BUILDING TRADE:-
(W1)
AVERAGE RATES OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
Carpenters,.... Bricklayers, Painters,.
Plasterers,
Scaffolders ..................
Labourers (male),
11
(feinale),
$1.15 per day.
1.10
22
1.20
15
1.10
11
1.70
0.80 Ja
0.50 "
Working hours per day. Time and a half paid for overtimo. Free temporary sleeping quarters
provided on the building site and communal messing at cheap rates.
SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING :—
Electricians,
Coppersmiths,
Fitters,
Sawmillers,
Boilermakers,..
Sailmakers,
Blacksmiths,
TPRA
Turners,
Patternmakers,
Labourers,
Overtime-time and a half. Night work-double time.
$1.45 to $1.80 per day.
1.20 to
1.80 0.80 to 1,80 * 1.00 to 1.40 1.00 to 1.50
19
"
11
1.00 to
1.50 0,50 to 1.20 1.00 to 1.40 1.00 Lo
1.40 0.50 to 0,80
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TRANSPORT WORKERS :-
Tram Drivers,.
Conductors,
Bus Drivers,
Conductors,
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.$36 to $45 per month.
30 to 39
50 per month.
20 to 25 per month.
Working hours 9 per day. Free Uniform.
Bonus at end of year.
RAILWAY WORKERS (ĜoversMENT):-
Engine Drivers,
Firemen,
Guards,
Signalmen,
Station Masters,
Booking Clerks,
Telephone Operators,
FEMALE WORKERS IN FACTORIES:-
Cigarette making.............. Knitting factorie",
Perfumery,
Confectionery,
$540 to $1,000 per annum, $330 10 $480
$600 to $1,000 .$600 to $1,000 $1,100 to $1,800 .$600 to $1,000 ..$480 to $1,000
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17
"
17
"
$0.40 to $0.80 per day.
.$0.20 to $0.55
$0.20 to $0.50
17
.$0.20 to $0.60
14
Working hours from 7 a.m. to 3 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......
.$7.00 to $20,00 per mouth.
$15.00 to $40.00
H
.$15.00 to $30,00
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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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