Nipping, knocking down, or pressing. Cutting books or magazines. Colouring edges of books (where done indoors). Cutting leather, except corners, and backs for flush work from sheep and roan. Cutting cloth. Cutting hollows and linings. Cutting boards. Bevelling boards. Case making. Pasting down and building up. Flush work throughout. Finishing throughout. Assistant finishing throughout. Blocking throughout. Circuit and box work. (Bible trade.) PROVIDED:--That the representatives of the journeymen agree that they will not make it a grievance if female or unskilled labour is placed upon:-- The rolling, pressing before sewing, sawing up, or papering of outboard work. The laying on, washing up, or cleaning off of cloth work. The varnishing of cloth or Bible work. The paper mounts and pictures on cloth cases. Taking work out of the press after pasting down, and opening up. The carrying of loads of work about the workshop. Further, that the representatives of the journeymen will not object to the introduction of unskilled labour upon cloth cutting, if the recognised rate of wages of 32_s._ per 48 hours be paid after a probationary period of twelve months, in which the novice may learn the work. Owing to the difficulties of drafting a clause affecting the laying on in such a manner as to lay down a line of demarcation between cloth and leather work, it is hereby agreed to leave the subject of laying on _in statu quo_, upon the understanding that it shall not be the policy of the Trade Societies to interfere, except in the case of innovations upon existing custom.[2] This agreement not to be construed to the prejudice of the existing holders of situations. Adopted by the Bookbinding Trade Section of the London Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting on 7th May, 1893. JOHN DIPROSE, _Chairman_. Ratified by the executives of the hereunder-mentioned Societies on May 30th, 1893, and signed on their behalf. HENRY R. KING, _Secretary, London Consolidated Society_. WILLIAM BOCKETT, _Secretary, Day Working Bookbinders' Society_. THOMAS E. POWELL, _Secretary, Bookbinders and Machine Rulers' Consolidated Union_ (_London Branch_).