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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1992

TABLE 3: NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIES IN THE

MANUFACTURING SECTOR

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR INDUSTRIES

% CHANGE

CHANGE

MAR 1991

SEP 1991

MAR

MAR 1992/ MAR 1992/

1992

SEP 1991

MAR 1991

GARMENTS

178.8

186.6

189.9

+1.8

+6.2

GLOVES

205.4 224.8 226.3

+0.7

+10.2

HANDBAGS

214.8

221.4

237.7

+7.4

+10.7

COTTON SPINNING/WEAVING 232.6 238.3 256.5

+7.6

+10.3

KNITTING

187.9

197.6 205.8

+4.1

+9.5

BLEACHING AND DYEING

230.0

242.6 254.3

+4.8

+10.6

PRINTING

280.0

298.9

313.6

+4.9

+12.0

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

208.6

218.7

226.4

+3.5

+8.5

METAL PRODUCTS

222.3

233.1

242.0

+3.8

+8.9

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

268.3

276.4

283.9

+2.7

+5.8

ELECTRONICS

261.6

278.9 296.7

+6.4

+13.4

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

256. 8

259.5 270.6

+4.3

+5.4

MANUFACTURING SECTOR

214.4

223. 9 233.1

+4.1

+8.7

MARINE DEPARTMENT REVISES FEES AND CHARGES

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A VARIETY OF FEES AND CHARGES OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WILL REVISED FROM NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27), THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE, ALLAN PYRKE, ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

"THE

BE MR

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVED THE REVISION OF THE FEE ITEMS ON JULY 14. A FEE INCREASE WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR LAST YEAR BUT WAS HELD IN ABBYANCE BECAUSE OF THE MORATORIUM ON INCREASES IN GOVERNMENT FEES AND CHARGES.

/"THE INCREASES