, 1872-12-14

follows, that employer and laborer shall be at
liberty to agree on a higher pay for work,
which, either from its nature, or from custom,
or occasionally, begins earlier or is continued
longer than ordinarily 50 the rules regarding
fixed payment and fixed working hours shall not
exclude agreements as to a certain pay for a
certain quantity Of work (labor) Task work.
nor agreements as to additional payment for
the surplus OF work performed over and above a
certain stipulated days work. Be it under
stood however that whenever the last mention
ed agreements are made and without exception
whenever work is performed in the gang, the
work cannot be commenced later or broken off
earlier thana at either Of the hours mentioned in
81. Nor Shall said provisions be applicable,
when any one is engaged to perform any work,
which requires particular ability and skill, and
cannot be expected from a common laborer, as,
for instance the Attendance of a steam-cDgine,
the duties Of hcad-byiler, Of tradesman, of
pI%oughman Or the like labor.
Is.
Sharing Of Rum or Of ether spirits TO the la
borers either pure or mix, d, either during the
work or af'er the work, wiz ther as payment or
part payment for work shall be Prohibited.
In cases where or account Of exposure to bad
weather or for other reasonable cause, the ma
mayer shall deem it cxpedient, he may give q
dram, but only in such moderate quantity as
may be drunk on the spot, and not carried
away, which shall not be permitted.
No child under l6 years Of age shall, under
any circumstances, except by medical prcscrip-
tion, be given Rum or sririts.
Transgression hereof shall be punished by a
fine of from S. to $50, and under very aggra-
waiting circumstances t. SIC0
Sharing Of Rum or other spirits in considcra-
ton Of Saturday work is to be deemed by the
Court an aggraVa'ing Ell cUm8tauce.
IA.
All the male laborers above IS years Of age
working on an estate are bound to take the
usual njght-watch by turus hut only once in ten
days. Notice is to be given before noon 10
break off from work in the afternoon at 5
o'clock, and to come to work next day at 8
o'clock. The watch to be delivered in the
usual manner by nighifall and by sunrise.
The above rules shall not be compulsory ex-
cept where voluntary watehmen cannot be OBJ
tanned for I cents for one nights watch.
Likcwise the male laborers are bound once a
month on Sundays ana Holydays, to take
the day watch about the yard, and to
act as pasturemen on receiving their usual pay
for a weekdays work. This rule applies also to
crook boys.
AL orders about the watches to be du'y en-
tered in the day-book of the estate.
Should a laborer, having been duly warned
to take the watch, not attend, another laborer
is to be hired in the place Of the absentee and
at lis expense, not however to exceed Is cents.
is.
Laborers without legal cause abstaining from
work ON a working day are to forfeit their wages
for the day, and will have to pay over and above
the forfeit a fine, waich can be lawfully dodpct-
ed in tho II wages, Of () seven cents for a first
class laborer, l5) five cents for a second class
laborer aud ~ Two cents for a third class labor
er.
In crop on grinding days, when employed
about the works, in Gu ting canes or In crook,
an additional punishment will be awarded for
wi!ful absence and neglect by the Policemaster
on complaint being made.
Laborers abstaining from work for half a day
or breaking off from work before being dismiss
ed, to forfeit their wages for one day,
Laborers not coming to work 10 due time to
forfeit half a days wages.
Parents keeping their children from work
shall be fined instead of their children.
Laborers wilfully ab,taining from work for
two or more days during the week, or habi-
tually a~bsenting themselves or working badly
or lazily, or otherwise breaking their engage
mcnts by combining to retard or stop the work
of the estate or to abstain from work shall be
punished by sentence of the court on complaint
to the Policemaster.
II.