...labourers, ought not to be built?" See also the head, Grain Crops, ensuing. WORKPEOPLE. — P. 17. " The hours of labour are, from six in the morning to...close of the evening. During the harvest months, there are no fixed hours of beginning, or leaving work. The average price of labour, with drink (beer, cyder,...

...garden, after which, the war entirely ceased. CHAP. XV. RURAL ECONOMY. SECT. I.—LABOUR, SERVANTS, AND LABOURERS. THE hours of labour are from six in the...during the summer ; in some parts they are from five to seven, with a proportionate increase of pay. In winter, from day break to the close of the evening...

...breakfast, as one cook is allowed, in every ten, to prepare their meals for them ; that in the winter, their hours of labour are from six in the morning to six in the evening: that when he first came to the island, Negroes were worked before day an hour at least, and after dark...

...ages ; and in 1850, by means of another enactment, the hours of work on textile fabrics were limited from six in the morning to six in the evening. During the session of 1874 the circle of these beneficent changes was happily rounded to a close. by the narrowing...

...at the mills. Spinners, weavers, and their overlookers are generally paid by piecework. The regular hours of labour are from six in the morning to six in the evening with half an hour's rest at dinner time. The workpeople bring their food with them. Alternate Sundays...

...at the mills. Spinners, weavers, and their overlookers are generally paid by piecework. The regular hours of labour are from six in the morning to six in the evening with half an hour's rest at dinner time. The workpeople bring their food with them. Alternate Sundays...