The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-20
Wages Of Foreian seamen.

Ihe average wage of German mas
ters OF steamers and iron sailing ships
In the foreign trade is returned at IL
pounds 10 shillings per month: that OF
masters OF wooden sailing ships in tn :
foreign trade and OF large coastins
steamers al 10>pounds per month: that
OF masters Of small coasting steamers
and of sailing ships in the home trade
at pounds Is shillings; and that OF
masters of smaller craft at pounds
10 shiilings, says the Shipping Ga
zette. II is probable that these aver
ages are considerably exceeded in the
case OF British vessels, although there
are no available materials for d ter
mining the precise difference.
When We come to ships officers the
possibilities of contrast appear Ac-
cording TO the German returns. the aV-
erage pay of first officers OF trans-At-
lantic steamers is 100 shillings per
month. whereas in the case of first Of
ficsrs in all British steamers of 1000
tons and upward the average is about
24O shillings. For first officers en-
gagged on German passenger steamers
employed in European waters the av-
erage pay is given at 12S shillings per
month. and the same rates are report
ed to prevail on large freight steam
erS. The rate of 12S shillings also ap-
plies TO second officers OF trans-At-
lantic passenger steamers. whereas in
the case of all British steamships or
1000 tons and upward the average in
the case of second officers is about
los shiliings.
An average monthly rate of 100
shillings is stated TO prevail in the
case of third officers of German trans
Atlantic steamers, second officers of
passenger steamers plying in Europ-
can waters and of large freight steam
ers and first officers of small freight
steamers and sailing ships. As against
this il may be mentioned that the Brit
ish rates would. roughly speaking. ay-
srage for the same service 1875 shil-
lings, 145 shillings and $50 shillings
respectively.
To summarize the matter. il would
appear that in round figures the rates
paid TO British steamship officers are
from 20 TO so per cent in excess of
German averages. Then we come to
engineers. The rates are given as 335
shilliugs. 200 shillings and 132 shil-
lings, according To whether a first.
second or third class certificate is re-
Quired, while in other posts" the av-
erage is loo shillings In our own
mercantile marine the pay of first en-
gineers varies from ESQ shillings in
boats of between SOC and 900 tons to
Sos shillines in the case of vessels
OF 2.000 tons and upwards.
In regard 10 second engineers the
payments vary from 200 shillings to
260 shillings. and for third engineers
from l35 shillings to 1875 shillings. The
inference is that as To first engineers
there is no very substantial difference
between the British and German rates.
but that with regard 20 second and
third engineers those employed on the
British vessels are considerably better
paid. Boatswains and carpenters are
returned as receiving an average of
T2 shillings per month in the German
mercantile marine. and sailmakers gst
55 shillings. both figures being cousid-
erahly below the British rate. An able
seaman on a German vessel gets 50
shillings per month on the average.
whereas the British rate is anywhere
between so shillingS and 90 shillings.
and is usually nearer the latter figure
than the former. Firemen and trim
mers also receive relatively lower pay
In German ships.