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ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



[Madras. 



the succeeding one, but drawn for in several sums, without any fresh 

 credits, thereby giving the agent the trouble of keeping a continued account 

 with him ; the agent, in the latter case, to be entitled to a commission on 

 all such payments, of 1 per cent — On the sale of lottery tickets from any 

 other seUJement, 2| per cent. 



Godown* Rsjjt. — The monthly rates are as follow s — 



it. A. p. 



Punjum Cloth, per bale of 30 pieces 0 8 0 



Cotton, per bale of 300 lbs. 0 4 



Ditto, per loose handle of 2 10 1 bs 0 4 



Taffaties, per bale of 120 pieces 1 4 



Raw Silk, per bale proportionate size . .1 4 



Opium, per chest 0 1) 



R. A. P. 



Indigo, per chest 0 8 0 



Wine, per chest of 12 dozen 0 12 0 



Ditto, per pipe of 110 yallonH 1 8 0 



Rice, per bag ..0 2 0 



Saltpetre, per hag 0 3 0 



Other articles in proportion. 



Rates or Hire of Handicraft Men, Sjc- 

 have been established by the Madras Police : — 



-The following rates 



Monthly Daily I 

 Pay. Pay. 



Bricklayers. 



P. F. C. P. K. C 



Maintry S 0 0..0 7 40 



Good Workman 4 0 0. .0 6 0 



Medium 3 22 40. .0 5 20 



Common 3 0 0 .0 4 40 



Carpenters, 



Maistry 6 0 0, .0 7 40 



Good Workman 4 0 0. .0 6 0 



Medium 3 30 0. ,0 5 40 



Common 3 0 0. .0 4 40 



Hand Sawyers, common , . 3 15 0. ,0 5 0 

 Great do- exclusive of tools- 3 15 0. .0 5 0 

 Smiths, 



Maistry *VV 6 0 0. 



Good Workman ..4 0 0. 



Medium 330 0. 



Common 3 1) 0. 



Hammerman , 2 22 40. 



Bellows Boy I 0 0. 



ftBAJBTBHa, 



Maistry 5 0 0. 



Good Workman 4 0 0. 



Medium 3 22 40. 



Common 3 0 0. 



Hammerman, 6cc. ~t 15 0. 



Painters, 



Maistry 4 0 0. 



Good Workman 3 22 40, 



7 40 



0 0 

 5 40 



4 40 



3 00 



1 40 



7 40 

 « 0 



5 40 



4 40 

 3 40 



6 0 



5 20 



Monthly Ihahj 

 Pay. Pay. 



P. P. C.P.F. t 



Medium I 0 0. .0 4 40 



Common 2 30 0. .0 4 0 



StoiteXutters- 



Maistry 5 0 0. .0 7 40 



Good Workman, exclusive of 



tools 4 0 0- -II « 0 



Medium 3 22 40.. 0 5 20 



Common 3 0 0. .0 4 40 



Tank DtuGEnii. 



Maistry 2 30 0. .0 



Cooley Man 9 0 0. .0 



Ditto Woman 1 7 40. 



Coo LIES. 



MaLrtry 2 30 ft, 



Men 2 0 0. 



Women \ 7 40. 



Boys and Girls 1 B 0> 



CllUCKLEltS. 



Good Workman IU 0. .0 . r > 0 



Medium 2 30 0. .0 4 0 



Common 2 0 0. .0 3 0 



China Carpenter a. 



Good Workman 12 30 20. .0 \U 10 



Medium 8 25 40. .0 12 00 



Tailors. 



Good Workman, Tent Ditto 4 0 0. .0 6 0 



Medium 3 0 0. .0 4 40 



Common 2 0 0. .0 3 0 



4 0 

 3 0 

 .0 1 m 



.0 4 0 



,0 3 0 



.0 1 00 



.0 1 40 



For shoeing a horse, 12 fanams. 



