APPENDIX I.--POINTS UPON WHICH ENQUIRIES WERE MADE.

1.--TRAINING.

(_a_) Method, Indentures or not.

(_b_) Length.

(_c_) Age when it begins.

(_d_) Premiums.

(_e_) Wages during training.

Comparison between length of training in vogue now and formerly, to be obtained where possible.

2.--WAGES (_Forms appended_).

Wages throughout the factory or workshop for two or three slack and two or three busy weeks to be obtained where possible, and for a few ordinary hands throughout the year.

3.--CONDITIONS OF WORK.

(_a_) Describe the nature of the work, and subdivisions.

(_b_) Is it a season trade?

(_c_) Is it healthy? Is there a special trade disease?

(_d_) Is much strength or intelligence needed?

(_e_) Is dangerous machinery used?

(_f_) Average hours per week; meal hours.

(_g_) Is there a chance of rising? If so, to what position?

4.--ORGANISATION.

What attempts have been made to organise women, and with what success?

Att.i.tude towards, and knowledge about, Women's Unions?

5.--MARRIED AND UNMARRIED WORKERS.

How long do women remain in the trade?

Proportion of married to unmarried.

Are there signs of married women lowering rates of pay?

Comparison between married and unmarried as workers.

6.--SEPARATE FACTORY LEGISLATION.

(A.) Economic effects:--

(_a_) Instances of women being turned off owing to Factory Legislation.

(_b_) Do the restrictions imposed by the Factory Acts hinder the employment of women?

(_c_) How far do these restrictions influence wages?

(_d_) How far has legislation diverted the industry from or to, factory, workshop, or home?

(B.) Contrast between conditions of work before and after Act of 1867.

7.--MEN AND WOMEN.

Instances where either s.e.x replaces the other, and the reasons for it in each case.

Relative wages when men and women do the same work.

If women's wage is lower, why is it?

Att.i.tude of Men's Unions towards female labour.

8.--WOMEN AND MACHINERY.

How far has machinery increased or diminished women's work?

How far does the cheapness of women's work tend to r.e.t.a.r.d the introduction of machinery?

9.--HOME WORK.

In which branches is this done, and to what extent?

Plant required.

Rates of pay compared with work done inside.