...appearance was satisfactory ; the oakum-shop was almost filled by men seated on benches and picking oakum. The hours of work are from six in the morning to six in the evening in summer, and from eight until four in winter, allowing half an hour for breakfast,...

...right, but have to deliver work on the farm daily at rates below the wages of ordinary farm servants. The hours of work are from six in the morning to six in the evening, with two hours of rest. The summer and winter rates of their wages, and all circumstances...

...right, but have to deliver work on the farm daily at rates below the wages of ordinary farm servants. The hours of work are from six in the morning to six in the evening, with two hours of rest. The summer and winter rates of their wages, and all circumstances...

...jC&> IOS- Several members of one family often work together, earning between them as much as ;£io a month. The hours of work are from six in the morning...allowed in the middle of the day for meals and smoking. A Factor}' Act, to regulate the hours of work for children and young persons, and to enforce the fencing...

...bullocks which raise the water, and the bhuria whose duty is to cut the cane when ripe. The working hours are from six in the morning to six at night with an interval from twelve to two for food and rest. Field-workers who are not engaged by the year, find...

...almost without exception the property of joint-stock companies. The hours of work for the operatives are from six in the morning to six at night, with...allowed in the middle of the day for meals and smoking. A Factory Act regulates the hours of labour for children. The average number of hands employed is 37,567;...

...day, and in winter were put on piecework, and demanded that the year through a working-day should be from six in the morning to six at night, with an hour for breakfast and another for dinner; or, what was the same thing, ten hours of labor. Nothing came...

...day, and in winter were put on piecework, and demanded that the year through a working-day should be from six in the morning to six at night, with an hour for breakfast and another for dinner; or, what was the same thing, ten hours of labor. Nothing came...

...day, and in winter were put on piecework, and demanded that the year through a working-day should be from six in the morning to six at night, with an hour for breakfast and another for dinner; or, what was the same thing, ten hours of labor. Nothing came...

...factory production. Labor in England went on a 48 hr. per week basis. Previous to that they worked from six in the morning to six at night, with an hour off for breakfast, an hour for luncheon and an hour at four for tea. We asked, "How much has production...