[There is a very nice set of girls at the Bible work; they are particular there about whom they take, and it is a very good house to be in.] GENERAL.--It is rather dull and tiring working because they are not supposed to talk to each other at Bible work. 8. _Printing and Stationery Firm in London. General Information._ TRAINING. In the Book-folding and Vellum Sewing Department the girls have an agreement to serve two years. _Age At Beginning._--Fourteen. _Premium._--None. _Wages._--6 months at 1_s._, 6 months at 2_s._ 6_d._, 6 months at 5_s._, and 6 months at 7_s._ 6_d._ per week. IN THE NUMBERING, RELIEF STAMPING, ETC., PACKING Department there are no indentures or regular system of apprenticeship but girls are expected to serve about two years. _Age At Beginning._--Fourteen. _Premium._--None. _Wages._--Girls start at 1_s._ per week, for, say, three months, then get three-quarter earnings. Very few are trained in this firm, they take on workers who have learnt elsewhere. How many branches learners are taught seems to depend on chance. Some old hands do all the processes, some only one. MACHINE RULING.--In this department there is no system. Little girls come and feed at 5_s._ and 7_s._ per week. When they have been at it a year or two they are drafted off to other departments. LITHOGRAPHIC WORK.--There is no regular training in this department. It only takes about two weeks to learn the work done by girls here. NOTEPAPER FOLDING requires no training. "Why! you could pick it up in a week or two." WAGES.--The firm does much work for public bodies, and so has to pay "fair" wages. The manager did not seem to know whether this applied to women's work too, but evidently it does. DEPARTMENT I.--NUMBERING, ETC.--The manager gave wages as 11_s._ to 16_s._ per week, some being paid on time and some on piece work. The foreman considered 14_s._ to be about the average. The following girls were questioned:-- One packer got 12_s._ (time wages) per week. Another packer got 13_s._ (time wages) per week. One piece relief stamper got about 13_s._ (piece work) per week. Another piece relief stamper got about 16_s._ (piece work) per week. One numberer got 15_s._ (piece work) per week. DEPARTMENT II.--LITHOGRAPHIC FEEDING.--Here girls start at 6_s._ and rise up to 14_s._ (time wages). DEPARTMENT III.--MACHINE RULING.--In this department all wages are for time work. Quite little girls receive 4_s._ or 5_s._ up to 7_s._ per week. They are drafted off when they want higher wages than that. There were, however, two older ones in the room who were folding and counting the ruled foolscap paper at 14_s._ per week. DEPARTMENT IV.--BOOK-FOLDING, ETC.--Out of the 45 girls employed in this department, 10 were on time work, and were being paid from 13_s._ to 16_s._ per week. The piece workers, according to the forewoman, were making from 13_s._ to 16_s._ per week, taking all the year round. Some were making over 20_s._ per week.