Chapter XIV: Appendix: II

CHANGES IN WAGES FROM 1872

Date of change Advance Reduction
taking effect per cent. per cent.

February 1872 20 --
July 1872 15 --
February 1873 15 --
April 1874 -- 10
November 1874 -- 9
April 1875 -- 5
February 1876 -- 7
September 1876 -- 6
April 1877 -- 7½
May 1879 -- 8¾
July 1879 -- 1¼
December 1880 2½ --
April 1882 3¾ --
August 1882 -- 1¼
November 1882 1¼ --
February 1883 1¼ --
August 1884 -- 1¼
May 1885 -- 1¼
May 1886 -- 1¼
February 1888 1¼ --
May 1888 -- 1¼
August 1888 -- 1¼
November 1888 1¼ --
February 1889 1¼ --
August 1889 10 --
December 1889 10 --
March 3-10, 1890 5 --
December 29, 1890 5 --
January 5, 1891 -- --
June 1, 1892 -- 10
March 1893 -- 5
[1]October 16, 1893 5 --
May 6-13, 1895 -- 7½
October 7-14, 1895 -- 2½
August 14-21, 1897 2½ --
[2]May 16-23, 1898 2½ --
May 16-23, 1898 2½ --
Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 1898 2½ --
[3]April 17-24, 1899 2½ --
July 24-31, 1899 2½ --
November 6-13, 1899 3¾ --
February 12-19, 1900 5 --
May 14-21, 1900 7½ --
August 13-20, 1900 10 --
November 12-19, 1900 10 --
February 11-18, 1901 -- 1¼
May 13-20, 1901 -- 11¼
August 12-19, 1901 -- 7½
November 12-19, 1901 -- 5
February 17-24, 1902 -- 1¼
May 12-19, 1902 -- 2½
August 11-18, 1902 -- 2½
February 9-16, 1903 1¼ --
May 11-18, 1903 -- 1¼
August 10-17, 1903 -- 1¼
February 8-15, 1904 -- 1¼
May 16-23, 1904 -- 2½
November 7-14, 1904 -- 1¼
February 5-12, 1906 1¼ --
August 6-13, 1906 2½ --
November 12-19, 1906 1¼ --

[Footnote 1: Originally given as a temporary advance for six pays, afterwards converted into an ordinary advance.]

[Footnote 2: Originally given for six pays, afterwards continued for further period of six pays, and again extended until pays ending 15th and 22nd April 1899; it was then continued as an ordinary advance.]

[Footnote 3: Of this advance one and a quarter per cent. was given for seven pays, and afterwards merged in the ordinary percentage.]