Yes.
78.
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Question 6.
No.
Yes: Conditionally.
24.
26.
N.B. The replies to Questions 4 and 5 shew that monthly wages paid five years ago ranged from $6 to $8.50 according to circumstances, and that present wages range from $8 to $12 according to circumstances.
APPENDIX E.
Selection of Answers to Questions in Appendix C.
G. C. ANDERSON, "Eilandonan," Mount Kellet.
1.-No difficulty in procuring chair coolies for the Peak. Great difficulty in procuring ricksha coolies in Town.
2.--Yes, with ricksha coolies, not with chair coolies.
3. The ricksha coolies were frequently absent when wanted, and, when spoken to, they always demanded more pay; in consequence of this I discarded my private ricksha and now use the public ricksha.
4. For chair coolies at the Peak I pay $9.00 per month.
5.-$7.50 for chair coolies. $7.00 for ricksha coolies.
6. Yes, anything to remedy the existing state of affairs. I would favour recog nizing and regulating the Guilds, like Trades Unions in England.
THOS. ARNOLD, 4, Albany.
1.-Yes.
2.-Yes.
3.--(1.) Coolies said that they could make more money as street chair coolies.
(2.) Obiected to do any work in addition to that of carrying the chair which
only occupied then about an hour each day.
Found them more bother than they were worth, so gave up employing them a year ago.
4.— At that time was paying $8.50 to $9.00 per month per man.
5.-$7.00 per month per man.
6.--Certainly not.
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