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THE SEVERN TUNNEL.
Progress of the work—1886. resonable size, and to save them from walking long distances for their money.
The men who were on the night-shift, which on Saturdays commenced at 2 o’clock, were paid first, from 12 o’clock to 1 o’clock, after which the dat-shift were paid.
As many as thirteen assistants were employed in the engineering department, and thirteen clerks in the accountant’s office.
The amount paid in wages to day-work men in the largest pay, on Dec. 21st, 1884, was £4,72 13s. 9d. There were about 3,100 men on the pay book.
| Per hour. | 10 hours per day. | ||
| Foremen | 14 | 10d. | 8s. 4d. |
| „ | 54 | 9½d. | 7s. 11d. |
| „ | 9 | 9d. | 7s. 6d. |
Skilled labour:
Carpenters, Miners, Fitters, Engine-drivers, and Timbermen |
31 | 8½d. | 7s. 1d. |
| 275 | 8d. | 6s. 8d. | |
| 88 | 7½d. | 6s. 3d. | |
| 183 | 7d. | 5s. 10d. | |
| 166 | 6½d. | 5s. 5d. | |
| 456 | 6d. | 5s. 0d. | |
| 441 | 5½d. | 4s. 7d. | |
| Labourers | 761 | 5d. | 4s. 2d. |
| „ | 46 | 4¾d. | 4s. 0d. |
| „ | 252 | 4½d. | 3s. 9d. |
| „ | 47 | 4d. | 3s. 4d. |
| Boys | 54 | 3½d. | 2s. 11d. |
| „ | 79 | 3d. | 2s. 6d. |
| „ | 82 | 2½d. | 2s. 1d. |
| „ | 29 | 2d. | 1s. 8d. |
In addition to the day-work men about 500 bricklayers and labourers were emplopyed during the same week upon brickwork, which was done ‘piece-work,’ as before stated.
