4
64
(c)
Men
Following are wages, etc. obtaining in other sections of the textile industry according to recent enquiries
Where workers are on piece rates the daily earnings for the full number of working hours are given.
(1) Weaving (12-hour-day)
Overseers &
Mechanics
) $150 )
-
(who often act as
$450 per month food & sometimes lodging.
Overseers)
Dyers
Warpers
Women Weavers:
N.B.
( power-driven )
hand-operated) Warpers
Bobbin Winders (p.d.)
hand-operated
$30 - $150 per month food & sometimes lodging ( $40 - $150
11
#1
($3.50 - $10 piece rates
$2.50 - $5 (majority)
$6 (a few)
$2-$2.50 piece rates $2.50 $7 piece rates $2 - $5
$1.80 $2.50
#1
11
"
Where automatic looms ate installed, earnings will exceed the averages given above according to the number of looms operated by individual worker.
(ii) Knitted Piece Goods_(10-hour-day)
Overseers & ) $150 - $400 per month + food & sometimes lodging. Mechanics
Men
Dyeing
Knitting
Men
$30 - $150 $30 - $150
11
"
11
"
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#1
情绪
#t
Women
Cutting ($30 - $160 per month food & sometimes lodging
($6 - $10 piece rates
Rates
$4 - $10*
#
11
vests
Cutting
-
$2 - $8
Women Bobbin Winding $3 - $5 daily & piece rates.
Seamers
shirts
20c 40 c per doz. singlets 30c 80 c
30c
"
#.
80 c
11
"
vests
10c 30c
Seamers
singlets 15c-40c
11
#
Sewers
-
$3 $9 piece rates
shirts vests
25c - 70c
#
FR
20c 50c
Sewers
singlets 35c - $1.35 "
H
Ironers
$3.50 - $9* piece rates
Ironers
shirts vests singlets 30c - 60c shirts 30c 70c
15c 40c
糟
#
"
M
"
-
Menders
-
$4 $6 daily
Button Sewers & )
Thread Trimmers $1.50 - $3.00 piece rates & daily.
(iii) Spinning (11-hour-day)
Unskilled
Semi-skilled
Skilled
Overseers
Chargehands &)
Supervisors
Men $2.00 4.10
-
$4.00 8.20
$6.00 10. $10.50
Women $2.20 4.10) Majority on $4.00 7.50) piece rates)
daily
Free
quarters.. Food
11.50
#t
subsidised
$6.00
-
10....
1
to the
value of
$12-$60
p. month
*Probably small percentage only attain the highest figure.