Hello Dennis, The 35 would be £35 (pounds) per annum. So they would get the full amount if they worked for a year, half that if they worked only 6 months. Sometimes the pay is "with rations" where the employer supplies food. Regards Ada Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Fyfe" <djfyfe@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 12:43 PM Subject: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] Portland Passenger Arrival records > Hello everybody, > . However, the wages are specified as a number, without any units, e.g., wages 35, Term 6 mos. Does anyone know whether the wages are shillings per week, pounds per month, pounds for the contract term, or some other combination? > > Any help in clarifying this will be appreciated. > > Dennis Fyfe > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message