_Soy_ 0.45 0.75 Salt and _miso_ (including 1-1/2 _gō_ of salt and some _miso_) 0.40 0.70 Oils (3 _shō_ of kerosene and 5 _gō_ of vegetable oil) 0.45 0.69 Sugar 0.60 0.90 Milk (1 _gō_ per day) 0.90 1.10 Newspaper (only 1) 0.25 0.35 School expenses (for 2 children) 0.80 0.90 Stationery expenditure (for the children) 0.60 0.90 Hair dressing 0.34 0.69 Price of bath (every other day for the family) 0.90 1.50 Vegetables 0.90 1.50 Fish food (9 messes for the family) 1.08 1.80 Beef (6 messes for the family, about 2/3 of 1 pound) 0.60 1.20 Tsukudani and other auxiliary foods (6 messes) 0.24 0.42 Tea 0.40 0.50 Fuel 1.00 1.80 ----- ----- Total 17.21 28.20 Security money for rent 7.00 15.00 These include necessaries, but if other petty expenses are taken into calculation, a family of 6 members as mentioned above will require a monthly income of at least 35 _yen_ on which to maintain themselves decently. _Wages of Japanese Workmen_ Following is a table of the average wages:—