✨ Price and Wage Statistics
PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &c., AND WAGES, IN THE PROVINCE OF
OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND, 31ST MARCH 1858.
PROVISIONS, &c.:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Fine Flour, per 100 lbs | £1 5 0 |
| Wheaten Bread, per 4 lb. Loaf | 0 1 10 |
| Butter, per lb. | 0 1 4 |
| Cheese, per lb., best | 0 0 5 |
| Rice, per lb., best | 0 3 6 |
| Tea, per lb. | 0 2 0 |
| Coffee, per lb. | 0 0 7 |
| Sugar, Raw, per lb. | 0 1 2 |
| Do., Loaf, do. | 0 0 5 |
| Milk, per quart | 0 1 10 |
| Eggs, per dozen | 1 6 0 |
| Sawn Timber, per 100 feet | 1 6 0 |
| Firewood, per cord | 0 12 0 |
WAGES—
| Occupation | Wage Range |
|---|---|
| Shepherds, per annum, with double rations | £50 0 0 to 55 0 0 |
| Agricultural Labourers, do. do. | 50 0 0 to 60 0 0 |
| Ordinary do. do. | 45 0 0 |
| Ordinary Labourers, per annum | 16 0 0 to 20 0 0 |
| Female Domestic Servants, per annum | 9 0 0 to 10 0 0 |
| Trades, without rations, per day of 8 hours | 0 6 0 to 0 7 0 |
| Labourers, without rations, per day of 8 hours | 0 5 0 to 0 6 0 |
Printed for the Provincial Government by D. Campbell, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Otago Provincial Gazette 1858, No 71
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