AnnualReport-1936 — Page 28

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AVERAGE RATES OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

Building Trade:-

Locomotive Drivers $1.50 to $2.00 per day.

Carpenters 0.80 1.15 ??

Bricklayers 0.80 1.15

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.

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Shipbuilding & Engineering:-

Electricians $1.00 to $1.40 per day.

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 1.00 1.40

Turners 1.00 1.40

Patternmakers 0.75 1.20

Labourers 0.70 1.00

Overtime-time and a half. Night work-double time.

Transport Workers:-

Tram Drivers $36.00 to $45.00 per month.

Conductors 30.00 39.00

Bus Drivers (Chinese Bus Co.) 30.00 50.00

Conductors (Chinese Bus Co.) 18.00 ... 20.00

Drivers (European Bus Co.) 55.00 35.00

Conductors (European Bus Co.) 22.50

Working hours 9 per day. Free Uniform. Bonus at end of year 3 day's pay. (Chinese Bus Co.): 9 hours a day. Free Uniform. One month's salary bonus. (European Bus Co.).

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25 AVERAGE RATES OF WAGES FOR LABOUR. Building Trade:- Locomotive Drivers $1.50 to $2.00 per day. Carpenters 0.80 1.15 ?? Bricklayers 0.80 1.15 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. Page 27 Shipbuilding & Engineering:- Electricians $1.00 to $1.40 per day. 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 1.00 1.40 Turners 1.00 1.40 Patternmakers 0.75 1.20 Labourers 0.70 1.00 Overtime-time and a half. Night work-double time. Transport Workers:- Tram Drivers $36.00 to $45.00 per month. Conductors 30.00 39.00 Bus Drivers (Chinese Bus Co.) 30.00 50.00 Conductors (Chinese Bus Co.) 18.00 ... 20.00 Drivers (European Bus Co.) 55.00 35.00 Conductors (European Bus Co.) 22.50 Working hours 9 per day. Free Uniform. Bonus at end of year 3 day's pay. (Chinese Bus Co.): 9 hours a day. Free Uniform. One month's salary bonus. (European Bus Co.). 31
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25

AVERAGE RATES OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

Building Trade:-

Locomotive Drivers

$1.50 to $2.00 per day.

Carpenters

0.80

1.15 ??

Bricklayers

0.80

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Painters

0.90

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Scaffolders

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0.30

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Working hours 9 per day. Time and a half paid for over- time. Free temporary sleeping quarters provided on the build- ing site and communal messing at cheap rates.

Shipbuilding & Engineering:-

Electricians

$1.00 to $1.40 per day.

Coppersmiths

Fitters

Sawmillers

Boilermakers

Sailmakers

Blacksmiths

Turners

Patternmakers

Labourers

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1.60

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0.70

1.25

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1.20

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0.75

1.20 >>

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1.40

0.70

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Overtime-time and a half. Night work-double time.

Transport Workers:-

Tram Drivers

$36.00 to $45.00 per month.

• Conductors

30.00

39.00

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Bus Drivers

(Chinese Bus Co.)

30.00

50.00

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Conductors

JJ.

(Chinese Bus Co.)

18.00

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Conductors

(European Bus Co.). 55.00

(European Bus Co.). 22.50

35.00

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Working hours 9 per day. Free Uniform. Bonus at end

of year 3 day's pay. (Chinese Bus Co.):

9 hours a day. Free Uniform. One month's salary bonus. (European Bus Co.).

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