 25 1 Hawick 29 2 23 4 Alloa 29 9 23 11 Inverness 29 2 23 4 Arbroath Ayr Brechin Broughty Ferry Ooatbridge 29 9 31 6 29 9 29 9 31 6 23 11 24 6 23 11 23 11 25 8 Johnstone TCilmarriOnk ., .. 30 11 31 6 23 11 24 fi 23 11 25 1 23 11 Kirkcaldy Leith 29 9 32 8 Montrose 29 9 Dumbarton Dumfries Dundee . . . . . . 31 6 29 2 33 3 29 9 33 29 9 24 6 23 4 25 1 23 11 25 23 11 Paisley Partick 30 11 33 3 25 1 25 1 24 6 25 1 24 6 23 11 Perth 31 6 Dunfermline Edinburgh Forfar 30 11 Rothesay . . . . . . 30 4 Stirling 29 9 Galashiels 29 2 23 4 Glasgow 33 25 Govan 33 3 25 1 IRELAND. Greenock 32 1 25 1 Dublin (Metropolitan) 30 23 Of * The rates for Constables in Scotland include boot money. t This rate is for Constables of under one year's service ; the rate of pay for Super- numerary Constables is 15s. 6d. per week. (b) County. COUNTY. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. COUNTY. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. ENGLAND AND WALES. Anglesey Bedfordshire Berkshire s. d. 27 28 7 29 9 s. d. 23 21 22 9 Denbighshire . . . . . . s. d. 30 s. d. 24 24 6 21 Derbyshire .. .. . . 31 6 Devonshire 28 Breconshire Buckinghamshire .. Cambridgeshire Cardiganshire Carmarthenshne .. 30 29 6 28 7 29 2 33 3 24 22 6 22 2 22 9 25 1 Dorsetshire Durham. .. .. 26 3 34 5 21 25 8 22 2 22 2 24 Ely (Isle of) 31 7 Essex 29 2 Flintshire 30 Carnarvonshire 30 24 Glamorganshire 32 8 26 3 Cheshire 32 8 25 1 Gloucestershire 27 11 21 11 Cornwall 29 21 Hampshire 28 21 Cumberland 30 11 23 11 Herefordshire 28 21 POLICE CONSTABLES. Ill 1909. PAY for POLICE CONSTABLES continued. (b) County. COUNTY. RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. COUNTY RATE OF PAY PER WEEK. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum ENGLAND AND WALES s. d s. d. SCOTLAND.* s. d. s. d. COJlt. Aberdeen 30 11 21 Hertfordshire 30 2 21 7 Argyll 28 22 2 Huntingdonshire 28 7 22 2 Ayr 31 11 23 11 Kent 29 2 22 9 Banff 29 2 22 2 Lancashire 33 10 25 1 Berwick 28 7 22 9 Leicestershire 30 2 23 4 Bute 31 11 23 11 Lincolnshire 29 24 Caithness 26 10 21 Merionethshire 30 24 Clackmannan 30 11 23 11 Monmouthshire 31 6 25 1 Dumbarton 30 11 23 11 Montgomeryshire .. 30 24 Dumfries 28 22 2 Norfolk 28 22 2 Edinburgh 29 9 23 11 Northamptonshire .. 30 6 22 Elgin 29 2 23 4 Northumberland 33 10 23 11 Fife 30 9 23 11 Nottinghamshire 30 11 24 6 Forfar 30 11 23 11 Oxfordshire 29 2 22 Haddington 29 9 23 11 Pembrokeshire 28 22 2 Inverness 28 22 2 Peterborough (Liberty) . . 30 6 22 Kincardine 30 11 22 2 Radnorshire 28 23 4 Kinross 29 9 23 11 Rutland 29 2 23 4 Kirkcudbright 28 22 2 Shropshire 29 2 22 2 Lanark 33 1 23 11 Somerset 28 21 Linlithgow 29 9 23 11 Staffordshire 32 8 25 1 Nairn 29 2 21 9 Suffolk, East 23 22 2 Peebles ., 29 9 23 11 Suffolk, West .. .. 28 22 2 Perth .. 29 2 23 4 Surrey 29 2 22 9 Renfrew 30 11 23 11 Sussex, East 29 22 6 Ross and Cromarty 28 22 2 Sussex, West 28 7 22 2 Roxburgh 28 7 22 9 Warwickshire 29 2 23 4 Selkirk .. 28 7 22 9 Westmorland 30 11 23 11 Shetland 23 6 23 6 Wight, Isle of 28 21 Stirling 30 11 23 11 Wiltshire 27 6 21 Sutherland 26 3 20 5 Worcestershire 29 2 22 2 Wigtown 28 22 2 Yorks, E. Riding .. 29 2 22 2 IRELAND. Yorks, N. Riding .. 31 6 25 1 Royal Irish Constabulary.. 27 21 Of Yorks, W. Riding .. 33 10 25 8 ISLE OF MAN. Isle of Man .. .. 30 4 23 4 * The rates for Constables in Scotland include boot money. finis rate is for Constables of six months' and less than four years' service ; the rate of pay for Constables of less than six months' service is 15s. per week. 112 STANDARD TIME RATES. ABLE SEAMEN, PREDOMINANT RATES of WAGES per MONTH recognised at IST OCTOBER, VOYAGES from the PRINCIPAL PORTS of the (The Seamen are provided with (Compiled from Monthly Returns, shoiving the number of engagements TORT. VOYAGE. Monthly Rates of Wages. On Sailing Vessels. On Steamships. Able Seamen. Able Seamen. Firemen.* Trimmers. ENGLAND AND WALES East Coast. . s. d. . d. s. d. s. d. [ Newcastle and Shields. } North America, East Coast .. South America and West Indies . . West Coast of America Cape, Natal, and East Coast of Africa Mediterranean Baltic ' 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 '' Running Agreements Suuderland . . . . < North America, East Coast . . South America and West Indies . . Mediterranean Running Agreements 90 80 80 80 90 80 80 80 Middlesbrough . . j Baltic North America, East Coast Running Agreements 90 90 90 90 90 90 :; Hull j North America, East Coast East Indies and China Mediterranean 85 85 82 6 90 90 87 6 85 Bristol Channel. Newport (Mon.) Mediterranean 80 80 Barry < North America, East Coast South America and \\ est Indies West Coast of America East Indies and China Cape, Natal, and East Coast of Africa Mediterranean Running Agreements 60' 80 80s. & 85s. 75 80 85 80 85 80 80*. & 8. 75 80 85 80 85 ' Cardiff < North America, East Coast South America and West Indies . . West Coast of America East Indies and China Cape, Natal, and East Coast of Africa Mediterranean Running Agreements 60* 60 ' 75*. & 80s. 75.s-. & 80s. 80* 75 75 75 75s. & 80s. 75s. & 80s. 80* 75 75 75 ' Penarth Mediterranean - 75 75 * Many Firemen also act as Trimmers. SEAMEN. 113 FIREMEN, AND TRIMMERS-1909. 1909, for ABLE SEAMEN, FIREMEN and TRIMMERS shipped on certain UNITED KINGDOM on FOREIGN-GOING VESSELS. Food in addition to Wages.) at each rate, furnished by the Superintendents of Mercantile Marine.} Monthly Rates of Wages. On PORT. VOYAGE. Sailing Vessels. On Steamships. Able Seamen. Able Seamen. Firemen* Trimmers. ENGLAND AND WALES cont. s. d. . d. *. d, s. d. Bristol Channel cont. Swansea . . . . < North America, East Coast West Coast of America Mediterranean 60* 80* 80 ' ( Running Agreements 80s. & 85s. 80s. & 85s. ' Bristol , North America, East Coast 80 85 Avonmouth . . North America, East Coast South America and West Indies . . - 85 85 90 90 85 85 Other Ports. r North America, East Coast 60 80s. & 90s. 90s., 100s. & 110s. 80s., 90s. & 100s. South America and West Indies . . 70 80 70s. & 80s. West Coast of America 60* 70 80 70 Liverpool .. ..< Australia and New Zealand East Indies and China 60 70 80 80 85 70 West Coast of Africa 60 70s. & 80s. Mediterranean . , 70 80 70 Baltic 75 80 ^ Running Agreements 80 80 f North America, East Coast South America and West Indies 60 90 85 100 90 90 80 1 West Coast of America London < Australia and New Zealand East Indies and China 60* 80" 85 90* 90 80' Cape, Natal, and East Coast of Africa 60" 80 90 80* Mediterranean 80s. & 85s. 85s. & 90s. , m V Running Agreements 85 90 ( North America, East Coast 00 100 90 Southampton .. < South America and West Indies )| 80 95 75 ( Cape, Natal, and East Coast of Africa 80 95 80 SCOTLAND. ( North America, East Coast 80 80 60 Glasgow . . . . < Australia and New Zealand Mediterranean 70* 80 80 80 80 60 65 ( Running Agreements 85 85 60 IRELAND. Dublin North America, East Coast .. 85 90 .. Belfast North America, East Coast .. 85 90 85 83603 H 114 WAGES AND EARNINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS- [ Compiled from the Report on Wages, Earnings, and Conditions of Employment Ordinary Labourers. Men in Charge of Horses. County. Average Weeklv Rates of Cash We e ekfy Escess Ms : E ref * the Value of gjgj Average Weekly Rates of Cash Average Weekly Earnings (including the Value of Excess i of Earnings over i"1rl Wages. InKiSd). 68 Wag es> Wages. Allowances in Kind). L/asii Wages. Northern Counties. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Northumberland 19 4t 21 7t 23 19 4f 21 7t 2 3 20 Of 22 2f 22 20 Of 22 2f 2 2 Cumberland & Westmorland 18 4 20 IS 18 20 3 2 3 Lancashire 18 10 20 7 1 l) 20 6 21 7 1 1 Yorkshire, East Riding 16 9 19 2 25 17 6 20 1 2 7 North Riding . . 16 9 18 10 21 17 5 20 5 3 West Riding 17 3 19 10 27 18 7 21 5 2 10 Midland Counties. Derbyshire 18 8 20 7 1 11 19 10 21 6 1 8 Cheshire 17 18 9 19 18 8 2 Nottinghamshire Leicestershire and Rut and . . 17 3 15 9 19 9 17 4 2 6 19 3 17 17 6 22 4 19 10 3 1 2 4 Staffordshire 15 11 18 4 2 5 16 5 19 6 3 1 Shropshire 14 8 18 34 15 3 19 1 3 10 Worcestershire 14 2 16 5 23 14 10 17 11 3 1 Warwickshire 14 4 16 4 2 1(5 4 ' 19 1 2 ! Oxfordshire 12 14 6 2 6 14 3 16 11 2 8 Northamptonshire Buckinghamshire 14 1 14 8 1(5 2 16 4 21 IS 10 1 8 in 11 18 8 17 11 2 10 2 Middlesex 17 Id 20 4 2 H 18 9 22 11 4 2 Hertfordshire 14 8 17 2 2 (5 16 2 19 2 10 Bedfordshire 13 6 16 6 3 C 15 11 18 3 2 4 Eastern Counties. Huntingdonshire 13 8 16 2 2 fi 15 3 18 3 3 Cambridgeshire 12 8 16 1 35 11 7 17 11 3 4 Lincolnshire 15 G 18 8 3 2 15 3 19 8 4 5 Norfolk 12 4 15 3 211 111 17 2 3 1 Suffolk 12 9 15 6 29 14 6 17 7 3 1 Essex 13 9 16 11 3 2 15 2 18 11 3 9 Southern and South -Western Counties. Kent 16 4 19 7 3 3 17 11 21 3 1 Surrey 16 4 20 3 8 17 5 20 5 3 Sussex 14 10 17 7 2 9 1 16 5 19 5 3 Hampshire 13 9 17 9 4 14 3 17 11 3 8 13 2 15 11 2 9 14 10 17 11 3 1 Wiltshire r> 9 15 8 2 11 13 11 17 4 3 5 Dorsetshire )1 11 15 fi 3 7 13 16 3 3 3 Somerset 13 6 16 11 3 5 14 5 18 2 3 9 Herefordshire 13 3 16 3 3 14 5 18 1 3 8 Monmouthshire 16 6 18 10 2 4 16 10 19 8 2 10 Gloucestershire 12 11 15 5 26 14 17 2 3 2 Devonshire 13 9 17 1 34 14 1 17 7 3 6 Cornwall 14 6 17 4 2 10 14 7 18 5 3 10 * The figures in the Table relate to the year 1902, but other returns furnished annually t These figures relate to WAGES AND EARNINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS, 115 ENGLAND,* of Agricultural Labourers in the United Kingdom. (Od. 2376 of 1905.)] Cattlemen. Shepherds. Average Weekly Rates of Cash Wages. Average Weekly Earnings (including the Value of Allowances in Kind). Excess of Earnings over Cash Wagea Average Weekly Bates of Cash Wages. Average Weeky Earnings (including the Value of Allowances in Kind). Excess of Earnings over Cash Wages. County. a. d. s. d. s. d *. d. s. d. s. d. Northern Counties. 20 1 '22 7 2 6 19 6 23 1 3 7 Northumberland. 20 5 22 4 1 11 21 3 24 8 3 5 Durham. 18 8 21 2 2 6 17 10 20 5 2 7 Cumberland & Westmorland. 19 9 20 11 1 2 23 4 25 5 2 1 Lancashire. 17 3 20 1 2 10 17 9 20 3 2 6 Yorkshire, East Hiding. 17 8 20 8 3 17 20 7 3 7 North Biding. 17 10 21 1 3 3 18 21 9 3 9 West Biding. Midland Counties. 19 4 21 '2 1 10 19 11 22 10 2 11 Derbyshire. 17 6 19 10 2 4 18 20 5 2 5 Cheshire. 18 10 22 4 3 6 18 3 21 9 3 6 Nottinghamshire. 17 8 10 11 2 3 16 11 19 7 2 8 Leicestershire and Rutland. 16 8 20 3 4 16 6 20 3 3 9 Staffordshire. 15 7 19 4 3 9 16 1 20 4 4 3 Shropshire 15 18 6 3 6 15 1 18 9 3 8 Worcestershire. 16 1 18 11 2 10 15 10 18 11 3 1 Warwickshire. 14 6 17 6 3 14 4 17 8 3 4 Oxfordshire. 15 9 16 3 18 2 17 3 2 5 1 15 10 16 19 18 1 3 2 2 1 Northamptonshire . Buckinghamshire. 18 3 22 8 4 5 20 22 1 2 1 Middlesex. 16 9 19 2 2 5 16 4 19 9 3 5 Hertfordshire. 16 18 4 2 4 15 10 18 2 2 4 Bedfordshire. Eastern Counties. 14 9 18 3 3 6 15 8 18 10 3 2 Huntingdonshire. 13 11 14 11 17 3 19 7 3 4 4 8 14 8 15 1 18 11 20 7 4 3 5 6 Cambridgeshire. Lincolnshire. 14 17 6 3 6 14 5 18 2 3 9 Norfolk. 14 6 17 5 2 11 14 9 18 10 4 1 Suffolk. 16 2 19 3 3 1 15 5 19 7 4 2 Essex. Southern and South-Western Counties. 18 3 21 2 9 17 10 22 4 2 Kent. 17 5 20 1 - 2 8 17 4 20 6 32 Surrey. 17 1 19 11 2 10 17 1 19 11 2 10 Sussex. 14 11 18 1 32 14 2 18 6 4 4 Hampshire. 14 8 17 8 3 14 6 18 4 3 10 Berkshire. 14 2 17 2 3 13 11 17 7 3 8 Wiltshire. 13 10 16 7 2 9 13 2 17 10 4 8 Dorsetshire. 15 18 3 14 6 19 3 4 9 Somerset. 14 4 17 10 3 6 14 9 18 10 4 1 Herefordshire. 15 8 19 3 4 16 3 20 5 4 2 Monmouthshire. 14 1 17 1 3 14 3 17 8 3 5 Gloucestershire. 14 7 18 7 4 14 6 18 9 4 3 Devonshire. 14 10 19 1 4 3 14 11 19 4 4 5 .Cornwall. to the Department show that there has been little change in rates of wages since 1902. ploughmen or hinds. 116 WAGES AND EARNINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS- [ Compiled from the Report on Wages, Earnings, and Conditions of Employment County. Men in Charge of Horses. Cattlemen. Average Weekly Eates of Cash Wages. Average Weekly Earnings (including the Value of Allowance? in Kind). Excess of Earnings over Cash Wages. Average Weekly Eates of Cash Wages. Average Weekly Earnings (including the Value of Allowances in Kind). Excess of Earnings over Cash Wages. Caithness, Shetland, and Orkney. Sutherland ... *. d. 7 1 9 11 s. d. 13 7 15 10 s. d. 6 6 5 11 -v. d. 7 1 8 9 s. d. 14 4 15 6 s. d. 7 3 6 9 Ross and Cromarty 10 5 16 10 6 5 11 4 17 2 5 10 Inverness 11 4 17 8 6 4 10 3 16 9 6 6 Nairn ... 11 10 17 1 5 3 11 11 17 7 5 8 Elgin 12 4 17 10 5 6 12 2 17 5 5 3 Banff 12 3 18 2 5 11 12 9 18 6 5 9 Aberdeen 12 3 19 5 7 2 11 8 18 8 7 Kincardine 13 19 6 6 6 12 6 19 6 7 Forfar 14 10 20 8 5 10 14 2 20 2 6 Perth 14 3 19 11 5 8 13 10 19 11 6 1 Fife, Kinross, and Clack- 14 11 20 5 5 6 14 9 20 9 G mannan. Stirling and Dumbarton ... 18 5 22 3 7 16 21 2 5 2 Argyll and Bute ... 13 7 18 8 5 1 13 8 18 8 5 Renfrew and Lanark Avr . 18 9 17 9 18 4 22 2 20 10 20 10 3 5 3 1 2 6 17 4 14 4 18 4 21 5 19 21 4 1 4 8 2 8 Linlithgow and Edinburgh Haddington 16 9 19 6 2 9 16 11 19 7 2 8 Berwick 16 3 19 9 3 6 15 8 19 11 4 3 Peebles 16 7 20 7 4 14 9 19 5 4 8 Selkirk 17 4 19 6 2 2 t t t Roxburgh ... 16 2 19 5 3 3 15 3 19 8 4 5 Dumfries 14 7 18 10 4 3 13 11 18 8 4 9 Kirkcudbright 14 10 18 6 3 8 14 4 18 6 4 2 Wigtown 12 1 17 8 5 7 13 18 1 5 1 * See footnote (*) on p. 120. f The number of men of this class included WAGES AND EARNINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS, 117 SCOTLAND.* of Agricultural Labourers in the United Kingdom. (Cd. 2376 0/1905.)] Shepherds. Orramen. County. Average Weekly Rates of Cash Wages. Average Weekly Earnings (including the Value of Allowances in Kind). Excess of Earnings over Cash Wages. 1 Average Weekly Rates of Cash Wages. Average Weekly Earnings (including the Value of Allowances in Kind). Excess of Earnings over Cash Wages. 6-. d. 8 4 9 *. d. 10 9 17 6 *. d. 8 5 8 6 *. d. 6 4 8 10 *. d. 13 4 15 7 s. d. 7 6 9 Caithness, Shetland, and Orkney. Sutherland. 10 3 16 7 6 4 11 6 15 9 4 3 Ross and Cromarty. 9 3 18 3 9 12 10 16 8 3 10 Inverness. I 12 10 17 6 "I 11 1 13 5 15 9 17 4 8 3 7 Nairn. Elgin. 12 11 18 6 5 7 10 8 17 2 6 6 Banff. 11 11 19 6 7 7 12 6 18 6 6 Aberdeen. 13 5 20 6 7 13 6 18 2 4 8 Kincardine, 14 7 20 5 5 14 5 19 9 5 4 Forfar. 11 10 18 10 7 14 6 18 7 4 1 Perth. 14 10 11 10 20 10 19 7 6 7 9 17 5 15 8 20 3 20 4 2 10 4 8 Fife, Kinross, and Clack- mannan. Stirling and Dumbarton. 10 4 19 3 8 11 15 2 18 11 3 9 Argyll and Bute. 13 3 19 5 9 18 8 20 10 2 2 Renfrew and Lanark 16 20 3 4 3 17 19 4 2 4 Ayr. 18 6 21 4 2 10 18 20 1 2 1 Linlithgow and Edinburgh. 17 11 21 4 3 5 16 11 19 2 2 3 Haddington. 14 4 21 7 7 3 16 2 19 6 3 4 Berwick. 13 6 20 1 6 7 16 ,3 19 8 3 5 Peebles. 13 6 19 5 5 11 t t t Selkirk. 13 6 21 2 7 8 15 8 19 8 4 Roxburgh. 12 8 19 8 7 13 2 17 9 4 7 Dumfries. 14 9 19 6 4 9 15 17 8 2 8 Kirkcudbright. 12 4 18 10 6 6 14 2 17 1 2 11 Wigtown. in the Returns was too small for computation. 118 WAGES AND EARNINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS-WALES.* [Compiled from the Report on Wages, Earnings, and Condition* of Employment of Agricultural Labourers in the United Kingdom. (Cd. 2376 of 1905.)] I. Married Labourers. Estimated County Estimated Average Weekly Rates of Cash Wages. Average Weekly Earnings (including the Value of Allowances Excess of Earnings over Cash Wages. in Kind). s. d. #. d. 8. d. Flintshire .. 17 18 5 1 5 17 17 8 8 Carnarvonshire 18 18 8 8 16 16 7 7 Merionethshire 16 7 17 8 1 l Montgomeryshire 15 1C, 1 Cardiganshire 14 6 1 5 S 1 2 Radnorshire 14 16 10 2 10 B reckn ocksh i re 17 18 (> 1 ft 17 17 ! > i) Pembrokeshire 15 n; 7 1 7 Glamorganshire 20 d 21 3 1 3 . II. Unmarried Men, Lodged and Boarded in the Farmhouses. County. Yearly Rates of Cash Wages. Flintshire"}" ... ... ... ... & Denbighshire 18 to 28 Carnarvonshire J Ansrlesevi 24 22 34 , 32 Merionethshire 22 30 Montgomeryshire 18 20 25 i ? Radnorshire . 20 27 Brecknockshire J Carmarthenshire Pembrokeshire ... 20 22 20 ;; so 32 ., 28 Glamorganshire 25 34 Estimated Total Earnings, including Value of Board and Lodging. Per Annum. Per Week. & 6-. d. s. d. 35 to 45 13 6 to 17 4 41 51 15 9 19 7 39 49 15 18 10 39 47 15 18 1 35 42 13 6 16 2 37 45 14 3 17 4 37 44 14 3 ., 16 11 37 47 14 3 18 1 39 49 15 .. 18 10 37 45 14 3 17 4 42 i 51 16 2 19 7 * See footnote (*} on p. 120. t There are very few hired men in Flintshire. In this county many of the hired men are on half-yearly engagements. WAGES AND EARNINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. 119 AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS-IRELAND.* [Compiled from the Report on Wages, Earnings, and Conditions of Employment of Agricultural Labourers in the United Kingdom. (Cd. 2376 0/1905.)] Ordinary Labourers. Hired Men, Lodged and Boarded in the Farmhouses. County. Estimated Average Weekly Estimated Average Weekly Earnings Excess of Earnings Yearly Rates of Estimated Total Earnings, including Value of Board and Lodging. Rates of ! (including vc Cash Cash the Value of i w as Wages j Allowances ^ ages> in Kind), j Wages. Pei- Annum. Per Week. IRELAND. Ulster. *. i7. s. d. s. d. & & s. d. s. d Antrim 12 6 12 11 5 14 to 28 27 to 41 10 5 to 15 9 Armagh 10 7 11 6 11 14 22 27 35 10 5 13 6 Cavan 9 7 10 4 9 12 20 25 ,, 33 9 7 12 8 Donegal 9 10 1 1 1 14 20 27 33 10 5 12 8 Down 12 6 13 6 16 24 29 37 11 2 14 3 Fermanagh 9 9 11 11 16 20 29 33 11 2 12 8 Londonderry 10 11 3 1 3 14 20 27 33 10 5 12 8 Monaghan 10 10 9 9 16 22 29 35 11 2 13 6 Tyrone , 10 10 10 10 14 20 27 33 10 5 12 8 Minister. Clare... 9 9 7 7 10 ., 14 23 , 27 8 10 10 5 Cork 10 10 10 10 12 18 25 . 31 9 7 11 11 Kerry 10 10 3 3 12 18 25 , 31 9 7 ,.11 11 Limerick 9 7 10 4 9 12 18 25 . 31 9 7 ,,11 li Tipperary 10 10 5 5 12 16 25 ; 29 9 7 11 2 Waterford 10 7 11 1 6 12 20 25 , 33 9 7 12 8 Leinster. Carlow 10 7 11 3 8 12 15 25 28 9 7 10 9 Dublin 12 12 9 9 '. Kildare 10 10 7 7 12 16 25 .. 29 9 7 11 2 Kilkenny 10 10 6 6 12 ,. 18 25 :, 31 9 7 11 11 King's County 9 7 10 5 10 11 15 24 , 28 9 3 ,,10 9 Longford 9 7 .10 9 1 2 11 15 24 . 28 9 3 , 10 9 Louth 9 7 10 8 1 1 12 18 25 , 31 9 7 , 11 11 Meath 9 7 10 7 1 12 ,. 16 25 , 29 9 7 , 11 2 Queen's County 10 10 8 8 12 ,. 16 25 . 29 9 7 ,11 2 Westmeath 9 7 10 3 8 10 14 23 . 27 8 10 ,10 5 Wexford 9 7 10 4 9 12 ., 15 25 , 23 9 7', '10 9 Wicklow 10 7 11 4 9 13 .', 15 26 , 28 10 , 10 9 Connaught. Galway 9 7 9 9 2 Leifcrim 8 7 9 3 8 12 ., 16 25 29 9 7 ,.11 2 Mayo... 8 7 8 9 2 10 ^ 14 23 27 8 10 10 5 Roscornmon 8 7 9 1 6 10 14 23 27 8 10 10 5 Siigo... 8 7 8 11 4 10 14 23 27 8 10 10 5 See footnote (*) on p. 120. 120 APPENDIX. CLASSIFIED LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL BRITISH, COLONIAL AND FOREIGN OFFICIAL STATIS- TICS RELATING TO WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOUR.* [Note. Reports published by Foreign Countries before 1890 are not included in this list, and the United States of America and German Reports issued by individual States have also been excluded. Certain information relating to Wages and Hours of Labour in all the Foreign Countries mentioned on this list are contained in the Third Abstract of Foreign Labour Statistics, 1906. [Cd. 3120.] Where a series of Reports has been published the last of the series alone is mentioned."] 1. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO WAGES. UNITED KINGDOM. Rates of Wages Paid in the United Kingdom in 1886 Principal Textile Trades [C 5807]. Minor Textile Trades [C 6161]. Mines and Quarries [C 6455]. Local Authorities and Private Companies to Police, and to Workpeople employed on Roads, &c., and at Gas and Water Works [C 6715]. General Report on the Wages of the Manual Labour Classes in the United Kingdom in 1886 [C 6889]. Earnings and Hours Enquiry. Report of an Enquiry by the Board of Trade into the Earnings and Hours of Labour of Workpeople of the United Kingdom I. Textile Trades in 1906. [Cd. 4545.] II. Clothing Trades in 1906. [Cd. 4844.] CANADA. Wages Enquiry of 1900-1901. Results published in the monthly Labour Gazette of Canada: Coal industry November, 1900. Lumbering December, 1900. Printing January, 1901. Cigar-making February, 1901. Copper and Nickel Industries February, 1901. Fishing Trade March and April, 1901. Engineering and other Metal Trades March, April, and May, 1901. Farm Employees June, 1901. Building Trades June, July, August, September, and October, 1901, and June, 1902. Woodworking Trades- November and December, 1901, and January, 1902. Carriage and Wagon- making Trades February, March, and April, 1902. Coopering Trades May, 1902. Railway Labour Investigation of 1902. Results in Canadian Labour Gazette of September, October, and December, 1902, and Feburary, March, and May, 1903. Wages and Hours Enquiry of 1904. Results in Canadian Labour Gazette : Printing and Kindred Trades November and December, 1904. Building Trades February, April, May, and July, 1905. Metal Trades September, 1905. Woodworking Trades November, 1905. Investigation of 1906. Wages and conditions among farm labourers, railway construction employees and general labourers. Results in Canadian Labour Gazette of September, October, and November, 1906. Wage Earners by Occupations. Bulletins issued by tlie Canadian Census Department containing wages information collected in the population census of 1901. Bulletin I. 1907, II. 1908. * It will be understood that the classification is only of a general character. Within each group (I.-IV.) there are many variations in the scope and methods of the statistics. 121 NORWAY. Rates of Wages in Various Trades and Districts in 1905. Norges Officielle Statistik. Statistical Central Bureau. [Christiania, 1908.] BELGIUM. General Census of Industries, Oct. 31st, 1896. Vols. IX.-XIV. and XVIII. Belgian Labour Department. [Brussels, 1901 (IX.-XIV.) ; 1902 (XVIII.).] Statistics of Wages in Coal Mining, Oct., 1896 May, 1900. Belgian Labour Department. [Brussels, 1901.] Wages and Hours of Labour in the Metal Trades, Oct. 3lst, 1903. Belgian Labour Department. [Brussels, 1907.] (Vol. II. only has appeared.) Ditto. Summary. [Brussels, 1907.] Wages and Hours of Labour in the Textile Trades, Oct., 1901. Belgian Labour Department. [Brussels, 1905.] FRANCE. Wages and Hours of Labour in Industrial Occupations in France (1891). Vols. I.-IV. French Labour Department. [Paris, 1893-97.] Do. Diagrams. [Paris, 1897.] Wages of Workpeople employed in State Manufactures and on Railways. French Labour Department. [Paris, 1896.] AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. Population Census of Hungary, 1900. Part VI. Hours of Labour and Wages of Person* employed in Industrial Occupations. Central Statistical Office of Hungary. [Budapest, 1905.] UNITED STATES. Wages and Hours of Labour. Statistics of wages and hours in the United States, 1890 to 1903 by occupations, industries and geo- graphical distribution. Forming the l$th Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labour, 1904 [Department of Commerce and Labour of the United States.] Employees and Wages. Report issued in 1903. Result of a special investiga- tion by the United States Census Office supplementary to the 12th Census of the United States (1900). Earnings of Wage Earners in 1905. Forming Bulletin 93 of the Bureau of the Census in connexion with the Census of Manufactures of 1905. II. CHANGES IN WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOUR. UNITED KINGDOM. Sixteenth Annual Report on Changes in Rates of Wages and hours of Labour in the United Kingdom in 1908, with comparative Statistics for 1899-1907. [Cd. 4713.] The Board of Trade Labour Gazette contains monthly tables of Changes in Rates of Wages and Hours of Labour and an annual article comprising preliminary figures. CANADA. The Labour Gazette of Canada contains quarterly tables of Changes in Rates of Wages and Hours of Labour, and an annual summary. UNITED STATES. Wages and Hours of Labour in Manufacturing Industries, 1890-1907. Supplementing the information contained in 19th Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labour, 1904 and in Bulletins 59, 65 and 71, July, 1905, 1906 and 1907 of the Bureau of Labour. See Bulletin 77 for July, 1908 of the Bureau of Labour [Department of Commerce and Labour of the United States']. III. STANDARD RATES OF WAGES. UNITED KINGDOM. Standard Time Rates of Wages in the United Kingdom at 1st October, 1909. Rates of Wages and Hours of Labour in principal towns in the United Kingdom in Building, Engineering and Shipbuilding, Printing, Woodworking, &c., Trades. [Cd. 4924.] The annual Abstract of Labour Statistics issued by the Board of Trade con- tains Tables giving information as to the standard rates of wages and hours of labour in certain selected towns. Latest issue, 1906-7. [Cd. 4413.] Standard Piece Rates of Wages and Sliding Scales in the United Kingdom (1900). Definition of Piece-wage and Time-wage ; detailed account of principal Piece Rate lists ; lists of Standard Piece Rate Statements and Sliding Scales in existence at the beginning of 1900. [Cd. 144.] NEW SOUTH WALES. Schedules of Wages fixed by the Court of Arbitration under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. See Industrial Arbitra- tion Reports and Records, 7 vols., 1903 to 1908. 33603 I 122 Annual Report of the Director of Labour (State Labour Bureau) tor 1907-8. Appendix D shows the trade union rate of wages for 1907-8 in a number of occupations. VICTORIA. Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Factories, Work-rooms and Shops, 1908. (1) Wages fixed by Special Boards. [The Determinations of the Special Boards are published in full as Supplements to the Victorian Official " Gazette."] (2) Average weekly wages paid in various trades, from information supplied by manufacturers to the Factory Inspectors. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. .Report of Chief Inspector of Factories for 1907. State ment of Rates of Wages fixed by Wages Boards. Average weekly earnings of workpeople in various occupations in 1907. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Rates fixed by the Court of Arbitration under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. See Industrial Arbitration Reports and Records, 1 vols., 1903-1908. NEW ZEALAND. 17^ Annual Report o/ the Department of Labour, 1908. Schedules of the rates of wages and hours of labour fixed by Industrial Agree- ments and by Awards of the Court of Arbitration, in force on 31st March, 1908. Detailed schedules in Awards, Recommendations, Agreements made under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 9 vols., 1894 to 1904. SWEDEN. Collective Agreements relating to Labour and Wages Conditions in Sweden. Vol. II. Swedish Labour Department, [Stockholm, 1908.] GERMANY. Collective Agreements in the German Empire. Agreements as to Time and Piece Rates o Wage?, Hours of Labour and other working conditions in various trades. German Labour Department. Berlin [Labour Statistics, vols. III.-V., 1906, vol. VIII., 1908]. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. Collective Wages, &c., Agreements in Austria in 1906. Austrian Labour Department. [Vienna, 1908.] IV. OTHER REPORTS ON WAGES. UNITED KINGDOM. Report and Tables relating to Irish Agricultural Labourers. Table IX. shows the average rates of money wages per week of agricultural labourers in Ireland, 1907-08. [Cd. 4123.] Second Report on the Wages, Earnings, and Conditions of Employment of Agricultural Labourers in the United Kingdom, 1905. [Cd. 2376.] INDIA. Prices and Wages in India 25th issue, 1908. Contains average wages of certain classes of workpeople in various districts for a series of years. Annual publication of the Director-General of Commercial Intelligence in India. NEW SOUTH WALES The Annual New South Wales Statistical Register contains a section (Part XII., Industrial Wages) showing the average weekly wages and earnings in various trades. WESTER M AUSTRALIA. The Annual Statistical Register of Western Australia contains statistics of wages paid in various trades and occupations. Part V., Land Settlement, Agriculture and Live Sloik agricultural labour. Part VI., Industrial Establishments factories and workshops. Part VII., Mineral Statistics and Water Conservation the mining industry. TASMANIA. Ttte Statistics of Tasmania for the year, 1906-7, contains tables showing average weekly rates of wages, by industries. QUEENSLAND. Annual Report of the Director of Labour and Chief Inspector of Factories and Shops for the year ended 30^ June, 1908. Earnings, hours of labour and rate of payment for overtime in factories. The Statistics of Queensland, 1907, contain tables showing the maximum and minimum rates of wages in various industries in 1907, and the rates of wages in certain districts in agricultural and dairying occupations, and in the sugar industry. NATAL. The Statistical Year Book of Natal, 1907, contains tables of the average monthly earnings of farm labourers, and the average daily and monthly rates paid to other classes of workpeople. 123 CAPE COLONY. The Statistical Register of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope for the year 1907 contains tables showing the average daily and monthly rates of wages in certain occupations. NORWAY. Labour Conditions and Wages in Wood-Pulp and Cellulose Factories, 1892 and 1893. Norges Officielle Statistik Socialstatistik III. Statistical Central Bureau. [Christiania, 1897.] Ditto Timber Trade. Socialstatistik I. [1895.] GERMANY. Labour Conditions in Public Contracts. Gives particulars of rates of wages, hours of labour, &c., in public contracts in a number of towns in Germany and other countries. German Labour Department. Berlin. (Labour Statistics, Vol. VI., 1907). Labour Conditions of Municipal Workers in German Towns. Regulations respecting rates of wages, hours of labour, &c. German Labour Department. Berlin. (Labour Statistics, Vols IX. and X., 1908 and 1909.) Wages and Hour* of Labour in the Woodworking Trades. Statistics collected by the Federation of Woodworkers of Germany in 1906. [Stuttgart, 1908.] HOLLAND. Wages and Hours of Labour in Government Works, 1905. Sta- tistics of Holland, LXXIX. Issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics. [The Hague.] BELGIUM. Wages and Household Budgets of Belgian Workpeople, April, 1891. Ministry of Agriculture Industry and Public Works. [Brussels, 1892.] Wages at Ghent. I. Cotton Industry. II. Flax-Spinning Industry. Louis Varlez. Belgian Labour Department. [Brussels, I., 1901 ; II., 1904.] FRANCE. Rates of Wages of Workpeople engaged in Public Works in Various Trades, 1900 and 1901. French Labour Department. [Paris, 1902.] Wages and Hours of Labour and Cost of Living of certain classes of Work- people, 1906. Extract from "Statistical Year Book of France, 1906." Statistique Generate de la France. [Paris, 1907.] Enquiry into Homework in the Underclothing Industries in 1906 and 1907. Vols. I. and II. issued. Vols. III. and IV. yet to be published. French Labour Department. [Paris, 1908.] ITALY. Wages and Hours of Labour in the Building ; <c., Trades, 1906. Italian Labour Department. [Rome, 1907.] Wages and Hours of Labour in the Italian Silk Industry in 1901 and 1907 Labour Department. [Rome, 1908.] SWITZERLAND. Wages of Persons employed on Swiss Railways. Th. Sourbeck Swiss Federal Railway Department. [Berne, Vol. I., 1899. Vol. II., 1900.] AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. Hours of Labour, Wages and Output of Coal Miners in Ostrau-Karwin. Austrian Labour Department. [Vienna, 1904.] Wages of Hungarian Agricultural Labourers in 1904. Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture. 'Budapest, 1905. UNITED STATES. Wholesale Prices, Wages and Transportation. Report by Mr. Aldrich from the Committee on Financa, 1893, 4 vols. Retail Prices and Wages. Report by Mr. Aldrich from the Committee on Finance, 1892, 3 vols. Wages of Farm Labour in the United States. Results of twelve statistical investigations, 1866-1902. Report by James II. Blodgett to United States Department of Agriculture, 1903. LUCi. 44y.J PROPOSED INEW FRENCH TARIFF. Translation Ot. !.'>'. [Cd. 4545.] TEXTILE TRADES. Report on Earnings and Hours of Labour 2s. Id. [Cd. 4651.1 TRADE UNIONS. Report. Years 1905 to 1907, with Comparative Statistics. 1898-1907. [Cd. 4680.] STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS. Report. 1908. [Cd. 4856.] NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF OF AMERICA, 1909. Military s CAVALRY OF THE LINE. PEACE ORGANIZATION OF THE ; and arrangements for Mobi- lization consequent on the establishment of Cavalry Depots. 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