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It will be seen that the average work of two men is 33,955 lb. 

 per hour, while the amount of work one man might do if 

 working the whole time is 16,465 lb. This last figure is much 

 higher than the one shown for stacking with the elevator. It 

 will be seen that in Table VII. the average amount un- 

 loaded by i*6 men was 11,515 lb., whereas, according to the 

 above figures, the same amount might have been done by 

 one man with nearly 30 per cent, of his time to spare for 

 changing carts, &c, which, with systematic management, 

 should be ample. In the case of two men unloading we have 

 the possibility of doing 33,955 lb. of work, which leaves over 

 70 per cent, as surplus time. This amount was over and 

 over again noticed to be excessive in practice. If the number 

 of sheaves unloaded in an hour's work in Table VIII. is 

 examined, it will be seen that in one case the maximum (161 

 sheaves) was unloaded in five minutes, or a possible total of 

 3,220 sheaves in an hour, whereas in Table VII. it will be 

 noticed that in practice the greatest number that ever were 

 unloaded was 1,560. I have not figures sufficiently com- 

 prehensive to deal thoroughly with the number of hands 

 required on the stack for building, but from much observa- 

 tion I am convinced that four men on the stack are amply 

 sufficient, for in no one case where this number was employed 

 was delay caused by the men on the carts having to wait to 

 unload till the builders had finished their work. In order to 

 compare the elevator work with other stack building carried 

 on in the immediate neighbourhood where this implement 

 was not in use, the records given in Table IX. were obtained. 

 It is not suggested that the results are conclusive, but they 

 are sufficiently striking to give rise to reflection on the part 

 of any who may be inclined to be careless in the use of the 

 elevator. 



Here, though admittedly with a limited amount of data, 

 we show that one man on the cart unloading, three men stack 

 building, and without the expense of a horse and elevator, 

 6*2 loads are dealt with per hour, whereas in Table VII. we 

 find that with i*6 men unloading, 4*6 on the stack, plus one 

 horse for the elevator, and with the expense of an elevator 

 thrown in, only 9*3 loads are dealt with. Many may doubt 

 the possibilitv of such figures. They are undoubtedly very 



