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LABOUR REPORT. I .
Market Sqnare, December 2nd. 1854.
During the last few days there has been a
great scarcity of agricultural labourers, men for
the public works, &c., and we find it utterly im
possible to supply the increasing demands for
edple of that de?crip iot bechanics still ex
perience great difficulty fiobrazing work. Sea
men are plentiful, and their wages are still on
the decline, hands bar;nn been shipping readily
dorina the week for Europe, ia India and other
ports, for £5. Go.l Eng.i;h and Scotch female
servan:s are mrch wonted.
The fol!owing are the current rates of wages,
Mdarried couples for homre sattios, with
raior~s, per annmrm, £70 to £90. Do for out
stations do do, £ 15 to £60t. Do. with two iocoks
do do, £75 to £j.1). 'Married coupl's fe r
hotls, eit ratios, per anou?, £70 to
£100. S!opherdsa sith rations, per anum.,
£'1 to £4I5. Hutoeepo r~-, 'i ri.trn
per anrum, £35. Shea?sre, wit? raion.,
£L per IO0. B..:c'ck dIriver, swih r.t in, fu,
te roads, per we-c, £2 to £2 Ies. Do do for
ota:ion=, -wi:h rrt.in, er wek, "25o to .
Gartener, with rations, per -ear, £50 to £8.
-;room% ??it rori -, prr e:r, £,0 to £5-.
F.?-im s er ''ts, with rat.r-, p[r ;-ee, 25r t
:0s. P:i;zi:men, with rat.soti, per weck. 30
!.?o i. Gte:era uta efol s:atlr servant, wit:.
r.,iics, per wek, 2' to .25s. C:rep ters ft,
tva wi.rk, ??cd h?.n?a, per day, 2Ji to 25.,
3-h carFe:.'r, with rati,??, per :-re.k, 5!' t.
60 . S'iter.i ar.nd p!?,v.err, goal h.a:r+, : pe
iy, 2 to -. I?.ate - fr hor-, , per wer k
;a, to 40.. a?- co,',kr. 6,r h. ,?ds, per week
.2 to £3. !-r, pr aon it-r rrrao , h !
., 104. Hays,',k-re, per , 7ek, "ith r.ut,
25 to 3.5. L-rherers on the rorv., ratread
i.., wi:,?xt rar?,,, pcr dap, 10a to 12
.ione-hreak.-rs, per caSbic yard, 2- inch met.
, to 7s. Carters for town, without rations, pe
week, £3 to £3 10s. Carters for town, watt
rtion, pa smelek, 25 to 30 Crtern forzd4.
with ratiors, per week, & 0s to 40s. Splitte
post and rail, per hundred, without ration,
238 Wire fencers, per rod, o. to 4, acord.
ing to descriptton.of fence. Post and rail do.
(three rail), per rod, 3 ? to 4s. Fotrotters,
per week, 30s., with rations. Seamen, to
therantoLondon, £25. Do to Madras, faulritir
&e., £20. Coastin., per month, (A. B.) @
Do do, (O.S.) £5. Monthly wages to London
East Indies, &c., £5 to £6. Female Servan s
-Thoronoh servants, £23 to £28 per annno
Housemaids, £25 to £2S. Laondresses, £25
to £30. Cooks, £30 to £35. Nrsemlids, £1i
to £20.
H. FtTCHnir
Victoria Labour Market and
• Shipping Office, Market
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