| 2_s._ " 4_s._ | 1 | 0 | 2 | +-------------------+-----------+---------------+-----------+ | | _s._ _d._ | _s._ _d._ | _s._ _d._ | | Median | 13 3 | 16 10 | 9 6 | +-------------------+-----------+---------------+-----------+ | Quartiles | 19 1 | 19 10½ | 11 1 | | | 11 1 | 13 10½ | 7 10 | +-------------------+-----------+---------------+-----------+ FIRM L. Compositors. _Information obtained_: Complete wages of the six hands employed through 1900. No. 1 has been in the trade two and a half years. In 1900 she was away seven weeks (three, slack trade; two, holidays; two, ill); in the remaining forty-five weeks her wages fluctuated between 5_s._ and 18_s._ 3_d._, reached a total of £28 15_s._ 9_d._, making an average of 11_s._ 1_d._ weekly through the year, or 12_s._ 7_d._ per week employed. No. 2 lost four weeks in 1900 through slack trade. In the remaining forty-eight weeks her wages fluctuated between 5_s._ 6_d._ and 23_s._; reached a total of £40 4_s._ 11_d._, making an average of 15_s._ 6_d._ weekly through the year. No. 3 made £52 9_s._, working fifty-one weeks at £1 per week, making 29_s._ overtime, and taking one week's holiday; average, 20_s._ 2_d._ weekly for the year. No. 4 made £37 16_s._ in forty-four weeks, lost five weeks through slack trade, and took three weeks' holiday; average, 14_s._ 6_d._ weekly for the year. No. 5 made £39 1_s._ 9_d._ in forty-six weeks, lost four weeks through slack trade, was ill one week and took one week's holiday; average, 15_s._ weekly for the year. No. 6 made £22 1_s._ 6_d._ in forty-eight weeks, lost three weeks through slack trade, was ill for one week. She was unsuccessful in her work, and only averaged 8_s._ 4_d._ a week through the year. FIRM M. A press warehouse. _Information obtained._--Wage list in three selected weeks.