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As the fractional parts of pence are not reckoned in the payment, they are omitted in the above prices.

SCALE OF PRICES FOR COMPOSITORS' WORK,

Agreed upon at a General Meeting of Master Printers, held at Stationers' Hall, Apri 16, 1810; and altered as to Reprints, in 1816.

ARTICLE 1. All works in the English language, common matter, with space lines including English and Brevier, to be cast up at fivepence three farthings per thousand if in Minion, sixpence; in Nonpareil, sixpence three farthings. Without space lines including English and Brevier, sixpence per thousand; in Minion, sixpence farthing; i Nonpareil, sevenpence; in Pearl, with or without space lines, eightpence; heads and directions, or signature lines, included. A thick space to be considered as an n in the width, and an n to be reckoned an m in the length of the page: and where the number o letters amounts to five hundred, a thousand to be charged; if under five hundred, not to be reckoned and if the calculation at per thousand shall not amount to an odd three pence, the odd pence to be suppressed in the price of the work; but where it amount to or exceeds threepence, there shall be sixpence charged. M and n quadrats, or whateve is used at the beginning or end of lines, to be reckoned as an m in the width.

2. Works printed in Great Primer to be cast up as English; and all works in large type than Great Primer, as half English and half Great Primer.

3. All works in foreign languages, though common type, with space lines, including English and Brevier, to be cast up at sixpence farthing per thousand; if in Minion, sixpence three farthings; Nonpareil, sevenpence halfpenny. Without space lines, including English and Brevier, sixpence halfpenny; Minion, sevenpence; Nonpareil, sevenpence three farthings; and Pearl, with or without space lines, eightpence three farthings.

4. English Dictionaries of every size, with space lines, including English and Brevier, to be paid sixpence farthing; without space lines, sixpence halfpenny. (In this article are not included Gazetteers, Geographical Dictionaries, Dictionaries of Arts and Sciences, and works of a similar description, except those attended with extra trouble beyond usual descriptive matter.) Dictionaries of two or more languages, of every size, with space lines, including English and Brevier, to be paid sixpence halfpenny without space lines, sixpence three farthings; if smaller type than Brevier, to take the proportionate advance specified in Article 1.

5. English Grammars, Spelling Books, and works of those descriptions, in Brevier or larger type, with space lines, to be paid sixpence per thousand; without space lines, sixpence farthing: if in two languages, or foreign language, with space lines, sixpence farthing; without space lines, sixpence halfpenny.

6. Small-sized Folios, Quartos, Octavos, and works done in Great Primer or larger type, (English language,) which do not come to seven shillings when cast up at the usual rate, to be paid as follows: English and larger type, not less than seven shillings; Pica, eight shillings and sixpence: English 12mo. to be paid not less than ten shillings and sixpence; and Pica not less than eleven shillings and sixpence per sheet.

7. Reviews, Magazines, and works of a similar description, consisting of various sized letter, if cast up to the different bodies, to be paid two shillings and sixpence per sheet extra. 8. Pamphlets of five sheets and under, and parts of works done in different houses, amounting to not more than five sheets, to be paid one shilling per sheet extra; but, as it frequently occurs that works exceeding a pamphlet are often nearly made up without a return of letter, all such works shall be considered as pamphlets, and paid for as such.

9. Works done in Sixteens, Eighteens, Twenty-fours, or Thirty-twos, on Small Pica and upwards, to be paid one shilling and sixpence per sheet extra. If on Long Primer or smaller type, one shilling per sheet extra. Forty-eights to be paid two shillings per sheet extra, and Sixty-fours two shillings and sixpence per sheet extra.

10. Works requiring an alteration or alterations of margin, to be paid, for each alteration, one shilling per sheet to the Pressmen if altered by them, and sixpence to the Compositor, as a compensation for making up the furniture; if altered by the Compositor, then he is to be paid one shilling for the alteration, and the Pressmen sixpence for the delay.

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This article to be determined on solely at the option of the employer.

11. Bottom Notes consisting of twenty lines (or two notes, though not amounting to twenty lines) and not exceeding four pages, in every ten sheets, in Quarto or Octavo;e page, (or two notes, though not amounting to one page) and not exceeding six pages, in Twelves: two pages (or two notes, though not amounting to two pages) and not Feeding eight, in Eighteens or above, to be paid one shilling per sheet; but under the here proportion no charge to be made. Bottom Notes, consisting of ten lines (or two , though not amounting to ten lines) in a pamphlet of five sheets or under, and not

exceeding two pages, to be paid one shilling per sheet extra. Quotations, Mottos, Contents or Chapters, &c. in smaller type than the body, to be considered as Notes. [Where the Notes shall be in Nonpareil or Pearl, in Twelves, the number of pages to be restricted to four; in eighteens to five pages.]

This article is intended only to fix what constitutes the charge of one shilling per sheet for Bottom Notes: all works requiring a higher charge than one shilling for Bottom Notes, are to be paid for according to their value.

12. Side Notes to Folios and Quartos not exceeding a broad quotation, if only chap. or date, and not exceeding three explanatory lines on an average in each page, to be paid one shilling per sheet; in Octavo, if only chap. or date, and not exceeding three explanatory lines on an average in each page, one shilling and sixpence per sheet. Cut-in Notes, in smaller type than the body, to be paid for in a similar manner.

Side and Bottom Notes to many, particularly historical and law works, if attended with more than ordinary trouble, to be settled between the employer and journeyman.

13. Greek, Hebrew, Saxon, &c. or any of the dead characters, if one word and not exceeding three lines in any one sheet, to be paid for that sheet one shilling extra; all above to be paid according to their value.

14. Greek with space lines, and without accents, to be paid eightpence halfpenny per thousand; if with separate accents tenpence: without space lines, and without accents, eightpence three farthings; with accents, tenpence farthing; the asper not to be considered an accent. [If Dictionary matter, to take one halfpenny advance.]

15. Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, &c. to be paid double; Hebrew with points to be cast up as half body and half points doubled.

16. Music to be paid double the body of the sonnet type.

17. Index matter, though but one measure, to be paid two shillings per sheet extra. 18. Booksellers' Catalogues (in whatever language) to be cast up at sevenpence per thousand, not including the numbering.

19. Night work to commence and be paid for, from ten o'clock till twelve, one shilling; all after to be paid threepence per hour extra till six.-Morning work, commencing at four o'clock, to be paid one shilling extra.-Sunday work, if not exceeding six hours, to be paid for one shilling, if for a longer time, twopence an hour.

20. Jobs of one sheet or under (except Auctioneers' Catalogues and Particulars) to be cast up at sevenpence per thousand; if done in smaller type than Brevier, to take the proportionate advance specified in Article 1; if in foreign language of one sheet or under, (except Auctioneers' Catalogues,) to be cast up at eightpence per thousand; if done in smaller type than Brevier, to take the proportionate advance specified in Article 1.

21. Where two pages only are imposed, either opposite to, or at the back of each other, they shall be paid for as two pages; but if with an indorse, or any other kind of matter, constituting a third, then to be paid as a sheet, if in Folio; a half-sheet, if in Quarto, and so on.

22. Broadsides, such as Leases, Deeds, and Charter-parties, above the dimensions of crown, whether table or common matter, to be paid the double of common matter; on crown and under, to be paid one and one half common matter.-The indorse to be paid one fourth of the inside page, as common matter.

23. All corrections to be paid sixpence per hour.

24. The Imprint to be considered as two lines in the square of the page.

25. Different volumes of the same work to be paid for distiuctly, according to value. According to the alteration of 1816, all reprinted works to be paid three farthings per thusand less than the scale of 1810.

The following Scale, with the remarks, was taken from a well digested Report of the Committee of News Compositors, which was read July 20, 1820.

ABSTRACT OF THE SCALE.

Morning Papers, £2 8s. Od. week; 3s. 10d. galley; 11d. hour.
Evening Papers, £2 3s. 6d. P week; 3s. 7d. P galley; 10d. hour.

Assistants on other journals are paid the same as Evening papers; the Sunday papers, having their galleys of various lengths, are paid at the rate of 8d. per thousand, or 10d. per hour.

Long Primer and Minion galleys, cast as nigh 5,000 letters as possible (at present rarying from that number to 5,200, partly arising from a variation in the founders' standards) are per thousand, on

Long Primer and Minion... 9d. morning...... 8d. evening.

Nonpareil
Pearl......

10d. morning...... 9 d. evening.

Ild. morning...... 10d. evening.

Or a reduction, in proportion to value, on the galley quantity.

The galley on Morning papers consists of 120 lines Long Primer, and 40 after lines; Minion 88, and 30 after lines; on papers 22 ems Long Primer wide: other widths in proportion; and a finish of five hours. Another mode is, one galley and a finish of six hours. Twelve hours on and twelve off (including refreshment time), was the original agreement.

The time of beginning to be the same uniformly as agreed upon by the Printer and Companionship, i. e. either a two, three, or four o'clock paper; and at whatever hour the journal goes to press one morning, regulates the hour of commencing work for the next day's publication, provided it should be over the hour originally agreed upon: if under, the time is in the compositors' favour. The hour of commencing work on Sunday is regulated by the time of finishing on Saturday morning.

Ten hours' composition is the specified time for Evening papers. All composition to rase when the day's publication goes to press; any work required afterwards to be paid. for extra, or deducted from the first work of the next publication. This does not apply to Second Editions; they being connected solely with the antecedent paper, must be paid Newspapers in a foreign language take, of course, the same advance as is aliowed on book-work.

for extra.

A system termed Finishing having been formerly introduced, it is necessary to state, that no mode of working can be considered fair (except as before-stated), otherwise than by the galley or hour.-N.B. No Apprentices to be employed on Daily papers.

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NOTES Constituting the Charge of One Shilling per Sheet.—See Article 11.
Quarto and Octavo... 20 lines, or 2 notes, and not exceeding 4 pages in 10 sheets.
Twelves
1 page, or 2 notes, and not exceeding 6 pages in 10 sheets.
Eighteens or above... 2 pages, or 2 notes, and not exceeding 8 pages in 10 sheets.
Pamphlets... 10 lines, or 2 notes, and not exceeding 2 pages in 5 sheets.

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Parliamentary work is paid upon a scale somewhat higher than the above, upon account of the hurry and exertion required; and that is again divided into Private Parliamentary Work and Public Parliamentary Work: the former being at sevenpence per thousand, the latter at sixpence-halfpenny.

It would be desirable a regular scale should be drawn up for the payment of job work, as most towns vary in the rate of wages so they often vary in the price of jobbing; the following scale may be considered a fair criterion to follow:

Double Demy Broadside, 8s.-double crown ditto, 7s.-double foolscap and post ditto, 6s. If set up at twice, to be paid for accordingly. Royal broadsides, 6s. 6d.—folio, 4s. quarto, 2s. 3d.-sixes and eights, Is. 6d.-nines and twelves, 1s.-demy broadsides, 5s. 6d. -folio, 3s. 6d.-quarto, 1s. 9d.-sixes, 1s. 3d.-eights, nines, and twelves, 1s.-crown and post broadsides, 4s.-folio, 2s. 6d.-quarto, 1s. 3d.-sixes and eights, Is.-foolscap and pot broadsides, 3s. 6d.—folio, 2s.-quarto, 1s.-sixes and eights, 9d. All way bills and headings to be paid for according to value. All bills, if solid matter, set up in less type than English, to be paid for per thousand. Quarto circulars, common type, ls. 6d. -script ditto, 1s. 9d.-octavo ditto common type, 1s.-script ditto, 1s. 3d. If in less type than pica to be cast up. Small cards, 6d.-large ditto, 1s.-with borders, 6d. additional. Invoice heads on post or foolscap, 9d.-ditto with date, £. s. d. and columns, 1s.--ditto folio, 25.-ditto quarto, 1s. 6d.

All jobbing offices on the establishment work twelve hours, inclusive of two for meals; sixpence per hour for overtime; night work to commence at ten o'clock, and to be paid one shilling extra; morning work, if before five o'clock, to be paid one shilling extra. When any job is of an intricate nature, and cannot be governed by the above rules, the price of the work to be settled between the employer and the employed.

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