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BARBERS.
BARBERS are to be found all over the district. The
census figures show that barbers numbered 1,533 in 1911 and 1,648 in
1931. The census of 1951 records their number as 1,287. Round about
1947 there were 165 barber's shops in Kolhapur city and a total of
170 persons were engaged in them. Of these, 57 were located in C
ward, 41 in D ward, 30 in B ward, 20 in E ward and 17 in A ward [
Ibid., p. 202.]. A sample survey of 31 shops in 1957 revealed
that in all the shops a total of 51 persons were engaged. Of these,
33 were owners, five members of the owners' families or their
relatives and 13 hired workers. Of the latter, 12 were engaged on
piece rate. They were paid half the amount charged to customers
served by them. A worker got on an average Rs. 300 a year. In one
shop in D ward a barber was employed on a fixed salary of Rs. 22 per
month.
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