BUILDING TRADE:-
(WA)
AVERAGE RATES OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
Carpenters...
Bricklayers,
11041
Painters,...
Plasterers.
Bamboo Workers,
Labourers (male),
$1.15 per day.
1.10 "" 1,20
1.10
1.70 " 0.80 *
Coolies (female),
Working hour? 9 per day.
0.50
**
Time and a half paid for overtime. Free temporary quarters provided on
the building site au 1 cotrutinal messing at cheap rates,
SMIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING :
Electricians,
Coppersmiths,
Finers. Sawmillers.
Boilermakers,.
Sailmakers,
Blacksmiths,
Labourers,
TIL
$1.00 to $1 70 per day.
1.00 to
1.80
+
0.80 to
1.85
0.50 to
1.40
*
0,60 to
1.50
0,50 to 1,50
**
0.80 to 0.50
1,20
11
TRANSPORT WORKERS :—
Tram Drivers, -
Conductors,
..836 to $45 per month.
30 to 39 +3
Bus Drivers,
50 per month.
Working hours 9 per day. Free Uniform.
Bonts at end of year.
RAILWAY WORKERS (GOVERNMENT) ;-
Engine drivers,
Firemen,
Guards,
Signalmen,
Station Masters,
Booking Clerks,
Telephone operators,
$540 to $1,000 per annum.
.$330 to $480
++
$600 to $1,000
17
19
"
"
$180 to $1,000
+
$600 to $1,000 $1,100 to $1,500
‚$600 to $1,000
FEMALE Workers 15 FACTORIES:
——
Cigarette making,.
Knitting factories,
Perfumery,
Confectionery,
.$0.40 to $0.60 per day.
.$0.20 to $0,50
.$0.20 to $0.60
$0.20 to $0.60
尊师
17
Working hours from 7 a,m. 1o 3 p.m. One hour off at mid-day. Overtime from 6 p,mm, to 9 p.m. at
day rates.
DOMESTIC SERVANTS :—
Employed by Chinese,
Employed by Europeans..
.$7.00 16 $20.00 per month. $15.00 to $40 00
17
Gardeners. ...
$15.00 to $30,00
With free lodging and with Chinese employers generally free board,
Note :—The rates of pay of government employees are much the same as those of a similar
category in private employ.
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