366 
REPORT—1883. 
TasLe IT.—Fine Spinning and Weaving.—Bolton. 
Wages earned weekly in 
Male 
Description or 
female 
1850 1883 
Si) as s a 
Strippers and Grinders M. 10 0 21 0 
Rovers. . ine 6.48 16 0 
Minders M. 43 0 46 0 
Winders . PF. a0 16 
Weavers .. M.& F A TG 5 6 
per loom f 
Mechanics M. 25 0 | 35s. to 38s. 
Tacklers . M. 29 0 35 6 
Percentage increase on 1850 — — 35°16 
1850 and 1883 
Average 
per centage 
-| inerease in each 
trade between 
| 
| 
\ 
| 3516 
| 
} 
Taste IV.—A very large Cotton Mill, Spinning No. 150 Weft. 
Description 
Labourers 
Mechanics ; 
Strippers and Grinders 
Cardroom Overlookers 
Roving Frame Tenters 
Drawing Tenters . 
Combing Tenters (1858) . 
Jack Tenters é 
Spinners (hand) . 
Big Piecers : 
Spinners (self-actors) 4 
Male 
or 
female 
Norre.—Hours of labour to 
”? 
” 
from 1874. 
Wages earned weekly in 
is Increase 
1850 1883 per cent. 
Per 60 hours] Per 56 hours 
Sn ds ua: — 
Loy 6: 20 0 =T 
ZO 33 «OO — : 
13 6 21 0 = 
27 0 32 0 <2) : 
8 3 14 0 -- | 
8 3 1; 50 = 
8 6 Lou 6 = 
8 0 16 6 == 
40 0 52 0 a= 
13 0 16 0 = 
— 42 0 = 
168 6 231 0 37 % 
1874, 
562 
” ” 
60 hours per week. 
