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AVERAGE RATES OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
Transport Workers.
Tram drivers $36 to $45 per month
Conductors 30 to 39 ,,
Bus drivers 50 ,,
Working hours nine per day. Free uniform. Bonus at end of year.
Railway workers (Government).
Engine drivers $540 to $1,000 per annum
Firemen 330 to 480 ,,
Guards 600 to 1,000 ,,
Signalmen 600 to 1,000 ,,
Station Masters 1,100 to 1,800 ,,
Booking Clerks 600 to 1,000 ,,
Telephone operators 480 to 1,000 ,,
Female Workers in Factories.
Cigarette making $0.40 to $0.60 per day
Knitting factories 0.20 to 0.50 ,,
Perfumery 0.20 to 0.60 ,,
Confectionery 0.20 to 0.60 ,,
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.
Domestic Servants.
Employed by Chinese $7.00 to $20.00 per month
Employed by Europeans... 15.00 to 30.00 ,,
Gardeners 15.00 to 30.00 ,,
With free lodging and with Chinese employers generally free board.
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS, ETC.
1930. 1931.
Rice (3rd grade) 9.2 cts. per catty 8.6 cts. per catty.
Fresh fish 26.2 ,, 25 ,,
Salt fish 33.7 ,, 32 ,,
Beef 21 ,, 21 ,,
Pork 19 ,, 23.2 ,,
Oil 12 cts. per 7 catties 12 cts. per 7 catties
Firewood 10 cts. per 7 catties 10 cts. per 7 catties
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AVERAGE RATES OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
Transport Workers.
Tram drivers
Conductors
Bus drivers
$36 to $45 per month
30 to 39
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Working hours nine per day. Free uniform. Bonus at end of
year.
Railway workers (Government).
Engine drivers
Firemen
Guards
Signalmen
Station Masters
1,000
$540 to $1,000 per annun:
330 to
480
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1,000
Booking Clerks
Telephone operators
Female Workers in Factories.
$0.40 to $0.60 per day
Cigarette making
Knitting factories
Perfurnery
Confectionery
0.20 to 0.50
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0.20 to 0.60
0.20 to
0.60
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.
Domestic Servants.
Employed by Chinese
Employed by Europeans... Gardeners
40.00
$7.00 to $20.00 per month 15.00 to
15.00 to
30.00
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With free lodging and with Chinese employers generally free board.
AVERAGE RETAIL. PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS, ETC.
1930.
1931.
Rice (3rd grade) 9.2 cts. per catty 8.6 cts, per catty.
Fresh fish
Salt fish
Beef
Pork
26.2 33.7
25
21
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54
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Oil
Firewood
10 cts. per 7 catties 10 cts. per 7 catties
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