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8 JUNE, 1892.
(18) Your Committee came to the conclusion that they could
not recommend the granting of the prayer of the petition for
30/- per week, but do recommend—That the wages of the
Slop-drivers be increased from 4/4 to 4/6 per day.
(19) as to the persons employed at the dust yard.
—Your Committee find that there is a first class and a second
class furnaceman, receiving respectively 4/4 and 4/- per day,
who apply to receive 28/- per week, which your Committee
do not recommend be granted, but do recommend—That the
wages of each be increased 2d. per day.
(20) The men employed in the Dust Yard now receiving 3/6 per
day, who ask to receive 26/- per week, your Committee find
are deserving of particular consideration, both from the nature
of their employment and their physical requirements, and
therefore resolved to recommend—That their wages be increased
from 3/6 to 3/10 per day.
(21) Your Committee also came to the conclusion that the
women engaged in sifting were not sufficiently paid, and
resolved to recommend—That their wages be increased from
1/10 to 2/2 per day.
(22) As to Dustmen, who ask that their wages should be 26/per
week, your Committee find that except one gang paid bv
the week, they are at present paid piece-work at 1 /2 per load.
(23) The variation of this class of work is perhaps more marked
than any. In St. Giles', Camberwell, the amount paid being
7½d. per load, whilst in Bermondsey it is 6d. per hour, and in
Hackney 2/8 per day.
(24) Your Committee determined that it would be better to
adhere to the method now in force, and recommend—That
the wages of those paid piece-work be increased from 1/2 to
1/4 per load.
(25) That your Committee recommend—That all classes be paid
6d. per hour overtime.
(26) That your Committee recommend—That the sweepers and
the slop drivers shall leave off at One o'clock on Saturdays.
Signed
f. g. martin.
wm. catmur.
h. t. a. chidgey.
Moved by Mr. Upton seconded by Mr. Hirst and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Resolved—That it be considered seriatim.
Clauses 1, 2 and 3.
Moved by Mr. Peacock seconded by Mr. Hirst and resolved
—That clauses 1, 2, and 3, be adopted.