Letter from C. J. Hanrette to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 C. J. Hanrette

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A letter from C. J. Hanrette, to E. A. Aston, inspector for the Local Government Board (LGB), in response to Aston's letter of 11 March 1916, giving details of the fixed minimum wage for men and women working in various trades in Ireland. Trades mentioned include tailoring, cardboard box-making, shirt-making and sugar confectionery.

 National Archives of Ireland NAI, CSORP/1916/7443/13 https://letters1916.ie/item/514 English C. J. Hanrette 1916-03-14 Labour Exchanges and Unemployment Insurance, Divisional Office for Ireland, Lord Edward Street, Dublin, Ireland E. A. Aston Local Government Board, Dublin, Ireland Male Industry and Public Administration Industry and Public Administration

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 ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE DIVISIONAL OFFICES, AND THE FOLLOWING NUMBER QUOTED :— D.0.9167 TELEPHONE NO. 3700 TELEGRAMS :— DIVEX, DUBLIN LABOUR EXCHANGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, DIVISIONAL OFFICE FOR IRELAND, LORD EDWARD STREET, DUBLIN. 14th March, 1916. Dear Mr. Aston, In reply to your letter of the 11th March, I beg to state that the following trades in Ireland have had a minimum wage fixed : - Minimum Time Rate per hour. Men. Women. 1. Ready Made & Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring ... 6d. 3 1/4d. 2. Cardboard box-making ... 6d. 2 3/4d. * 3. Shirt-making. ... No record of 3 1/4d. rate for men having been fixed 4. Sugar Confectionery ... 5 1/4d. 2 1/2d. *It is proposed to vary this rate to 3d. per hour. Yours sincerely, C. Hanrette E. A. Aston, Esq.. Local Government Inspector, Local Government Board, DUBLIN. D.H.D. C.J.H. Labour Exchanges and Unemployment Insurance, Divisional Office for Ireland, Lord Edward Street, Dublin, Ireland Letter from C. J. Hanrette to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916 Local Government Board, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Sir Henry A Robinson to Robert Chalmers, 29 May 1916Letter from a Local Government Board Inspector to Captain Kelly, 11 March 1916Letter from R. C. Kelly to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916Letter from Alexander McDowell to E. A. Aston, 17 March 1916Letter from a Local Government Board inspector to C. J. Hanrette, 11 March 1916Letter from C. J. Hanrette to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916Letter from the Local Government Board (LGB) to Cecil Pim, 11 March 1916Letter from Cecil Pim to E. A. Aston, 15 March 1916Letter from Sir Henry A Robinson to Thomas Nally, 6 April 1916Letter from Alexander Richard Barlas to the Longford Urban District Council, 28 July 1916Letter from J.E. Devlin to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 23 June 1916Letter from the Alexander Richard Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 15 February 1916Letter from A R Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 1 March 1916Letter from J E Devlin to the Local Authority Longford, 30 November 1915Letter from L.S. Smith to the Executive Sanitary Officer, 3 March 1916Letter from A R Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 28 February 1916 C. J. Hanrette Letter from a Local Government Board inspector to C. J. Hanrette, 11 March 1916Letter from C. J. Hanrette to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916