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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19433, 20 October 1925, Page 8

A Fair Deal for the Workers Protective Labour Legislation Strictly Enforced It is a common catch-cry of the agitator that the Government is a F Capitalist Government, which cares little for the workers. Here are some of the Government’s more recent enactments for the protection and benefit of the workers, and here also are statements of facts which show that these enactments are strictly enforced: Trade Unions may ✓=_ t \ Rent Restriction have Dominion :: A ct continued till awards instead nf T In order t 0 give effect t 0 the additional Labour , t “ j. “. Inslaaa 01 Legislation passed, the staff of the Labour Depart- August, 1926. district awards. meat has been considerably increased, and includes not only Inspectors of Factories, Shops, Awards, etc., but also an increased number of experts in Scaffolding work and in the erection of buildings, in Weights Anernnlir.e and Measures work, in Footwear, and so on. Apprentices aci w ., . . During the past year over 26,000 visits were paid enable adult UnWide extension of by the Inspectors to factories, shops, etc., under tne trained workers to Scaffolding Insnec- Factories Act and the Shops and Offices Act. In addi- uauicu wvinc » io VUUIVIIUUK uispec tion t 0 ttese> nearly 9000 premises were vislted under qualify as skilled tion Act to cover al! the Weights and Measures Act, and over 80,000 appli- workers SDeC i a I building operations, of different kinds were examined. committees now safethe interejt, 1 “ emo,ltlon °‘ than attend to complaints lodged with them by the and training of apbuildings, excava- various union secretaries, but this is incorrect, as is Fair ahown frOm the fact that last F ea r there were only prentlCeS. fair prOnons, gear, cranes, 490 such complaints received, while, as above stated, visions exist for the etc. 20,000 visits were made by the Inspectors. The In- k specters themselves discovered nearly 3000 breaches; employment Ot boy many of them were, however, trivial. ’ immigrants. During the past few years there has been INCREASED VIGILANCE ON THE PART OF THE „ DEPARTMENT OVER THE EMPLOYMENT OF Weights and Mea- WORKERS GENERALLY, especially in regard to the W/irVare* Cnmnon sures Act amended health ° f workei ' s , and to accidents in factories and WOrKerS Lompefl- . . ACI amenueu, on fundings. These inspections now extend over Sation in non-fatal in interests of work- the whole of the Dominion. In regard to the invest!- -J ers to nrnvide fnr gation and settlement of industrial disputes, increased accidents increased ers, to. provide ror facilities have been given to Conciliation Commie- from 55 to 58 per more rigorous inspec- sioners, Conciliation Councils, etc. These Councils „!• ;< r, tion and fair dealin tr have heen able t 0 settle ' or substantially settle, from cent., lime limit tor • ,L i“r a ' i 80 t 0 90 per cent - of the disputes arising from time domestic Workers to in tne sale ot coal to time, the agreements arrived at being then, in most and enke which cases> submitted to the Court of Arbitration for in- quaury ror compenC e ’ 7, 8 n corporation in awards. Sation reduced from ’ must now be sold by During the past year there were 656 cases invest!- 7 to 3 days, weight, not by mea- gated under the Rent Restriction Law. Speaking generally on this legislation, it may be said that LABOUR SUre " MEMBERS THEMSELVES HAVE EXPRESSED SATISFACTION, NOT ONLY AT THE CONTINU- _ , . ANCE OF THE RENT RESTRICTION ACT, BUT AT lotal amOUDI of THE GOVERNMENT’S ADMINISTRATION OF THE “damages” sc diACT ON BEHALF OF TENANTS. uauiages OLAnneals frnm Man. The Employment Bureaux of the Department have „ On ? . CO ™P«I- , nppcaia iruiu mag also continued their f unctions and p rovided engage- sation claimable in istrates decisions to ments for from 4000 to 5000 workers a year, while accidents due Arbitration Cnnrt fa. workers are assisted in other directions, such as in the aiciuenis uue IO neg- ... 1 , On UOUIT ra advancing of fares to places of employment. llgence of fellow cditated at request of workers increased trade unions. \ , = y f rom £759 lo £lq oo VOTE FOR COULL THIS TIME And a Fair Deal For The Workers.

CHILDHOOD’S HAPPY DAYS are sometimes clouded o’er by visitations of sickness, which bring unhappiness in their wake. The most prevalent and distressing of these juvenile ailments is that commonly known as worms—the usual symptoms being peevishness, restlessness, grinding of the teeth while sleeping, and sometimes convulsions The finest remedy obtainable for worms in children is Wade’s Worm Figs. It quickly expels the worms and restores the children to normal health and happiness. There is no danger in giving a child Wade’s Worm Figs, for they contain no harmful ingredients, and leave no bad after effects. Different to most medicines, the children like Wade’s Worm "Figs—a factor that saves parents a lot of trouble in administering them. Keep your children happy and healthy by giving them Wade’s Worm Figs. Procurable from chemists, everywhere.

A sure and pleasant specific for removing worms is WADE’S WARM FIGS.