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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 62

Average Rates of Wages

Average Rates of Wages.

The average rates of wages in each provincial district of the colony are shown in the table next following, and will be found to afford sufficient evidence of satisfactory remuneration for all classes of labour. This table of wages is taken from the handbook for 1892, published by the New Zealand Government, and was prepared after careful enquiry in the various districts. It must be borne in mind, however, that wages are always subject to fluctuations from various causes, and the rates given must therefore be only taken as approximately correct:—

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Description Of Labour. Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke'S Bay. Wellington. Marl-Borough. Nelson. Westland (Goldfleld). Canterbury. Otago (Part Goldfleld). 1. Agricultural Labour. Farm-Labourers: With Board, Per Week ... ... 8/ To 20/ 16/ To 20/ 20/ To 25/ 15/ To 20/ 20/ 20/ 251 20/ 15/ To 20/ Without Board, Per Day ... ... 5/ To 6/ 4/ To 7/ 7/ 6/6 To 7/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ Ploughmen: With Board, Per Week ... ... 12/ To 25/ 20/ To 25/ 20/ To 25/ 15/ To 25/ 25/ 25/ 30/ 20/ To 22/6 20/ To 22/6 Without Board, Per Day ... ... 5/ To 7/ 6/ To 7/ 7/ ... 7/ 7/6 7/ ... 8/ Reapers: With Board, Per Week ... ... 15/ To 25/ 48/ To 60/ 20/ To 25/ 20/ 30/ 48/ 40/ 40/ 40/ To 50/ Without Board, Per Day ... ... 6/ 8/ To 10/ 7/ ... 7/ 9/ ... 1/6 P. Hour. 8/ To 9/ Mowers: With Board, Per Week ... ... 15/ To 20/ 48/ To 60/ 20/ To 25/ 20/ 30/ 60/ 40/ 50/ 40/ To 50/ Without Board, Per Day ... ... 6/ 8/ To 10/ 7/ ... 8/ 11/6 ... 1/6 P. Hour 8/ To 9/ Threshers: With Board, Per Week ... ... 10/ To 15/ 40/ To 48/ 20/ To 25/ 20/ 30/ 42/ 40/ 40/ 50/ To 60/ Without Board, Per Day ... ... 6/ 6/ To 8/ 7/ ... 7/ 8/6 ... 10/ 7/ To 10/ 2. PAstoral LAbour. Per Week Shepherds, With Board, Per Annum ... £26 To £52 2 5/ P. Week 25/ To 30/ £52 To £100 £60 £75 ... £75 To £80 £55 To £60 Stockkeepers, With Board, Per Annum £26 To £65 30/ ž 25/ To 30/ £52 To £75 £50 ... ... £50 To £55 £55 To £65 Hutkeepers, With Board, Per Annum £20 To £35 ... 20/ To 25/ £1 P. Week £50 ... ... £35 To £40 £50 Station-Labourers: With Board, Per Week ... ... 10/ To 15/ 20/ 20/ To 25/ 20/ 20/ 25/ ... 20/ To 25/ 15/ To 20/ Without Board, Per Day ... ... ... ... ... ... 6/ ... ... 6/ ... Sheep-Washers: With Board, Per Day ... ... 8/ ... 5/ 20/ P. Week 7/ ... ... 8/ ... Without Board, Per Day ... ... 10/ ... ... ... ... ... ... 9/ 7/ To 10/ Shearers, With Board, Per 100 Sheep Sheared ... ... ... ... 15/ To 17/6 17/6 17/6 17/6 To 20/ 16/ 16/8 ... 20/ 15/ To 17/6 Men-Cooks On Stations, With Board, ... Per Week ... ... ... ... 10/ To 25/ 20/ 20/ To 30/ 20/ To 25/ 25/ 30/ ... 20/ To 25/ 20/ To 25/

Average Rates Of Wages In Each Provincial, District Of New Zealand During The Year 1891.

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Average Rates of Wages in each Provincial District of New Zealand during the Year 1891—continued. Description of Labour. Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland (Goldfleld). Canterbury. Otago (Part Goldfleld). 3. Artisan Labour (per day, without board). Masons ... ... ... ... 8/ to 9/ 8/ 12/ 9/ to 12/ 10/ 12/ 14/ 10/ 9/ to 12/ Plasterers ... ... ... ... 8/ 8/ 11/ 9/ to 12/ 12/ 12/ 14/ 10/ 9/to 15/ Bricklayers ... ... ... ... 8/ 8/ 12/ 9/ to 12/ 10/ 12/ 14/ 10/ 11/ to 12/ Carpenters ... ... ... ... 7/ to 8/ 7/ to 8/ 9/ 8/ to 10/ 9/ 9/ 12/ 8/ to 9/ 8/ to 11/ Smiths ... ... ... ... ... 7/ to 10/ 8/ 10/ to 11/ 8/ to 12/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 8/ 8/ to 12/ Wheelwrights ... ... ... ... 7/ to 8/ 8/ 10/ 8/ to 10/ 10/ 10/ 12/ 9/ 10/ to 12/ Shipwrights ... ... ... ... 8/ ... 12/ 10/ to 11/ 10/ 12/ 12/ 9/ 12/ to 15/ Plumbers ... ... ... ... 6/ to 7/ 8/ 10/ 8/ to 10/ 9/ 12/ 12/ 8/ to 9/ 9/ to 13/ Painters ... ... ... ... 6/ to 6/6 6/ 9/ 7/ to 10/ 9/ 9/ 10/ 8/ 8/ to 10/ Saddlers ... ... ... ... 6/ to 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/* 10/ 8/ 10/ 8/ 8/ to 10/ Shoemakers ... ... ... ... 6/ to 7/ 6/ 9/ 8/6 to 10/* 8/ 8/6 12/ 8/ 7/6 to 8/ Coopers ... ... ... ... 7/ to 7/6 6/ 9/ 8/6 to 10/ 8/ 10/ 12/ 8/ 8/ to 12/ Watchmakers ... ... ... ... 7/ to 12/ 8/ 10/ 10/ 10/ 10/ 15/ 8/ 9/ to 12/ 4. Servants. Married couples without family, with board, per annum ... ... ... £52 to £75 £40 to £50 £70 to £80 £70 to £90 £70 £50 ... £70 to £75 £65 to £80 Married couples with family, with board, per annum ... ... ... £50 to £70 ... £65 £00 £45 £60 to £70 £50 to £65 Grooms, with board, per week ... 15/ to 25/ 20/ to 251 25/ 15/ to 25/ 20/ 20/ 25/ 25/to 30/ 15/ to 25/ Gardeners: With board, per week ... ... 10/ to 25/ 20/ 25/ to 30/ 20/ to 25/ 30/ 20/ 40/ 30/ 20/ to 30/ Without board, per day ... ... 6/ 6/ to 8/ 7/ to 9/ 7/ to 9/ 8/ ... 10/ 10/ 7/ to 8/ Cooks, with board, per week ... ... 12/ to 20/ 10/ to 20/ 15/ to 25/ 15/ to 25/ 20/ 11/ 25/ 15/ to 20/ 15/ to 20/ Laundresses, with board, per week ... 12/ to 20/ 15/ 12/ to 15/ 12/ 12 12/ 20/ 15/ to 20/ 12/ to 15/ General house servants, with board, per week ... ... ... ... 5/ to 10/ 8/ to 12/6 10/ to 14/ 10 to 15/ 10/ 10/ 15/ 15/ to 18/ 10/ to 12/

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Description of Labour. Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. Mariborough. Nelson. Westland (Goldfleid) Canterbury. Otago Part (Goldfleid) 4 Servants—continued. Housemaids, with board, per week. 5/ to 10/ 6/ to 12/6 10/ to 12/ 10/ to 15/ 10/ 10/ 15/ 10/ 10/ to 12/ Nursemaids, with board, per week Needle women: ... 3/ to 7/ 4/ to 9/ 5/ to 8/ 5/ to 10/ 7/ 7/ 10/ 7/ to 8/ 5/ to 8/ With board, per week ... ... 10/ to 151 ... 13/6 20/ 15/ 18/ 20/ 15/ Without board, per day ... ... 3/ to 4/ 4/ 2/6 to 4/ 3/6 to 5/ 3/ ... ... 5/ 3/ to 4/ 5. Miscellaneous General labourers, without board, per day ... ... ... ... 5/ to 7/ 6/ to 6/6 7/ to 8/ 6/ to 8/ 7/ 7/ 10/ 6/ to 7/ 6/ to 7/ Stonebreakers. without board. per cubic yard ... ... ... ... 3/ to 3/6 4/ 2/ 3/ to 3/6 ... 5/ ... 3/6 3/6 Seamen, with board, per month ... £5 to £8 ... £7 £7 to £8 £7 £8 £5 to £8 £7 to £8 £4 to £8 Miners, without board, per day ... 6/6 to 7/ 8/ ... ... 9/ 9/ 10/ 12/ 9/ to 10/ Per day. Per day. Per day. Per day. Per day. Per day. Per day. Per day. Per day. Per week. Engine drivers, without board ... 8/ 8/ to 9/ 8/ to 11/ 6/ to 11/6 Per week. 40/ to 60/ Per day. 11/ 10/ 12/ 12/ 9/ to 12/ 60/ Tailors,, ... 8/* 6/ 10/ 10/ Per week. 40/ to 50/ 9/ 9/ 10/ 8/ 8/6 to 9/ 50/ to 60/ Per week. Per day. Tailoresses,,, ... 5/* 4/ 15/ to 25/ 5/ to 8/ Per week. 3/ 5/ 5/ 8/6 3/ to 4/ 25/ to 30/ Dressmakers,, 3/ to 4/ 4 to 5/ 10/ to 20/ 20/ 15/ to 30/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 18/ Milliners,, ... 4/ to 6/6 4/ to 5/ 20/ to 35/ 20/ 8/ 4/6 5/ 3/ 3/6 to 5/ 20/ Machinists,,, ... 8/6 3/6 to 4/ 20/ to 25/ 20/ to 25/ 5/ 2/ 6/ 3/6 2/6 to 3/ 18/ Per day. Per week. Per week. Storekeeners,, ... 6/ to 7/ 10/ 9/6 30/ to 60/ 8/ 50/ 60/ to 100/ ... 7/ 50/ to 80/ Storekeepers' assistants,,, ... 5/ to 6/6 3/ to 8/6 ... 18/ to 60/ 7/ 35/ 40/ to 60/ 7/ 5/ 20/ to 50/ Per week. Drapers' assistants,,, ... 7/ to 7/6 3/ to 9/ 40/ to 80/ 30/ to 60/ 8/ 40/ 60/ to 100/ 8/6 5/ to 6/ 40/ to 50/ Grocers' assistants,,, ... 6/ to 6/6 3/ to 9/ 40/ to 65/ 20/ to 60/ 7/ 40/ 40/ to 60/ 7/ 5/ 20/ to 50/ Butchers,,, ... 6/ to 7/ 7/ to 8/ 40/ to 50/ 30/ to 60/ 7/ 40/ 40/ to 60/ 7/ 7/ 40/ to 60/ Bakers.,, ... 6/ to 7/ 8/ to 8/6 40/ to 60/ 30/ to 50/ 8/ 40/ 40/ to 60/ 7/ 8/ to 9/ 30/ to 35/† Storemen,,, ... 6/ to 7/ 5/ to 6/6 40/ to 60/ 40/ 8/ 55/ 60/ to 70/ 8/ 9/ 40/ to 50/ Compositors,,, ... 7/ to 12/* 8/ to 9/ 50/ 30/ to 60/ 10/ 60/ 60/ to 70/ 10/ 9/ to 10/ 40/to 70/ *Mostly piecework † With board,

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Value of Principal Articles (the Produce of the articles. 1882 1883 1884 1885 The Mine. £ £ £ £ Coal .. .. .. .. 2,380 4,879 4,461 51,257 Gold .. .. .. .. 921,664 892,445 988,953 890,056 Silver .. .. .. .. 1,286 3,785 5,125 3,169 Minerals .. .. .. .. 8,597 4,010 1,436 9,141 Totals .. .. 933,927 905,119 999,975 953,623 The Fisheries. Fish .. .. .. .. 126 309 399 2,103 Oysters .. .. .. .. 399 1,462 3,190 5,550 Whalebone .. .. .. 40 822 8,511 1,451 Sealskins .. .. .. .. 151 ... 380 ... Whale Oil—Black .. .. 1,050 5,766 1,867 1,724 ,, Sperm .. .. 4,366 1,277 5,547 7,418 Other kinds .. .. .. .. 3,844 2,520 180 Totals .. .. 6,132 13,480 22,414 18,426 The Forest. Fungus .. .. .. .. 18,939 13,125 10,553 10,922 Gum (Kauri) .. .. .. 260,369 336,606 342,151 299,762 Timber—Sawn and Hewn .. 94,493 124,898 128,924 141,855 .. Logs .. .. 20,105 24,198 23,370 16,005 Other kinds .. .. .. 5,050 4,492 225 456 Totals .. .. 398,956 503,319 505,223 468,500 Animals and Produce. Bacon and Hams .. .. 5,321 8,069 12,433 19,761 Beef and Pork (Salted) .. 8,955 13,360 19,527 27.848 Butter .. .. .. .. 52,088 42,020 66,593 102.387 Cheese .. .. .. .. 10,130 6 892 25,074 35.742 Hides .. .. .. .. 15,946 22,002 38,199 39,290 Live Stock—Cattle .. .. 683 4,761 8,864 11.075 ,, Horses .. .. 1,642 52,345 56,789 75,150 ,, Sheep .. .. 1,758 2,286 4,859 2,524 ,, Pigs .. .. 76 39 153 170 Other Live Stock .. .. 3 52 169 25 Meats (Preserved) .. .. 54,397 72,778 59,224 81,401 ,, (Frozen) .. .. .. 19,339 118,328 345,090 373,857 Sausage-skins .. .. .. .. 162 1,223 2,372 Skins (Rabbit) .. .. 88,725 100,955 107,514 85,754 ,,(Sheep) and Pelts .. 61,159 46,500 54,741 59,836 Tallow .. .. .. .. 165,938 233,557 234,829 170,962

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Colony) Exported.—Decennial Table. 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 £ £ £ £ £ £ 52,133 44,083 61,367 76,228 67,003 91,173 939.648 747.878 914.309 785,490 751.360 1,007,172 2,946 3,453 71 4,043 6,162 5,151 7,395 8,466 11,805 19,543 14,892 9,703 1,002,122 803,880 987,552 885,304 839,417 1,113,199 4,135 5,803 6,393 9,909 7,714 7,373 3,688 5,962 11,927 8,745 7.044 7,078 4,223 499 276 95 518 165 .. .. .. 210 35 1,681 318 673 99 14 4 ... 5,377 1,000 ... ... ... 578 34 1,024 603 916 2,090 269 17,775 14,961 19,298 19,889 17,405 17,144 10,470 16,667 19,204 15,903 12,823 10,943 257,653 362,434 380,933 329,590 378.563 437,056 127.905 127,108 177,877 176,608 181,689 182,431 5,603 1,621 1,395 124 5 ... 770 934 2,607 4,866 8,947 9,069 402,401 508,764 582,016 527,091 582,027 639,499 34,308 33,111 21,790 31,156 32,128 25,182 22,101 18,197 21,622 28,853 20.322 15,795 105,537 54,921 118,252 146,840 122,701 150,258 45,657 54,562 78,918 67,105 84.986 86,675 31,564 30,198 37,539 41,641 35.906 29,737 14,121 9,877 11,577 10.425 7.151 7,335 41.134 48 094 34,655 20,728 29 700 39,551 2 690 2.944 3,581 3 764 2761 2,091 266 415 585 317 440 907 63 158 179 916 827 860 47,120 79,246 86,128 106,772 136,182 111,133 427,193 455,870 628,800 783,374 1,087,617 1,194,724 4,377 6,195 9,647 12,993 21,568 22,011 65,694 111,172 91,908 96,039 111,880 126,251 61,423 83,699 83,574 110,608 122,790 171,292 119,019 147,233 124,950 159,460 162,471 173,257

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Value of Principal Articles (the Produce of the articles. 1882 1883 1884 1885 Animals and Produce—continued. £ £ £ £ Wool ... ... .. ... 3,118,554 3,014,211 3,267,527 3,205,275 Other kinds ... ... ... 10,310 28,117 34,035 34,496 Totals ... ... 3,615,024 3,766,434 4,336,843 4,333,925 Agricultural Products. Bran and Sharps ... ... 25,614 26,716 41,556 34,581 Chaff ... ... ... ... 20 12 728 213 Flour ... ... ... ... 119,805 64,927 33,324 41,379 Grain—Barley ... ... 24,404 30,347 25,138 33,693 Beans and Peas ... 14,208 21,996 15,876 14,281 Malt ... ... ... 9,178 18,526 14,655 20,517 Oats ... ... ... 138,155 170,542 267.286 260,395 Wheat ... ... ... 736,224 1,067,309 436,728 181,766 Maize ... ... ... 1,380 19 7,141 3,045 Hops ... ... ... ... 9,623 62,423 18,810 8.346 Oatmeal ... ... ... ... 8,902 12,174 10.965 16.909 Potatoes ... ... ... 62,806 26,784 53 536 38,625 Seeds (Grass and Clover) ... 15,751 34,057 39,871 32,516 Other kinds ... ... ... 2,959 1,183 2,903 2,149 Totals ... ... 1,169,020 1,537,015 968,517 688,415 Manufactures. Ale and Beer ... ... ... 318 63 583 1,801 Apparel ... ... ... ... 947 1,118 1,880 1,739 Cordage ... ... ... ... 751 2,051 1,761 2,139 Leather ... ... ... ... 46,287 48,346 37,227 47,054 Phomium ... ... ... 41,955 36,761 23,475 16,316 Soap ... ... ... ... 3,134 5,021 3,791 3,842 Woollens ... ... ... ... 2.208 428 1,612 9,713 Other kinds ... ... ... 25,847 27,658 34,096 37,935 Totals ... ... 121,447 121,446 104,425 120,539 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 8,844 8,431 5,089 8,483 Total Exports (Colonial) Produce and Manufacture) ... ... 6,253,350 6,855,244 6,942,486 6,591,911 Specie ... ... ... ... 262,543 83,971 1,440 81,077 Other Exports (British and Foreign ... ... ... 142,115 156,784 147,741 146,951 Total Exports (Colonial and Foreign ... 6,658,008 7,095,999 7,091,667 6,819,939

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Colony Exported.—Decennial Table—continued. 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 £ £ £ £ £ £ 3,072,971 3,391,074 3,115,008 3,976,375 4,150,599 4,129,686 41,429 49,191 37,723 10,035 5,279 8,105 4.137,573 4,506,087 4,506,436 5,607,401 6,135,308 6,294,850 44,561 29,362 45,016 46 270 26,924 41,572 1,707 886 3,791 26,101 3,490 1,320 86,603 15,901 48,148 158.296 87,368 39,628 20,501 23,643 14,920 85,778 33,425 11,114 12,084 16,076 21,823 25,228 28,613 19,327 14,778 7,977 853 9,839 21,304 29,873 200,830 279,556 258,384 360,086 231,397 331,544 213,246 108,349 379,784 489,728 672,247 277,870 2,050 8,179 2,725 14,565 43,429 6,604 6,753 8,210 9,020 15,963 9,528 15,283 13,744 13,880 15,220 27,377 16,524 16,800 23,735 31,427 24,268 93,996 80,794 59,116 44,960 42,711 70,336 45,181 24,605 34,625 3,072 1.965 3,149 25,889 10,210 9,785 688,804 588,022 905,907 1,424,297 1,289,864 894,467 1,027 1,764 1,898 1,985 1,827 1,809 3,423 9,280 24,086 12,139 7,945 9,859 1,619 728 1,013 2,480 2,240 1,990 36,167 31,956 37,843 65,361 67,966 58,112 15,922 25,094 75,269 361,182 381,789 281,514 3,156 3,189 3,246 2,804 4,963 5,067 11,214 15,801 34,437 30,841 13,317 17,347 36,528 36,570 55,591 93,091 67,900 44,659 109,050 124,381 233,383 569,880 547,947 420,357 28,351 4,985 20,536 10,745 16.793 20,578 6,386,682 6,551,081 27,55,128 9,044,607 9,428,761 9,400,094 138,278 185,397 364,119 157,910 242,404 5,538 147,831 129,691 148,078 139,347 140,555 160,765 6,672,791 6,866,169 7,767,395 9,341,864 9,811,720 9,566,397

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