DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1919 Session I, H-11

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1919, NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

E E P O R T. The Secretary, Department of Labour, to the Right Hon. the Minister of Labour. Sir, — Department of Labour, Wellington, 26th August, 1919. I have the honour to present herewith, the twenty-eighth annual report of this Department, for the information of His Excellency the Governor-General, and to be laid before Parliament, in compliance with the Labour Department and Labour Day Act, 1908, and the Factories Act, 1908. The report covers the financial year Ist April, 1918, to 31st March, 1919. I have, &c, F. W. Rowley, The Right Hon. the Minister of Labour. Secretary of Labour. Conditions of Trade and Employment. I have again to report that during the year little difficulty has been experienced in finding suitable work for applicants ; nearly all tradesmen have been fully employed, and in several, districts it has been found impossible to fill existing vacancies. An interesting step in connection with the improvement of the conditions of employment in the civilized countries of the world was taken by the representatives at the recent Peace Conference where it was decided to hold an International Labour Conference at Washington in October next. The purpose of this Conference is set out as follows : — 1. The organization of an International Labour Office, established by the Peace Treaty at the seat'of the League of Nations, whose functions shall include— (a.) The collection and distribution of information on all subjects thejnternational $J adjustment of conditions of industrial life and labour ; (u.)jThe examination of subjects which it is proposed to with tD if a view to the conclusion of international conventions ; and (c.) The conduct of such special investigations as may be ordered by the Conference.

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2. The discussion with a view to agreement (by legislation where necessary) of the following conditions of employment:— (a.) The application of the principle of the eight-hours day or forty-eight-hours week, subject to modification in special industries ; (ii.) Prevention or provision against unemployment; (c.) The prohibition or the limitation of the employment of women and young persons on night-work and in unhealthy processes ; and (rf.) Prohibition of the use of white (yellow) phosphorus in the manufacture of matches. It is anticipated that most, if not all, of the conditions of employment that may be agreed upon will have been already in operation in New Zealand for some considerable time. Apprentices. During the year a draft Bill has been prepared for consideration (to take the place of the Act of 1865). The subject of apprentices has.during recent years become a contentious one. On the one hand it is urged that greater responsibility should be placed, on employers by requiring them to give time off during working-hours for attendance at technical schools, that a system of examination of the work and progress of the apprentice should be instituted, and so on, the object being to ensure that every apprentice is properly taught and trained from both the practical and the theoretical point of view. On the other hand it is pointed out that apprenticeships, in the sense hitherto known, are becoming obsolete on account of the increasing use of machinery and the specialization of work by employing groups of workers on one or two operations, the result being, so it is claimed, that what has until recently been a skilled trade requiring four or five years' apprenticeship has now become almost unskilled. The boot-manufacturing industry is an example in which, the work formerly learned by each apprentice in the making department (in five years) is in some New Zealand factories broken up into at least nine operations, each carried out by a worker operating a machine, the use of which he can learn in about three months in the case of seven machines and about six months in the other two. In fact, in the United States of America, where the factories are, of course, much larger, the manufacture of boots is subdivided into as many as sixty-four operations, each with its own worker employed, exclusively on that operation. It is therefore suggested that the training of factory workers is to a large extent resolving itself into the teaching of the use of mechanical appliances. The high specialization of industry such as is referred to above respecting the boot trade in New Zealand and the United States raises a question that is worthy of consideration- whether such specialization is likely to be conducive to the welfare of the community. It is, of course, true that competition in industry with other countries and the natural desire of every one to obtain the greatest possible output at the least possible cost of labour demand the utmost use of machinery and specialization ; but if this feature of trade is allowed to go on without restriction it must tend to the detriment of the health and contentment of our workers and to the deterioration of the race. The whole subject of the training of apprentices and the general welfare of the workers in this connection might well form the subject of an inquiry by a commission of business and educational men. The state of affairs above mentioned does not apply to all trades, in several of which apprenticeships for a sufficient period, of years are still needed. Yet there has been a serious shortage of apprentices for a considerable time —even before the war —which will apparently result in a shortage of competent workers in the near future. In regard to the cause of this shortage, I desire to ('all attention to the fact that the adult workers in many skilled trades seldom earn more than, if as much as, workers in callings that require no apprenticeships. A similar position exists in Australia, where the apprentice question has engaged the attention of several Commissions set up to inquire into the matter ; but it will be seen from the following figures relating to the United States of America that skilled workers there earn from approximately 50 per cent, to nearly 100 per cent, more than unskilled men. Comparative, Table showing Weekly Rales of Wages of Skilled and Unskilled Workmen (Boston, U.S.A.). Bricklayers .. .. .. .. 28.60 Blacksmiths .. .. .. 16.47 Hod-carriers .. .. .. 15.40 ~ Helpers .. .. .. 12.15 Carpenters .. .. .. .. 25.08 Machinists—Metal-work .. .. 21.00 Building labourers .. .. .. 16.80 „ Helpers .. .. .. 13.23 Cement-workers —Finishers .. .. 27.50 Machinist operators—Printing .. .. 26.00 ~ Labourers .. .. 15.40 ! Press-feeders .. .. .. 16.00 For figures showing the rates of wages of skilled and unskilled, workers in New Zealand, see below. If the desirable state of affairs existing in the United States were in vogue in New Zealand it would of itself no doubt quickly settle the apprentice difficulty. It is not to be wondered at that boys hesitate to bind themselves as apprentices for a term of years at a low rate of wages when they know not only that they can immediately earn much higher wages in unskilled occupations without the binding also that they will probably earn as much when they become adults. IS! The question of so adjusting wages as to bring those of skilled hands into proper proportion with those of unskilled workers is one that appears to require immediate attention. In this connection I append the following return showing the wages fixed under some recent awards and industrial agreements under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act in (a) non-apprentice callings, and (6) skilled trades.

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Comparative Statement of Minimum Wages fixed by Awards and Industrial Agreements in force in Wellington in December, 1918.

AGREEMENTS (NO APPRENTICESHIP). Wharf labourers : General, Is. lOd. per hour; coal, 2s. sd. per hour ; meat, 2s. 2d. and Is. lOd. per hour ; superphosphate, 2s. 3d. per hour. During 1917-18 763 waterside workers in Wellington earned an average of 2s. per hour (or £4 7s. 9d. per week) for an average of 38-6 hours per week. Tramway employees : Motormcn —First and second year, Is. 2Jd. per hour and 10s. per week = Is. 4|d. ; third year, Is. 3d. per hour and 10s. per week = Is. s|d. ; fourth year, Is. 3*d. per hour and 10s. per week = Is. Od. ; over seven years, is. 4d. per hour and 10s. per week = Is. 6-|d. Conductors —First and second year, Is. IM. per hour and lis. per week = Is. 4d. ; third year, Is. 1 Ail. per hour and 10s. per week = Is. 4d. ; fourth year and over, Is. 2d. per hour and 10s. per week = Is. 4|d. s Coal-miners : Stockton, Is. 9|d. per hour or piece rates ; Brunncr, Is. 9|di per hour or piece rates; Kaitangata, Is. !Hd. and Is. 7|d, per hour or piece rates; Nightcaps, Is. and Is. 7fd. per hour or piece rates. Wool-storemen : Wellington, Is. 9d. per hour. SUMMARY. Skilled trades requiring apprenticeships, from Is. 3d. to Is. 9|d. per hour. Unskilled and semi-skilled trades, from Is. 2|d. to 2s. sd. per hour. It will be seen that the lowest paid -wharf labourer has received Is. LOd. per hour, while the plasterer, the highest paid skilled worker, after five years' apprenticeship, has received an award rate of Is. 91-d. (minimum). His work is intermittent like that of the wharf labourer. A painter (who must serve an apprenticeship of five years) has received as a journeyman a minimum award rate of Is. (id. per hour, while the builder's labourer working on the same job (who need not serve an apprenticeship) has received Is. 5Jd. The painter (Is. (id.) could go to unskilled work on the wharves and obtain from Is. I Od. to 2s. sd. per hour, or to coal-mines from Is. 7fd. to Is. 9|d., or to a wool or grain store at Is. 9d. per hour. It might be mentioned that in the apprenticeship trades the rates mentioned are minima, and that many workers therein receive higher wages, while in the non-apprenticeship callings the wages shown are generally the actual rates paid, but this remark removes the anomaly to only a slight extent. Factors which doubtless have their influence in this matter are whether the cost of the increased wages proposed in the settlement of an industrial dispute can be readily passed on to the general public, as distinguished from those cases where the trade is restricted, as to price, by competition ; also whether the industry is such a vital one that the public interest demands an instant settlement of any dispute that may arise.

awards of court of arbitration awards o: Industry. Rates. Length of Apprenticeship. Per Hour. s. d. Plasterers .. .. .. I !U Carpenters .. .. .. L 9 Plumbers Registered .. .. 18 „ Unregistered . . 17 Boilermakers .. .. .. I 7| Blacksmiths .. .. .. 1 7J Bricklayers .. .. .. 1 7"s Engineers . . .. .. 1 7 A Furniture-makers .. .. 1 7A Iron and Brass Moulders . . 1 T^ Coach workers . . . . .10 Painters . . .. .. 16 Bakers—Foremen . . . . 1 5A ,, Journeymen .. .. 13 Tailors .. .. .. 1 4£ Saddlers .. .. .. 14 Bootmakers .. .. .. 1 3f Years. 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 • 5 Not less than four years or more than five. awards (no apprenticeship). Labourers —Builders' . . .. 1 5£ ,, General .. .. L 4| Gold-miners—Thames and Ohine- j 1 5 muri 11 24; Drivers .. .. .. Is. 2|d. to Is. 3£d. Motor .. .. Is. 3d. to Is. 4|d.

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It will bo seen from the above tabic that the minimum wages fixed by industrial agreements are often higher, proportionately, than those fixed in awards of the Arbitration Court, but this would appear to be due to the factors above mentioned. The Court has, in fact, recently laid down the principle that the wages of skilled workers should be about 25 per cent, more than those of unskilled hands —viz., Is. 7J.d. and Is. 3ld. per hour —and several of the awards made during 1919 are based on this principle, Men's Employment Bureaux. Since the establishment of the Department in 1891 the following have been assisted : —

Women's Employment Bureaux. The number of domestic and other female workers assisted was as follows :—

This is 140 less than the number assisted in the previous twelve months, which was in turn some 265 less than in the preoeding year. The fall in the number of servants placed is therefore as great as 20-69 in the two years. This large decrease is, as is well known, due to the continued shortage, of domestic workers. The officers in charge of the several bureaux again call attention in their reports to the urgent demand for domestic workers to assist housewives in coping with their work. The unsatisfied demand for help comes almost entirely from women with young children, whose incomes are barely sufficient to pay the high wages required, even were servants obtainable. As the above, figures show, in Wellington some of the most urgent needs of housewives have been met by the supplying of charwomen and other daily workers. As the engagements arc generally made for only a day or even half a day at a time a great amount of work is involved at the bureau. Even this kind of help has, however, proved of great assistance to householders. The best solution of the domestic-worker question appears to be that mentioned in last year's report and which I again refer to on page 24 of this report, respecting the housing question and communal kitchens and laundries. Factories Act. The following statement shows the movement in regard to the number of factories and factory workers during the past six years :—

The increase in the number of employees is probably due to the fact that positions occupied by men called up under the Military Service Act were largely filled by juniors and girls.

Year. Total. Married. Single. Dependants. Sent to Sent to Private GovernEmploy- meut inent. Works. L891 1918 (twenty-eight years) 1918-19 121,420 3,199 42,873 880 78,547 2,319 156,636 3,005 56,454 64,966 1,618 1,581 124,619 43,753 80,866 159,641 58,072 66,547

Number of Enjj for Char worn Day-w jagements made ien and other ■orkers. Plaoe. Number of other Engagements by Employers and Workers during the Year. Number of other Persons assisted by Reduced Fares only during 1 the Year. Total Number assisted. («.) Those employed for One Day or Half-day only. (6.) Those employed for One Day or Half-day for continuous Weeks or other Periods. Auckland Wellington Nelson Christchurch . . Dunedin 48 4 57 15 116 290 6 91 28 268 208 70 122 206 1.9 384 565 80 274 249 "i Totals 124 531 874 23 1,552

Year. Factorioa. Movement. i Factory Workers. Movement. ' I 1913-14 (before the war) 1914-15 .1915-16 (since the war began).. 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 13,469 13,937 13,214 12,455 12,485 12,444 94 (increase) 468 „ 723 (decrease) 759 30 (increase) 41 (decrease) 87,517 88,812 83,011 78,188 79,653 82,783 919 (increase). 1,295 5,801 (decrease). 4,823 1,465 (increase). 3,130

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Accidents.

Of the fatal accidents there were three in Auckland: (1) a boy was killed while working a hydraulic lift; (2) a furnace-man was severely burned by molten metal and succumbed to his injuries; (3) a labourer at a foundry jammed his left hand in a inetal-shcaring machine, and lockjaw'supervoned with fatal results. There was'onc fatal woollen-mill, a warper being struckjon the left temple by a steel rod, which caused laceration and haemorrhage. In New Plymouth a derrick-man employed in connection with oil-wells was struck on the head by chain-tongs. In Greymouth a buslunan was struck on the head by a falling bough. In Dunedin (I) a boy was killed by a lift, and (2) a girl employed in a shirt-factory, while attempting to go from one bench to another by crawling (unnecessarily) under her own bench, had her neck broken through her hair being caught by a revolving shaft under the table. Overtime. In the principal towns of New Zealand another very substantial drop in the number of hours of overtime worked by boys under sixteen and women is recorded—viz., from 461,575 to 353,405, a decrease of 108,167 hours. Most of the decreases took place since the Armistice was signed. These figures refer only to the overtime worked by women and boys. Permits not being required for males of sixteen years and over, no record is obtainable of the overtime by those workers.

Certificates of Fitness issued to Boys and Girls under Sixteen Years of Age to work in Factories.

Prosecutions. There were forty-four prosecutions during the year, an increase of six on last year. In each of these cases the decision was in favour of the Department, and a penalty was imposed. No case calls for special mention. Regulations. It was found necessary, in view of the serious fires that took place in Christchurch some time ago, and of the possibility that similar fires might occur in factories with grave results to the workers employed therein, to state more specifically by regulation under the Act the kind and nature of the fire-escapes that should be provided. Considerable care was taken in drafting the regulation ; the requirements as proposed were submitted to experts, and also to the representatives of employers and workers, and were generally considered satisfactory by them. Also, in order to obtain uniformity in the requirements of Inspectors regarding sanitary conveniences, regulations were gazetted fixing the proportion of conveniences to be provided in accordance with the number of workers employed. Provision is also made by the regulations requiring occupiers of factories to provide such first-aid appliances for use in case of accident as an Inspector may consider necessary. An endeavour was made in the regulations to lay down a definite standard as to temperature in factories, also as to purity of air. Considerable attention has been given to these matters in England, but it has not been found practicable there to lay down definite standards. In view of this and of the conflicting opinion in New Zealand it was considered advisable not to make regulations, but to issue instructions to Inspectors to require a temperature of from 55° to 60° F. within 3 ft. of the floor of the workroom, excepting when the temperature of the external air is 40° or less, when a lower temperature than 55° and not less than 52° should be allowed. The measures taken for securing and maintaining the temperature above stated are not to interfere with the purity of the air in any workroom. Shops and Offices Act. There were 168 prosecutions for breaches of this Act, an increase of forty over last year. in 163 cases convictions were obtained. Special interest attaches to the prosecution of a Wellington tobacconist for failing to'closc his shop in accordance with a requisition under section 25 of the Act, by which the majority of the shopkeepers may fix the closing-hours in the " evening " for the trade. It was contended on defendant's behalf that as the requisition fixed 5 p.m. it must be held to be ultra vires, as during

Slight. Moderate. Serious. Fatal. Total. 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 879 747 837 938 509 795 165 171 160 144 317 192 52 46 65 ' 84 65 58 8 3 3 5 10 8 1,104 967 1,065 1,171 901 1,053

Year. Boys. Girls. Total. 1913-14.. 1914-15.. 1915-16.. 1916-17.. 1917-18.. 1918-19.. 932 952 1,100 1,158 1,199 1,240 1,241 1,136 1,263 1,251 1,236 1,333 2,173 2,088 2,363 2,409 2,435 2,573

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certain months in the year 5 p.m. could not be considered to be " evening." The Magistrate did not accept this view, and. entered a conviction. An appeal was then lodged by defendant. It was held by the Chief Justice that 5 p.m. could not be deemed to be " evening " during the summer months, and that tin; conviction must therefore be quashed. As such a decision was likely to affect many requisitions throughout the Dominion, a clause was inserted in the War Legislation and Statute Law Amendment Act, 1918, amending the Shops and Offices Act, and defining the word "evening" as being " that time of the day that is not earlier than 5 o'clock p.m." Another case of some importance relating to the heating of shops was heard in Christchuroh. A requisition was served by the Inspector of Factories on a drapery company at Christchurch, to fit all gas-stoves used on the premises with flues for the purpose of carrying the products of combustion into the open air. The firm considered the requisition unreasonable and appealed to the Magistrate. The appellants endeavoured to show that the purity of the atmosphere was of a higher standard than that laid down by the English Health authorities, notwithstanding that the stoves were without flues. A considerable amount of medical evidence was called respecting the standard purity of the air that should be considered proper and reasonable. The Magistrate decided that the requisition served by the Inspector was reasonable and should be complied with. Regulations. Regulations similar to those provided under the Factories Act were gazetted making specific provision regarding the proportion of sanitary conveniences to be provided in each shop in accordance with the number of assistants employed. Provision was also made that all dry sweeping in any shop where assistants arc employed should be completed half an hour before the assistants commence work. Overtime. During the year assistants worked overtime to the extent of 50,608 hours. Arrears of Wages collected for Workers under various Acts. Arrears of wages collected by Inspectors under all Acts and awards throughout the Dominion totalled £1,953 16s. 9d., an increase of £457 Bs. 9d. over last year. A large proportion of this sum was due on account ol employers failing to pay their assistants lor time lost during the influenza epidemic. Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. During the year 158 prosecutions were taken by the Department for breaches of various awards, resulting in 149 convictions ; six cases were dismissed, and three were withdrawn. There were also fifteen cases for breaches of the Act in failing to keep wages-books, post up copies of awards, ore.—thirteen convictions, one case dismissed; and. one withdrawn. In addition, five cases of breaches of awards were taken by the unions affected, and a conviction was secured in each case. Eleven strikers in the meat-freezing industry were also proceeded against by the Crown under the War Regulations, and each was fined £3. The number of disputes filed for investigation by Conciliation Councils and the Arbitration Court shows an increase as follows :— Industrial agreements (inclusive of those made between parties 19 1 7 ~1 8 ' 1918 -1919. without reference to a Conciliation Commissioner or Council) 45 31 Recommendations of Councils of Conciliation .. .. .. \2'-) 137 Awards of Arbitration Court .. .. .. ..11l 130 'I'he awards and agreements actually in force as at 31st March, 1919, totalled 5111.

Work performed by Commissioners and Councils of Conciliation during the Year.

Commissioner T. Harle Giles. Commissioner W. Newton. ( ommissioner ,., , , ,,, ,, ,. total. W. H. Bagger, Industrial agreements arrived at and filed under section 26: By parties through the Commissioner alone .. I hsputes under section 30, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act, 1908, and dealt with by Conciliation Councils: Where industrial agreements were filed (under section 26) or accepted recommendations were made (under section 7, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act. 1911) Where recommendations were fully accepted and forwarded to the Court to be made into awards Where recommendations were substantially accepted and referred to Court to make awards Where only minor recommendation or no recommendation was made I 39 4 I 16 2 i 7 ' 4 in 95 8 9 "... 15 32 2 8 10 Totals 50 33 65 148

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There were also twenty industrial agreements (filed under section 26) arrived at by the parties without the assistance of the Commissioners or Councils of Conciliation. It will be seen that out of a total of 148 disputes, 138 (equal to 94 per cent.) were settled or substantially settled by the Commissioners and Councils of Conciliation. Registration of Industrial Unions and Associations. During the period twenty-three registrations were effected —viz., workers' unions, 17 ; employers' unions, 6. Of these, twenty were newly organized bodies, the remaining registrations being due to various alterations in the constitutions of the unions affected. The usual statutory return (to 31st December, 1918) of the unions registered under the Act, with their membership at that date, is published herewith as Appendix H.-11a. Comparison with the previous year's records shows that there has been an increase of two in the number of employers' unions, with a decrease in membership of forty-four, The total number of workers' unions decreased by twelve, and the total membership by 1,426. Owing to there having been a large number of amendments to rules, many involving complete revision, this branch of the Department has been very busily engaged. Decisions of Arbitration Court of Interest given during the Year. Vol. xix, p. 648: In the action Registrar of Industrial Unions r. Canterbury Slaughtermen's Industrial Union of Workers the question for decision was whether an industrial union consisting of workers engaged in one industry may amalgamate with an industrial union of workers engaged in another industry if those industries arc " related " within the meaning of section 24 of the Act. The answer was given in the negative by their Honours Sir Robert Stout, Mr. .Justice Chapman, and Mr. Justice Stringer, as the section that provides for amalgamation restricts such action to unions in " the same industry " only. Vol. xix, p. 718 : The Denniston Coal-miners' Industrial Union of Workers claimed from each of i(s members 2s. (id. for a levy to make good a deficiency in the union's funds. It was held that the use of the funds of an industrial union must be limited to the purposes of the Act {e.g., the settlement of industrial disputes), and that as the money thus claimed was to be used to pay wages to a, member imprisoned for sedition, and to pay travelling-expenses to another member charged with sedition, the defendant was justified in refusing payment. This judgment was upheld in the Supreme Court. During last session an important amendment of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act was passed and included in the War Legislation and Statute Law Amendment Act —providing that on an application being made, the Arbitration Court should have power to amend any award or industrial agreement in regard to wages or hours to meet any alteration in the conditions of employment or the cost of living that may have taken place since the award or agreement was made. This legislation came into operation on the 10th December last, and between that date and the 31st March, Mllit, a large number of application? have already been made to the Court. In seventeen instances the Court has made amendments in accordance with the provision referred to. A considerable number has also been made since the 31st March. In regard lo proposals for amendment of the law relating to the settlement of industrial disputes, considerable interest attaches to the Carton memoranda and the Whitley reports in England. Already Industrial Councils in accordance with the reports of the Whitley Committee have been sei up in England in a large number of industries. Proposals for amendment of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act of New Zealand are now under the consideration of the Government. Expenditure of Court and Councils. The year's expenditure of Councils of Conciliation was £3,742, and that of the Court of Arbitration was £4,095 ; total, £7,837. This includes the salaries of the Conciliation Commissioners (£1,650) and of the members of the Court (£2,800). This is a reduction of £246 on last year's expenditure. Labour Disputes Investigation Act. As this Act applies only to those unions or societies of workers that have not registered their organizations under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act and obtained awards or industrial agreements thereunder, it is interesting to note that, while there were on the 31st March, 1919, 519 such awards and industrial agreements in force, only seven, disputes had arisen under the Labour Disputes Investigation Act from its inception in 1913 to the 31st March, 191.). 'Ihe seven disputes were settled after investigation. In two of the seven cases the unions were, in fact, registered under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and had each obtained an award or industrial agreement. It happened, however, that the latter did not covin- the whole of their members, and agreements were therefore sought for the remainder by means of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act. The above facts appear to show that, notwithstanding that a number of complaints have been made, by members of unions against the Industrial. Conciliation and Arbitration Act, the great body of the workers do not desire its repeal, but rather that it be improved upon by amendment. This conclusion is borne out by the resolutions passed at recent labour conferences. As already stated, proposals for amendment of the Act are under consideration.

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Disputes dealt with under the Labour Disputes Investigation Act, 1913, from its Inception to 31st March, 1919.

Date. District. Industry affected. Nature oi Dispute. Action taken. Ballot of Workers. Nature of Settlement. Reference. January, 1917 April, 1918 .. Auckland Auckland Freezing-works .. Tramway workers Freezing-works .. Claim for increase in rates of wages Tramway workers Proposals for new agreement refused by employers The chamber hands at Southdown, Westfield, and Horotiu, failing Not required to agree with their employers for improved conditions of employment, ceased work. The matter was referred to a Labour Dispute Committee, with Mr. J. H. Gunson as Chairman. After being idle ten days the worker's agreed to return to work and to accept the decision of the Committee as binding. The men (numbering thirty-seven) were prosecuted and fined for ceasing work instead of first having their case investigated The union cancelled registration under the Industrial Conciliation Not required and Arbitration Act, and filed dispute under the Labour Disputes Investigation Act, 1913. A conference proved abortive. A Labour Dispute Committee was then set up, with Hon. G. Fowlds as Chairman, which also failed to effect a settlement. A second Committee finalh- arrived at a satisfactory conclusion Conference called by the Conciliation Commissioner proved abor- Not required tive. A Labour Dispute Committee was then set up, with Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., acting as Chairman. The Committee was successful in effecting a settlement The settlement was em- Vol. xviii, p. 279 bodied in an industrial agreement under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908 Agreement arrived at, Vol. xix, p. 531. and filed under section 8 (1) of the Labour Disputes Investigation ActVol. xviii, p. 27! October, 1918 Auckland Gas employees .. Gas employees .. Claim for increased wages and better working-conditions Embodied in an agree- Vol. xx, p. 13. ment, and riled under section 8 (1) of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act Agreement arrived at, Vol. xx, pp. 182 and filed under section 338, 768. 8 (1) of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act October, 1918 Dunedin .. Tramway workers Tramway workers Proposals for new agreement refused by employers The union cancelled registration under the Industrial Conciliation Ballot taken and Arbitration Act, and filed dispute under Labour Disputes favouring Investigation Act, 1913. A conference called by the Concilia- strike tion Commissioner was without result, and a Labour Dispute Committee was then set up under Chairmanship of Mr. W. R. Brugh, which submitted proposals to the representatives of both sides. No settlement being arrived at within the required time, the proposals were published, and a ballot was taken favouring a strike. A " go-slow " policy was adopted, but a subsequentconference resulted in a settlement Dispute referred to a conference under the Conciliation Comrnis- Not required sioner, and settlement reached January, 1919 Westland Timber-workers.. Wages and other conditions of employment The settlement was em- Vol. xx, p. 304. bodied in an industrial agreement under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908 Conference resulted in Vol. xx, p. 155. agreement, which wa»s filed under section 8(1) of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act The settlement was em- Vol. xx, p. 460. bodied in an agreement, which was filed under section 8 (1) of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act Vol. xx, p. 304. . Whakatane A conference called by Conciliation Commissioner .. . . Not required Vol. xx, p. 155. February, 1919 Abattoir assist- Claim for increased ants wages and better working-conditions March, 1919 .. Northern.. Ferry employees Wages and other conditions of employment A conference having failed to effect a settlement, the dispute was Not required referred to a Labour Dispute Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., and a settlement arrived at Vol. xx, p. 460. ■ I •

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Workers' Compensation Act. The number of cases under this Act again shows a decrease, twenty-nine having been dealt with by the Court of Arbitration, as against forty-two during the previous year. The following is a summary of the cases which present features of interest: — Cameron v. Gear. -In this ease the Court held that an employee, who was a working manager of a sheep-run, was a worker within the. meaning of the Act, in that while he was the manager he also actually performed some of the work. His dependants were therefore entitled to compensation on account of his death by accident. Morris v. The Egmonl Box Company. —A quarrel occurred between a night-watchman, employed by the company, and the foreman, which resulted, accidentally, in the death of the former. It was held that before an accident could be said to arise out of the employment it must be shown that there was some causal connection between the accident and the employment; that there was no such causal connection in the present case, and compensation was therefore not awarded. Weeks v. William Stead (Limited) (83 L.J. K.E. 1542) distinguished. Faulkiner and Others v. Wiseler Proprietary Company (Limited).- This was a claim at common law by five waterside workers who were injured by sulphuric acid on board the s.s. " Monowai " at Auckland. As the acid was packed by an Australian firm against which action was taken, the claims were heard at Melbourne before Mr, Justice Cussen. The jury, in awarding £6,580 damages against the company, requested His Honour to forward to the proper authorities their recommendation that dangerous cargo should not be shipped without more rigid inspection. The damages were awarded as follows : Two men. totally blind, ,£2,000 each : one man, practically blind, £2,000 ; two men, body-scars, £600 and £250 respectively. Sheakees' ano Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation Act. Special efforts were made, by the Inspectors during the past year to visit as many stations and mills as possible, and as a result considerable improvement in the accommodation has been made. The number of visits paid are as follow : — Shearers' accommodation . . . . .. .. .. .. 375 Sawmill workers' accommodation .. .. .. .. . . 164 Flax-mill workers' accommodation .. .. .. .. .. 119 Agricultural labourers' accommodation .. .. .. .. ..127 Total ..' .. .. .. .. .. ~,-785 One hundred and. twenty-six requisitions were served on station-owners to provide additions or improvements, and in many cases totally new accommodation, for shearers, and steps have been taken to ensure compliance with the requisitions before next shearing season. Delay has occurred in some oases owing to the, shortage of labour, but in only one instance was it found necessary to proceed to the Magistrate's Court for an order, which has since been complied with. Numerous complaints were received from, the secretary and organizer of the Shearers' Unions concerned, and the complaint was in each case promptly investigated. During the influenza epidemic a special Inspector was sent from Wellington to visit the various shearing-sheds in the Poverty Bay district, where Maoris arc employed in large numbers as shearers. This Inspector acted in conjunction with the District Health Officer. The inspection disclosed no evidence that any mortality occurring at the shearing-sheds on account of the epidemic was due to unsatisfactory accommodation. With the return of some of the staff from the seat of war after the Armistice was signed it was found possible to proceed with an appointment, decided on in 1914, of an Inspector of Shearers' and other Country Workers' Accommodation. Hitherto the whole of this work, some of which is in remote localities, has perforce been left to the Department's Inspectors of Factories, who cannot in many cases leave their headquarters for the time required to give adequate attention to the matter. The officer now appointed will devote the whole of his time to the inspection of accommodation, and will he free especially to visit outlying districts that cannot be easily reached by the local Inspectors. Although the appointment was made late in the 1918-19 season the Inspector visited a large number of the stations in the Tolaga Hay, Gisborne, and Hawke's Bay districts. He has also since made a special inspection of accommodation provided for sawmill workers on the west coast of the South Island, and as a result a large number of requisitions have been served, which, when complied with (a reasonable time having been allowed to complete the work), will result in considerable improvement in the accommodation provided. The Act, which is an old one, is defective in many respects, thereby rendering the work' of administration slow and difficult. It is hoped that, now the war is over, a Bill which has by your direction been prepared lor some time will be brought before Parliament and passed into law. This will enable the Department to effect a considerable improvement in the accommodation generally provided throughout the Dominion. Scaffolding Inspection Act. There was a further decrease in the number of notices of intention to erect scaffolding over the height of 16 ft. this year, only 666, as against 706, having been forwarded to the Inspectors. This shows a falling-off from 888 to 666 in two years, and itself gives some indication of the decrease in building operations during that period. Marked decreases are shown during the year at Wellington, Dunedin, Wanganui, and Oamaru, while there were increases at Christchurch, Napier, Palmerston Noith, and Tnvercargill. Fifty-two accidents were reported : one, the case of a man falling from a, ladder in

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Wellington, was fatal; the remainder were slight, the most serious being a broken ankle sustained by a fall from a scaffolding 14 ft. high. The total is a decrease of three from the accidents reported last year. Eight builders were prosecuted for failure to notify their intention to erect scaffolding, and. in each case a fine was imposed. Reports to hand from the various Inspectors demonstrate that the effect of the regulations recently gazetted has been to facilitate the work of providing adequate safeguards for the workers engaged on scaffolding, and of minimizing the danger to which these men might be exposed. Servants' Registry Offices Act. Reports to hand show that inspections have been made in all districts, and that licensees conduct their businesses in a, satisfactory manner. There has been no necessity to take proceedings for an offence under this Act. Footwear Regulation Act. Although regular inspections were rendered impossible in some of the smaller towns owing to the shortage of staff during the war, the work has been systematically maintained in the larger centres. Inspections have been made of the stocks of footwear in factories, warehouses, retailers' shops, and auction-rooms, and, while in several cases warnings had to be administered for minor breaches of the Act, in only one case was it deemed necessary to refer the matter to the Court. A fine of £5 was imposed. Reports generally indicate that although a small amount of shoddy material has been detected it was in most instances stamped as required by the law, and the large bulk of stocks would appear to consist of solid leather. This is chiefly due to the fact that owing to war conditions locally made boots have, largely displaced imported footwear, and that the local make consists almost entirely of solid leather. Experts are of the opinion that the New-Zealand-manufactured goods are superior in quality and cheaper in price. In the Auckland District mention is made of the lack of female labour in the boot-manufacturing industry, and of a large increase in the amount of overtime work' being recorded. Inspections of those factories manufacturing military footwear have again been carried out by our Inspectors on behalf of the Department of Munitions and Supplies. War Legislation Amendment Act, Rent Restriction. During the year 234 applications were received by the Department for reduction of rents being charged for dwellinghouses. Of this total, 148 were received in the Wellington Office. The following is a summary showing the manner in which the applications were disposed of :

This Act has continued to be of considerable benefit to tenants, especially in Wellington. The provision requiring that, in certain cases, the rent shall not exceed 8 per cent, of the capital value has undoubtedly, however, had the effect of discouraging the building of houses, thereby accentuating the very difficulty that the rent-restriction law was designed to overcome ; 8 per cent, is, in fact, hardly sufficient to allow the owner 6 per cent, interest on his outlay. Besides interest, repayment of principal, rates, fire insurance, and maintenance, a builder needs to allow in his rents sufficient to provide for the house being empty occasionally, for bad debts, and also for the fact that, as the house ages, its rent-producing value diminishes. It is true that the value of property in the locality mav increase as time goes on, but this latter prospect cannot, of course, always be depended on. A number of complaints have been made where tenants have been turned out of their homes on account of the houses being sold to persons desiring to take possession. In most cases it is believed that the latter have been compelled to make the purchase on account of being themselves turned out of the houses formerly occupied by them. In a few instances the Department has, on the application of tenants, purchased houses for them under the Workers' Dwellings Act. A few other complaints continue to be made that prospective tenants are required to pay bonuses in order to obtain houses, As mentioned in last year's report, no evidence has been found that the

vr . i r. Number of cases settled ,. , c r , Number of Cases in Number of Cases , -p. . , •,. Number of Cases ... A , . - i by Department without .,, , which no Action taken to Court. '♦>.-. i n i- withdrawn. , , Recourse to Court. was taken. Decision. (a.) (b.) (a.) (b.) (a) (b.)* Total. ,,,. Where Increase wv,„„„ Where Increase _ T Increase T Wherc not justified t ™«* not justified but Outside! For MisIn ~ not In " and Rent " C Owwm Scope of celaneous justified. justifled _, justified. reduoed justified. roduccd Rent Act. Causes. Wellington.. 1 6 31 43 26 15 4 22 148 Other places .. 2 41 34 1 8 .. 86 1 8 72 77 27 23 4 22 234 I i i * I.e., left locality, and so on.

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owners have received such bonuses. A number of persons wanting houses have offered bonuses by advertisement, and the outgoing tenants have generally been the recipients. A few instances are reported, however, where the new tenants are required to purchase certain articles of furniture before being given possession, and in some of these cases the outgoing tenants are again the recipients. No doubt the most satisfactory manner of meeting this difficulty will be by the Government or municipalities (or both) building as soon as possible a large number of dwellinghouses. For further remarks on this subject see the report on the Workers' Dwellings Act on page 23. The provisions of the Cost of Living and Commercial Trusts Acts might also be extended to cover rents charged by owners of properties. This would be a permanent measure instead of merely a temporary one, and it would, moreover, place rents under a similar restriction to those relating to food. Jp£j We still receive a few complaints that tenants, who are protected by the law as regards their rent, make a practice, of subletting parts of their houses at high rates, thereby actually living rent-free and making a profit. Example: Rent, £1 ss. per week ; rent obtained by subletting part of house, £3 18s. per. week. The subtenants do not in most cases have the protection of the Act unless the rents of the particular rooms in question have been raised beyond 8 per cent, of their capital value since the 3rd August, .1914. In any event, these cases arc difficult to deal with on account of the fact that the subletting of rooms is frequently accompanied by the use of kitchen and washhouse conveniences, lighting, and firing. Cost of Living. Those who are interested in the statistics and figures that were formerly published monthly in the Labour Journal will find the information in the Monthly Abstract published by the Government Statistician. Staff Notes. The return of the troops from the war is enabling the .Department to restore its staff throughout the Dominion to its normal condition. A total of nineteen male officers have been absent on this account out of a total of sixty-three. The resumption of normal conditions will also permit of several additional appointments that have been held over since the beginning of the war, viz.: (1.) Four women Inspectors of Factories, who arc now being appointed, and will commence duties shortly. One will be. stationed in each of the four centres, and as time permits they will visit the various country towns in addition to attending to inspections at headquarters. (2.) An Insvjector of Shearers' and Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation, who will devote the whole of his attention to this work. (3.) A departmental Librarian, to establish a library that will comprise labour legislation and other data regarding industrial conditions in the various countries of the world. This officer will be appointed shortly. Expenditure of the Labour Department during the Year. Salaries, war bonus, temporary clerical assistance, allowance to officers performing higher duties, and allowance to police and other officers acting as departmental £ agents* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,603 Advertising and publications . . .. . . .. . . .. .. 225 Fares (at reduced rates), board and lodging, &c, advanced to persons proceeding to employment (see refunds of same below) . . .. .. .. . . .. 202 Pares (proportion of) contributed by Department to persons proceeding to employment (viz., 25 per cent, on railway fares) . . . . .. .. 162 Fees paid to assessors of Industrial Councils . . .. .. .. . . .. 1,719 Legal and witnesses' expenses (see refunds of same below) .. . . .. .. 137 Postage, telegrams, telephones, and rent of letter-boxes .. .. .. .. 1,677 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,718 Office requisites, fuel and lighting .. .. . . . . .. . . . . 363 Travelling allowances and expenses of Inspectors, members of Court of Arbitration, Conciliation Councils, &c, bicycles and motor-cycles, and maintenance of same . . . . 4,846 Workers' dwellings— Administrative and travelling expenses \ nh arffed for in rents and instalmants I 304 bire insurance, rates, and repairs ; { .. J ,814 Miscellaneous expenditure— £ Arbitration Court and Conciliation Councils .. .. .. .. 158 General .. .. .. .. •■ •• •• .. 203 \ 36.1 33,131 Less refunds of— Fares .. .. .. .. • • .. .. 105 Legal and witnesses' expenses .. .. .. .. .. 72 — 177 £32,954

* Exclusive of the salarios of the Judge and members of the Court of Arbitration, £2,800, which are appropriated by apecial Act of Parliament.

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RETURN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 17 OF THE INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT, 1908, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN EACH INDUSTRIAL UNION REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT TO 31st DECEMBER, 1918.

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, T * Names of Unions. No. ! Number of Members, i _ INDUSTRIAL UNIONS Oh EMPLOYERS. Northern (Auckland) Industrial District — 348 Auckland and Suburban General Carriers and Coal-merchants 164 Auckland Builders and Contractors 162 Auckland Clothing-manufacturers 466 Auckland Electric Tramways Company (Limited) 741 Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company (Limited) ... 911 Auckland Furniture and Furnishing ... 181 Auckland Grocers 472 Auckland Guild of Master Painters 736 Auckland Licensed Victuallers' Association 330 j Auckland Master Bakers ... 1074 Auckland Master Farriers ... 646 Auckland Master Hairdressers and Tobacconists ... 571 Auckland Master Plumbers 539 : Auckland Master Printers ... 122 Auckland Master Tailors ... 1115 ! Auckland Motor Traders ... 504 Auckland Provincial Coachbuilders and Wheelwrights 460 . Auckland Provincial Gum-dealers 464 ; Auckland Provincial Master Butchers... 1070 Auckland Provincial Newspaper-proprietors 533 j Auckland Provincial Shipowners, Ship, Yacht, and Boat Builders 536 Auckland Provincial Tanners, Fellinongors, and Soap-manufacturers 783 Auckland Restaurateurs ... ... 1011 j Auckland Retail Drapers, Milliners, Mercers, and Clothiers ... 1124 ; Auckland Saddle, Bridle, Harness, Collar, and Bag Manufacturers 148 ! Auckland Sawmillers and Woodware-tnanufacturors 342 Devonport Steam Ferry Company (Limited) 370 Gisborne Builders and Contractors 865 ' Gisborne Master Plumbers 979 , Gisborne Master Printers and Bookbinders 1025 Gisborne Master Tailors 1020 J. T. Julian and-Son (Limited) 6 j New Zealand Boot-manufacturers' Association 1114 i North Auckland District Coachbuilders, Blacksmiths, and Farriers 326 Northern Steamship Company (Limited) 750 ' Poverty Bay and East Coast Sheepowners ... ... . 838 Poverty Bay Master Butchers 864 | Poverty Bay Master Farriers and Blacksmiths 1027 South Auckland District Coachbuilders, Blacksmiths, and Farriers 984 South Auckland District Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders 1091 Tattersfield (Limited) 163 Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) 23 53 13 1 1 29 92 26 262 42 24 32 26 26 18 28 24 7 27 8 6 7 26 24 15 51 1 9 5 5 7 1 49 12 1 155 5 18 53 16 1 1 Totals ... ... ... Number of Unions, 42 1,230 Wellington Industrial District — 420 Hawke's Bay Builders and Contractors 674 I Hawke's Bay Master Bakers 743 ! Hawke's Bay Sheepowners 901 Manawatu Master Bakers ... 420 674 743 901 42 11 201 10

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xveg. No. Reg. No. Names of Unions. Number oi Members. I INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OP EMPtOYERS— continued. 998 520 1006 890 522 L019 846 766 1007 517 142 418 1014 565 488 484 900 I 101 815 1054 1048 1105 1022 1123 1118 106 131 886 644 118 948 Wellington Industrial District —continued. Mauawatu Master Builders, Building Contractors, and Sash and Door Eactorv Proprietors E. W. Mills and Co. (Limited) Napier Furniture and Furnishing Trades ... .. ... Napier Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Bacon and Meat Packing Company (Limited) James J. Niven and Co. (Limited) Palmerston North Licensed Victuallers and Allied Trades' Protection Association Palmerston North Master Butchers Palmerston North Timber-merchants ... Stewart Timber, Glass, and Hardware Company (Limited) ... Thomas Ballinger and Co. (Limited) ... Wanganui Builders and Contractors ... ... Wanganui Furniture-manufacturers and Dealers ... Wanganui Licensed and Allied Trade Association... Wanganui Licensed Victuallers Wanganui Master Painters Wanganui Master Plumbers Wellington Builders and Contractors ... Wellington Clothing-manufacturers Wellington Coach and Motor-vehicle Trades Wellington Electrical Engineers and Traders Wellington Engineers, Metal-workers, and Iron and Brass Founders Wellington Furniture and Furnishing Trade Wellington Grocers Wellington General Carriers ... ... ... ... Wellington Master Bakers Wellington Master Painters Wellington Master Plumbers Wellington Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders Wellington Master Tailors Wellington Newspaper-proprietors 17 1 9 10 1 1 18 11 6 1 1 45 12 27 14 12 9 82 9 21 24. 23 28 45 28 21 47 28 25 15 11 Totals ... ... ... Number of Unions, 35 866 113 430 298 324 1015 339 459 297 694 914 305 395 452 831 141 1069 694 125 986 362 379 1072 757 1067 519 113 430 298 324 1015 339 459 297 694 914 305 395 452 831 141 1069 694 125 986 362 379 1072 757 1067 519 Canterbury Industrial District — Builders and Contractors' Association of Canterbury Canterbury Butchers Canterbury Coachbuilders and Wheelwrights ... ... ... Canterbury Employers of Drivers ... ... Canterbury Flour, Oatmeal, and Pearl-barley Millers Canterbury Grocers Canterbury Licensed Victuallers Canterbury Master Bakers Canterbury Master Printers Canterbury Newspaper-proprietors Canterbury Sawmillers Canterbury Sheepowners ... Canterbury Tanners, Fellmongers, and Wool-scourers Ohristchuroh Clothing-manufacturers ... Christchurch Furniture-makers Christchurch Hairdressers and Tobacconists Christchurch Master Plumbers Christchurch Master Tailors ... ... South Canterbury Farriers... South Canterbury Master Bakers South Canterbury Threshing-mill Owners Timaru Master Printers and Bookbinders Timaru Painters Waimate Coach and Motor Builders, Engineers, and Blacksmiths ... Whitcombe and Tombs (Limited) ... <■■■•■' ... ... - 77 46 13 18 19 9 136 38 12 6 5 1,524 9 18 16 39 21 25 42 18 26 8 17 14 1 Totals ... ... ... Number of Unions, 25 ;ii < 2,157 306 891 Otago and Southland Industrial District- — Dunedin and Suburban General Carriers and Coal-merchants Duneuin and Suburban Master Butchers 37 306 891

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Beg. No. Beg. No. v. ,,, . Number of Names of Unions. Members. INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OF EMPLOYERS— continued. 337 822 1090 1087 1016 1004 189 313 867 789 1053 454 875 560 307 318 241 936 446 1116; 1033 311 302 325 343 406 778 664 332 479 137 88 i Otago and Southland Industrial District —continued. Dunedin Builders and Contractors ... , ... ■ ... ... 52 Dunedin Clothing-manufacturers ... ... ... ... 7 Dunedin Electrical Engineers and Contractors ... ... ... 7 Dunedin Engineers, Metal-workers, and Iron and Brass Founders ... 23 Dunedin Flour, Oatmeal, and Pearl-barley Millers ... ... 16 Dunedin Furniture and Furnishing Trade ... ... ... 10 Dunedin Master Bakers ... ... ... ... ... 39 Dunedin Master Tailors ... ... . ... ... 17 Dunedin Plumbers ... .... ... ... ... 24 Dunedin Private Hotel and Restaurant Employers ... ... • 9 Gore and District Coachbuilders and Blacksmiths ... ... 14 Invercargill Coal-merchants ... ... ... ... 13 Invercargill Plumbers ... ... ... ... ... 6 Invercargill and Suburban Master Butchers ... .. ... 13 Oamaru Master Tailors ... ... ... ... ... 5 Otago and Southland Gold-mining ... ... ... ... 24 Otago and Southland Master Saddlers' Society ... ... ... j 15 Otago and Southland Newspaper-proprietors ... ... ... j 6 Otago and Southland Sheepowners ... ... ... ..... 201 Otago and Southland Tanners ... ... ... ... [ 4 Otago Coachbuilders, Blacksmiths, and Farriers ... ... ... ! 13 Otago Drapers and Clothiers ... ... ... ... 37 Otago Grocers ... ... ... ... ... ... 59 Otago Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders ... .... 35 Otago Painters... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Southland Builders and Contractors ... ... ... .... 45 Southland Coachbuilders and Blacksmiths ... ... ... 32 Southland Grocers ... ... ... ... ... 43 Southland Master Tailors ... ... ... ... ... | 10 Southland Sawmillers ... ... ... ... ... I 21 Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited) ... ... ; 1 Westport Coal Company (Limited) ... ... ... ... I 1 I I Totals ... ... ... Number of Unions, 34 883 1010 605 516 204 861 447 1010 605 j 516 204 861 447 Taranaki Industrial District — New Plymouth Furnishing Trade ... ... ... ... 16 Taranaki Dairying and Fanning ... ... ... ... 44 Taranaki Licensed Victuallers ... ... ... ... 18 Taranaki Master Builders ... ... ... ... ... 13 Taranaki Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders ... ... 11 Taranaki Master Tailors ... ... ...... ... ... 21 Totals ... ... ... Number of Unions, 6 123 443 Marlborough Industrial District — Marlborough Sheepowners... ... ... ... ... - 49 443 Totals ... ... ... Number of Unions, 1 49 856 774 856 774 Nelson Industrial District — Nelson Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders ... ... 9 Nelson Master Tailors ... ... ... ... ... 6 Totals ... ... ; ... Number of Unions, 2 15 177 721 177 721 Wcstland Industrial District — Progress Mines of New Zealand (Limited)' ... ... ... 1 Westland Licensed Victuallers ... ... ... ... 22 Totals ... ... .... Number of Unions, 2 23 Grand totals ... Industrial Unions of Employers, 147 5,346

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Reg. No. Names of Unions. Number ol Members. INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OF WORKERS. 1076 1029 Northern (Auckland) Industrial District — Auckland Abattoir Assistants and Freezing-works Employees .Auckland Aerated-water, Condiment, Preserve, Biscuit, Confectionery, and Drug Factories Employees Auckland Ammunition Employees Auckland and Suburban Local Bodies' Labourers... ... Auckland Beamsmen ... ... ... ... Auckland Biograph Operators Auckland Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Auckland Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Brass-finishers, Tinsmiths, and Sheet-metal Workers) Auckland Branch of the Federated Cooks and Stewards Auckland Brewers, Wine and Spirit Merchants' Employees ... ... Auckland Brick and Pottery and Clay Workers Auckland Bricklayers Auckland Builders;General, and other Labourers ... ... ... Auckland Butchers, Meat-preservers, and Bacon-curers ... ' ... Auckland Certificated Engine-drivers ... Auckland City Cleaners, Caretakers, and Liftmen Auckland 'City Female Bookbinders, Rulers, Envelope-makers, and Printers' Feeders Auckland City Retail Soft-goods Employees Auckland City Tramway Officers, Engineers, Gangers, and Clerical Staff Employees Auckland Coachworkers ... ... ... ... Auckland Coopers ... ... ... Auckland Creameries and Cheese and Butter Factories Employees Auckland Curriers Auckland Cutters, Trimmers, Pressers, and other Clothing Employees ... Auckland Dairy Employees ... ... .... Auckland District Boilermakers, Iron-ship Workers, and Bridge-builders Auckland District of the Australasian Institute of Marine Engineers Auckland Electrical Workers Auckland Farriers "and General Blacksmiths Auckland Fellmongers, Tanners, Soap-workers, and General Tannery Employees Auckland Fire-brigades Employees Auckland Fish-trade Employees (other than Fishermen) Auckland Grocers' Assistants Auckland Gum-workers Auckland Hairdressers' Assistants Auckland Hotel and Restaurant Employees Auckland Iron and Brass Moulders Auckland Journalists Auckland Local Federated Seamen Auckland Manufacturing Jewellers, Watch and Clock Makers, and Kindred Trades Auckland Merchant Service Guild Auckland Motor-car and Horse Drivers Auckland Operative Bakers and Pastrycooks Auckland Operative Bootmakers Auckland Operative Plasterers Auckland Operative Stonemasons Auckland Painters Auckland Performing Musicians ... ... Auckland Plumbers and Gasfitters Auckland Printers' Machinists and Bookbinders ... Auckland Retail Chemists'Employees... Auckland Saddlers, Harness-makers, Collar-makers, Bag-makers, and Bridle-cutters Auckland Sail, Tent, and Cover Makers ... ' Auckland Ship, Yacht, and Boat Builders Auckland Stage Employees Auckland Tailoresses and other Female Clothing Trade Employees Auckland Tailors Auckland Tallymen Auckland Timber-workers ... Auckland Tramways Auckland Trawler Employees 406 62 1097 825 190 923 1046 1078 20 441 21 35 672 407 393 612 340 576 871 152 284 1125 1108 213 121 98 ,86 576 347 162 44 135 1100 1103 265 52 502 444 1073 155 720 753 596 83 662 620 508 48 19 339 22 43 104 91 170 32 25 173 921 381 314 422 501 688 149 853 840 978 29 64 425 64 59 3,663 108 49 999 36 708 240 474 59 635 580 108 806 654 1096 1082 150 88 438 200 413 55 51 261 225 222 113 73 157 384 494 715 73 67 830 248 1088 1021 15 53 40 726 110 88 498 513 37

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Names of Unions. Keg. No. Number of Members. INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OF WORKERS— cqnUmtfid. Northern (Auckland) Industrial District —continued. 132 Auckland Typographical ... ... 183 Auckland United Flour-mill Employees 910 : Auckland United Furniture Trades 1101 Auckland United Storemen (other than Employees in Bottling-store>) 933 Auckland Waterside Workers 816 Eden Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 759 Gisborno and East Coast Shearers' and Woolshed Employees 373 Gisborne Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners... 1031 Gisborne Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics) 699 Gisborne Drivers 643 Gisborno Painters and Decorators 661 ■ Gisborne Typographical 602 Gisborne Waterside Workers 798 Hamilton Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1081 Hikurangi Coal-miners 1109 Huntly Coal-mine Underground Officials 877 Huntly Engine-drivers (in Coal-mines) 1024 Kaipara Waterside Workers 779 Ohinemuri Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Electricians) 863 i Ohinemuri Mines and Batteries Employees (other than Engineers, Enginedrivers, and Firemen) 799 i Onehunga Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 940 j Onehunga Waterside Workers 1017 Otahuhu Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners... 777 Poverty Bay and East Coast Builders, Contractors, and General Labourers 431 Poverty Bay Freezing and Sausage-casing Workers ... ... 1053a Pukemiro Coal-mine Workers 837 | South Auckland Engine-drivers, Winders, Motormen,'and Firemen 951 | Taupiri Coal-mine Workers 1009 Te Akatea Coal-mine Workers 771 Thames Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Brass-finishers) 16 j Thames Miners 1056 Waihi Borough Labourers ... 1032 Waikato Flax-mills Employees 500 Westfield Chemical-manure Workers ... 1049 Whangarei Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 227 57 297 121 978 151 36 71 17 70 42 29 165 56 100 24 21 92 78 513 70 66 37 68 531 146 64 306 81 62 381 37 70 46 28 Totals ... ... ...Number of Unions, 96 20,239 Wellington Industrial District — 710 "'Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants of New Zealand ... 763 Chief Stewards' Guild of New Zealand 212 Federated Cooks and Stewards of New Zealand ... 1110 j Feilding Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners ... 1107 Hawke's Bay Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 650 Hawke's Bay Fishermen's and Fish-shed Employees 676 Lower Hutt Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 540 Manawatu Flax-mills Employees 992 Masterton Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators ... 804 Masterton Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters ami Joiners 752 Napier Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Electricians and Motor Mechanics) 775 Napier Gas Employees 375 Napier Motor-vehicle and Horse Drivers 237 Napier Painters and Decorators 973 Napier Tramway Employees 389 Napier Wharf Labourers and Stevedores 764 Napier Wool and Grain Store Employees and Wholesale Merchants' Storemen 594 Palmerston North Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 918 Palmerston North Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics and Cycle Workers) 7,829 69 705 23 282 23 43 824 21 95 42 20 137 42 23 102 63 110 30 • This union has forty-six branches throughout the Dominion, with headquarters in Wellin gton.

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xr n Names of Unions. Number ol Members, INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OF VVORKERS— continued. Wellington Industrial District —continued. 210 | Palmerston North Painters and Decorators 196 I Petone Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners ... 739 Petone Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers 769 Petone (Wellington) Woollen-mills Employees 641 : South Wellington Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 19 j United Employees' Society of Boilermakers and Iron-ship Builders of New Zealand 672 Wanganui Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 768 Wanganui Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics) 1057 Wanganui Bricklayers 730 Wanganui Motor and Horse Drivers ... 682 Wanganui Gas Stokers, Trimmers, and Cokers 439 Wanganui Operative Butchers 258 Wanganui Society of Painters and Decorators 748 ] Wanganui Tramways Employees 685 Wanganui Waterside Workers 129 , Wellington Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators 1071 ! Wellington Biograph Operators 13 Wellington Bookbinders and Paper-rulers' Trade Society 52 Wellington Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1066 Wellington Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Brass-finishers, Coppersmiths, Motor Mechanics, and Titiplate and Sheet-metal Workers) 991 Wellington Brewers, Bottlers, Bottle-washers, and Aerated-water Employees (other than Storemen and Drivers) 528 Wellington Bricklayers .1077 Wellington Builders and General Labourers ... ... ... 1102 Wellington City Gasworks Employees . . 173 Wellington Coachworkers ... ... ... ... ... 972 ! Wellington District Farm and Station Hands (other than Shearers) and Creamery, Butter, and Cheese Factories Employees 218 Wellington District Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Workers 72 Wellington District of the Australasian Institute of Marine Engineers 611 Wellington Electrical Workers ... ... ... ... 1079 Wellington Freezing and Bacon-curing Works Employees 234 Wellington Grocers ... ... ... ... .... 915 vVellington Hairdressers', 11 air workers', and Wigmakers' Assistants ... 97 Wellington Iron and Brass Moulders ... 1023 j Wellington Journalists ... ... .... 1044 I Wellington Laundry Employees 569 i Wellington Letterpress Printers, Lithographers, and Paper-cutters 960 Wellington Ijocal Federated Seamen ... .... ... , 931 | Wellington Manufacturing Jewellers,Watch and Clock Makers, and Kindred Trades 187 Wellington Match-factory Employees ... 482 Wellington Merchant Service Guild 930 Wellington Metal-workers'Assistants... ... ... 219 Wellington Motor-car, Horse-drivers, and Stable-attendants 961 Wellington Municipal Tramway and Electric-light Power-houses Employees 1 i vVellington Operative Bakers and Pastrycooks and Bakers' and Pastrycooks' Labourers 14 I Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Society .... 134 ! Wellington Operative Butchers 808 Wellington Performing Musicians 200 Wellington Plasterers ... ... ... ... 69 Wellington Plumbers and Gasfitters ... 610 Wellington Pullers 167 Wellington Saddlers 627 Wellington Shearers 957 Wellington Shipwrights 813 Wellington Soft-goods Employees (other than Wholesale Packers, Porters, and Storemen) 705 Wellington Stage Employees 1018 Wellington Stage Supernumeraries 242 ; Wellington Stationary, Traction, and Locomotive Engine Drivers 23 44 65 145 123 52 179 58 22 35 10 29 46 42 101 252 23 89 490 166 35 54 440 30 56 22 2,029 584 67 1,979 259 63 50 30 28 88 1,414 46 44 316 64 417 60 288 247 132 146 61 183 22 42 22 34 444 84 33 149

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Reg. No. Names of Unions. Number of Members. INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OF WORKERS—continued. 638 405 2 220 632 15 76 773 Wellington Industrial District —continued. Wellington Stonemasons ... Wellington Tailoresses, Cutters, Pressers, and other Clothing-trade Employees (except Tailors) Wellington Tailors Wellington Timber-yards and Sawmills Wellington Tramways Employees Wellington Typographical Wellington Federated Furniture Trade Wellington United Storemen's (other than Employees in Retail Grocery and Soft-goods Establishments) Wellington Waterside Workers 23 361 221 57 324 449 376 362 2,213 932 Totals ... ... ...Number of Unions, 85 26,931 463 566 726 176 48 263 194 555 747 274 652 550 281 787 800 288 268 140 32 266 549 20 061 Canterbury Industrial District — Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Labourers ... Canterbury Bricklayers Canterbury Brick, Pottery, Pipe, Tile, and Clay Workers Canterbury Builders and General Labourers, Quarry-workers, and Wool and Grain Store Employees Canterbury Carpenters and Joiners Canterbury Coachbuilders... Canterbury Curriers ... ... ... ... ..; Canterbury Dairymen's Employees ... ... ... ... | Canterbury Freezing-works, Bacon, Manure, Soap, and Sausage-casing Employees Canterbury Grocers' Assistants Canterbury Hotel and Restaurant Employees Canterbury Maltsters and Brewery Employees Canterbury Motor-car, Horse-drivers, and Livery-stable Employees Canterbury Operative Bakers, Pastrycooks, and Confectioners' Employees Canterbury Printers' Machinists, Bookbinders, and Stereotypers Canterbury Shearers ... ... ... ... ... Canterbury Timber-yards, Sawmills, and Coal-yards Employees ... Canterbury Traction and Stationary Engine Drivers and Firemen ... ! Canterbury Typographical Association Canterbury Woollen-mills Employees ... Christchurch Aerated-water Workers and other Bottlers Christchurch Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Joiners' Machinists, and Shipwrights Christchurch Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Brass-finishers, Range-workers, Metal-workers' Assistants, Electrical Workers, Tinsmiths and Sheet-metal Workers, and Cycle Workers) Christchurch Brush and Broom Trade... . Christchurch Furniture Trade, Leadlight, Glass, Rattan, and Wicker Workers Christchurch Gardeners Christchurch Gasworks Employees Christchurch Hairdressers and Tobacconists' Assistants Christchurch Iron and Brass Moulders Christchurch Journalists ... Christchurch Manufacturing Jewellers, Watch and Clock Makers, and Kindred Trades Christchurch Operative Bootmakers'Society Christchurch Operative Butchers Christchurch Operative Stonemasons ... Christchurch Painters Christchurch Paper-bag, Carton, and Box Makers Christchurch Performing Musicians ... Christchurch Plasterers Christchurch Plumbers and Gasfitters... Christchurch Retail Chemists'Assistants Christchurch Retail Shop-assistants in the Boot, Hardware, Stationery, Fancy-goods, Furniture, and Soft-goods Trades Christchurch Retail Storemen (other than Employees in Retail Grocery and Soft-goods Establishments) i I 47 82 62 556 155 96 18 17 1,314 182 551 131 440 80 168 46 121 138 142 175 52 422 612 48 184 24 102 18 98 52 16 365 108 25 192 17 109 43 75 22 364 27 I 064 083 300 573 236 107 857 .000 35 193 385 8.1 .120 809 123 38 .051 916 .095

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xtq Names of Unions. Reg. No. Number of Members. INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OF WORKERS— continued. Canterbury Industrial District —continued. 223 Christchurch Saddlers, Harness and Collar Makers 11 Christchurch Tailoresses, Cutters, Pressers, and other Clothing - trade Employees 105 i Christchurch Tailoring Trade 547 Christchurch Tramway Employees 363 Homebush Collieries 483 Lyttelton Merchant Service Guild 938 Lyttelton Waterside Workers 1099 Rangiora Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 387 South Canterbury Bakers and Pastrycooks 737 Timaru Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners ... 1035 Timaru Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics) 386 Timaru Carpenters 481 Timaru Society of Painters and Decorators 902 j Timaru Wharf Labourers ... 372 ' United Boilermakers, Iron and Steel Ship Builders of Canterbury 174 United Millers, Engine-drivers, and Mill Employees' Society of Canterbury 327 ! Waimate Workers 43 361 322 300 30 31 431 20 21 38 32 35 36 96 56 56 45 Totals ... ... ...Number of Unions, 59 9,449 Otago and Southland Industrial District — 758 I Bluff Waterside 776 j Dunedin and Mosgiel Woollen-mills Employees ... 1028 Dunedin and Port Chalmers United Shipwrights ... 1065 Dunedin and Port Chalmers Upholsteresses 1112 Dunedin and Suburban Boot-repairers 876 Dunedin and Suburban Farriers 892 Dunedin and Suburban General Electrical Workers 221 Dunedin and Suburban Operative Butchers 903 Dunedin and Suburban Operative Licensed Drainers 895 Dunedin and Suburban Retail Soft-goods Employees 89 ' Dunedin Bakers and Pastrycooks 1081 Dunedin Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Brass-finishers, Coppersmiths, and Range-workers, Cycle and Motor Mechanics, Tinplate and Sheet-metal Workers) 873 Dunedin Brewers, Bottlers, Bottle-washers, and Aerated Waters 1080 Dunedin Brush and Broom Trade 703 Dunedin Canister.Workers 1094 Dunedin City Corporation Tramway Officials 1012 Dunedin Felt Hatters 1060 Dunedin Gardeners 854 Dunedin Journalists 995 Dunedin Local Federated Seamen 974 Dunedin Manufacturing Jewellers, Watch and Clock Makers, and Kindred Trades 45 Dunedin Operative Bootmakers 71 Dunedin Operative Stonemasons 93 Dunedin Painters 770 Dunedin Performing Musicians 647 . Dunedin Printers' Machinists, Bookbinders, Lithographers, and Related Trades 1098 Dunedin Retail Chemists' Assistants ... 1038 Dunedin Rope and Twine Spinners 711 Dunedin Stage Employees 58 Dunedin Tailoresses and other Female Clothing-trade Employees 942 Dunedin Theatrical and Shows Employees (other than Stage Hands) 735 Dunedin Trawlers 84 Dunedin United Furniture Trades (including Wood - carvers, Woodworking Machinists, and Carpet-planners) 99 ! Dunedin United Plumbers and Gasfitters 935 Dunedin Waterside Workers 996 Green Island Coal-miners ... 9 Invercargill Bootmakers 792 Invercargill Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 731 Invercargill Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics, Electricians, and other Electrical Workers) 859 i Invercargill Mercantile Storemen 173 498 42 13 23 12 41 99 41 276 155 307 76 14 20 20 19 33 30 559 10 204 19 142 67 165 18 20 35 442 62 11 120 44 287 67 21 293 43 98

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Reg. No. Names of Unions. Number of Members. INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OF WORKERS— continued. 848 80 829 971. 1059 1037 945 1085 404 503 182 Otago and Southland Industrial District —continued. Invercargill Tramways Iron and Brass Moulders' Union of New Zealand ... Kaitangata Coal-miners Nightcaps District Coal-miners Oamaru Flour-mills Employees Oamaru Painters Oamaru Waterside Workers Oamaru Woollen-mill Employees Otago and Southland Gold-miners Otago and Southland Operative Tailors and Shop Tailoresses Otago and Southland Saddle-makers, Harness-makers, Collar-makers, Bag-makers, Cover-makers, and Bridle-cutters Otago Box-workers Otago Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Otago Bricklayers Otago Coach workers and Wheelwrights Otago Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Greasers Otago Flour-mills Employees Otago Freezing, Chemical-manure, Tannery, Fellmongery, Soap and Candle Workers, Bacon-curers, and Allied Trades (other than Slaughterman) Otago General Labourers, Builders' Labourers, Quarrymen, and Coal-yard Employees Otago Grocers' Assistants ... ... ... .... Otago Hairdressers' Assistants Otago Hotel, Restaurant, and Boardinghouse Employees Otago Metal-workers' Assistants Otago Motor-vehicle, Horse-drivers, and Stable-attendants Otago Operative Plasterers Otago Shearers Otago Slaughtermen Otago Timber-yards and Sawmills Otago Typographical ... ... Port Chalmers Waterside Workers Pressers and other Clothing-factories Operatives' Union of Dunedin Southland and Otago Cheese and Butter Factories Employees (other than Managers) Southland and Otago Cheese-factory Managers Southland Building Trade and General Labourers, Wool and Grain Store Employees, Gasworks Employees, and Drivers Southland Milk-condensing Factories Employees ... ... y ... Southland Operative Butchers Southland Painters Southland Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, and Sheet-metal Workers Southland Timber-yards and Sawmills Southland Typographical ... ... Southland United Furniture Trades Taratu Coal-miners ... ... ..... ... ... United Boilermakers and Iron-ship Builders of Otago. Waronui Coal-miners 58 174 250 115 30 18 63 101 25 179 40 267 78 246 205 506 166 599 35 ' 457 44 41 66 16 666 507 331 217 578 675 197 1119 216 398 889 252 77 956 36 989 61 22 601 210 426 23 40 7 71 109 433 58 164 833 782 95 35 1039 225 784 834 245 : 315 411 1086 102 927 68 42 55 42 521 29 46 47 61 41 Totals ... ... . ...Number of Unions, 85 10,635 817 805 1089 811 1122 982 1068 934 818 908 208 794 1113 Taranaki Industrial District — Hawera Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners ... New Plymouth Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners New Plymouth Freezing-works Employees ... .... .... New Plymouth General Labourers ... ...... .... New Plymouth Grocers'Assistants ... ... .... New Plymouth Timber-yards and.Sawmills, Employees v. ... J New Plymouth Tramways Employees.i. . . ••■ .... '.. j New Plymouth Waterside Workers ... .... . ... :, ... Stratford Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners... Taranaki Operative Bakers and Pastrycooks ... . Taranaki Operative Bootmakers Taranaki Tailoring Trade ... Waitara Freezing-works Employees ... 21 75 53 {■•■ 61 !■' '■ 43 ■■ 25 ■- 18 I--..,. 93 • 22 ■ - 22 13 48 111 Totals ... ... ...Number of Unions, 13 : 605

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The following unions have failed to send in their annual returns, or have sent in invalid returns, and inquiry is being made us to their position. There is reason to believe that most of them are now defunct :- NOKT H E R N INBUB T R I A L DISTR 1 C T. Industrial Unions of Employers. The Auckland Private Hotel and Boardinghouse-keepers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 790, situated at Auckland. The Auckland Provincial Nurserymen and Landscape Gardeners' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 788, situated at Auckland. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Auckland Gum-diggers' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 523, situated at Waihopo. The Auckland Marine Oil-engineers' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1055, situated at Auckland.

Reg. No. | Reg. No. .. , „ i Number ol Names of Unions. j MomW INDUSTRIAL UNIONS OF WORKERS— continued. 401 707 615 975 980 401 707 615 975 980 Marlborough Industrial District — Marlborough Building Trades ... ... ... ... 23 Marlborough Freezing-works Employees ... ... ... 62 Marlborough Shearers ... ... ... ... ... 45 Picton Waterside Workers... ... ... ... ... 51 Wakamarina Miners ... ... ... ... ... 33 Totals ... ... ... Number of Unions, 5 214 572 448 445 949 564 762 570 J106 572 448 445 949 564 ' 762 570 J106 Nelson Industrial District — Nelson Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners ... 69 Nelson Labourers ... ... ... ... ... 50 Nelson Painters ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 Nelson Port Wharf Labourers ... ... ... ... 69 Nelson Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Sheet-metal Workers ... ... 8 Nelson Tailors and Tailoresses ... ... ... ... 24 Nelson Typographical ... ... ... ... ... 16 North Cape Coal-miners ... ... ... ... ... 30 Totals ... ... ... Number of Unions, 8 288 958 i 963 981 1030 858 1092 952 79 82 962 1042 994 964 1034 968 754 1111 690 959 Westland Industrial District — Blackball Coal-mine Workers (other than Engineers, Engine-drivers, 214 Firemen, and WinchmeD) Ibmiiiston Coal-miners ... ... ... ... ... 327 Denniston Engine-drivers, Firemen, Brakesmen, Carpenters and Joiners, ' 38 Blacksmiths, and Fitters Grey and Buller Coal-mines Deputies and Underviewers ... ... 69 Greymouth Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers ... 14 Greymouth General Labourers ... ... ... ... 15 Greymouth Port Waterside Workers ... ... ... ... 188 Grey Valley ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 Inangahua Mine and Dredge Employees ... ... ... | 482 Millerton and Granity Coal-miners ... ... ... ... 299 Millerton and Granity Engine-drivers, Firemen, Brakesmen, Bricklayers, 30 Blacksmiths, Carpenters, and Fitters Ngakawau Coal-miners ... ... ... ... ... 215 Point Elizabeth and Liverpool State Collieries Employees (other than j 350 Ungineers. Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Winchmen) Roa Coal-mine Employees (other than Engineers, Engine-drivers, Fire- 47 men, and Winchmen) Westland Engine-drivers, Firemen, Motormen, Brakesmen, Blacksmiths, 50 Electricians, and Pumpmen Westland Tailoring Trade ... ... ... ... ... 33 Westland Timber-yards and Sawmills... ... ... ... 490 Westport General Labourers and Mechanics ... ... ... I 97 Westport Waterside Workers ... ... ... ... 84 Totals ... ... ...Number of Unions, 19 .3,086 Grand totals ... ... Industrial Unions of Workers, 370 71,447

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Taranaki Industrial District. Industrial Union of Workers. The Waitara Slaughtermen's industrial Union of Workers, registered number 907, situated at Waitara. W E LLINGTON INDIIST B 1 A I. DISIII I 0 T, Industrial Union of Employers. The Hastings Master Horseshoers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 680, situated at Hastings. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Wellington Dairy Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 966, situated at Wellington. The Wellington Society of United Merchants' Clerks in the Wholesale Grocery, Wine and Spirit, Seed, Produce, and Wool Merchants' Offices Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 819, situated at Wellington. The. West Shore Slaughtermen's Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 928, situated at Napier. MARI,BO R O U G H INI)II S T RIAL I.) ISTR 1 0 T. Industrial Union of Workers. The, Marlborough Slaughtermen's Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 884, situated at Picton. WBS T 1. AND INOUS T R I A L 1) ISTR I C T. Industrial Unions of Employers. The Greymouth Master Butchers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 872, situated at Greymouth. The Westland Sawmilling Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 364, situated at Greymouth. C! A N 'I' ERIiII R V In I) U S 'I' R1 A L I) ISTR I C T. Industrial Union of Employers. The Christchurch Wholesale and Retail Dairymen's Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 1104, situated at Christchurch. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Canterbury Slaughtermen's Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 883, situated at Christchurch. The Canterbury Tanners, Fellmongers, and Skinners' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 195, situated at Christchurch. The Christchurch Stage Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 5. situated at Christchurch. The Lyttelton Casual Wharf Labourers' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 40, situated at Lyttelton. The, South Canterbury Timber-yards, Sawmills, and Coal-yards Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 692, situated at Timaru. Otago and Southland Industrial District. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Invercargill Fellmongers, Tanners, and General Tannery Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 880, situated at Invercargill. The Mataura, Ocean Beach, and Makarewa Slaughtermen's Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 913, situated at Dunedin. The Southland Freezing-works Employees' (other than Slaughtermen) Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 969, situated at Dunedin. The Stewart Island Fishermen's Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1093, situated at Stewart Island.

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APPENDIX B. YEARLY STATEMENT BY THE RIGHT HON. THE MINISTER OF LABOUR PURSUANT TO SECTION 18 OF THE WORKERS' DWELLINGS ACT, 1910 In pursuance of section 18 of the Workers' Dwellings Act, 1910, I have the honour to present the following statement of the Superintendent of Workers' Dwellings relating to the operations of the Act during the year ended 31st March, 1919. W. F. Massky, Minister of Labour. The number of workers' dwellings erected and purchased during the year was only fourteen, the high cost of materials and scarcity of labour making it impossible to accept tenders for the erection of a larger number. The number of dwellings provided under the Act to the. 31st March was 654, while three others were in course of erection on that date, making a total of 657. Now that the war is over it is hoped that this branch of the. Department will be enabled to resume its activities, and immediately erect a large number of dwellings to meet the great demand that has set in. The limit placed by the Act in defining a " worker " as one whose earnings do not exceed £175 per annum has also had the effect of greatly restricting the number of applicants, as there are now few workers whose earnings do not exceed that amount. It is suggested that an amendment be approved by Parliament during the coming session raising the limit to £225, with an extra £20 for each dependant over two in number and under sixteen years of age, but with a maximum of £305. In support of this amendment it is urged that workers with several children should receive extra encouragement in obtaining houses. The alteration would permit of the following scale being adopted :— Earnings not to exceed Married man, wife, and two children or other dependants under sixteen years of age .. £225 Married man, wife, and three children or other dependants under sixteen years of age .. £245 Married man, wife, and four children or other dependants under sixteen years of age .. £265 Married man, wife, and five children or other dependants under sixteen years of age . . £285 Married man, wife, and six or more children or other dependants under sixteen years of age £305 In response to the great demand throughout the Dominion, preparations have already been made for the erection of 200 dwellings in various parts of the Dominion at the earliest opportunity, and if the requisite labour is forthcoming and. the tenders are not too high the question of erecting additional dwellings can no doubt be considered. Some idea of the probable requirements of the Dominion in regard to the number of houses that will be needed each year may be gathered from the fact that in 1916 out of a total of 238,066 dwellinghouses in the Dominion 108,916 were occupied by tenants. It is estimated that at an. average life of forty years for wooden houses 2,723 new dwellinghouses will be required by tenants per annum to replace those needing demolition. It is also estimated that about 250,000 male workers of the Dominion over twenty-one years of age earn less than £250, and it may be assumed that most of them are unable to provide their own homes. Of the four-, five-, and six-roomed dwellings, which number 162,942, it is estimated that, assuming that these houses have respectively not more than three bedrooms in fourroomed dwellings, and four bedrooms each in five- and six-roomed dwellings, there were 5,134 cases where the bedrooms were each occupied by three or more persons. It is worthy of note, that the Department has been able to provide homes for its applicants at a cost which is as much as £150 less than is usual in the ordinary market. This amount is made up of the reduced cost of the section, cost of erection, and legal and administration expenses (including architect's services). Our occupants have an additional advantage in that the rate of interest charged by private builders and speculators would be about 6 per cent., against 5 per cent, charged by the Department. The Department's experts anticipate further that by erecting the dwellings in much larger numbers, of two or three standard designs, the cost could be further reduced to a considerable extent. Monotony of appearance can be avoided by building only two or three on any one site, and by varying their front exteriors slightly It is therefore believed that even if the cost of building in the open market should fall to the extent of £150 during the next two years, which seems unlikely, the Government would run no great risk in proceeding now at the present prices. Moreover, in two years' time the Department's occupant-purchasers will have paid £43 or more off the principal. In this connection an interesting suggestion is made by the British Housing Financial Assistance Committee of the Ministry of Reconstruction in reporting on its investigation of the housing question in England, where the difficulty is much more acute than in New Zealand. This Committee urges, in answer to the statement that the cost of building will probably fall during the next two or three years, that the need for houses is so urgent that the provision of them should nevertheless be proceeded with, and that

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the State should make good any loss so incurred ; the idea being, no doubt, that the need is a national one, and that the extra cost of erecting houses immediately should be spread over the whole community. The suggestion has been acted upon by the British Government by means of subsidies based, on statements to be made annually showing the shortage between expenditure and receipts. From the figures I have quoted respecting the cost of building in New Zealand I do not think that there would be any need to take any such step here. During the year, largely in consequence of the pneumonic-influenza epidemic and the resultant outcry for an improvement in the housing of the people, arrangements were made for a town-planning conference, which was held, in Wellington in May last, comprising delegates from municipal bodies and the various societies interested in this important question. It was resolved at the conference that the Government be asked to build one or more garden suburbs on town-planning lines. It may be explained that hitherto it has not been deemed, advisable to erect houses under the Workers' Dwellings Act in this way, for the reasons, first, that the workers' dwellings system was in the experimental stage (both financially and otherwise), which has now been passed ; second, because the applications for workers' dwellings were scattered in small numbers throughout the numerous towns of the Dominion. Such a demand for improved housing has now set in, however, that an excellent opportunity is offered of establishing garden suburbs near the chief centres. If this is decided upon, it is suggested that the question of providing for a communal kitchen, and laundry at each settlement should, be considered. It is important that some system of the kind should be adopted at an. early date. Every one is aware of the increasing difficulty experienced by housewives in coping with their household duties; this is brought about by the lack of domestic workers on the one hand, and is accentuated, on the other by the higher standard of living that is now generally demanded. A remedy lies in applying business methods to housework so that it can be done in wholesale fashion, as in every other branch of work. We have the municipal supply of water and electric light, for example, in place of the former well or rain-water tank and lamp to each house, and why not a municipal or communal kitchen? Dr. Saleeby, of England, in urging the continuance of the central kitchens instituted during the war, says, " In no other sphere of present-day civilization can be found such waste and inefficiency as in the, private kitchen for the supply of meals," which is described as the contemporary of the spinning-wheel. The startling fact was, moreover, disclosed by the war that a large proportion of the men of the British dominions were unfitted for military service on account of malnutrition. In this connection one writer points out that women are not all cooks by nature, and that the preparation of food should, be regarded as a department of applied chemistry. This aspect of the subject would, of course, receive its due attention if the, work were carried out on husiness methods at a central depot. In last year's report of the Department (page 2) I called attention to the great advantages that would accrue from communal kitchens in closely populated residential areas. It is urged in the report of the Women's Housing Sub-oommittee of the Ministry of Reconstruction (page 13), and it is already adopted in some countries, besides England. In one town in California, for instance, meals are cooked at a central kitchen and delivered in heat-retaining vessels to the houses that order them. The system can also be. well carried out in conjunction with an hotel. In a small town in California an hotel is surrounded by about 7 acres of houses, wdiich can have their meals delivered from the hotel where they arc cooked. The hotel's heating plant also supplies heat for the adjacent houses. Attention might be called to the fact that in addition to building dwellings for its applicants the Department is prepared to purchase suitable houses that are already erected, subject to the price being less than the cost of building. In cases, too, where applicants have their own sections (wholly or partly paid for) the Department is prepared to consider the erection of dwellings on those sections, provided, of course, that they are suitable for the purpose. It is preferable, however, that the building of houses be carried out in convenient groups in order to economize the cost. The Department has always encouraged the erection of dwellings in concrete in preference to wood, and a number of its dwellings have been so erected, some in solid concrete (which has so far, in the opinion of the Department's Architect, proved the most satisfactory), and others have been built in hollow concrete or with concrete slabs. Quite, a number of new systems of concrete construction are now under investigation. The system that will best lend itself to standardization and the erection in. large numbers, without giving the effect of sameness in appearance, should result in a great saving in cost. The activities of the Department in the direction of housing have so far been limited to the purchasing of sections in small numbers here and there, and in the erection of dwellings by preparing plans and specifications, and letting contracts to private builders. It has been suggested that these activities might be extended in the following directions : Establishment of workshops ; importation and purchasing of materials ; employment of day habour ; establishment of garden suburbs (on townplanning lines) adjacent to the chief centres (these, would include the question of providing communal kitchens and laundries). In view of the importance of housing at this time, these are matters that inii>ht be given careful consideration. The annual inspection by officers of the Department instituted in|l9l4 shows that with a few exceptions the dwellings are well looked after by~the"oeoupants, and that usually much time, and labour are expended in improving the properties. |f$ It is satisfactory to be able to report that the arrears oLrents and instalments on the 31st March, 1919, show a reduction of £161 2s. 2d. compared with the arrears on the 31st March, 1918, the amount being £1,353 14s. 7d., against £1,514 16s. 9d. on the 31st March, 1918. The average arrears per dwelling is £2 Is. 6d., compared with £2 7s. 4d. in 1918 and £2 lis. Bd. in 1915. These figures establish the financial success of the workers' dwellings system by which applicants to purchase may have houses built on a security of only £10 each. The result is also noteworthy in view of the continued

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increase in the cost of living during the past few years, and justifies the care taken by the Workers' Dwellings Board in selecting and approving suitable applicants. As in previous years, a consider ble proportion of the arrears due on the 31st March was paid by the 16th April -viz., £506 16s. 4d. The sums due on the 31st March and not paid by the 16th April (£846 18s. 3d.) amount to an average of 7s. 6d. per dwelling per year, compared wdth 7s. 9d. in 1918 and 7s. 6d. in 1916. This year the arrears are, with one exception, more than covered by the amount paid off the principal after deduct ng depreciation. The following table shows the position in regard to arrears as at the 31st March. 1919, as compared with the four previous years : —■

The following are the usual returns respecting the workers' dwellings erected to date : — RETURNS. ' (a), (b), and (c) made pursuant to section 18 of the Act. (a.) The Moneys expended during the Financial Year in acquiring Land under this Act, in PEEPAEING THE SaMK FOR WORKERS' DWELLINGS, AND IN ERECTING SUCH DWELLINGS. £ s. d. 1. Amount expended in acquiring land and dwellings already erected 1.427 17 6 2. Amount expended in preparing land for workers'dwellings .. 399 7 10 3. Amount expended in erecting dwellings .. .. .. 5.466 2 I Total (paid out of Public Works Fund) . . .. 7,293 7 5 4. Amount expended in administration and travelling (paid out of Labour Department's vote) . . .. .. .. 303 19 9 Total .. .. .. .. .. £7.597 7 2 The above return does not include the sum of £1,813 lis. 6d. incurred for maintenance, fire insurance, rates, &c, in respect of some of the dwellings. These amounts are charged for in the rents and instalments collected. The total expenditure in connection with the workers' dwellings during the year was thus £9,410 18s. Bd, viz., £7,293 7s. sd. out of Public Works Fund, and £2,117 lis. 3d. out of the Labour Department's vote. (b.) The Number of Dwellings erected and purchased during the Year, and the Number disposed OP. The number of dwellings erected or purchased .. . . .. 14 The number of dwellings disposed of .. . . v. . .. 14

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Date. Number of Dwellings. Arrears. Average Arrears per Dwelling. 1 31st March, 1915 31st March, 1916 31st March, 1917 31st March, 1918 31st March, 1919 .. : 471 553 .. 619 .. ! 639 .. I 653 £ s. d. I .215 li 5 1,251 12 8 1,013 11 II 1.514 16 9 1,353 14 7 £ s. d. 2 II 8 2 5 3 1 12 9 2 7 4 2 I 6

(1.) Settlement, (2.) Arrears outstanding as at 31st March, 1918. (3.) Weekly or other Payments con- I traeted for (exclusive of Arrears, Col. 2). I (Total for Year.) Total Amount received for Year. (5.) (6.) Arrears out- Number of .standing as at Dwellings on Hist March, j Settlement 1910. . unpaid for. J_ (7.) Average Arrears per Dwelling. AucklandLawry ISccleston Grey Lynn Wellington— Taitville Island Bay Latta Coromandel Street Mcintosh Heretaunga Christchurch — Camelot Walker Chancellor Street .. Hulbert .. £ s. d. 303 12 6 37 14 6 0 IS li 45 8 9 38 16 4 4(1 17 0 12 11 7 18 15 7 61 II 10 87 10 1 43 2 11 3 12 li 15 2 1 £ s. il. 3,058 9 3 1.187 IT 2 221 (> 10 1,574 8 3 1,014 19 9 425 • 8 4 492 0 0 381 13 8 1,341 7 9 1,15) 9 2 533 10 0 258 5 6 495 1 2 £ s. d. 3, Ml '.) 2 1,181 11 9 209 17 4 1,578 7 11 1,031 0 3 -152 11 9 488 5 5 395 10 8 1,351 16 10 1,189 11 5 548 15 2 2,4 17 7 485 14 11 £ s. d. 200 12 7 81 43 II) 11 31 12 8 0 6 £ s. d. 2 I) 6 1 8 5 2 1 i -II 4 1 33 22 9 10 25 13 13 7 8 16 6 2 12 4 18 7 10 51 2 ii 34 1 5 0 0 18 0 1 14 2 1 7 2 0 1) 10 1 4 2 57 7 10 35 27 17 0 16 7 0 5 7 24 18 4 ; 11 1 12 9 1 14 10 1 (I 1 2 4 5

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(1-) Settlement. (2.) Arrears outstanding as at 31st March, 1918. (3.) Weekly or other Payments contracted for (exclusive of Arrears, Col. 2). (Total for Year.) (*.) Total Amount received for Year. (5.) Arrears outstanding as at 31st March, 1919. (8.) Number of Dwellings on Settlement, unpaid for. (7-) Average Arrears per Dwelling. Dunedin— Windle Maia Wanganui— Ballance Willis Puriri Palmerston North— Loughnan Greymouth— Oobden Temuka— Buxton Fairlie — Tengawai Waimate — Gorge Road Willowbridgo— Berendsen Timaru — Craigie Neill Invercargill— Seaward Bush Masterton— Masterton Solway Hamilton— Laurenson Westport— Leaver Patea— Evenden. . Gisborne — Te Hapara Te PukeNewman Tolaga Bay— Uawa Nelson — Winearls £ s. d. 34 12 11 Or. 0 2 11 5 9 8 Or. () 5 0 li 3 8 °32 18 2 48 0 10 62 8 0 51 1 9 7 0 5 70 14 1 (i 13 0 64 10 7 25 10 5 15 0 0 17 8 8 1 17 4 Or. 0 18 9 8 0 10 82 16 6 62 5 7 25 1 6 8 5 1 £ s. d. 951 8 4 154 5 4 £ s. d, 920 3 6 152 11 3 £ s. d. 65 17 9 1 11 2 27 4 £ s. d. 2 8 10 0 7 10 307 7 10 226 7 6 204 2 0 309 14 11 226 16 6 209 9 4 3 2 7 Or. 0 14 9 0 l(> 4 8 6 5 0 7 10 0 3 3 660 7 1 652 16 7 49 8 8 17 2 18 2 448 12 7 430 19 4 57 3 1 14 4 1 7 294 6 7 318 7 6 38 7 1 9 4 5 3 257 2 11 286 3 8 22 1 0 7 3 3 0 212 19 8 211 Hi 3 8 3 10 6 1 7 3 525 2 7 530 12 0 65 4 8 12 5 8 8 312 9 2 358 9 6 304 9 3 375 19 4 14 12 11 47 (I !l 9 10 1 12 6 4 14 1 577 8 10 562 l(i 7 .40 2 8 16 2 10 2 941 l(i 4 471 4 5 899 1 1 472 8 4 58 4 3 16 4 9 22 11 2 12 11 1 !) 7 333 6 3 341 7 10 Or. 6 4 3 9 379 13 8 376 0 3 2 5 8 12 0 3 10 383 1 10 381 8 li 9 14 2 10 0 19 5 570 0 3 568 9 10 84 15 11 14 6 1 1 266 ,2 6 28S I) 2 III 7 11 7 5 15 5 323 12 0 326 17 4 21 Hi 2 8 2 14 li 207 1 8 301 10 0 3 7 9 8 0 8 6 Hawera— Casey Manaia — Hurle Ngaruawahia— Tait Ashburton— Dobbie Oamaru— Warwiok Napier— Awatoto Blenheim — Burgess Picton — Picton 61 17 1 Or. 1 U 2 0 8 5 10 1 4 6 4 6 8 0 2 8 16 1 13 16 I 1 413 3 8 70 6 0 206 18 4 24S 1 8 398 12 0 71 12 8 209 Hi 4 • 228 4 8 71) S 9 6 2 2 Or. 2 9 7 29 18 4 9 2 6 6 8 9 10 3 1 1 4 10 9 313 17 6 317 10 0 2 12 0 9 0 5 9 264 10 8 273 111 K) Or. 1 0 0 7 205 16 11 187 14 I 2li 18 11 5 5 7 9 182 1.5 2 178 7 8 18 4 5 5 3 12 11 Tauranga— Frasor Street Hastings— Mahora Lomas Whakatane— Bestic Carterton— Rigg Marttm— Neylon Te Awamutu— Bennett New Plymouth Hooper Or. 20 0 4 21 10 8 Hi 10 7 4 15 8 37 19 0 5 2 5 Or. 4 2 4 259 2 8 294 18 8 273 18 0 124 11 8 200 11 1(1 255 17 0 3(11 15 9 286 7 2 127 15 10 246 4 5 Or. 16 14 8 15 2 7 4 2 2 1 11 6 1 5 '8 6 8 6 3 5 1 17 10 0 13 8 0 10 6 0 5 2 107 14 0 168 6 11 4 0 6 4 1 2 4 244 12 ' 4 249 7 11 Or. S 17 11 6 214 16 11 185 16 1 20 0 10 •5 5 Hi 2 Totals 1,514 16 9 1,514 16 9 25,313 11 5 25,474 12 10 1,353 14 7 652 2 1 6

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Ereoti id under Aot of 1910. Distriot. (b) Ereoted under the Aot of 1905. (2.) To 31st March, 1918. (3.) During Year ended 31st Maroh, 1919. (4) Number in Course of Erection on 31st Maroh, 1919 Total. i I Auckland. Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Frankton Junction .. Whakatane Ngaruawahia Tauranga Te Puke Te Awamutu Tolaga Bay Gisborne Napier Hastings Patea 35 40 31 20 88 80 87 11 9 3 6 6 7 6 8 14 7 II 10 9 2 L9 4 17 17 11 3 2 5 3 118 128 68 31 Hawera Manaia Wanganui Marton Palmerston North Masterton (town) ., (rural) Carterton (town) (rural) New Plymouth Picton Blenheim (rural) Nelson Westport Greymouth Ash burton Temuka Timaru Fairlie (rural) Willowbridge (rural) Waimate I I 4 4 9 3 G G 7 6 8 14 7 14 10 3 ■ 2 19 4 17 21 11 3 2 5 5 5 8 12 14 6 9 19 7 13 6 9 16 5 5 8 12 II 6 9 19 7 13 6 9 16 5 Oamaru Invercargill Totals 126 514 14 3 657* * One dwelling has been destroyed 1 Dominion. Of this number one dwelling jy fire and not re-erected; ther has been fully paid for by the pi 'e are, therefon urchaser. i, in all, 656 d illings in the