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wife that she could not charge our ricksha coolie because he was not reckoned as a
servant.
4.-Nine dollars per month.
5.- Seven dollars per month.
6.- Yes.
G. MONTAGU HARSTON, Queen's Gardens.
1.—Yes, the utmost difficulty in procuring both chair and ricksha coolies.
2. Yes, especially at the beginning of the summer.
3(1.) A demand for higher wages. (2.) Higher wages and lighter work being obtainable elsewhere in the Colony.
4.-$9 per month.
5.-Three and a half years ago I paid $7.
6.—Yes, strongly in favour of such a measure.
WILLIAM HARTIGAN, "Scarteen," MacDonnell Road.
1.-Yes, frequently during the last two years.
2.- Yes, much difficulty lately.
3.-Wages, objections to doing house work, such as washing verandahs, &c., and complaints of hard work and various other petty reasons. In some cases dismissed for
rudeness.
4.-$8.50 per month.
5.-$7.00 per month.
6.-Yes.
T. F. HOUGH, C/o. HUGHES & HOUGH.
1.-No.
2.-No.
3.- Some time ago I used to keep private chair coolies, but had trouble with them; since then I have always employed an outside licensed chair. I employ two private coolies for my jinricksha, which I have generally finished with by about 5 p.m., after which hour have seen my private coolies carrying outside licensed chairs; whether the coolies have licences or not I do not know.
4.-$8.00 per month.
5.-$7.00 per month.
6.-Yes.
F. HOWELL, 20, Morrison Hill Road.
1. Yes, ricksha coolies.
2.-Yes.
3.-Cannot say; on receiving their pay, they state that they are going home, although I have seen several coolies that were formerly in my employ, running public rickshas. At times they have provided a substitute just from the country; when used
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