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" ... workmen, with very few exceptions, are natives of the country, and their work, considering the age at which they commenced learning their respective trades, and the short time they have been employed at them, is surprisingly good. The foremen are... "
Rambles in Egypt and Candia: With Details of the Military Power and ... - Page 27
by Charles Rochfort Scott - 1837 - 358 pages
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The Monthly Review

Books - 1837 - 654 pages
...them, is surprisingly good. The foremen are mostly foreigners — Frenchmen, Italians, and Maltese. The director of the establishment and naval architect...proficiency which he has attained — from one penny farthiny to teven pence. Such as are on the lowest rate of pay receive, however, an allowance of food...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 162-163

Early English newspapers - 1837 - 722 pages
...chiefly natives of the country ; the foremen are mostly foreigners — Frenchmen, Italians, and Maltese ; the director of the establishment and naval architect (Cerisy Bey) is a native of France. The Dockyard contains four permanent slips for building vessels of the largest class, their dimensions...
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Chambers' Edinburgh Journal, Volume 9

Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1841 - 504 pages
...them, is surprisingly good. The foremen are mostly foreigners — Frenchmen, Italians, and Maltese. The director of the establishment and naval architect...pay of a foreman is about two shillings and three ]>ence per diem -, that of a workman varies according to the degree of proficiency which he has attained—...
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