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cleaning buildings and premises, and performing all 

 such work as can be done by and demanded from 

 women. 



2. The extent of the labour to be performed on 

 behalf of the estate is at most nine hours 

 on every working day, provided always that the con- 

 tractors on the one side shall not work for more than 

 six hours at a stretch. Only under exceptional circum- 

 stances the contractors on the one side may be required 

 to work for more than nine hours. In such cases, and 

 in case the contractors on the one side out of their own 

 free will perform labour beyond the working time, 

 extra wages will be paid to them on the first pay-day, 

 such wages to be calculated per hour and under the 

 condition that such extra payment shall be at least 

 50 per cent, more than the contracted wages per hour. 



3. The contractors on the other side shall pay to the 

 party on the one side daily wages of 25 dollar cents to 

 a man and 15 dollar cents to a woman, to be settled on 

 or before the I5th of the month during which the 

 wages are earned. The wages shall also be paid for 

 the days during which labour is not performed owing 

 to inability beyond the labourer's fault. In case of 

 sickness not caused by misbehaviour, half-wages shall 

 be granted for only one-tenth of the contracted period. 

 No wages are due for the rest and holidays mentioned 

 in this agreement. Deductions from the contracted 

 wages are only allowed for settling advances or debts 

 due to the contractors on the other side. 



4. The contractors on the one side acknowledge 

 having received an advance of f. 15 for each unmarried 

 person and f . 20 for each married couple, which advances 



