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Paddington 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
STEAM-ROLLER MEN, ARTISANS, MASONS, AND
PAVIORS.
10.—Your Committee see no reason for increasing the
wages of these men; but they would recommend—
F.—That the pay of the twelve Mason's Labourers,
and the Pavior's Labourers be increased as follows :—
2 Mason's Labourers from 5½d. to 6d. per hour.
1 „ Labourer „ 5d. „ 5£d. „
9 „ Labourers „ 3s. 4d. „ 3s. 6d. per day.
Pavior's Labourers „ 3s. 4d. „ 3s. 6d. „
Rammermen „ 4s. „ 4s. 2d. „
SIFTING MACHINE.
11.—Your Committee would observe that the wages of
the hands employed on the Sifting Machine have been already
raised.
LIGHTING DEPARTMENT, LAMPLIGHTERS.
12.—Your Committee would recommend—
G.—That the wages of the Lamplighters be regulated
as under:—
Lamplighters, Foremen,
per week. per week.
For the first three years' service 21s. 25s.
After three years and up to ten
years' service 22s. 26s.
After ten years' service 23s. 27s.