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REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE.— 1915. 



Table IT. — Chocolate-coveeing Otttput. 



Messrs. Cadbury, Bourn ville. 



10 couples and 4 individuals for 10 days, in September 1903. 

 Conditions. — Normal. Dinners supplied at cost price. 

 Workers. — Girls over eighteen. 

 Surroundings. — Good. 

 Payment. — Flat piece rate. 



The Process. — Apparatus work (in couples) : 



(1) Put middles on rack (weight 2 lbs.). 



(2) Dip rack in solution and shake. 



(3) Reverse rack on paper. 



(4) Fit in the misplaced chocolates. 



(5) Place paper on table to cool and fetch 



more middles. 

 Posture : Half-standing, half-sitting. 



Relative Hourly Variation. 

 Average of hour's output 



Time Apparatus 



9-10 88-3 (1) 



10-11 93-9 



11-12 106-35 



12-12-30 118-4 (4) 



Handwork (singly). 



(1) Dip middle in solution. 



(2) Mark pattern with fork or 



finger. 



(3) Place in position on table. 

 Posture : Sitting. 



1-30-2 

 2-3 

 3-4 

 4-5 



96(2) 

 98-55 

 94-4 

 97 



Notes. — Here (1) 15 mins., (2) 10 mins., (3) 5 mins. spent in 'preparations' are 

 averaged; and (4) 10 mins., (5) 5 mins. spent in ' clearing up ' are averaged. No 

 clearing up included in the 4-5 figures since work ends at 5.30. 



Table III. — Small Tin- box Soldeeino Output. 



W. & R. Jacob & Co., Dublin. 

 10 workers for 10 days. 

 Sept. 1914. 

 Workers. — Girls aged 17-25. 

 Work. — Standing up. 

 Pay. — Piece rate + standing wage. 

 Surroundings. — Normal. 



Average rate of tins per hour per day. 



Notes. — *{a) 7 minutes averaged for preparation. 



clearing up. 



f Averages to the hour. 



(6) 6 minutes averaged for 



