APPENDIX V.

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James Ramsay MacDonald

The following tables of wages paid to the workwomen as described, form, we believe, a unique record in wages statistics. The occupations and the nature of the wages, e.g., time or piece, are as follows:—

1. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).

2. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).

3. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).

4. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).

5. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).

6. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Time).

7. Learner. Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).

8. Folder and Gatherer in Bookbinding House (Piece).

9. Hand Sewer in Bookbinding House (Piece).

10. Hand Sewer in Bookbinding House (Piece).

11. Machine Sewer in Bookbinding House (Piece).

12. Learner. Sewing and Collating in Bookbinding House (Piece).

13. Folding, Sewing and Collating in Bookbinding House (Time).

14. Collating and Sewing in Bookbinding House (Piece).

15. Plate hand in Bookbinding House (Time).

16. Plate hand in Bookbinding House (Time).

17. Layer on of Gold in Bookbinding House (Piece).

18. Printers' Binding (Piece).

19. Printers' Binding (Time).

20. Printers' Binding (Time).

21. Printers' Binding (Piece).

22. Printers' Binding (Piece).

23. Printers' Binding (Piece).

24. Hand Folder in Printers' Warehouse (Piece).

25. Envelope Packer (Time).

26. Machine Ruler (Time).

1. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates.

1898. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
41 14 10 3 16 1½ 20 11 8½ 37 11 10
42 15 2½ 4 14 5 21 7 8½ 38 12 9
43 15 7½ 5 14 11½ 22 11 11½ 39 12 9½
44 15 7½ 6 15 7½ 23 9 1 40 14 2
45 15 0 7 15 0½ 24 8 10 41 14 2½
46 15 7 8 15 1½ 25 11 10½ 42 13 7
47 15 5 9 15 6 26 6 4½ 43 14 0½
48 15 0 10 14 10 27 6 2½ 44 14 1
49 14 7½ 11 13 2½ 28 9 9 45 14 0
50 16 1½ 12 12 0 29 8 7½ 46 13 6
51 16 4½ 13 10 10½ 30 11 3½ 47 9 3½
52 7 11½ 14 5 4 31 — — 48 7 1½
15 11 2 32 4 0½ 49 13 1
1899. 16 9 2½ 33 10 9½ 50 11 2
Week. 17 9 8½ 34 12 7 51 8 10
1 10 10½ 18 8 2 35 12 1 52 6 2
2 14 4 19 10 3½ 36 12 5

2. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates—Quick Hand.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 7 9½ 14 16 2 27 7 1 40 13 3
2 9 1 15 12 10 28 9 8½ 41 12 8
3 16 9½ 16 20 10 29 13 0 42 15 2½
4 19 6 17 17 5 30 12 9 43 14 0
5 14 0 18 10 8 31 12 0 44 11 6½
6 12 3 19 9 7 32 5 11 45 16 2½
7 13 9 20 26 2 33 14 7 46 17 5
8 18 5 21 17 4 34 21 3 47 18 9
9 11 4 22 15 0½ 35 16 9 48 15 0
10 7 7 23 10 3 36 15 8 49 —
11 14 4½ 24 11 7½ 37[x] — 50 —
12 15 6 25 13 9½ 38 13 8 51 —
13 15 5 26 9 1½ 39 15 4 52 —

[x] Missing from wage sheets.

3. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates—Quick Hand.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 25 0 14 6 1½ 27 25 11 40 21 0
2 22 3 15 25 6 28 25 8½ 41 23 0½
3 20 3 16 19 0½ 29 16 11 42 22 10½
4 23 7 17 23 10 30 16 8 43 22 1
5 19 11 18 24 2 31 8 4 44 20 6
6 26 10 19 28 1 32 6 2 45 17 0½
7 21 6 20 22 4 33 21 6½ 46 26 6
8 14 6 21 14 2 34 22 1 47 20 8½
9 23 5½ 22 22 3 35 19 11 48 21 3
10 25 11 23 23 4½ 36 19 9 49 28 9
11 25 3 24 25 10½ 37 20 2 50 24 10½
12 23 0 25 22 11 38 20 0 51 23 4
13 17 9 26 25 0 39 20 8 52 —

4. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates—Typical Hand.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 16 9 14 6 8 27 16 1½ 40 12 7
2 14 9½ 15 13 6 28 17 3 41 15 10½
3 14 5 16 11 6 29 16 0 42 18 0
4 15 1 17 19 5 30 14 8 43 22 10½
5 15 0 18 20 3 31 15 10 44 19 3
6 14 9 19 13 8 32 3 9 45 15 6
7 15 8 20 13 10 33 10 10 46 16 5½
8 11 11½ 21 11 2½ 34 16 10 47 16 3
9 16 9½ 22 19 1 35 17 10 48 17 4
10 16 1 23 17 7½ 36 14 11 49 19 2½
11 15 2 24 15 6 37 11 11 50 15 6
12 15 6 25 18 3 38 11 8 51 15 4½
13 9 3 26 18 0½ 39 15 0½ 52 4 4

5. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates—Slow Hand.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 3 4½ 14 3 0 27 8 8 40 7 10
2 5 10 15 7 2½ 28 9 7 41 8 5
3 7 1 16 7 5½ 29 8 3 42 10 0
4 7 6 17 9 7 30 7 3 43 10 0
5 7 4 18 11 8 31 8 10 44 10 7½
6 7 8 19 7 7 32 6 3½ 45 7 7
7 7 9 20 8 1 33 11 0½ 46 8 1
8 6 5½ 21 5 6½ 34 8 10 47 9 0
9 8 7 22 10 0 35 9 7 48 9 0
10 7 8 23 8 1 36 2 5½ 49 11 1
11 7 8 24 8 10 37 — 50 8 10
12 6 11½ 25 8 9 38 3 9 51 10 9
13 5 9½ 26 8 11½ 39 5 7 52 2 3

6. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Time Rates.

This worker was paid 18s. per week steadily throughout the year 1899.

7. LEARNER. FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Up to week 8 receives Fixed Sum, afterwards Half Earnings at Piece Rates.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 2 0 14 3 1½ 27 7 8 40 6 0½
2 2 0 15 6 1 28 5 2½ 41 7 3½
3 2 0 16 5 8½ 29 5 4½ 42 6 0½
4 2 0 17 6 9½ 30 4 11 43 6 9½
5 2 0 18 7 7 31 4 10 44 8 0½
6 2 0 19 7 2 32 3 10 45 6 4
7 2 0 20 6 4½ 33 6 10½ 46 6 4½
8 2 0 21 3 9½ 34 2 2 47 6 2
9 6 6 22 6 9½ 35 — 48 6 0½
10 7 7 23 6 11½ 36 4 2 49 7 4
11 5 9½ 24 6 5½ 37 6 2½ 50 6 3½
12 6 1½ 25 5 9½ 38 6 1½ 51 7 1
13 4 9 26 6 2 39 5 8 52 1 10

8. FOLDER AND GATHERER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 7 5½ 14 5 9 27 4 3 40 14 0
2 16 4 15 11 3½ 28 9 1½ 41 13 1
3 10 1 16 21 2 29 13 5 42 16 7
4 18 7 17 20 0 30 17 7 43 14 3
5 14 9 18 12 8½ 31 7 0 44 13 5
6 11 8½ 19 12 5 32 9 1 45 14 1
7 13 9 20 27 11 33 15 4 46 19 10
8 19 11½ 21 15 7½ 34 18 8 47 21 11
9 13 3 22 15 11 35 17 9 48 18 2½
10 4 3 23 9 5 36 6 11 49 11 1½
11 14 6 24 14 5 37[x] — 50 14 7½
12 17 7 25 12 1 38 8 0 51 8 9½
13 19 7½ 26 14 3½ 39 19 3½ 52 8 6

[x] Week missing from wage sheets.

9. HAND SEWER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates—Slow Hand.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 3 3½ 8 12 2½ 15 8 10 22 10 5½
2 5 10 9 10 8½ 16 — — 23 7 5
3 9 10 10 7 6 17 11 5 24 8 6½
4 10 1 11 9 3 18 5 5 25 —
5 11 9 12 8 5 19 6 0½ 26 5 5
6 8 4 13 10 3 20 13 1½ 27 1 7[x]
7 8 10½ 14 6 11 21 9 9½

[x] She left after this.

10. HAND SEWER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates—Quick Hand.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 5 10½ 14 12 0 27 — — 40 10 8
2 — — 15 13 4 28 — — 41 12 3½
3 15 8½ 16 20 6 29 14 3 42 10 3
4 14 3 17 20 3 30 13 11 43 12 5
5 16 11 18 4 11 31 10 6 44 14 3
6 14 8½ 19 6 5 32 6 8 45 13 11
7 13 4 20 19 6 33 14 7 46 16 1
8 18 6 21 14 6 34 18 10 47 16 10½
9 16 4 22 14 3 35 19 4 48 13 8
10 10 7 23 10 1½ 36 17 4 49 15 7
11 14 5-12 24 12 3½ 37[x] — — 50 13 6
12 10 7½ 25 16 1½ 38 16 11 51 12 5
13 16 3½ 26 1 5½ 39 14 7 52 4 10

[x] Missing from wage sheets.

11. MACHINE SEWER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Piece Rates.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 17 3½ 14 8 10 27 18 1 40 20 2½
2 15 0 15 16 6 28 20 1 41 18 8
3 15 7½ 16 16 6 29 14 0 42 20 7½
4 15 4 17 17 10 30 — 43 17 11½
5 15 7½ 18 19 3 31 12 2 44 19 5½
6 16 7 19 16 8 32 11 2½ 45 17 10
7 16 3 20 16 10 33 18 11 46 21 9
8 16 9½ 21 10 8 34 18 9 47 20 5
9 18 5½ 22 18 2½ 35 15 2 48 23 3
10 17 5½ 23 16 9 36 14 0½ 49 23 5
11 19 9 24 13 6 37 22 2 50 18 4½
12 16 3 25 10 4 38 18 7 51 20 1½
13 13 0 26 17 8 39 18 1 52 6 5½

12. LEARNER. SEWING AND COLLATING IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Receives Half Earnings at Piece Rates.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 — 14 8 10½ 27 2 6 40 3 3½
2 4 2½ 15 5 1 28 3 7 41 5 5½
3 5 0½ 16 5 5 29 4 8½ 42 7 4
4 5 1½ 17 6 4 30 4 6½ 43 7 2
5 8 10 18 6 7½ 31 7 2 44 8 5
6 2 10 19 4 6 32 7 5 45 4 5
7 4 6 20 4 10½ 33 8 8 46 4 10½
8 4 9½ 21 5 4 34 7 7½ 47 7 0½
9 6 0½ 22 5 8½ 35 7 1½ 48 6 8
10 5 0½ 23 4 0 36 7 1 49 10 9½
11 5 7½ 24 9 2½ 37 7 6 50 6 4½
12 5 0½ 25 7 9 38 9 10½ 51 5 2½
13 6 6½ 26 3 4 39 8 1 52 1 9½

13. FOLDING, SEWING, COLLATING IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Time Hand.

1898. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
41 19 8 7 19 8 28 15 6 49 18 3
42 19 4½ 8 19 4 29 17 4 50 18 7½
43 19 6 9 19 10 30 15 6 51 19 6
44 19 8 10 19 4 31 15 6 52 11 2
45 20 0 11 17 6 32 10 2
46 19 10 12 18 10 33 — 1900.
47 19 6 13 14 0 34 14 2 Week.
48 20 4 14 9 2 35 17 2 1 20 2
49 19 10 15 16 6 36 17 4 2 18 5
50 19 8 16 16 0 37 17 2 3 17 0
51 19 8 17 16 4 38 17 6 4 16 8
52 11 8 18 16 2 39 18 8 5 17 11
19 16 4 40 18 8 6 17 6½
1899. 20 16 4 41 19 2 7 18 1
Week. 21 10 4 42 19 8 8 12 10½
1 19 10 22 16 4 43 20 11 9 11 6
2 19 10 23 15 6 44 20 11 10 13 4½
3 19 8 24 15 4 45 20 9 11 15 9½
4 19 8 25 16 4 46 19 4 12 15 9
5 19 6 26 15 4 47 19 8 13 11 6
6 19 10 27 12 6 48 19 6

14. COLLATOR AND SEWER.

Piece Rates—Quick Hand.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 20 3 14 10 5 27 18 7 40 18 2
2 18 9 15 15 3½ 28 18 3½ 41 18 3½
3 18 9 16 18 2 29 15 4½ 42 18 11
4 18 4½ 17 20 8½ 30 16 4 43 21 3
5 18 10 18 22 1 31 15 11 44 21 7½
6 20 1 19 19 10½ 32 9 10 45 18 10
7 18 11 20 18 11 33 19 6 46 18 9
8 19 1½ 21 12 9 34 17 7½ 47 18 0½
9 21 6 22 20 0 35 16 0½ 48 19 9½
10 20 4 23 18 9 36 17 6½ 49 22 4
11 19 10½ 24 17 5 37 18 0 50 19 5
12 19 1½ 25 17 11 38 17 10 51 19 6
13 14 4 26 19 1½ 39 17 4 52 6 3½

15. PLATE HAND IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Time Rates, 13s. for 54 hours till October, then 14s. Overtime, 3d. an hour.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 12 8 14 7 11 27 11 4 40 13 7½
2 12 5 15 13 9 28 12 8 41 12 8
3 12 8 16 14 4½ 29 13 7½ 42 14 10½
4 12 8 17 13 6 30 13 0 43 13 9
5 12 10½ 18 13 0 31 13 0 44 13 10½
6 12 6½ 19 13 0 32 8 2 45 13 7½
7 12 9 20 14 4½ 33 12 9½ 46 14 7½
8 12 10½ 21 9 1½ 34 13 0 47 18 6
9 12 10½ 22 14 6 35 13 6 48 15 3
10 13 0 23 10 9 36 — 49 13 6
11 13 0 24 12 10½ 37[x] — 50 13 6
12 12 9 25 13 4½ 38 13 0 51 13 10½
13 11 7 26 13 0 39 14 10 52 9 5½

[x] Missing from wage sheets.

16. PLATE HAND IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.

Time Rates, 16s. for 54 hours. Overtime, 3½d. per hour for first 3 hours, 4d. per hour afterwards.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 14 8 14 9 10 27 13 9½ 40 15 8
2 14 7 15 16 5½ 28 15 5 41 15 8½
3 14 8 16 18 0½ 29 15 8½ 42 15 7
4 15 1½ 17 17 0½ 30 15 5 43 15 10½
5 15 5 18 15 7 31 15 7 44 16 2
6 14 10 19 15 0 32 10 3½ 45 15 3
7 14 8 20 19 2½ 33 15 7 46 17 2½
8 13 4½ 21 10 11 34 16 0 47 18 10½
9 15 1½ 22 17 4½ 35 16 10½ 48 16 10½
10 14 3½ 23 15 7 36 18 10½ 49 15 10½
11 14 8½ 24 15 5 37[x] — 50 15 7
12 14 8½ 25 16 10½ 38 16 3½ 51 15 5
13 15 7 26 15 10½ 39 16 3½ 52 9 11

[x] Missing from wage sheets.

17. LAYER-ON OF GOLD.

Piece Rates.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 22 0 14 8 4 27 9 7½ 40 20 11½
2 19 3 15 18 1 28 19 11 41 20 5
3 17 8 16 15 8 29 7 6½ 42 16 11½
4 17 6 17 10 0 30 9 9 43 17 10½
5 19 11 18 1 4 31 19 5 44 15 1½
6 17 10½ 19 — 32 16 9½ 45 13 9
7 15 10 20 — 33 18 8 46 15 1½
8 11 8 21 — 34 24 6½ 47 11 7½
9 22 0 22 11 3½ 35 18 7 48 18 8
10 18 8 23 20 11 36 5 3½ 49 14 10
11 22 1 24 16 6 37 18 2 50 9 7½
12 19 3 25 16 9½ 38 26 3 51 11 8
13 15 10 26 12 4½ 39 15 1 52 4 1½

18. BINDING DEPARTMENT IN PRINTING HOUSE.

Piece Rates—Quick Worker.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 18 1 14 16 8 27 21 1 40 19 5
2 17 5 15 15 7 28 21 11 41 14 7
3 17 3 16 21 0 29 25 1 42 13 5
4 12 3 17 18 11 30 24 5 43 19 5
5 14 4 18 16 9 31 — 44 17 1
6 19 8 19 21 1 32 — 45 13 4
7 17 11 20 21 3 33 23 7 46 17 8
8 18 9 21 21 5 34 24 1 47 18 0
9 20 1 22 17 8 35 25 1 48 18 5
10 18 11 23 23 3 36 24 2 49 20 10
11 20 7 24 27 2 37 21 5 50 19 8
12 20 10 25 26 8 38 21 9 51 18 1
13 20 2 26 23 11 39 19 11 52 12 5

19. BINDING DEPARTMENT IN PRINTING HOUSE.

Time Worker at 16s.

1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 14 5 14 12 5 27 16 0 40 15 7
2 17 4 15 13 11 28 13 4 41 14 7
3 15 10 16 16 11 29 14 0 42 15 7
4 15 3 17 15 7 30 18 3 43 15 5
5 16 0 18 16 3 31 16 3 44 15 7
6 2 5 19 15 7 32 — 45 15 9
7 — 20 15 5 33 15 5 46 15 9
8 14 11 21 10 1 34 15 5 47 16 8
9 15 2 22 16 0 35 14 3 48 17 11
10 15 1 23 16 0 36 16 6 49 16 8
11 14 10 24 16 8 37 15 1 50 17 11
12 15 4 25 17 1 38 — 51 16 3
13 11 0 26 15 7 39 10 1 52 10 2

20. QUARTERLY AVERAGES OF A TIME WORKER—PRINTERS' FOLDING AND SEWING, &c.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1886. 14 1 1890. 14 4 1893. 13 10 1896. 15 10
" 14 8 " 16 0
1887. 15 3 " 11 0 1897. 17 4
" 14 4 " 4 5[x] 1894. 16 0 " 16 0
" 14 1 " 15 8 " 16 7
" 14 3 1891. 14 4 " 17 3 " 16 4
" 15 3 " 16 11
1888. 15 6 " 14 11 1898. 16 6
" 14 8 " 16 11 1895. 16 10 " 15 11
" 13 11 " 15 6 " 15 9
" 14 3 1892. 15 0 " 10 0[y] " 19 3
" 15 2 " 16 0
1889. 15 11 " 15 7 1899. 19 10
" 14 0 " 16 6 1896. 18 6 " 18 9
" 14 2 " 15 0 " 18 8
" 15 9 1893. 15 4 " 17 8 " 18 10
" 15 8

[x] Absent 9 weeks.

[y] Absent 4 weeks.

21. PIECE HAND IN BINDING DEPARTMENT OF PRINTERS AND STATIONERS.

1895.
Week.		 s. d. 1896.
Week.		 s. d. 1897.
Week.		 s. d. 1897.
Week.		 s. d.
44 15 2 21 16 1 1 13 10 33 —
45 18 0½ 22 9 10½ 2 14 1½ 34 —
46 14 6½ 23 13 0 3 17 3½ 35 14 4
47 18 5½ 24 16 1 4 17 1½ 36 14 1½
48 17 4 25 11 8½ 5 15 4 37 17 8½
49 16 4½ 26 15 9½ 6 11 9 38 18 0½
50 13 9 27 13 7 7 16 2½ 39 14 7
51 15 5½ 28 16 1½ 8 18 7½ 40 14 8
52 7 9 29 6 5½ 9 15 4½ 41 16 0
30 17 6 10 20 1½ 42 16 7½
1896. 31 19 4 11 15 2½ 43 16 6½
Week. s. d. 32 13 3½ 12 16 0½ 44 18 2
1 7 2½ 33 — 13 15 5 45 20 5½
2 14 2 34 — 14 16 4½ 46 19 11
3 12 9½ 35 15 4 15 15 0½ 47 19 0½
4 13 0½ 36 18 2½ 16 15 5 48 17 2½
5 19 0½ 37 16 9 17 12 8½ 49 17 9½
6 18 1 38 17 0 18 17 6 50 20 1
7 14 5 39 17 0 19 18 8 51 20 6½
8 14 2½ 40 15 10 20 19 1 52 20 2
9 14 10 41 16 10 21 18 1
10 17 5 42 19 2 22 18 4½ 1898.
11 17 5 43 15 4½ 23 14 2 Week. s. d.
12 13 7½ 44 16 1½ 24 9 0½ 1 —
13 17 1½ 45 16 4 25 7 2 2 —
14 14 0½ 46 18 2 26 13 9 3 —
15 11 2½ 47 17 4½ 27 15 6 4 —
16 15 2 48 14 0½ 28 11 11 5 —
17 17 3 49 14 2 29 15 1½ 6 —
18 17 1 50 15 2½ 30 18 8½ 7 —
19 19 4½ 51 15 4 31 14 2 8 —
20 11 9½ 52 13 0 32 10 5 9 —
21.—Piece Hand in Binding Department of Printers and Stationers—continued.
1898. 1898. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
10 — — 39 14 3 12 17 2 41 15 4
11 — — 40 13 9½ 13 15 5 42 14 7½
12 — — 41 14 5½ 14 11 2½ 43 19 10½
13 — — 42 14 9 15 15 8½ 44 18 9
14 17 2½ 43 16 9 16 17 9 45 19 1
15 16 0½ 44 14 11 17 18 3 46 19 6
16 12 3½ 45 19 1 18 18 6 47 21 2
17 13 1½ 46 18 2 19 18 6 48 18 6
18 14 0½ 47 20 3½ 20 16 1 49 16 9½
19 18 8½ 48 20 3 21 12 7 50 18 0½
20 20 3½ 49 20 6 22 16 5 51 19 9
21 20 3½ 50 18 2 23 18 2 52 11 10½
22 20 3½ 51 16 1½ 24 11 10½
23 16 6 52 18 1 25 15 6 1900.
24 17 9 53 10 2 26 20 2 Week. s. d.
25 19 1 27 15 8½ 1 17 9½
26 20 3½ 1899. 28 15 11 2 19 2½
27 20 4½ Week. s. d. 29 11 1½ 3 18 3
28 15 8 1 20 1½ 30 14 9 4 18 5
29 14 1 2 18 1 31 17 1½ 5 16 9½
30 16 5½ 3 18 7½ 32 16 5 6 20 5
31 20 3 4 19 5 33 — 7 20 1
32 14 8½ 5 20 2 34 — 8 19 0
33 — — 6 16 7 35 17 9½ 9 19 1½
34 — — 7 18 4 36 16 4 10 19 5½
35 15 10½ 8 18 5½ 37 17 10 11 20 5
36 19 0½ 9 17 6 38 18 0 12 19 2
37 14 6 10 14 6 39 20 0 13 16 5½
38 15 3 11 16 2½ 40 17 2 14 20 2

22. HAND FOLDER AND SEWER IN PRINTING HOUSE.

Piece Rates.

1895. Half-Pay
Earner.		 1895. Half-Pay
Earner.		 1895. Full-Pay
Earner.		 1896. Full-Pay
Earner.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
7 2 5½ 25 3 9½ 42 16 3 5 12 1
8 3 5½ 26 5 0½ 43 14 3 6 17 8
9 3 9 27 7 4 44 12 3½ 7 10 0
10 4 10 28 2 9½ 45 14 4 8 10 2
11 3 9 29 3 5½ 46 15 4 9 14 5
12 5 4½ 30 5 8½ 47 14 4 10 14 3
13 6 8 31 6 5 48 16 5 11 8 3
14 5 8 32 3 3½ 49 15 4 12 11 8½
15 2 4 33 2 0 50 12 6½ 13 10 1
16 2 7 34 3 9½ 51 13 9 14 12 7
17 5 11 35 5 1 52 8 1 15 5 6
18 6 11½ 36 7 6 16 9 0
19 6 7½ 37 3 3 1896. 17 14 7
20 3 4 38 3 3½ Week. s. d. 18 14 8
21 2 8½ 39 5 10 1 12 4 19 17 10
22 5 6 40 6 0 2 9 8 20 18 6
23 4 11½ 41 5 3 3 12 7 21 7 3
24 6 6½ 4 9 8 22 9 11
22.—Hand Folder and Sewer in Printing House—continued.
1896. Full-pay
Earner.		 1897. Full-pay
Earner.		 1898. Full-pay
Earner.		 1899. Full-pay
Earner.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
23 15 1½ 21 14 6½ 18 16 10½ 15 17 9
24 10 4 22 16 3 19 17 9½ 16 18 3
25 13 8 23 19 11 20 15 10 17 14 5
26 10 0½ 24 15 10 21 11 6½ 18 18 3
27 9 4 25 14 2½ 22 15 6 19 19 5
28 12 5 26 13 2 23 10 2 20 15 2
29 5 8 27 16 1½ 24 8 11 21 5 5½
30 7 0 28 12 10 25 12 5½ 22 12 9
31 11 2 29 9 2 26 18 0 23 19 11
32 13 9 30 9 9½ 27 17 4½ 24 22 2½
33 18 9½ 31 6 4 28 8 6 25 18 4
34 9 0 32 12 9 29 15 8½ 26 20 7
35 9 8 33 — 30 9 7 27 18 1½
36 13 3 34 — 31 15 11 28 19 9½
37 11 2½ 35 — 32 17 10½ 29 17 1
38 11 8 36 13 5½ 33 — 30 20 0
39 — 37 8 0 34 — 31 16 6
40 4 5 38 6 8 35 15 5½ 32 13 10
41 18 3½ 39 7 0 36 19 3 33 22 8
42 10 11½ 40 11 2½ 37 18 4 34 9 5½
43 10 1 41 15 2 38 18 7 35 —
44 16 6½ 42 9 9 39 19 3 36 14 0½
45 14 0 43 10 4 40 23 5 37 20 3½
46 14 8 44 10 2½ 41 18 8½ 38 19 2
47 3 6½ 45 16 4½ 42 18 5 39 15 9
48 12 4 46 16 10½ 43 12 0 40 18 6
49 12 3½ 47 15 10 44 16 9 41 20 0½
50 13 5 48 17 6 45 20 3 42 18 11
51 13 10 49 9 1½ 46 18 5 43 17 2
52 7 7 50 15 8 47 15 11½ 44 20 5
51 11 6 48 17 9½ 45 18 4
1897. 52 8 8½ 49 19 0 46 19 7½
Week. s. d. 53 7 8 50 18 9½ 47 18 5
1 10 3 51 14 5 48 19 9
2 14 1 1898. 52 12 3 49 20 0
3 7 4½ Week. 50 19 3½
4 6 4½ 1 17 11 1899. 51 16 6
5 10 6 2 5 0 Week. s. d. 52 9 6½
6 15 4 3 7 6 1 19 1½
7 16 9 4 10 5½ 2 19 10 1900.
8 15 2 5 16 7 3 17 11½ Week.
9 14 7 6 12 8 4 8 8 1 14 10
10 14 7 7 11 7 5 15 2 2 19 0½
11 15 3 8 12 11 6 19 8½ 3 20 9½
12 18 0 9 16 0 7 16 9 4 19 6½
13 12 0 10 17 5 8 8 9 5 18 6
14 12 9½ 11 18 0 9 11 7½ 6 22 4
15 15 1 12 16 2 10 17 7 7 21 7
16 8 5 13 13 3½ 11 17 5 8 22 0
17 9 7 14 16 8 12 15 0½ 9 18 9
18 11 4 15 9 10 13 12 9 10 17 5½
19 18 11½ 16 — 14 14 0 11 15 3
20 10 3 17 13 3½

23. FOLDER AND SEWER IN BINDING DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING HOUSE.

Piece Rates—Slow Hand.

1898. 1898. 1898. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
19 6 8 33 6 2 47 3 3 6 6 2
20 7 11 34 9 1 48 8 9 7 5 9
21 7 11 35 8 3 49 8 3 8 7 11
22 7 6 36 8 0 50 10 9 9 8 3
23 8 7 37 8 10 51 11 8 10 7 10
24 8 10 38 8 3 52 4 10 11 11 8
25 6 0 39 8 11 12 10 11
26 7 1 40 7 11 1899. 13 7 0
27 8 1 41 5 1 Week. s. d. 14 4 2
28 6 6 42 4 6 1 7 9 15 7 10
29 8 2 43 2 10 2 8 4 16 7 6
30 7 5 44 6 2 3 5 11 17 9 11
31 5 9 45 6 0 4 8 6 18 4 5
32 9 5 46 1 10 5 8 1

24. HAND FOLDER IN PRINTERS' WAREHOUSE.

Piece Rates.

1898. 1898. 1898. 1898.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 19 1 14 15 10 27 29 0 40 14 7
2 22 2 15 16 4 28 26 4 41 20 1
3 20 2 16 20 7 29 19 8 42 18 11
4 17 10 17 22 1 30 29 2 43 21 7
5 22 6 18 23 4 31 18 10 44 22 1
6 19 0 19 29 9 32 19 7 45 20 2
7 22 4 20 27 2 33 22 3 46 18 7
8 21 9 21 27 4 34 19 6 47 18 5
9 19 6 22 20 11 35 19 11 48 21 3
10 20 10 23 27 6 36 19 4 49 24 9
11 19 5 24 20 1 37 19 10 50 27 0
12 19 6 25 21 7 38 20 5 51 21 7
13 23 10 26 24 1 39 — 52 15 5

25. ENVELOPE PACKER.

Time Work, 14s.

1898. 1898. 1898. 1898.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1 13 8 14 9 10 27 13 5 40 13 0
2 13 8 15 11 4 28 13 8 41 14 0
3 13 8 16 13 8 29 12 5 42 14 0
4 13 2 17 13 9 30 14 6 43 14 0
5 13 9 18 13 9 31 11 6 44 13 10
6 13 8 19 13 10 32 13 10 45 13 10
7 13 8 20 13 10 33 13 9 46 14 0
8 13 8 21 11 2 34 13 3 47 14 0
9 13 9 22 11 4 35 13 10 48 13 10
10 13 9 23 13 11 36 14 0 49 13 9
11 13 8 24 13 9 37 14 0 50 13 9
12 13 9 25 12 5 38 14 0 51 13 9
13 13 11 26 13 9 39 9 1 52 8 9

26. MACHINE RULER.

The figures in brackets to the left of the wage give the nominal time wage.

Week. s. d. s. d. Week. s. d. s. d. Week. s. d. s. d.
1 (4 6) 3 4 1 (6 6) 5 10 1 (7 6) 1 2
2 " 4 9 2 " 6 5 2 " 6 8
3 " 4 6 3 " 6 4 3 " 6 0
4 " 4 6 4 (7 0) 6 10 4 " 7 3
5 " 4 6 5 " 6 11 5 " 7 5
6 (5 0) 5 0 6 " 7 0 6 " 7 6
7 " 4 11 7 " 6 9 7 " 6 2
8 " 5 0 8 " 7 0 8 " 7 8
9 " 3 4 9 " 6 10 9 " 7 6
10 (5 6) 5 6 10 " 5 1 10 " 6 11
11 " 5 6 11 " 6 11 11 " 7 5
12 " 5 6 12 " 6 10 12 " 7 6
13 " 5 6 13 " 6 11 13 " 5 5
14 " 5 6 14 " 5 1 14 " 6 1
15 " 5 6 15 " 4 2 15 " 7 9
16 " 4 0 16 " 6 11 16 " 7 10
17 " 4 7 17 " 6 10 17 " 7 9
18 " 5 0 18 " 6 10 18 " 7 7
19 " 5 5 19 (7 6) 7 5 19 " 7 10
20 " 5 6 20 " 7 4 20 " 7 9
21 " 5 5 21 " 7 5 21 " 6 0
22 " 5 4 22 " 5 11 22 " 7 4
23 " 5 5 23 " 7 11 23 " 7 5
24 " 4 8 24 " 8 0 24 " 7 5
25 " 5 5 25 " 7 4 25 " 7 3
26 " 4 6 26 " 7 6 26 " 5 7
27 (6 0) 5 11 27 " 7 3 27 " 6 6
28 " 6 0 28 " 5 10 28 (8 0) 6 5
29 " 5 11 29 " 7 5 29 " 7 10
30 " 5 11 30 " 7 9 30 " 7 11
31 " 5 10 31 " 5 1 31 " —
32 " 3 11 32 " 6 6 32 " 6 0
33 " 4 10 33 " 7 2 33 " 7 10
34 " 5 5 34 " 7 6 34 " 7 11
35 " 5 2 35 " 7 6 35 " 8 3
36 " 5 10 36 " 7 6 36 " 7 9
37 " 5 11 37 " 7 5 37 " 7 10
38 " 5 10 38 " 6 8 38 " 7 10
39 " 6 0 39 " 5 8 39 " 7 8
40 " 5 10 40 " 7 5 40 " 7 9
41 " 5 11 41 " 7 4 41 " 7 9
42 " 6 0 42 " 7 5 42 " 8 2
43 " 5 10 43 " 7 6 43 " 8 0
44 " 5 11 44 " 6 10 44 " 8 1
45 (6 6) 6 4 45 " 7 3 45 " 7 11
46 " 6 2 46 " 6 9 46 " 8 0
47 " 6 5 47 " 7 5 47 " 8 2
48 " 6 5 48 " 6 8 48 " 8 5
49 " 6 4 49 " 7 4 49 " 8 3
50 " 6 4 50 " 7 4 50 " 8 1
51 " 6 3 51 " 7 6 51 " 8 2
52 " 4 0 52 " 4 6 52 " 5 0

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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