XXIX. WAGES AND PROVISIONS.
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XXIX.
WAGES AND PROVISIONS.
The following list of Wages Rates has been compiled from unimpeachable sources:--
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TRADES.
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| Bakers
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per week,
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£2, 10s. to £3.
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with board, 30s., 40s., and 50s. for 3d, 2d, and 1st hands.
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| Blacksmiths
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per day,
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10s. to 14s.
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Shoers, 10s. to 12s.
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Hammermen, 7s. to 8s.
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| Bootmakers
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per week,
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£3 to £3. 10s.
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job work, per pair,
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Wellingtons--making, 15s.; closing, 10s.
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Watertights--making, 9s.; closing, 3s. 6d.
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Elastic sides--making, 12s.; closing 9s.
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| Brewers
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per week,
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£3, 10s. to £4.
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Maltsters, £3 to £4, 10s.
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| Brickmakers
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per 1000 bricks,
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18s., for tempering clay and making.
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| Builders
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per day,
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Stone-masons, 12s. to 14s.
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Bricklayers, 15s.
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| Butchers
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per week,
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£2, 10s. to £3.
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| Cabinetmakers
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per week,
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£3 to £4.
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| Carpenters
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per day,
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11s. to 12s.
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| Coachbuilders
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14s. to 15s.
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Wheelwrights, 12s. to 14s.
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| Engineers
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10s. to 14s.
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| Founders
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12s. to 14s.
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| Gardeners,
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8s. to 10s.
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| Millers
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per week.
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£3 to £3. 10s.
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| Painters--House
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per day,
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10s. to 12s.
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| " --Coach,.
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12s. 6d. to 15s.
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| Paperhangers
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10s. to 12s.
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| Plumbers,
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12s.
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| Printers--Typographic
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| Compositors,
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per 1000,
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1s. 4d.
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per week,
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£3, 10s. to £3, 15s.
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overtime, per hour,
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2s.
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| Pressmen
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per week,
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£3, 10s. to £3, 15s.
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overtime, per hour,
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2s.
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| Overseers
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per week.
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£4 to £5.
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| Lithographic,
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£3, 10s. to £4.
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| Paper-rulers
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£4.
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| Saddlers,
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£3 to £3, 15s.
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piece work,
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Collars, each, 8s.
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best saddles, each, £3.
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weekly average, £3.
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| Sail-makers
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per day.
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10s. to 12s.
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| Sawyers--Bush
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per 100 feet,
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4s.; average weekly earnings £3, 12s.
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| Sawmill hands,
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per week,
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£3 to £3, 10s.
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Drawers out, £2, 14s.
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Engineers, £3 to £3, 10s.
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Foremen, £4, 10s.
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| Tailors,
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. £3 to £3, 10s.
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piece work,
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Coats, double-breasted frock, 40s.
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" single or walking, 28s. to 30s.
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" sacs, 22s.
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Vests, 10s. to 11s.
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Trousers. 12s. 6d.
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| " cutters
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per week.
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£5.
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| Watch and Clockmakers Jewellers, etc.
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£5.
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FEMALE HANDS.
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| Shopwomen
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per week,
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£2 to £2, 10s.
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| Dressmakers
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25s. to £2. 10s.
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| Milliners,
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20s. to £2. 10s.
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| Needlewomen,
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20s. to 30s.
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| Machinists:--
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| Crimean Shirtmakers,
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piece work,
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18s. per dozen, and other goods in proportion.
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FARM AND STATION HANDS
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| Ploughmen
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per annum,
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£50 to £70, with rations.
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| General hands
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£45 to £50.
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| Married Couples
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£65 to £100.
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| Shepherds
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£55 to £65.
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| Head do.
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£80.
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| Stockmen,
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£60,
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| Overseers,
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per annum.
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£100 to £120, with rations
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| Married couples:-- Where wife cooks,
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£70 to £80, "
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| Shearers,
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per 100,
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17s. to 20s.
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DOMESTIC SERVANTS, ETC.
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| Female:--
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| Good general
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per annum,.
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£30 to £35.
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| Housemaids,
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£35.
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| Cooks,
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£36 to 40.
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| Nursemaids,
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£25 to £35.
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| Laundresses,
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per day,
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5s. to 6s.
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per doz.,
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3s. to 5s.
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The eight-hours' system is the universal rule for all kinds of day work, and in every trade. The warehouses close at 4 o'clock, and the shops at 6 o'clock (Saturdays excepted) throughout the year.
Both masters and men, employers and employed, have been consulted in the preparation of this list.
Prices of Provisions, etc. --All the necessaries of life are procurable at moderate rates. The following list of retail prices has been compiled from authentic sources, and may be relied on as being correct:--
Bread, best white, 7d. to 5d. per 4 lb. loaf.
Flour, per ton, £13.
Butter, 8d. to 10d. per lb., according to season.
Honey, 9d. to 1s. per lb.
Cheese, good Colonial, 1s per lb.
" English, 1s to 1s 6d. per lb.
Milk, 4d. per quart.
Oatmeal, per bag of 25 lbs., 5s.
Potatoes, per 100 lbs., 4s. to 5s.
Tea, from 2s. per lb.
Coffee, 1s 6d. per lb.
Sugar, 5d. to 6d. per lb.
Meat--mutton, 3d. per lb.
" beef, 4d. per lb.
Pork, 7d. to 9d. per lb.
Bacon, good Colonial, 1s per lb.
" English, 1s 3d. to 1s 6d. per lb.
Fowls, 4s. per couple.
Eggs, 1s per dozen, according to season.
Fish of various kinds are cheap and plentiful, large barracouta, weighing from 4 to 6 lbs., being sold at from 4d. to 6d. each.
Ale, good Colonial, of excellent quality and flavour, 2s. to 2s. 3d. per gallon, in small casks for domestic use.
PRINTED BY T. AND A. CONSTABLE, PRINTERS TO HER MAJESTY,
AT THE EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS.
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