Part 4

+----------------------------+------------------------ |Name and full postal address| COMMODITY. | of Shopkeeper or Firm from| OBSERVATIONS. | whom the information was | | obtained. | -------------------+----------------------------+------------------------ (1) Butter | | (2) Cheese | | (3) Condensed Milk| | (4) Margarine | | (5) Lard | | (6) Sausages | | (7) Fresh Pork | | (8) Tea | | (9) Sugar | | (10) Jam | | (11) Rice | | (12) Oatmeal | | (13) Flour | | (14) Bread | | (15) Eggs | | (16) Milk, fresh | | (17) Potatoes | | (18) Cabbage | | (19) Fish | | (20) Soap | | (21) Candles | | (22) Oil | | (23) Coal | | (24) Turf | | (25) Gas | | (26) Electricity | | -------------------+----------------------------+------------------

Form B 3.

RETAIL PRICES OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES

in _________________________ of ________________________ (Parish). (City, Town or District). ------------------------------------+----------------------------------- PRICES. | ESTIMATED WEIGHTS. | Insert under _Beef_ the exact |On each blank line below insert the description (e.g., "round steak," |same description as you have "stewing beef," "rib steak," "corned|already inserted on the same line brisket," "shoulder," "liver," etc.,|in the lefthand column, then insert or whatever is the exact |below the best estimates of description) of each of the six |comparative weights which you can parts, kinds, etc., on which the |get from the shopkeeper. _working classes_ at present spend | most _money_, naming the parts in |That is to say, for every 10 _lbs._ the order of their importance from |of that part, kind, cut, etc., on this point of view. Please insert |which the working classes spend prices opposite each description. |most _money_, insert below the Similarly, in the case of _Mutton_ |approximate _weight_ of each of the insert the exact description of the |other descriptions (2), (3), etc., four parts, kinds, etc., in the |purchased by the working classes. order of their money importance to | the working classes, entering the | exact price opposite each. Again, | under _Bacon, etc._, insert the | exact description (e.g., "Irish | shoulder rashers," "Irish bacon, | back piece," "American bacon, | shoulder piece," "Pigs' heads," | "American Gams," etc., or whatever | is the exact description) of each of| the six parts, kinds, cuts, etc., of| cured pigs on which the _working | classes_ at present spend most | _money_, naming the parts in order | of their importance from this point | of view. Enter the exact prices | opposite each description. | | Do not estimate prices. As regards | Mid-March, shopkeeper's books should| be referred to in each case. |

+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | Mid- | Mid- | | | March, | June, | | BEEF, per lb. | 1922. | 1922. | BEEF. | Weights. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (1) | | |(1) | 10 lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (2) | | |(2) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (3) | | |(3) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (4) | | |(4) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (5) | | |(5) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (6) | | |(6) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | MUTTON, per lb. | | | MUTTON. | | | | | (1) | | |(1) | 10 lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (2) | | |(2) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (3) | | |(3) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (4) | | |(4) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- BACON, &c., | | | | per lb. | | | BACON, etc. | | | | | (1) | | |(1) | 10 lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (2) | | |(2) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (3) | | |(3) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (4) | | |(4) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (5) | | |(5) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+---------- | | | | (6) | | |(6) | lb. ------------------+----------+----------+--------------------+----------

The working-class families in this district spend about _____ shillings on Mutton for every 10 shillings spent on Beef.

For every 10s. which the working classes spend on butchers' meat (beef and mutton) how much do they spend on bacon and other pig-meat (including sausages)? ____________

Signature ____________________________ Date ____ June, 1922.

_Source of Information_

_Observations_

Form B 4.

CLOTHING OF WAGE-EARNING CLASSES.

RETAIL PRICES IN ___________________________

The prices for 1914 must refer to exactly the same type and quality of articles as for 1922, which must be of a description in general demand amongst wage-earning classes in 1922. In all cases of clothing it is the ready-made article that should be priced, except as regards men's suits, men's trousers and men's overcoats, for which two sets of prices, (1) ready-made, (2) tailor-made, should be given.

+------------------------+------+------+------+----- | State Material and | | July,| Mar.,|June, Articles. | exact Description. | -- | 1914.| 1922.|1922. -------------------+------------------------+------+------+------+----- | | | s. d.| s. d.|s. d. (A). Men's. | | | | | Suits (1) | | each | | | Suits (2) | | each | | | Trousers (1) | | pair | | | Trousers (2) | | pair | | | Overcoats (1) | | each | | | Overcoats (2) | | each | | | Singlets | | each | | | Drawers | | pair | | | Shirts | | each | | | Socks | | pair | | | Boots | | pair | | | -------------------+------------------------+------+------+------+----- (B). Boys aged | | | | | about 12. | | | | | Suits | | each | | | Overcoats | | each | | | Shirts | | each | | | Stockings | | pair | | | Boots | | pair | | | -------------------+------------------------+------+------+------+----- (C). Women's. | | | | | Light Coats | | each | | | Heavy Coats | | each | | | Costumes | | each | | | Blouses | | each | | | Skirts | | each | | | Stockings | | pair | | | Combinations | | pair | | | Corsets | | each | | | Underskirts | | each | | | Chemises | | each | | | Boots | | pair | | | -------------------+------------------------+------+------+------+----- (D). Girls aged | | | | | about 12. | | | | | Coats | | each | | | Dresses | | each | | | Stockings | | pair | | | Combinations | | pair | | | Stays | | each | | | Petticoats | | each | | | Chemises | | each | | | Boots | | pair | | | -------------------+------------------------+------+------+------+----- (E).--MATERIALS purchased by Wage-earning Classes (same kind and quality at each date). -------------+-------------------------------+-----+------+------+------ | | | July,| Mar.,| June, Materials. | Exact Description, Width, &c. | Per | 1914.| 1922.| 1922. -------------+-------------------------------+-----+------+------+------ | | | s. d.| s. d.| s. d. Woollen Yarn | | lb. | | | Calico | | yard| | | Cotton | | yard| | | Flannel | | yard| | | Flannelette | | yard| | | Serge | | yard| | | Tweed | | yard| | | Print | | yard| | | -------------+-------------------------------+-----+------+------+------

(F).--Names and full postal addresses of shopkeepers, firms, &c., from whom information on this Form B. 4 was obtained.

(G).--Observations.

_Signature_ _______________________________

_Date_ ______________________

_This Form should be returned by the day of June_, 1922. Form B 5.

REPRESENTATIVE RENTS PAID BY WAGE-EARNING CLASSES IN

I.--WHOLE HOUSE OCCUPIED BY ONE FAMILY.

I.--The houses referred to below should be representative of wage-earning class dwellings in as many different districts as possible. Houses owned by the Local Authority should be indicated by an asterisk placed after the postal number; such houses should only form their due proportion of the number mentioned below since the Return is required to show the true average change in rents in all wage-earning class houses. _Rents of actual houses should be given: different rents are not to be averaged_.

+---------+------+-----------------------+ | |No. | Annual Rent[B] | | |of | (including rates) | |Postal[A]|rooms | of each house. | Name of Street.| No. or |in |-------+-------+-------+ | Nos. of |each | July, | Mar., | June, | | houses. |house.| 1914. | 1922. | 1922. | ---------------+---------+------+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | £ | s.| £ | s.| £ | s.| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------+---------+------+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Continuation of above table --------------+---------+-----------------+-------------------------------- | | | | | Annual Rates | P.L. Valuation |Postal[A]| on each house. | of each house. Name of Street| No. or |--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+------- | Nos. of | July, | Mar., | June, | July, | Mar., | June, | houses. | 1914. | 1922. | 1922. | 1914. | 1922. | 1922. --------------+---------+--+--+--+--+--|--+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+--- | | £|s.|£ |s.| £|s.| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------+---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+--- [A. Owned by the Local Authority.]

[B. It is the ANNUAL rent that should be entered; accordingly weekly, monthly or quarterly rents at the above dates should be multiplied by 52, 12, or 4 respectively, and the result entered.]

Form B 5--continued.

II.--PART ONLY OF HOUSE OCCUPIED BY FAMILY.

II.--The houses or tenements should be in as many different districts as possible and the particulars should be representative of wage-earning class accommodation in those districts. _Actual rents are to be given: different rents are not to be averaged._

+------+--------------+------------------------------------ | | Number[A] of| Amount of Rent paid per week Name |Postal|rooms occupied| for the rooms of |No. of|by each family|-----------+------------+----------- Street|house.|selected. |July, 1914.|March, 1922.|June, 1922. ------+------+--------------+-----+-----+-----+------+-----+----- | | | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------+------+--------------+-----+-----+-----+------+-----+-----

[A: The numbers required are to represent different types of wage-earning class accommodation and, therefore, families should be selected occupying different numbers of rooms so as to properly represent local conditions.]

_Date_ __________ 1922. _Signature_ ______________________

=Form B 6.=--Page 1.

HOUSEHOLD BUDGET.

PARTICULARS for all persons in a household at _________ Co __________ during the seven days ended ___ June, 1922.

(NOTE.--Particulars for _each_ person should be given, one line being devoted to _each_).

+----------+----+-----------+--------- Description | | | |Earnings (_e.g._, husband, wife,| Sex | | | for father, son, niece, | (M) Male |Age.|Occupation.|the seven servant, lodger, &c.).|(F) Female| | [1] | days.[2] -----------------------+----------+----+-----------+--------- | | | | s. d. (1) | | | | (2) | | | | (3) | | | | (4) | | | | (5) | | | | (6) | | | | (7) | | | | (8) | | | | (9) | | | | (10) | | | | -----------------------+----------+----+-----------+--------- [1. _e.g._, "Carpenter," "Dock |Total earnings(A)| labourer," "domestic duties," "at| | school," &c.] |Other receipts[E]| [2. If there is a servant, her |-----------------|--------- wages should not be included here]Total income (B) | (E) Receipts of old age or other |-----------------+--------- pensions should be included here and not in the column for "earnings" above. Please state on the following lines particulars of pensions or other receipts:-- ---------------------------+---------------------------------- Observations with regard to| SUMMARY. particulars on this page. |---------------------------------- | Number of Persons | No. |Who earned cash (A) ________ |Who did not earn cash (A) ________ |Total number of persons | in the household ________ |---------------------------------- | s. d. |Total _income_ (B) | for the seven days ________ |---------------------------------- | Number of Persons | No. |Under 4 years ________ |4 years to 13 (inclusive) ________ |14 years and over ________ | -------- |Total number of persons | in the household ________

=Form B 6.=--Page 2.

QUANTITIES AND COSTS OF ARTICLES CONSUMED DURING THE SEVEN DAYS ___ JUNE, TO ___ JUNE, 1922.