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HATCH : THE KOLAR GOLD-FIELD. 



remembered that a very large proportion of the work is done by con- 

 tract; the contractors paying the men employed on a scale fixed by 

 themselves : — 



Carpenters , 



. 



. 



. 6 



annas 



to 



R i-8 



Smiths 



. 



. 



• 4 



» 



!J 



j> i-7 



Timbermen 



. 



. 



8 



JJ 



J) 



» i-5 



Engine-drivers 



. 



, 



10 



n 



JJ 



„ i 



Plate-layers 



. 



. 



IO 



jj 



„ 



>, 1-4 



Mistries 1 



. 



1 



12 



jj 



JJ 



j» I 



Machine- drill men 



. 



• 



IO 



jj 



JJ 



j, i 



Miners 



. 



. 



8 



jj 



JJ 



ans.12 



Blasters , 



. 





8 



» 



f) 



„ 12 



Landers 



. 



. 



8 



jj 



!> 



„ 10 



Trammers . 



. 



. 



8 



jj 



J> 



» 9 



Underground coolies 



(muc 



kers) 



7 



jj 



J) 



„ 8 



Firemen . • 



. 



. 



6 



j ? 



JJ 



„ 8 



Surface coolies . 



. 



. 



4 



j» 



>> 



j 5 6 



Natives are neither fed nor housed at the expense of the compa- 

 nies. They live in lines belonging to the company and pay a small 

 rent for their huts. 



With regard to the wages paid to Europeans, there is naturally 

 considerable variation according to position, abilities, length of 

 service, etc. The following is a list of the wages paid to Euro- 

 peans : — 



Underground Agents 

 Reduction-officers 

 Cyanide Chemists 

 Assistant Engineers 

 Smiths . • 



Fitters . 

 Mill-men 

 Pitmen 



Engine-drivers 

 Timbermen (English) 

 Do. (Italian) 

 Machine-drill men (Italians) 



The appointments are made 





Per month. 



£ 



22 



to 



£ 5o 



j, 



18 



jj 



jj 40 



j) 



20 



ji 



j. 5° 



>> 



18 



!! 



.j 24 



!> 



18 



5) 



„ 22 



J> 



16 



JJ 



„ 20 



JJ 



ii 



JJ 



j. 15 



JJ 



16 



JJ 



>. 17 



)) 



15 







JJ 



13 



)) 



„ 18 



•) 



6 



JJ 



„ 11 



!) 



6 



JJ 



„ 10 



n England and the men are under 



contract for a term of years (generally three) : a system which does 



The word mistri corresponds to ganger and signifies a man in charge of a 

 working party. 



