A´I´N 87.
ON THE WAGES OF LABOURERS.

Gilkárs (workers in lime), first class workmen, 7 d.; second class, 6 d.; third class, 5 d.

Sangtarásh (stone-masons). The tracer gets 6 d. for each gaz; one who does plain work, 5 d. A labourer employed in quarries gets for every man he breaks, 22 j.

Carpenters, first class, 7 d.; second do., 6 d.; third do., 4 d.; fourth do., 3 d.; fifth do., 2 d. For plain job-work, a first class carpenter gets 1 d. 17 j. for one gaz; second class do., 1 d. 6 j.; third class do., 21 j.

Pinjarah sáz (Lattice work and wicker work). First, when the pieces are joined (fastened with strings), and the interstices be dodecagonal, 24 d. for every square gaz; when the interstices form twelve circles, 22 d.; when hexagonal, 18 d.; when ja'farí [or rhombus-like, one diagonal being vertical the other horizontal], 16 d.; when shaṭranjí [or square fields, as on a chess board], 12 d. for every square gaz.

Secondly, when the work is ghair waçlí (the sticks not being fastened with strings, but skilfully and tightly interwoven), for first class work, 48 d. per square gaz; for second class do., 40 d.

Arrahkash (one who saws beams). For job-work, per square gazd., if sísauṉ wood; if nazhú wood, 2 d. A labourer employed for the day, 2 d. There are three men for every saw, one above, two below.

Bíldárs (diggers), first class, daily 3½ d.; second class do., 3 d. If employed by the job, for building fortress walls with battlements, 4 d. per gaz; for laying foundations, 2½ d.; for all other walls, 2 d. For digging ditches, ½ d. per gaz.

The gaz of a labourer contains 32 ṭassújes.

Cháh-kan, or well diggers, first class work men, 2 d. per gaz; second class do., 1½ d; third class do., 1½ d.

Ghauṭah khur, or well-divers. They clean wells. In the cold season, 4 d. per diem; in the hot season, 3 d. By the job, 2 R. for cleaning a depth of one gaz.

Khisht tarásh, or tile makers, for 100 moulds, smoothened, 8 d.

Surkhíkob (pounders of old bricks), 1½ d. for a heap of 8 mans.

Glass-cutters, 100 d. per gaz.

Bamboo-cutters, 2 d. per diem.

Chapparband, or thatchers, 3 d. per diem; if done by the job, 24 d. for 100 gaz.

Patalband (vide p. 224), 1 d. for 4 gaz.

Lak'hírah. They varnish reeds, &c., with lac. Wages, 2 d. per diem.

A´bkash, or water-carriers. First class, 3 d. per diem; second class do., 2 d. Such water-carriers as are used for furnishing house-builders with water for mortar and quicklime, get 2 d. per diem.