In card mounting there is no training. It is picked up in a few months, and new hands start at about 8_s._ per week, time wages. WAGES.--_Binding Room._--The staff (12 girls) are all on time work, the extra hands are paid piece work. Time wages range from 12_s._ to 14_s._ I was shown last week's wages, and they ranged from 7_s._ to 15_s._, the forewoman having £1 2_s._ 6_d._; 7_s._ to 8_s._ was the predominant figure. Job hands on piece "make as much as 15_s._ in a full week," I was informed, but the wage book that week showed they had only made about 7_s._ or 8_s._ For overtime, time and a quarter is paid to all time workers, ordinary rates to piece workers. _Litho Work._--All wages in this department are time wages, and vary from 8_s._ to 12_s._ or 14_s._ In the wages book the predominant figure was 7_s._; there were two 5_s._ and some 8_s._, and up to 12_s._ When bronzing the workers appeared to get 1_s._ extra. _Card Mounting._--All time wages paid here, and they were said to range from 8_s._ to 12_s._ In the wages book, however, 6_s._ and 7_s._ were the predominant figures. Some were as low as 5_s._, and there were a few girls who had drawn 8_s._ NO. EMPLOYED.--There were about 200 employees, of whom one-third were women. The number fluctuated, I was told. _Litho Artists' Work._--8 or 9 men were employed on this, but no women on the premises. The firm often accepted sketches from lady artists living outside, some of whom could even work on stone. _Litho Machine Work._--Girls are employed feeding litho machines, and they have about 30 when busy. When I was there only about 12 were engaged. When bronzing by hand is wanted these girls are set to it (13 were doing it last week). In the same room is _Card Mounting._--There were only 3 girls at that, but sometimes there are as many as 12 or 13. This consists of pasting the advertisement, almanac, etc., on to a piece of cardboard, varnishing it, eyeletting it, tying the bits of cord through (the 3 girls were doing that), and sometimes putting gelatine over the surface--a minor trade, at which they get better paid. The same girls do occasional work in the _cutting_ room; not at the big guillotines, but (_a_) at feeding a machine which cuts the strips down or blocks into bent shapes like a small almanac of ----'s mustard which I saw; (_b_) at putting shapes on to huge piles of sheets of advertisements and labels, which are then pressed into the sheets by a heavy top weight being brought down by steam. They were doing some big "flies," on to which a string was to be put, so that they could be whirled round and buzz. _Binding Room._--There were only about 12 girls employed, but there was room for 100, and they have them in at a press of work. They do folding by hand in this firm for certain newspapers and all sorts of advertisements. Wire stitching is also done. They were folding various things, packing up labels, and so on, when I was there.