APPENDIX V.
Reading edition
The following tables of wages paid to the workwomen as described, form, we believe, a unique record in wages statistics. The occupations and the nature of the wages, e.g., time or piece, are as follows:—
1. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).
2. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).
3. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).
4. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).
5. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).
6. Hand Folder in Bookbinding House (Time).
7. Learner. Folder in Bookbinding House (Piece).
8. Folder and Gatherer in Bookbinding House (Piece).
9. Hand Sewer in Bookbinding House (Piece).
10. Hand Sewer in Bookbinding House (Piece).
11. Machine Sewer in Bookbinding House (Piece).
12. Learner. Sewing and Collating in Bookbinding House (Piece).
13. Folding, Sewing and Collating in Bookbinding House (Time).
14. Collating and Sewing in Bookbinding House (Piece).
15. Plate hand in Bookbinding House (Time).
16. Plate hand in Bookbinding House (Time).
17. Layer on of Gold in Bookbinding House (Piece).
18. Printers' Binding (Piece).
19. Printers' Binding (Time).
20. Printers' Binding (Time).
21. Printers' Binding (Piece).
22. Printers' Binding (Piece).
23. Printers' Binding (Piece).
24. Hand Folder in Printers' Warehouse (Piece).
25. Envelope Packer (Time).
26. Machine Ruler (Time).
1. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates.
1898. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
4114103161½20118½371110
42152½41452178½38129
43157½51411½221111½39129½
44157½6157½239140142
451507150½2481041142½
461578151½251110½42137
4715591562664½43140½
481501014102762½44141
49147½11132½289945140
50161½121202987½46136
51164½131010½30113½4793½
52711½145431——4871½
151123240½49131
1899.1692½33109½50112
Week.1798½3412751810
11010½1882351215262
214419103½36125
2. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates—Quick Hand.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
179½14162277140133
2911512102898½41128
3169½1620102913042152½
4196171753012943140
5140181083112044116½
612319973251145162½
7139202623314746175
8185211743421347189
911422150½3516948150
1077231033615849—
11144½24117½37[x]—50—
1215625139½3813851—
131552691½3915452—
[x] Missing from wage sheets.
3. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates—Quick Hand.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
12501461½27251140210
22231525628258½41230½
320316190½291611422210½
42371723103016843221
5191118242318444206
6261019281326245170½
72162022433216½46266
8146211423422147208½
9235½2222335191148213
10251123234½3619949289
11253242510½37202502410½
122302522113820051234
13179262503920852—
4. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates—Typical Hand.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1169146827161½40127
2149½1513628173411510½
3145161162916042180
41511719530148432210½
51501820331151044193
614919138323945156
715820131033101046165½
81111½21112½34161047163
9169½2219135171048174
1016123177½36141149192½
111522415637111150156
12156251833811851154½
139326180½39150½5244
5. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates—Slow Hand.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
134½1430278840710
25101572½28974185
3711675½298342100
4761797307343100
574181183181044107½
67819773263½4577
779208133110½4681
865½2156½348104790
9872210035974890
107823813625½49111
11782481037—50810
12611½2589383951109
1359½26811½39575223
6. HAND FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Time Rates.
This worker was paid 18s. per week steadily throughout the year 1899.
7. LEARNER. FOLDER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Up to week 8 receives Fixed Sum, afterwards Half Earnings at Piece Rates.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1201431½27784060½
22015612852½4173½
3201658½2954½4260½
4201769½304114369½
5201877314104480½
6201972323104564
7202064½33610½4664½
8202139½34224762
9662269½35—4860½
107723611½36424974
1159½2465½3762½5063½
1261½2559½3861½5171
13492662395852110
8. FOLDER AND GATHERER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
175½1459274340140
216415113½2891½41131
3101162122913542167
4187172003017743143
514918128½317044135
6118½19125329145141
713920271133154461910
81911½21157½34188472111
91332215113517948182½
104323953661149111½
111462414537[x] —50147½
121772512138805189½
13197½26143½39193½5286
[x] Week missing from wage sheets.
9. HAND SEWER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates—Slow Hand.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
133½8122½1581022105½
25109108½16——2375
39101076171152486½
41011193185525—
511912851960½2655
6841310320131½2717[x]
7810½146112199½
[x] She left after this.
10. HAND SEWER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates—Quick Hand.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1510½1412027——40108
2——1513428——41123½
3158½162062914342103
41431720330131143125
51611184113110644143
6148½19653268451311
7134201963314746161
818621146341810471610½
9164221433519448138
1010723101½3617449157
11145-1224123½37[x]——50136
12107½25161½38161151125
13163½2615½3914752410
[x] Missing from wage sheets.
11. MACHINE SEWER IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Piece Rates.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1173½148102718140202½
2150151662820141188
3157½161662914042207½
415417171030—431711½
5157½181933112244195½
61671916832112½451710
716320161033181146219
8169½211083418947205
9185½22182½3515248233
10175½2316936140½49235
11199241363722250184½
12163251043818751201½
1313026178391815265½
12. LEARNER. SEWING AND COLLATING IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Receives Half Earnings at Piece Rates.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1—14810½27264033½
242½155128374155½
350½16552948½4274
451½17643046½4372
58101867½31724485
6210194632754545
74620410½338846410½
849½21543477½4770½
960½2258½3571½4868
1050½2340367149109½
1157½2492½37765064½
1250½257938910½5152½
1366½263439815219½
13. FOLDING, SEWING, COLLATING IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Time Hand.
1898. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
4119871982815649183
42194½81942917450187½
43196919103015651196
44198101943115652112
452001117632102
46191012181033—1900.
471961314034142Week.
482041492351721202
49191015166361742185
5019816160371723170
5119817164381764168
52118181623918851711
19164401886176½
1899.20164411927181
Week.211044219881210½
11910221644320119116
219102315644201110134½
3198241544520911159½
4198251644619412159
5196261544719813116
619102712648196
14. COLLATOR AND SEWER.
Piece Rates—Quick Hand.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1203141052718740182
218915153½28183½41183½
31891618229154½421811
4184½17208½3016443213
518101822131151144217½
6201191910½32910451810
718112018113319646189
8191½2112934177½47180½
92162220035160½48199½
102042318936176½49224
111910½241753718050195
12191½25171138171051196
1314426191½391745263½
15. PLATE HAND IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Time Rates, 13s. for 54 hours till October, then 14s. Overtime, 3d. an hour.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1128147112711440137½
2125151392812841128
312816144½29137½421410½
4128171363013043139
51210½1813031130441310½
6126½19130328245137½
712920144½33129½46147½
81210½2191½3413047186
91210½221463513648153
101302310936—49136
11130241210½37[x] —50136
1212925134½38130511310½
13117261303914105295½
[x] Missing from wage sheets.
16. PLATE HAND IN BOOKBINDING HOUSE.
Time Rates, 16s. for 54 hours. Overtime, 3½d. per hour for first 3 hours, 4d. per hour afterwards.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
11481491027139½40158
214715165½2815541158½
314816180½29158½42157
4151½17170½30155431510½
5155181573115744162
614101915032103½45153
714820192½3315746172½
8134½21101134160471810½
9151½22174½351610½481610½
10143½23157361810½491510½
11148½2415537[x] —50157
12148½251610½38163½51155
13157261510½39163½52911
[x] Missing from wage sheets.
17. LAYER-ON OF GOLD.
Piece Rates.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
122014842797½402011½
21931518128191141205
3178161582976½421611½
4176171003099431710½
5191118143119544151½
61710½19—32169½45139
7151020—3318846151½
811821—34246½47117½
922022113½3518748188
101882320113653½491410
1122124166371825097½
1219325169½3826351118
13151026124½391515241½
18. BINDING DEPARTMENT IN PRINTING HOUSE.
Piece Rates—Quick Worker.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1181141682721140195
21751515728211141147
3173162102925142135
41231718113024543195
51441816931—44171
61981921132—45134
71711202133323746178
8189212153424147180
9201221783525148185
1018112323336242492010
11207242723721550198
122010252683821951181
1320226231139191152125
19. BINDING DEPARTMENT IN PRINTING HOUSE.
Time Worker at 16s.
1899. 1899. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1145141252716040157
21741513112813441147
315101616112914042157
4153171573018343155
5160181633116344157
6251915732—45159
7—201553315546159
81411211013415547168
91522216035143481711
10151231603616649168
1114102416837151501711
121542517138—51163
13110261573910152102
20. QUARTERLY AVERAGES OF A TIME WORKER—PRINTERS' FOLDING AND SEWING, &c.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1886. 14 1 1890. 14 4 1893. 13 10 1896. 15 10
" 14 8 " 16 0
1887. 15 3 " 11 0 1897. 17 4
" 14 4 " 4 5[x] 1894. 16 0 " 16 0
" 14 1 " 15 8 " 16 7
" 14 3 1891. 14 4 " 17 3 " 16 4
" 15 3 " 16 11
1888. 15 6 " 14 11 1898. 16 6
" 14 8 " 16 11 1895. 16 10 " 15 11
" 13 11 " 15 6 " 15 9
" 14 3 1892. 15 0 " 10 0[y] " 19 3
" 15 2 " 16 0
1889. 15 11 " 15 7 1899. 19 10
" 14 0 " 16 6 1896. 18 6 " 18 9
" 14 2 " 15 0 " 18 8
" 15 9 1893. 15 4 " 17 8 " 18 10
" 15 8
[x] Absent 9 weeks.
[y] Absent 4 weeks.
21. PIECE HAND IN BINDING DEPARTMENT OF PRINTERS AND STATIONERS.
1895. Week. s. d. 1896. Week. s. d. 1897. Week. s. d. 1897. Week. s. d.
44 15 2 21 16 1 1 13 10 33 —
45 18 0½ 22 9 10½ 2 14 1½ 34 —
46 14 6½ 23 13 0 3 17 3½ 35 14 4
47 18 5½ 24 16 1 4 17 1½ 36 14 1½
48 17 4 25 11 8½ 5 15 4 37 17 8½
49 16 4½ 26 15 9½ 6 11 9 38 18 0½
50 13 9 27 13 7 7 16 2½ 39 14 7
51155½28161½8187½40148
52792965½9154½41160
3017610201½42167½
1896.3119411152½43166½
Week.s.d.32133½ 12160½ 44182
172½33—1315545205½
214234—14164½461911
3129½3515415150½47190½
4130½36182½1615548172½
5190½3716917128½49179½
6181381701817650201
7145391701918851206½
8142½4015102019152202
9 14 10 41 16 10 21 18 1
10 17 5 42 19 2 22 18 4½ 1898.
11 17 5 43 15 4½ 23 14 2 Week. s. d.
12137½44161½2490½1—
13171½4516425722—
14140½46182261393—
15112½47174½271564—
1615248140½2811115—
171734914229151½6—
1817150152½30188½7—
19194½51154311428—
20119½52130321059—
21.—Piece Hand in Binding Department of Printers and Stationers—continued.
1898. 1898. 1899. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
10——391431217241154
11——40139½1315542147½
12——41145½14112½431910½
13——4214915158½44189
14172½ 431691617945191
15160½ 4414111718346196
16123½ 451911818647212
17131½ 461821918648186
18140½ 47203½2016149169½
19188½ 482032112750180½
20203½ 492062216551199
21203½ 5018223182521110½
22203½ 51161½241110½
2316652181251561900.
241795310226202Week.s.d.
2519127158½1179½
26203½1899.2815112192½
27204½Week.s. d.29111½3183
281581201½301494185
29141218131171½5169½
30165½3187½321656205
31203419533—7201
32148½520234—8190
33——616735179½9191½
34——71843616410195½
351510½8185½37171011205
36190½91763818012192
37146101463920013165½
3815311162½4017214202
22. HAND FOLDER AND SEWER IN PRINTING HOUSE.
Piece Rates.
1895. Half-Pay Earner. 1895. Half-Pay Earner. 1895. Full-Pay Earner. 1896. Full-Pay Earner.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
72 5½ 253 9½ 4216 3 512 1
83 5½ 265 0½ 4314 3 617 8
93 9 277 4 4412 3½ 710 0
104 10 282 9½ 4514 4 810 2
113 9 293 5½ 4615 4 914 5
125 4½ 305 8½ 4714 4 1014 3
136 8 316 5 4816 5 118 3
145 8 323 3½ 4915 4 1211 8½
152 4 332 0 5012 6½ 1310 1
162 7 343 9½ 5113 9 1412 7
175 11 355 1 528 1 155 6
186 11½ 367 6 169 0
196 7½ 373 3 1896. 1714 7
203 4 383 3½ Week.s. d. 1814 8
212 8½ 395 10 112 4 1917 10
225 6 406 0 29 8 2018 6
234 11½ 415 3 312 7 217 3
246 6½ 49 8 229 11
22.—Hand Folder and Sewer in Printing House—continued.
1896. Full-pay Earner. 1897. Full-pay Earner. 1898. Full-pay Earner. 1899. Full-pay Earner.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
2315 1½ 2114 6½ 1816 10½ 1517 9
2410 4 2216 3 1917 9½ 1618 3
2513 8 2319 11 2015 10 1714 5
2610 0½ 2415 10 2111 6½ 1818 3
279 4 2514 2½ 2215 6 1919 5
2812 5 2613 2 2310 2 2015 2
295 8 2716 1½ 248 11 215 5½
307 0 2812 10 2512 5½ 2212 9
3111 2 299 2 2618 0 2319 11
3213 9 309 9½ 2717 4½ 2422 2½
3318 9½ 316 4 288 6 2518 4
349 0 3212 9 2915 8½ 2620 7
359 8 33— 309 7 2718 1½
3613 3 34— 3115 11 2819 9½
3711 2½ 35— 3217 10½ 2917 1
3811 8 3613 5½ 33— 3020 0
39— 378 0 34— 3116 6
404 5 386 8 3515 5½ 3213 10
4118 3½ 397 0 3619 3 3322 8
4210 11½ 4011 2½ 3718 4 349 5½
4310 1 4115 2 3818 7 35—
4416 6½ 429 9 3919 3 3614 0½
4514 0 4310 4 4023 5 3720 3½
4614 8 4410 2½ 4118 8½ 3819 2
473 6½ 4516 4½ 4218 5 3915 9
4812 4 4616 10½ 4312 0 4018 6
4912 3½ 4715 10 4416 9 4120 0½
5013 5 4817 6 4520 3 4218 11
5113 10 499 1½ 4618 5 4317 2
527 7 5015 8 4715 11½ 4420 5
5111 6 4817 9½ 4518 4
1897. 528 8½ 4919 0 4619 7½
Week. s. d. 537 8 5018 9½ 4718 5
110 3 5114 5 4819 9
214 1 1898. 5212 3 4920 0
37 4½ Week. 5019 3½
46 4½ 117 11 1899. 5116 6
510 6 25 0 Week. s. d. 529 6½
615 4 37 6 119 1½
716 9 410 5½ 219 10 1900.
815 2 516 7 317 11½ Week.
914 7 612 8 48 8 114 10
1014 7 711 7 515 2 219 0½
1115 3 812 11 619 8½ 320 9½
1218 0 916 0 716 9 419 6½
1312 0 1017 5 88 9 518 6
1412 9½ 1118 0 911 7½ 622 4
1515 1 1216 2 1017 7 721 7
168 5 1313 3½ 1117 5 822 0
179 7 1416 8 1215 0½ 918 9
1811 4 159 10 1312 9 1017 5½
1918 11½ 16— 1414 0 1115 3
2010 3 1713 3½
23. FOLDER AND SEWER IN BINDING DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING HOUSE.
Piece Rates—Slow Hand.
1898. 1898. 1898. 1899.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
196833624733662
2071134914889759
21711358349838711
2276368050109983
2387378105111810710
24810 3883 52410 11118
2560 39811 121011
2671 40711 1899. 1370
2781 4151 Week.s.d. 1442
2866 4246 179 15710
2982 43210 284 1676
3075 4462 35 11 17911
3159 4560 486 1845
3295 46110 581
24. HAND FOLDER IN PRINTERS' WAREHOUSE.
Piece Rates.
1898. 1898. 1898. 1898.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
11911415102729040147
2222151642826441201
32021620729198421811
41710172213029243217
52261823431181044221
6190192993219745202
7224202723322346187
8219212743419647185
919622201135191148213
102010232763619449249
111952420137191050270
12196252173820551217
1323102624139—52155
25. ENVELOPE PACKER.
Time Work, 14s.
1898. 1898. 1898. 1898.
Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d. Week. s. d.
1138149102713540130
2138151142813841140
3138161382912542140
4132171393014643140
51391813931116441310
6138191310321310451310
71382013103313946140
8138211123413347140
913922114351310481310
101392313113614049139
11138241393714050139
12139251253814051139
1313112613939915289
26. MACHINE RULER.
The figures in brackets to the left of the wage give the nominal time wage.
Week. s. d. s. d. Week. s. d. s. d. Week. s. d. s. d.
1 (4 6) 3 4 1 (6 6) 5 10 1 (7 6) 1 2
2 " 4 9 2 " 6 5 2 " 6 8
3" 4 6 3 " 6 4 3 " 6 0
4 " 4 6 4 (7 0) 6 10 4 " 7 3
5 " 4 6 5 " 6 11 5 " 7 5
6 (5 0) 5 0 6 " 7 0 6 " 7 6
7 " 4 11 7 " 6 9 7 " 6 2
8 " 5 0 8 " 7 0 8 " 7 8
9 " 3 4 9 " 6 10 9 " 7 6
10 (5 6) 5 6 10 " 5 1 10 " 6 11
11 " 5 6 11 " 6 11 11 " 7 5
12 " 5 6 12 " 6 10 12 " 7 6
13 " 5 6 13 " 6 11 13 " 5 5
14 " 5 6 14 " 5 1 14 " 6 1
15 " 5 6 15 " 4 2 15 " 7 9
16 " 4 0 16 " 6 11 16 " 7 10
17 " 4 7 17 " 6 10 17 " 7 9
18 " 5 0 18 " 6 10 18 " 7 7
19 " 5 5 19 (7 6) 7 5 19 " 7 10
20 " 5 6 20 " 7 4 20 " 7 9
21 " 5 5 21 " 7 5 21 " 6 0
22 " 5 4 22 " 5 11 22 " 7 4
23 " 5 5 23 " 7 11 23 " 7 5
24 " 4 8 24 " 8 0 24 " 7 5
25 " 5 5 25 " 7 4 25 " 7 3
26 " 4 6 26 " 7 6 26 " 5 7
27 (6 0) 5 11 27 " 7 3 27 " 6 6
28 " 6 0 28 " 5 10 28 (8 0) 6 5
29 " 5 11 29 " 7 5 29 " 7 10
30 " 5 11 30 " 7 9 30 " 7 11
31 " 5 10 31 " 5 1 31 " —
32 " 3 11 32 " 6 6 32 " 6 0
33 " 4 10 33 " 7 2 33" 7 10
34 " 5 5 34 " 7 6 34 " 7 11
35 " 5 2 35 " 7 6 35 " 8 3
36 " 5 10 36 " 7 6 36 " 7 9
37 " 5 11 37 " 7 5 37 " 7 10
38 " 5 10 38 " 6 8 38 " 7 10
39 " 6 0 39 " 5 8 39 " 7 8
40 " 5 10 40 " 7 5 40 " 7 9
41 " 5 11 41 " 7 4 41 " 7 9
42 " 6 0 42 " 7 5 42 " 8 2
43 " 5 10 43 " 7 6 43 " 8 0
44 " 5 11 44 " 6 10 44 " 8 1
45 (6 6) 6 4 45 " 7 3 45 " 7 11
46 " 6 2 46 " 6 9 46 " 8 0
47 " 6 5 47 " 7 5 47 " 8 2
48 " 6 5 48 " 6 8 48 " 8 5
49 " 6 4 49 " 7 4 49 " 8 3
50 " 6 4 50 " 7 4 50 " 8 1
51 " 6 3 51 " 7 6 51 " 8 2
52 " 4 0 52 " 4 6 52 " 5 0