HC Deb 29 June 1909 vol 7 cc356-7W
Mr. FIELD

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the weekly rate of wages paid to tailors in Dublin who are employed under trade union conditions?

Mr. H. J. TENNANT

There is no standard weekly rate of wages in the tailoring trade. The log or list rates in Dublin are 5d. and 5½d. per hour. According to the log a certain number of hours are allowed for making each part of a garment or for each operation; and if the worker takes more or less than this time his actual earnings are correspondingly greater or less than the nominal rate per hour.