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xvDay labourer, national average, per day: 1880:21 sen, 1882:22senCarpenter, <strong>in</strong> Tokyo, per day: 1874, 40 sen, 1877:45 sen(Nedanshi; Chamberla<strong>in</strong> has 25 sen); 1879:50 senMaidservant <strong>in</strong> Tokyo, per month: 1 yenPrimary school teacher, basic start<strong>in</strong>g pay, per month: 1886:5yenRENTS AND LAND PRICESA family house <strong>in</strong> Tokyo, Itabashi (as stated <strong>in</strong> rental contract):1879: 8 senOne tsubo (3.31 square metres) <strong>of</strong> land <strong>in</strong> Tokyo, G<strong>in</strong>za (actualsale price): 1872:5 yen, 1882:20 yenSTAPLE FOODSRice, Tokyo, average price per 10 kg: 1869:55 sen, 1872:36 sen,1877: 51 sen, 1882:82 senMiso (bean paste), Tokyo, yearly average per 1 kg: 1879:4 sen,1880 5 senPickled greens, Tokyo, per barrel: 41 senFUELCoal, Tokyo, per 15 kg: 1882:42 sen, 1884:32 senLamp oil (vegetable), Tokyo: 1877:3 senFirewood, Tokyo, per 50 bundles: 1877:1 yen 50 senSCHOOL FEESKeiō gijuku, per year: 1871:18 ryōMetropolitan middle school, per year: 1878:9 yen, 1879:7 yen,20 senTokyo University, per year: 1879:12 yen, 1886:25 yen

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