+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ | FIRM N. | Dec. | Oct. | Aug. | | | 15th, | 6th, | 18th, | | | 1899. | 1899. | 1899. | | | Busy | Typical | Slack | | | Week. | Week. | Week. | | | Average | Average | Average | | | wage. | wage. | wage. | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ | | No. s. d. | No. s. d. | No. s. d. | | Collators | 18 15 7 | 17 11 3 | 18 11 0 | | Folders | 20 13 9 | 12 11 10 | 9 9 0 | | Learners | 16 4 6 | 5 4 1 | 7 2 9 | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ 1 Sewing Machinist, 23_s._ 9_d._ +------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | FIRM N. | Dec. | Oct. | Aug. | | | 15th, | 6th, | 18th, | | | 1899. | 1899. | 1899. | | | Busy | Typical | Slack | | | Week. | Week. | Week. | +------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | 20_s._ to 22_s._ | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 18_s._ " 20_s._ | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 16_s._ " 18_s._ | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 14_s._ " 16_s._ | 10 | 6 | 3 | | 12_s._ " 14_s._ | 1 | 10 | 5 | | 10_s._ " 12_s._ | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 8_s._ " 10_s._ | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 6_s._ " 8_s._ | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 4_s._ " 6_s._ | 0 | 1 | 3 | | 2_s._ " 4_s._ | 2 | 0 | 1 | +------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | | _s._ _d._ | _s._ _d._ | _s._ _d._ | | Median | 15 8 | 12 9 | 11 3 | +------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Quartiles | 16 6 | 14 6 | 12 9 | | | 11 10 | 11 0 | 8 0 | +------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Dispersion | ·16 | ·16 | ·21 | +------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ (Excluding Learners.) FIRM O. _Information obtained._--Wage lists in three selected weeks, probably in first half of 1900. Five hands.