I 74 PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



Wages paid in 1896 by Ettore Finzi, of Maglio di Goito, province of Mantua. 



Operatives and class of work. 



Highest. 



Lowest. 



Managers of paper machines 



Submanagers of paper machines 



Managers of the cylinders 



Submanagers of the cylinders 



Assistants to managers of the cylinders , 



Paper cutters 



Packers (by contract) 



Smiths 



Carpenters 



Workers on the millstones and the porters 



Overseers. 



Firemen 



The more skilled workers in sorting of paper. 



Common workers in sorting of paper 



Boys under 15 years of age 



Girls under 15 years of age 



Lire. 

 3-30 

 2.50 



2.OO 

 I. 60 



2.25 

 2.OO 

 2-50 



i-75 

 3-oo 



2.00 



1-25 

 .80 

 .80 

 .80 



Cents. 



63 

 48 

 38 

 33 

 3 

 33 

 43 

 38 

 48 

 33 

 57 

 38 

 24 

 15 

 15 

 15 



Lire. 

 2.50 

 2.50 



2.00 



i-75 



i. 60 



' i. 60 



1.90 



2.OO 

 2.OO 

 I. 60 



Cents. 

 48 

 48 

 38 

 33 

 3 

 3 

 36 

 38 

 38 



2.00 



I. 00 



.60 



65 

 .65 



38 

 19-3 



Wages paid in 1896 by Nodari Bernardo, of Lugo di Vicenza, province of Vincenza. 



Operatives and class of work. 



Lire. Cents. 



Porters 1.50 29 



Rag workers: 



Laborers over 18 years old (contract labor) 1.50 29 



Females over 18 years old (contract labor) 1.50 29 



Females (old) 2.00 3 8 



Preparers of the pulp (over 18 years old): 



Highest 2.00 3 8 



Lowest 1.30 25 



Makers of the paper: 



Highest 3.50 67 



Lowest , i. 3 o 25 



Paper dressers: 



Children (subject to the laws) 



Males .50 9 



Males and females .80 15 



Children under 15 years of age 



Males i. oo 19 



Females .90 17 



Laborers: 

 Males- 

 Highest 2.50 48 



Lowest 1.50 29 



Females- 

 Highest 1.50 29 



Lowest 1. 10 21 



Females (contract labor) 



Highest 1.70 32 



Lowest 1.30 25 



Men who do the repairing: 



Highest 4.00 77 



Lowest 1.70 32 



Wages per day. 



