In view of the importance of the preservation of authentic wages figures we reprint the Appendix published in 1849 by Mr. Dunning to his "Reply to a Letter from the Committee of the Southwark Auxiliary Bible Society, &c.," as under:--
No. I.
+------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | EARNINGS ON THE PREMISES. | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Piece Workers. | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | 1845. | Sept. 6th. | Sept 13th. | Oct. 11th. | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Ashford | 0 6 8 | 0 6 8½ | 0 6 4 | | Aggersbury | -- | -- | 0 7 10 | | Blichenden | 0 7 5¾ | 0 7 1½ | 0 7 7 | | Burkitt, | 0 5 2¾ | 0 4 3¾ | 0 4 10½ | | Mrs. | | | | | Brown, | 0 6 9 | 0 7 1 | 0 6 5¼ | | M. A. | | | | | Berridge | -- | -- | 0 5 7¼ | | Bozankae | 0 1 8½ | 0 4 8 | 0 4 0½ | | Betherston | 0 0 9½ | -- | -- | | Carpenter, | 0 4 5¾ | -- | 0 4 3½ | | Mrs. | | | | | Carpenter, | 0 7 0 | 0 7 9¾ | 0 6 6¾ | | M. P. | | | | | Cooper, | 0 5 4½ | 0 5 0½ | 0 4 8 | | Ann | | | | | Diggles | 0 7 4¾ | 0 7 9½ | 0 7 3 | | Day, Mary | 0 7 2 | 0 6 11½ | 0 7 3¾ | | Elliott, | 0 4 9 | -- | -- | | E. | | | | | Facey | 0 1 7½ | 0 4 3¼ | 0 6 4½ | | Hart, E. | -- | 0 6 2 | 0 5 0½ | | Joyce, | 0 7 7 | 0 7 8¼ | -- | | M. A. | | | | | Leggatt, | -- | -- | 0 3 5½ | | Mrs. | | | | | Pepper | 0 7 10¼ | 0 8 5½ | 0 8 11¼ | | Rogers, E. | 0 6 6½ | 0 6 4½ | 0 6 7¼ | | Richardson | 0 8 1¼ | 0 7 8¼ | 0 8 4 | | Spencer | -- | -- | 0 4 10 | | Satchell, | 0 6 0½ | 0 5 11¼ | 0 5 9¼ | | A. E. | | | | | Such, E. | -- | -- | 0 6 10 | | Smith, | 0 3 1½ | 0 7 8½ | -- | | Mrs. | | | | | Speak, | 0 6 2½ | 0 7 10¾ | 0 8 5¼ | | Mrs. | | | | | Touse, | 0 4 10 | 0 5 0¾ | 0 4 9½ | | M. A. | | | | | Wilkins, | 0 12 2 | 0 11 0¼ | 0 12 3¼ | | A. | | | | | Wilkins, | 0 7 0½ | 0 7 9¾ | 0 8 11¼ | | E. | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | | £6 15 11 | £7 3 7 | £8 3 5 | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+
+------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Time Workers. | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | 1845. | Sept. 6th. | Sept. 13th. | Oct. 11th. | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Osborne, | 0 11 6 | 0 10 6 | 0 10 0 | | C. (10s. | | | | | per week) | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Burrows, | 0 12 0 | 0 12 11½ | 0 12 0 | | E. (12s. | | | | | per week) | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Aurnett | 0 14 2 | 0 12 7 | 0 11 10 | | (12s. | | | | | per week) | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Holloway | 0 4 4 | 0 4 0 | 0 3 10 | | (learner) | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Dew (7s. | 0 8 1½ | 0 7 9½ | 0 7 7 | | 6d. | | | | | per week) | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Bocking | 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 | | (learner) | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Routledge | 0 9 4 | -- | -- | | (4 days' | | | | | work) | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Emery, A. | -- | 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | | (learner) | | | | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Mills. M. | -- | -- | 0 10 0 | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | | £3 2 5½ | £2 11 10 | £2 19 3 | +------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+
+-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | WOMEN WHO WORKED AT THEIR OWN HOMES. | +-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | 1845. | Sept 6th. | Sept. 13th. | Oct. 11th. | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | +-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Atchiller, | 0 8 1 | -- | -- | | S. | | | | | Anstead, | -- | 0 8 1 | 0 7 8 | | Mrs. | | | | | Aldred | -- | -- | 0 7 1 | | Bruce, C. | 0 4 11¼ | -- | 0 4 3½ | | Bullmore | 0 5 9 | 0 3 7¼ | 0 3 8½ | | Birch, | 0 8 6½ | 0 8 9 | 0 16 7¾ | | Mrs.(a) | | | | | Bell, Mrs. | -- | -- | 0 2 2 | | Burton, S. | -- | -- | 0 6 4¼ | | Clarke, M. | -- | -- | 0 4 8½ | | Cauline, | 0 10 3¾ | 0 7 10 | 0 11 0½ | | E. | | | | | Cox, Mrs. | 0 6 5½ | 0 5 1 | -- | | Collier, | -- | 0 3 8½ | -- | | A. | | | | | Fothergill | -- | 0 2 11 | -- | | Fisher | -- | -- | 0 7 0 | | Foster, | -- | -- | 0 2 1 | | Mrs. | | | | | Green, | 0 7 8½ | 0 4 0 | 0 5 6¾ | | Mrs. | | | | | Gulliers | 0 11 3¼ | 0 7 7¾ | 0 4 5½ | | Glover, | -- | 0 9 3¾ | 0 3 5 | | M. A. | | | | | Haydram, | -- | -- | 0 2 6 | | Mrs. | | | | | Hayes, | 0 9 1¾ | 0 8 9½ | 0 9 4½ | | Mrs. | | | | | Hartopp | 0 4 1 | 0 3 5¼ | -- | | Hearn, | -- | 0 3 8 | 0 2 8¾ | | Mrs. | | | | | Humphreys, | -- | 0 6 9¾ | 0 6 4¼ | | Mrs. | | | | | Hobdell | -- | 0 6 7½ | 0 3 7¾ | | Hatfield | -- | -- | 0 5 2¾ | | Hall, Mrs. | -- | -- | 0 6 10½ | | Joyce, | -- | -- | 0 8 9½ | | M. A. | | | | | Knight, | 0 9 1 | 0 9 1¼ | 0 7 8 | | H.(a) | | | | +-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Carried | £4 5 4½ | £4 19 4½ | £6 19 4¼ | | forward | | | +-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | 1845. | Sept 6th. | Sept. 13th. | Oct. 11th. | +-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Brought | £4 5 4½ |£4 19 4½ | £6 19 4¼ | | forward | | | | | Knight, E. | 0 6 1¼ | 0 6 6½ | 0 3 11 | | Kelly, | -- | -- | 0 7 1¾ | | or Skelly, | | | | | Mrs. | | | | | Lawrance, | 0 4 10 | 0 4 4¼ | 0 6 10½ | | Mrs. | | | | | Latham | 0 5 3 | 0 3 10¼ | 0 1 8 | | McDaniell | -- | -- | 0 5 1½ | | Matthews | 0 7 3½ | 0 5 0¼ | 0 7 3½ | | Mills, Mrs. | 0 8 9¾ | 0 7 7½ | 0 4 2½ | | Mozer, E. | 0 6 8¼ | 0 5 0½ | 0 6 2½ | | Margetts | -- | 0 7 2½ | 0 5 5¼ | | Mayes | -- | 0 1 6½ | 0 5 5 | | Moseley | -- | 0 0 9½ | -- | | Neascomp | 0 6 8 | -- | -- | | Norris, | -- | -- | 0 7 8 | | M. A. | | | | | Nichols, | -- | -- | 0 1 7½ | | Mrs. | | | | | Pottiee | -- | -- | 0 4 6½ | | Parker, | 0 3 0½ | 0 3 11¾ | 0 4 10½ | | Mrs. | | | | | Pool | 0 2 4½ | -- | -- | | Potter, E. | 0 5 7½ | 0 5 7¾ | 0 7 0¼ | | Pontifex, | -- | 0 6 6¾ | 0 7 7½ | | A. | | | | | Pearce, C. | -- | 0 5 1½ | -- | | Rumball, | 0 12 1¼ | 0 11 2 | 0 7 9½ | | Mrs.(a) | | | | | Rudge | -- | 0 6 8½ | 0 4 8½ | | Ross, Mrs. | -- | -- | 0 1 7½ | | Scott, Mrs. | -- | -- | 0 4 0 | | Sleap | -- | -- | 0 2 2¾ | | Slater | 0 10 5¼ | 0 11 3¼ | 0 6 4½ | | Sharp, C. | -- | -- | 0 3 1½ | | Such, E. | 0 9 4 | 0 4 7½ | -- | | Smout, M. | -- | 0 4 3¾ | 0 5 1 | | Sumner, | 0 10 1½ | 0 8 2 | 0 7 2¾ | | Mrs. | | | | | Tucker, | 0 4 10 | 0 3 4½ | -- | | Mrs. | | | | | Truscoat, | 0 5 6½ | 0 3 10½ | -- | | A. | | | | | Tattersall | -- | -- | 0 8 4¾ | | Todd | -- | -- | 0 7 5¾ | | Wichelam | -- | -- | 0 3 0½ | | West, Mrs. | 0 4 2½ | 0 4 1½ | 0 2 11¾ | | Weedon | -- | 0 3 5 | 0 5 3¼ | | Williams, | -- | -- | 0 3 7¼ | | Eliz. | | | | | Williams, | -- | -- | 0 4 8½ | | Eleanor | | | | | Woods, Mrs. | -- | -- | 0 5 11¾ | | Wacey | -- | -- | 0 1 5¼ | +-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | | £9 18 7¾ | £11 3 8½ | £15 11 0¾ | +-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | (a) Bills marked thus were for work done by more than one | | person. | +-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+
No. II.
The following names are a transcript, as far as it extends, of the Wages' Book of July 28th, 1849:--
FOLDERS. s. d. Stone 6 10¼ Carroll 6 10 Donald 7 6½ Fenning 10 1¾ Nalty 6 0 Zugg 9 8 Read 5 6¼ Thomson 5 3¾ Frazier 4 7 Parker 7 2 Philpots, Mrs. (2 weeks) 9 1 Salter 7 1 Routledge 10 2¾ Giles 7 11½ Name not known 8 7½ Hodnett 7 10½ Measor 6 6 Moss 7 1½ Smith 3 2¼ York 6 6¼ Ainsworth 6 5 Smith 5 10 Surridge 5 0¾ Read 5 11¼ Hone 6 11¾ Stroud (2 weeks) 14 11¼ Pritlove 6 1½ Jolly 7 10¾ Thomas 6 10½ Olpin 8 7¾ Brown 7 0½ Desaper 7 0¾ Harlow 3 11¼ Glynn 7 0¾ Haywood 7 5¾ Cooper 6 1 Charles 7 11¾ Gauntry 5 5½ Leat 4 4½ Beattie 7 2½ Lockwood 8 7½ Burton 5 9¾ Cook 6 11¼ Spall 5 0¼ Name not known 6 2½ Shay 6 10 Hockley 8 4¼ Hodson 4 2 Coghan 3 9½ Charles 4 9¼ Donovan 6 6¼ Newham 3 9½ Brown, O. 7 9¾ Cleaver 6 9¾ Mallison 6 8 Chelsom 3 8¼ Griffiths 6 4½ Timlett 7 0 Guyon 5 4¾ Johnson 5 4 Smith 5 7 Daniells 3 4 Paris 5 10½ Rawlings 7 11½ Long 3 11¼ Macintosh 5 7 Cracknell 5 4 Old 7 2
SEWERS. s. d. Clarke 5 9½ Trimnell 8 3¾ Abbott 7 0¾ Hawkins 5 7½ Hubbard 5 3¾ Deacles 6 6 Norcutt 6 3¼
Time Workers. s. d. Mrs. Brinton (Lewis) 15 9 Mary Shea 7 6 Mary Carpenter 9 0 Anne Cooper 8 10½ E. Manvill 10 11 Hardy 10 11 Norris 9 1 Aldred 8 11 Collis 8 11 Hayes 10 0 Kinder 10 11 Wilkins 10 0 Joyce 7 3 Dew 7 3 M. Joyce 7 4½
No. III.
+----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | FOLDERS' WAGES FOR THE FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE DISPUTE. | +----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | | | 4th. | 11th. | 18th. | 23rd. | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | +----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | M. E. Zugg | 0 10 6¼ | 0 8 3¼ | 0 9 8 | 0 7 1¾ | | A. Harlow | -- | -- | -- | 0 3 11½ | | M. A. Long | 0 8 4 | 0 8 6 | 0 7 11 | 0 5 0 | | S. Olpin | 0 8 3¾ | 0 7 6½ | 0 8 9 | 0 5 11 | | M. Fowler | 0 6 0 | 0 5 11 | 0 6 1 | 0 2 7½ | | M. Morris | -- | -- | -- | 0 5 1 | | M. Beatie | 0 7 4 | 0 7 0 | 0 7 0½ | 0 3 2 | | M. Parker | 0 8 0¼ | 0 8 4 | 0 7 9 | 0 5 9 | | M. A. Jolly | 0 9 3½ | 0 8 9 | 0 7 5 | 0 5 3 | | M. Thomas | 0 8 3 | 0 7 1 | 0 6 10½ | 0 4 5½ | | E. Carroll | 0 6 7 | 0 6 4½ | 0 6 7 | 0 4 6 | | M. Sheay | 0 6 9 | 0 6 1¾ | 0 6 5 | 0 2 11½ | | H. Donovan | 0 6 4 | 0 6 1¾ | 0 7 0¼ | 0 4 0 | | E. Hone | 0 8 4 | 0 7 3¼ | 0 6 11¾ | 0 4 11½ | | S. Moss | 0 6 6 | 0 7 0 | 0 6 10 | 0 7 1½ | | E. Hainsworth | 0 7 0 | 0 7 7 | 0 8 3 | 0 4 3 | | E. Timlett | 0 7 0 | 0 6 11½ | 0 7 2 | 0 6 11½ | | M. Cracknell | 0 6 0 | 0 5 9 | 0 5 6 | 0 6 0 | | C. Guyon | 0 6 4 | 0 7 0 | 0 7 2 | 0 1 11 | | Mrs. Philpot | 0 4 2 | 0 4 0 | 0 4 6 | 0 2 8 | | P. Measor | 0 7 8 | 0 6 11 | 0 6 5 | 0 5 10½ | | M. Cooke | 0 6 1 | 0 4 6 | 0 6 4 | 0 1 4 | | M. Stone | 0 6 4 | 0 6 6 | 0 6 10 | 0 3 6¾ | | M. Cleaver | 0 6 4¾ | 0 6 7 | 0 6 6 | 0 4 0 | | M. E. Reide | 0 6 3½ | 0 6 8½ | 0 6 4 | 0 4 0 | | M. Foweraker | 0 9 11 | 0 12 0 | 0 8 7¾ | 0 5 11 | | A. Hodnett | 0 8 6 | 0 9 6 | 0 7 4 | 0 5 0½ | | M. Smith | 0 6 7½ | 0 6 4 | 0 6 6 | 0 2 10½ | | A. Smith | 0 7 2 | 0 5 4 | 0 6 2½ | 0 1 9¾ | | M. Frazier | 0 6 5 | 0 4 3 | 0 4 6½ | 0 4 3½ | | M. Roach | 0 6 3 | 0 4 2 | 0 5 9 | 0 3 3 | | C. Mallison | 0 5 6 | 0 5 0 | 0 5 9 | 0 3 2½ | | S. Macintosh | 0 4 4 | 0 5 0 | 0 4 11 | 0 2 0½ | | B. J. Salter | 0 9 6 | 0 9 0¼ | 0 8 1½ | 0 6 1¾ | | M. J. Smith | 0 7 0¼ | 0 6 11½ | 0 5 6 | 0 3 0 | | E. Daniels | 0 5 3½ | 0 4 6¼ | 0 3 6¾ | 0 1 11½ | | M. Brown | 0 7 0¼ | 0 6 0¾ | 0 5 6 | 0 3 2¼ | | E. Rallians | 0 7 3½ | 0 7 6¼ | 0 7 0 | 0 5 0 | | W. Reide | 0 8 4 | 0 8 1¼ | 0 7 7¾ | 0 5 0 | | M. A. Lockwood | 0 5 0¾ | 0 8 1½ | 0 7 1½ | 0 6 8 | | E. Spall | 0 7 5¾ | 0 6 1 | 0 5 6 | 0 4 0 | | J. Griffith | -- | 0 4 8½ | 0 4 3 | 0 2 8½ | | M. Thomson | 0 6 9 | 0 6 3½ | 0 6 4 | 0 4 1½ | | L. Farris | 0 4 6½ | 0 5 1 | 0 3 4 | 0 1 9½ | | M. Glyn | 0 7 0 | 0 6 7½ | 0 6 9 | 0 3 10½ | | L. Yorke | 0 6 4 | 0 6 0¼ | 0 6 3 | 0 4 1 | | C. Brown | 0 8 3½ | 0 8 0 | 0 7 0½ | 0 4 10½ | | M. Fenning | 0 8 7 | 0 8 3½ | 0 8 0 | 0 6 4½ | | E. Burton | 0 7 0 | 0 6 3½ | 0 6 0 | 0 5 2½ | +----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | | £16 4 6¾ | £15 18 2½ | £15 7 10½ | £10 7 3½ | +----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
+---------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------+ | SEWERS' WAGES FOR THE FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE DISPUTE. | +---------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------+ | -- | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | | | 4th. | 11th. | 18th. |23rd. | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | +---------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------+ | M. Richardson | 0 6 4 | 0 6 10 | 0 7 1½ | 0 4 9 | | M. Touse | 0 5 10 | 0 6 0 | 0 5 11 | 0 4 6 | | E. Hawkins | -- | -- | -- | 0 4 8¼ | | A. Hanson | 0 6 0¼ | 0 5 10 | 0 5 11 | 0 5 1 | | M. Clements | 0 6 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 6 1 | 0 4 7½ | | L. Thomson | 0 6 4½ | 0 6 10 | 0 7 4½ | 0 5 2 | | E. Webb | 0 7 7 | 0 7 3 | 0 8 3 | 0 8 0 | | E. Wigmore | 0 6 10½ | 0 7 0 | 0 7 2½ | 0 4 8½ | | H. Gammon | 0 7 0 | 0 6 6 | 0 6 0 | 0 2 6 | | A. Butcher | 0 10 0 | 0 10 4 | 0 10 10 | 0 9 7½ | | E. Taylor | 0 7 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 7 1½ | 0 2 0 | | M. Wheatley | 0 7 2 | 0 6 5 | 0 7 0 | 0 5 11 | | E. Harris | -- | 0 5 0 | 0 5 4½ | 0 3 1¾ | | J. Williams | 0 7 3 | 0 7 0 | 0 7 1 | 0 2 6 | | H. Hutchinson | 0 6 9 | 0 6 9¼ | 0 6 2½ | 0 5 2½ | | E. Ashford | 0 7 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 7 10 | 0 8 1 | | R. Howell | 0 8 8 | 0 6 8 | 0 6 4 | 0 4 2½ | | M. Hubbard | 0 7 0 | 0 6 10 | 0 6 6 | 0 5 0½ | | M. Abbott | 0 8 0 | 0 8 4 | 0 8 1 | 0 6 8 | | M. Akerman | 0 8 0 | 0 8 6 | 0 8 6 | 0 7 2 | | A. Hall | 0 7 4 | 0 7 2 | 0 7 0 | 0 5 6 | | E. Ellis | 0 3 11 | 0 4 5 | 0 5 6 | 0 1 6 | | M. Gildbody | 0 7 1 | 0 7 4 | 0 7 6 | 0 3 6 | | M. Mack | 0 10 7 | 0 10 1 | 0 10 4 | 0 9 10 | | E. Potter | 0 7 6 | 0 7 0 | 0 7 4 | 0 6 6 | | C. Collier | 0 9 0 | 0 8 6 | 0 7 9 | 0 7 0 | | M. Smiley | 0 5 2 | 0 4 10 | 0 5 0 | 0 4 3 | | A. Clarke | 0 7 0 | 0 5 3 | 0 6 1 | 0 4 5 | | B. Mealoney | 0 6 8½ | 0 7 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 4 6 | | M. A. | 0 7 0 | 0 7 5 | 0 8 3 | 0 6 6 | | Sullivan | | | | | | M. Diggles | 0 6 6½ | 0 6 5½ | 0 6 3 | 0 6 1 | | J. Purvey | 0 6 0 | 0 6 1¾ | 0 6 3 | 0 5 6½ | | M. Reding | 0 9 9½ | 0 9 2 | 0 9 4 | 0 8 2½ | | L. Tattersall | 0 6 10 | 0 7 0 | 0 6 6 | 0 7 0 | | E. Treacher | 0 5 3½ | 0 5 6 | 0 5 2½ | 0 3 8½ | | M. Davis | 0 9 1½ | 0 9 0 | 0 9 7 | 0 7 0¼ | | E. Griffiths | 0 7 5 | 0 7 3½ | 0 7 0 | 0 7 0½ | | M. Clarke | 0 8 10½ | 0 9 3½ | 0 9 0 | 0 7 1½ | | M. Perkins | 0 7 3½ | 0 6 10 | 0 7 7½ | 0 5 0½ | | E. Marshall | 0 7 0 | 0 6 1½ | 0 6 6 | 0 4 8½ | | G. Trimnell | 0 6 2½ | 0 5 5¾ | 0 4 2½ | 0 2 11 | | H. Night | 0 6 1½ | 0 5 10½ | 0 6 0 | 0 4 3 | | M. Norcott | 0 5 10 | 0 6 0¼ | 0 6 0 | 0 6 5½ | | M. Goldwin | 0 6 3½ | 0 6 6¾ | 0 6 5 | 0 5 4½ | | E. Ainyouns | 0 6 5½ | 0 6 0 | 0 5 3 | 0 4 1 | | M. Newnham | 0 6 0 | 0 6 1½ | 0 6 0 | 0 5 8 | | M. Rodgers | 0 7 0 | 0 6 10½ | 0 7 0 | 0 6 0½ | | C. Greentree | 0 7 0½ | 0 7 0 | 0 7 5 | 0 4 11 | | J. Greenaway | 0 7 5¾ | 0 8 6 | 0 7 0 | 0 3 11 | | E. Carrington | 0 7 1½ | 0 7 7¼ | 0 7 6 | 0 5 11½ | | S. Greenaway | 0 6 2½ | 0 6 1½ | 0 6 6 | 0 4 3 | | M. Key | 0 7 6 | 0 7 0 | 0 5 2 | 0 5 9¼ | | S. Williams | 0 8 4 | 0 5 1½ | 0 7 1 | 0 6 0¼ | +---------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------+ | | £18 1 10¾ | £17 18 9½ | £17 19 11¼ | £14 4 2¼ | +---------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------+
These tables are also valuable on account of the light they throw upon the organisation of the bookbinding trade in the middle of last century. It will be seen for instance that the week indicated by "October 11" in Table I was a specially busy week, and that in consequence the payments made to the home workers were much above those made for September 6th or 13th. Under September 6th, twenty-eight home workers were engaged, and next week thirty-nine, but under October 11th the number had risen to fifty-seven. It is also worthy of note that E. Such was an indoor worker under October 11th, but a home worker during the other two weeks, whilst M. A. Joyce worked at home in the third week, but in the workshop during the other two. This condition of disorganisation has now fortunately almost disappeared from the trade.
It should also be noted that slight errors of a few farthings in the additions have crept into the totals of some of the columns, but as they do not affect the accuracy of the wage figures the Appendix has been copied exactly as it was published.
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