§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Minister of Labour (1) if he will set out in tabular form in the OFFICIAL REPORT the level of wages, as opposed to earnings, expressed as percentage rates, taking July, 1914, as 100, for the years 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1961, for engineering patternmakers, fitters, moulders, labourers, and in other industries and services;
(2) if he will set out in tabular form in the OFFICIAL REPORT the rates of wages in pounds received in 1914, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1961, in engineering for patternmakers, fitters, labourers, and in other industries and services.
§ Mr. HareThe tables below show the average minimum or standard time rates of wages for patternmakers, fitters and labourers in engineering and for certain occupations in other industries and services at July, 1914, and at December, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950 and 1961, in (a) monetary terms, and (b) expressed as percentage of the level at July, 1914 = 100.
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Average of recognised time rates in 16 principal centres in the United Kingdom. Date Weekly Rates in monetary terms Weekly Rates expressed as percentage of level at July, 1914=100 Patternmakers Fitters and Turners Labourers Patternmakers Fitters and Turners Labourers (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) s. d. s. d. s. d. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. July, 1914 … 42 1 38 11 22 10 100 100 100 31st December, 1920 … 94 4 89 7 70 9 224 230 310 31st December, 1930 … 63 4 59 1 42 1 150 152 184 31st December, 1940 … 85 0 74 2½ 57 4 202 191 251 31st December, 1950 … 137 7 119 2 100 7 327 306 441 31st December, 1961 … 219 0 196 5 166 4 520 505 728 NOTE.—No information available of the rates paid to moulders. (b) Building
Average of recognised rates in 39 large towns in the United Kingdom. Date Weekly Rates in monetary terms Weekly Rates expressed as percentage of level at July, 1914=100 Bricklayers Labourers Bricklayers Labourers s. d. s. d. July, 1914 … 40 7 27 0 100 100 31st December, 1920 … 100 10 87 8 248 325 31st December, 1930 … 70 7 52 7 174 195 31st December, 1940 … 80 8 62 3 199 231 31st December, 1950 … 128 10 108 3 317 401 31st December, 1961 … 231 6 205 2 570 760 NOTE.—As from 5th February, 1962, the weekly rates for bricklayers and labourers will be increased by 3s. 6d. a week giving indices of 579 and 773 respectively, based on July, 1914=100. (c) Railway service
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Date Weekly Rates in monetary terms (see note (1)) Weekly Rates expressed as percentage of level at July, 1914=100 Engine drivers (according to year in grade) (see note (2)) (excluding London) Passenger porters (grade 2) in industrial areas excluding London Engine drivers (according to year in grade) (excluding London) Passenger porters in (grade 2) in industrial areas excluding London s. d. s. d. 100 100 July, 1914 … 40 6 19 2 s. d. s. d. 31st December, 1920 … 88 0 to 106 0 67 0 217 to 262 350 31st December, 1930 … 72 0 to 90 0 42 0 178 to 222 219 31st December, 1940 … 85 0 to 97 0 55 0 210 to 240 287 31st December, 1950 … 124 0 to 138 0 96 0 306 to 341 501 31st December, 1961 … 220 0 to 260 0 168 0 543 to 642 877 NOTE.— (1) The rates shown for 1914 are the estimated approximate averages of the rates actually paid. For later dates they are the agreed standard rates. (2) Extra payment is also made when performing over a certain mileage per day. (d) Local Authority Services (Non-trading)
Average of rates for labourers in 28 large towns in Great Britain. Date Weekly Rates in monetary terms Weekly Rates expressed as percentage of level at July, 1914=100 s. d. July, 1914 … 26 9 100 31st December, 1920 … 74 8 279 31st December, 1930 … 52 5 196 31st December, 1940 … 60 2 225 31st December, 1950 … 106 8 399 31st December, 1961 … 190 6 712 (e) Road passenger transport
Average of recognised rates in 39 large towns. Date Weekly Rates in monetary terms Weekly Rates expressed as percentage of level at July, 1914=100 Drivers (tramcars or omnibuses) Conductors Drivers Conductors s. d. s. d. July, 1914 … 31 1 27 10 100 100 31st December, 1920 … 73 11 70 7 238 254 31st December, 1930 … 60 4 57 1 194 205 31st December, 1940 … 73 0 69 10 235 251 31st December, 1950 … 116 1 112 3 373 403 31st December, 1961 … 205 11 200 9 662 721 (f) Printing and bookbinding
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Average of recognised rates in 26 large towns in the United Kingdom. Date Hand Compositors Weekly Rates in monetary terms Weekly Rates expressed as percentage of level at July, 1914=100 s. d. July, 1914 … 35 8 100 31st December, 1920 … 93 3 261 31st December, 1930 … 73 10 207 31st December, 1940 … 78 10 221 31st December, 1950 … 129 2 362 31st December, 1961 … 245 7 689 NOTE.—As from 1st January, 1962, the weekly rate for hand compositors will be increased by 5s. 0d. a week giving an index figure of 703, based on July, 1914=100. (g) Dock labour
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Average of recognised minimum rates in 10 large ports in United Kingdom. Date General cargo workers Daily Rate in monetary terms Weekly Rates expressed as percentage of level at My, 1914=100 s. d. July, 1914 … 6 1 100 31st December, 1920 … 16 2 266 31st December, 1930 … 12 3 201 31st December, 1940 … 15 4 252 31st December, 1950 … 19 4 318 31st December, 1961 … 33 0 542 NOTE.—Rates for higher paid occupations are not available.