| Occupation | Daily Wage Range |
|---|---|
| Locomotive Drivers | $1.50 – $2.00 |
| Carpenters | $0.80 – $1.15 |
| Bricklayers | $0.80 – $1.16 |
| Painters | $0.90 – $1.15 |
| Plasterers (including Shanghai Plasterers) | $0.90 – $1.60 |
| Scaffolders | $0.90 – $1.20 |
| Labourers (male) | $0.45 – $0.50 |
| Labourers (female) | $0.30 – $0.40 |
Working hours 9 per day. Time and a half paid for overtime. Free temporary sleeping quarters provided on the building site and communal messing at cheap rates.
| Occupation | Daily Wage Range |
|---|---|
| Electricians | $1.00 – $1.40 |
| Coppersmiths | $1.00 – $1.60 |
| Fitters | $0.80 – $1.55 |
| Sawmillers | $0.70 – $1.25 |
| Boilermakers | $0.95 – $1.20 |
| Sailmakers | $1.00 – $1.40 |
| Blacksmiths | $0.75 – $1.20 |
| Turners | $1.00 – $1.40 |
| Patternmakers | — |
| Labourers | — |
Overtime: time and a half. Night work: double time.
| Occupation | Daily Wage Range | Monthly Wage Range |
|---|---|---|
| Drivers | $1.00 – $1.40 | — |
| Conductors | $0.70 – $1.00 | — |
| Occupation | Monthly Wage Range |
|---|---|
| Drivers | $30 – $50 |
| Conductors | $18 – $20 |
Working hours 9 per day. Free uniform. Bonus at end of year — 3 days' pay.
| Occupation | Monthly Wage Range |
|---|---|
| Drivers | $55.00 |
| Conductors | $22.50 – $35.00 |
Working 9 hours a day. Free uniform. One month's salary bonus.
| Occupation | Annual Salary Range |
|---|---|
| Station Masters | $1,100 – $1,800 |
| Telephone Operators | $750 – $1,400 |
| Booking Clerks | $600 – $1,000 |
| Guards | $600 – $1,000 |
| Signalmen | $540 – $1,000 |
| Engine Drivers | $420 – $480 |
| Ticket Collectors | $600 – $1,000 |
| Firemen | $192 – $240 |
| Pointsmen | $192 – $240 |
| Industry | Daily Wage Range |
|---|---|
| Cigarette making | $0.30 – $0.75 |
| Knitting factories | $0.20 – $0.45 |
| Perfumery | $0.20 – $0.40 |
| Confectionery | $0.15 – $0.35 |
| Electric hand torch factories | $0.20 – $0.30 |
| Electric hand torch battery factories | $0.20 – $0.30 |
Working hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. One hour off at mid-day. Overtime from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at day rates.
| Category | Monthly Wage Range |
|---|---|
| Employed by Chinese | $7.00 – $20.00 |
| Employed by Europeans | $15.00 – $40.00 |
| Gardeners | $15.00 – $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.
| Occupation | Daily Wage Range |
|---|---|
| Transport coolies | $0.60 – $0.70 |
| Coal coolies | $0.80 – $1.00 |
| Rickshaw coolies | $0.60 – $0.70 |
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1936.
AVERAGE RATES OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
BUILDING TRADI:
Locomotive Drivers,
Carpenters,
Bricklayers,
Painters,
$1.50 to $2.00 per day.
0.80 to 1.15
0.80 to 1.16 "1
Plasterers including Shanghai Plasterers,
Scaffolders,
Labourers (mule),
"1
(female),
+
0.90 to
1.15 12
0.90 to
1.60
0.90 to 1.20
11
0.45 to 0,50 0.30 to 0.40
*
++
Working hours 9 per day. Time and a half paid for overtime. Free temporary sleeping quarters
provided on the building site and communal messing at cheap rates.
SAIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING ¦--
Electricians, Coppersmiths,
Fitters, Sawmillers,
Boilermakers,.
Sailmakers,
Blacksmiths,
.$1.00 to $1.40 per day.
1.00 to
1.60 "
0.80 to
1.55
+
0.70 10
1.25
"
0.95 to
1.20
1.00 to
1.40 "
0.75 to
1.20 "
1.00 to
1.40 *
Turners,
Patternmakers,
Laluurers,
Overtime-time and a half. Night work-double time.
TRANSPORT WORKERS :-
Tram Drivers,
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Conductors,
1.00 to 1.40
0.70 to 1.00 13
.836 to $45 per month.
30 to 99
Bus Drivers, Chinese Bus Companies,
"
Conductors,
JJ
"
"
Working hours 9 per day. Free Uniform, Bouus at end of year—3 days' pay,
Bus Drivers, European Company,
11
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Conductors, „,
"
30 to 50
18 to 20
$55.00 .$22.50 to $35
per month.
Working 9 hours a day. Free Uniform. One month's salary bonus.
BALLWAY WORKERS (GOVERNMENT):-
Station Musters,
Telephone Operators,
Booking Clerks.
Guards,
Signalmen......
Engine Drivers,
Ticket Collectors,
Firemen,
Pointsmen,
FEMALE WORKERS IN FACTORIES:-
#1
-$1,100 to $1,800 per annum.
750 to 1,400 "
600 to 1,000
600 to
1,000 1,000 15
39
540 to 1,000
19
420 to 330 10 480
600
**
192 to 240
»
Cigarette making,
Kuitting factories,
Perfumery,
Confentionery,
•
Electric band torch factories,
Electric hand torch battery factories,
.$0.30 to $0.75 per day.
0.20 to 0.45 11
0.20 to 0.40
"
0.15 to 0.20 to 0.15 to 0 35
0,25
0.30
n
J
Working hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. One hour off at mid-day. Overtime from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
dlay rates.
DOMESTIC SERVANTS :——
Employed by Chinese,
Employed by Europeans,..
Gardeners,..
7.00 to $20.00 per month. 15.00 to 40.00 15.00 to 30.00 P
++
With free lodging, and, with Chinese eruployers, generally free board.
Note:-The rates of pay of Government employees are much the same as those of a similar
category in private employ.
Trausport coolies,
Coal coolies,
Rickslis coolies,
....$0.60 to $0.70 per day.
0.80
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0.60 to 0.70 1*
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