This is not a court judgment in the conventional sense but rather a statutory wage declaration published in the NSW Industrial Gazette. It sets out the minimum 'living wage' rates that employers were required to pay workers in New South Wales from May 1922. The rates were determined by the relevant industrial authority under the Industrial Arbitration Act 1912. The document reflects the Australian system of compulsory arbitration and wage fixation that existed in the early 20th century, where independent tribunals set minimum wages based on assessments of the cost of living and capacity to pay.