Hi Judy, This is great information, thank you so much for sending it, I really appreciate if. Cheers Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: <judyw@hi-speed.com.au> To: <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [HV] WAGES AGR. LABOURERS circa 1856/7 > Hi Janice, > > Don't know about the late 1850s, but according to the Colonization > Circular > issued by Her Majesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners in May > 1854, which provided info for people leaving Great Britain at that time, > ag > labourers migrating to NSW could expect, as at 30 Sept 1853: > > £25 to £30 per annum with rations and lodging, consisting of a dwelling, > with a ration of 10 lbs of meat, 10 lbs of flour, 2 lbs of sugar and 4 ozs > of tea (or milk in lieu of sugar and tea), per week. > > Female farm servants received £14 per annum at that date. > > but note "The wives of farm labourers with families do not receive this > amount of money wages, as a sufficient quantity of food is generally > allowed > for the support of their children, and a corresponding reduction from the > money wages is of course made." > > It varied from state to state, some states indicating different rates for > married and single labourers. Let me know if you would like details for > the > other states. > > Info from a facsimile edition of the Colonization Circular pub by Macbeth > Genealogical Books in 1990. > > HTH > Judy > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >