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1845-1849 Mexican Salaries
Minister Relaciones Exteriores, Gobernacion, Policia 6,000
Clerk 400
Office Boy 200
OFICIO DE CONTADURIA Y PROPIOS
Accountant, general 3,000
Scribes 400
Office Boy 192
Sources: Ministerio de Hay Credito Publico, Memoria de 1844;
Ayuntamiento de Mexico, Memoria de 1845.
SERVANT WAGES (Monthly, living in)
Coachman 6.88
Coachman 17.20
Porter 12.00
Servant, male 8.00
Cook, female 23.22
Maid, female 23.20
Servant, female 3.00
SKILLED WORKERS, MONTHLY RATE
Tailor 12.90
Silversmith 12.90
Carpenter 17.20
Painter 12.90
Pastry Chef 22.36
Meat Cutter 6.20
Stone Cutter 9.46
Glove Maker 38.70
Seamstress 2.58
SOURCE: Industrial Census of 1849