DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, H-11

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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

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

REPORT. The Secretary, Department of Labour, to the Hon. the Minister of Labour. Sir, — Department of Labour, Wellington, 16th June, 1924. I have the honour to present herewith the thirty-third 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 Act, 1908, and the Factories Act, 1921-22. The report covers the financial year Ist April, 1923, to 31st March, 1924. I have, &c, F. W. Rowley, The Hon. the Minister of Labour. Secretary of Labour. CONDITIONS OF TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT. The world-wide economic crises that have been a recurring feature of the years that have passed since the war have naturally had a marked effect on employment and trade in New Zealand. The " slump " of 1921-22 caused trade to be reduced to a lower level, and unemployment became a serious matter for the Department to cope with, the number of applications for employment reaching a large number —viz., 1,825 —in June, 1922. By the end of that year, however, the most serious aspect of the unemployment difficulty so far as New Zealand was concerned was already passing away, the number of applicants having fallen steadily to 660. The following winter of 1923 saw an increase in the number, although the total—9s3 —was only about half that for the previous winter. This total again fell, to 351, in December, 1923, which in turn has risen again this winter to 577. Labourers comprise over 50 per cent, of the present applicants, the remainder including clerks (27), cooks, stewards, &c. (27), drivers (26), engineers (30), farm-hands (21), seamen and firemen (18), and other occupations in smaller numbers. It will be again noticed that ; with the exception of engineers and motor-mechanics, none of the skilled trades in which apprenticeship periods are required shows any degree of unemployment.* The Public Works Department has been asked to make the usual arrangements for placing the more necessitous cases on public works for the winter months. Added to this, local bodies have throughout New Zealand taken up the work of effecting street and road alterations, putting in electric-power stations and tramway extensions, and making improvements to parks and reserves, and many men will thereby bo employed. As a result of the liberation through the State Advances Department of large sums for house building, the building trade has been more active than at any time since 1914, and an increased number of men were in consequence engaged in this industry. The large importation of boots during 1923-24 has, however, had a depressing effect on the boot-manufacturing trade, one of the largest and newest factories in New Zealand being closed down for several weeks, while others have been working short time since last September. Total engagements made at Department's employment bureaux : — 1923-24—3,877 (1,859 to public works, 2,018 to private employment). Dependants, 3,814. In addition, 437 men were assisted by the advancing of railway fares or otherwise. 1922-23—3,987 (2,296 to public works, 1,691 to private employment). Dependants, 4,327.

* For remarks on the apprenticeship and vocational-training question, also the Apprentices Act passed last session, see page 11.

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FACTORIES ACT.

Last year it was observed that there was a large decrease in the number of workers employed in factories in New Zealand. This year there is an increase of 5,123, and the number of factories has increased by 474. On the west coast of the South Island there was renewed activity in the timber trade, and a number of new sawmills was registered. In other parts of New Zealand the betterment of international trade conditions was reflected in many small factories commencing business. The figures as to the number of factories and the workers employed therein do not purport to coincide with those of the Government Statistician (Census of Industrial Manufactures), as his returns, which are drawn up purely for statistical purposes, do not cover various small establishments that arc included as factories under the Factories Act. Accidents. The total number of accidents shows an increase of 450 over the previous year, most of which crime under the heading of slight accidents. The greater portion of these happened in freezing-works, being mainly Cuts on hands from knives, and no means of preventing these accidents has been devised. The increase in the number of accidents reported is chiefly due to the extra vigilance resulting from the resumption of country inspections, and there is no reason to believe that there has been an actual increase in the number of accidents. It has been decided to lay down a more definite classification of accidents in future, in order that a clearer comparison from year to year may be made, and also to coincide as nearly as possible with the accident statistics of other countries, in accordance with the recommendation of the International Labour Office. Where accidents occur in connection with machinery the Department acts in conjunction with the Inspection of Machinery Department. During the year safety posters, drawn up by the Department's officers in collaboration with the officers of the Department of Health, were distributed to factory-owners throughout New Zealand. The Inspectors report that these were posted in conspicuous places in all rooms in which dangerous machinery was located, and their reports show that employers and managers speak favourably of this system of constantly impressing on every one the necessity of avoiding risk of accident. Of the fatal accidents recorded the following particulars are given : — (a.) A contractor was engaged in putting down a tram-line for a sawmill, and, while driving a truck loaded with gravel, slipped on the tram-line, the truck passing over him before he could get clear. The fatality was purely accidental and not preventable. (6.) An employee in a timber-mill was engaged in cleaning rubbish from between the rollers of a breaking-down bench when his head came into contact with a running circular saw, resulting in fatal injuries. The matter was referred to the Inspection of Machinery Department for attention. (c.) A freezing-works employee who was deaf was walking on a cinder path a few feet distant from and parallel to a railway-line, in the same direction as that in which a locomotive was travelling. The engine-driver blew his whistle as a warning, but the worker commenced to cross the line at an angle, apparently without looking up the line. The brakes were applied and steam cut off, but the engine struck the worker and passed over his body. The engine was travelling at a speed between eight and ten miles an hour. (d.) A worker was engaged in dusting down an 11,000-volt switchboard, and proceeded to carry out this work on a portion of the equipment not included in his instructions ; this caused him to come into contact with a " live " part of the switchboard. He sustained shock and severe burns, from which he died. (e.) An employee in an electric-power house received a shock from a portable lamp which he was using, and died from heart-failure. This matter was dealt with by the Public Works Department under their regulations. (/.) Two men were cleaning out chutes in a chemical works, and while one was ascending a ladder leading from one platform to another, which was about 40 ft. from the floor, he fell to the floor, striking his head on a beam on the way. He sustained fractures of the skull and pelvis, and died on the same day.

Year. Number of Factories rcgistei ed. Movement. Number of Factory Workers. Movement. 1913-14 (before the war) 1914-15 1915-16 (since the war began).. 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 (after the war) 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 1923-24 13,469 13,937 13,214 12,455 12,485 12,444 13,490 13,661 14,013 14,535 15,009 94 (increase) 468 „ 723 (decrease) 759 30 (increase) 41 (decrease) 1,046 (increase) 171 „ 352 522 474 „ 87,517 88,812 83,011 78,188 79,653 82,783 85,591 96,603 96,980 92,608 97,731 919 (increase). 1,295 5,801 (decrease). 4,823 1,465 (increase). 3,130 2,808 11,012 „ 377 4,372 (decrease). 5,123 (increase).

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(<;.) A cheescmaker's assistant mounted a small table with the intention of putting a belt on a shaft as soon as the manager had stopped the machinery. It is surmised that the assistant either overbalanced and clutched at the shaft, or else attempted to balance himself by placing his arm around the shaft. The result was that the sleeve of his coat caught on a set-pin, he was carried twice round the shaft, and his spine was broken, death occurring a few days later. In connection with the precautionary measures against accidents, it is found that in some countries lower premium rates are charged at insurance offices for those establishments in which extra protection against accident is afforded to the workers ; and at the International Labour Conference in last October this question was considered, when it was decided to make a survey of such measures as may be in force in the several countries. Probably no great variation in the premium rates in New Zealand could be made, seeing that all factories are under close inspection, and it cannot be said that employers fail to any appreciable extent to provide all reasonable safeguards. The inquiry of the International Labour Office should, however, prove of value on this subject. An International Conference of Labour Statisticians was also held at Geneva in November last, for the purpose of discussing tin; principles and methods of industrial accident statistics from the point of view of international comparison. The Conference considered that a complete standardization of statistics in the countries represented at the Conference is almost impossible at the present time, owing to the varied existing legislation in the countries. The necessity of internationally comparable statistics was, however, strongly urged, as such statistics, however limited in their scope, would be of great value to each country in furnishing information as to the accident risk, the chief causes of accidents, and the results of measures for the prevention of accidents. It might be mentioned that international co-operation might lead to machine-makers being induced to embody sound practical safeguards in the designs of their machines, and to eliminate as far as possible all dangerous features from them. There are certain dangerous parts that are common to most machines, which could perhaps be guarded more effectively and economically by the makers.. Such an arrangement would be of mutual benefit to the workers in the countries concerned. In last year's report it was stated that a special inquiry was proposed into the extent of the absences from work due to sickness, accident, &c, and into the question as to what effect, if any, a high or low temperature or the humidity of the air might have on the health and output of the workers. Arrangements were made accordingly for a supply of hygrometers, but, as satisfactory instruments' were not obtainable locally, they have been purchased from England ; these have just arrived, and are now being distributed. We have also communicated with the Director of Industrial Hygiene of the Commonwealth of Australia with a view to adopting uniform methods in order to enable us to provide a conqiarison with that country. In the meantime returns for last year have been obtained from typical factories throughout the Dominion in eight important industries, showing the amount of absence of whole-time workers through sickness and accident, and the results are shown in the following return : —

Absence of Workers through Accident and Illness.

Industry. Number of Factories which supplied Returns. Number of Fulltime Workers in Factories which supplied Returns. Number of such Workers absent at some Period during the Year. Equivalent to A venire 0n0 Workcr Total Number A £258or being con- " f . I)iiys ' Whole of Full- atantiy absent Absence - time Workers, out of Number of Workers stated below. Engineering Clothing-manufac-turing Confectionery and biscuit-making Joinery, sash and d o o r making, sawmilliug Woollen-manufac-turing Boot-manufactur-ing Match-making . . 21 9 5 985 Accident 90 Illness 303 755 Accident 3 Illness 213 823 Aooident 12 Illness 97 202 Accident 20 Illness 47 Days. 1,476 1-49 183 2,199 2-23 122 42 0-05 5,480 2,824 3-74 73 287 0-34 805 1.697 2-06 133 496 2-45 111 434 2-14 128 12 4 1.154 Accident 22 Illness 375 355 Accident 8 Illness 90 56 Accident 6 Illness 44 407 Accident 8 Illness .1.42 352 0-305 898 6,090 5-27 52 100 0-28 978 586 1-65 166 140 2-50 109 304 5-42 50 54 0-13 2,107 1,079 2-65 103 5 2 Printing and stationery manufacturing 12 If the above fl absence from work a total of 97,731 w< gures applied of 1,145 worJ orkers employ to all class; s of factories in ' :ers on account of sickness ar ed. the Dominion there would bo a constant id of 221 workers due to accident out of

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It will be noted that the number of accidents in these industries represents one in the year for every twenty-eight workers. This would mean that on the average every worker would probably meet with an accident of some kind once in every twenty-eight years. A large proportion were, however, of a minor nature, as the average absence for the whole of the workers in the factories where the accidents occurred is approximately one day. Nevertheless, every effort is being made to reduce accidents to the lowest possible number, and special attention is being given to those industries that appear to show the largest proportion of accidents. In this connection Inspectors have called attention to the large number of cuts. &c, that become septic, chiefly in freezing-works. These slight accidents are unimportant in the first case, but frequently lead to incapacity through septic poisoning. The cause is not altogether clear, but apparently many of the cases are due to neglect of cleanliness and proper precautions. Further inquiries are being made. In October last the Department drew up the posters referred to on page 2, after consultation with the Health Department, and issued them to factories, giving advice as to first aid and other treatment of wounds ; and it is suggested to employers that they should arrange and grant facilities for one or two of the workers in each factory to receive instruction in first-aid treatment.

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

Prosecutions. Prosecutions numbered sixty, in fifty-two of which convictions were obtained. No case calls for comment. Requisitions for Improvements in Factories. During the year, 1832 requisitions were served to comply with various requirements of the Act, such as lime-washing, safeguards for workers employed on machinery, &c, sanitary conveniences, fire-escapes, heating-appliances, ventilation, lighting, first-aid appliances, washing and drinking water, and dining-rooms in the case of establishments employing over six. workers. Inspection. Inspectors paid 10,504 visits of inspection to factories during the year. Proposed Amendments of the Act. Requests have been made by workers in the olothing-manufacturing trade that the giving-out of Work by manufacturers to be performed by persons in their own homes should be either prohibited or restricted, it being urged that it is impossible to see that the work is done during reasonable hours and at fair rates, or that proper hygienic conditions are observed in these homes, as required by the Act for ordinary factories. There are 161 such places in the Dominion which have been registered as factories by the firms giving out the work. Such registration places the rooms in question under a measure of inspection, and, moreover, obviates the necessity of placing a label in compliance with section 30 of the Act setting out that the work has been done in an unregistered factory. The question of the rates of pay presents difficulty, especially where the worker is a contractor for the work at a certain sum, in which case the award or agreement, if any is in force for the occupation, does not apply. It is considered that hardship would in some cases bo caused to workers by the total prohibition of the practice, but the following conditions for such work might be laid down : — (1.) That the work must be done in a suitable room exclusively set apart for the purpose : (2.) That registration may be cancelled at any time if it is found by the Inspector that hygienic conditions do not exist: (3.) That the parties satisfy the Inspector that the remuneration paid for the work is, on the whole, at least equivalent to the award or agreement rate (if any) applicable to such work. Those engaged in the order-tailoring trade complain of the growing competition of chart suits, made under what arc; described as factory conditions, and it has been asked that labels should, for the information of customers, be attached to the latter. It would appear that the two classes of work, referred to might best be described as those in which certain operations arc performed by hand, or by machine, as the case may be. There is considerable difficulty in the matter, however, as in some factories a certain amount of the work is being done by hand, while in many of the tailoring work-rooms some of the operations are done by machine. The matter is now the subject of inquiry.

Year. Boys. Girls. Total. Year. Boys. Girls. 'total. 1913 14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 1917-1.8 1918-19 932 952 1,100 1,158 1,199 1,240 1,241 1,136 1,263 1,251 1,236 1,333 2,1732,088 2,363 2,409 2,435 2,573 1919-20 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 1923-24 1,252 1,267 962 995 1,156 1,685 1,368 1,286 1,530 1,445 2,937 2,635 2,248 2,525 2,601

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SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT. Prosecutions numbered 315, and convictions were obtained in 300 cases. No case calls for special comment. During the year 208 requisitions were served on occupiers of shops to comply with various requirements of the Act, such as cleansing, sanitary conveniences, heating-appliances, ventilation, drinking-water, and other safeguards for workers. Visits of inspection to the number of 11,938 were made during the year. INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT. 1922-23. 1923-24. Industrial agreements filed .. .. .. .. 19 18 Recommendations of Councils of Conciliation .. .. .. 146 118 Awards of the Court of Arbitration .. .. .. .. 131 91 The awards and industrial agreements actually in force on the 31st March, 1924, total 551 (last year 569). The continued reduction in the number of awards, agreements, &c, made during the year is probably accounted for partly in the same way as last year —viz., by the fact that there was little to expect yet in the way of increased wages. Under the new provision contained in the 1922 amendment, which enables industrial associations (of unions) to apply for awards covering two or more industrial districts (commonly called " Dominion " awards) five such awards have been made, taking the place of a larger number of district awards, and this has no doubt also contributed to a certain extent to the reduction in the number of awards in force and in the number of awards made during the year. From its inception in 1913 to date only twenty-three unions have had disputes, numbering fifty, dealt with under the Labour Disputes Investigation Act, while there are 551 awards and agreements in force under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act (for particulars of the former see page 7).

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

Out of the total of 130 disputes dealt with by the Commissioners and Conciliation Councils, 120 (equal to 92-3 per cent.) were thus settled or substantially settled by them without recourse to the Arbitration Court. The proportion so settled last year was 78-98. The cost-of-living legislation expired on the 31st December, 1923, and the normal method of settling disputes has now been resumed. Registrations of Industrial Unions and Associations. The usual statutory return (to the 31st December, 1923) of the unions registered under the Act, with their membership at that date, is published herewith as an appendix. Comparison with the previous year shows that there has been an increase of eight in the number of employers' unions, with an increase in the membership of 350. The total number of workers' unions has increased, by four, and the total membership has decreased by 2,171. The decrease in the total membership of workers' unions does not call for comment. Prosecutions. Prosecutions for breaches of Act and of awards and industrial agreements numbered 590 (eightyfour dismissed). There wore 359 prosecutions of employers and sixty-seven of workers for various breaches of awards and of the Act other than strikes and other cessations of employment, while 160 workers were prosecuted for striking or otherwise ceasing employment. Four unions were also prosecuted for instigating cessations of work —two for breaches of the Act, and two for breaches of award.

Commissioner 1'. Rally. Commissioner W. Newton. Commissioner W. H. Nagger. Total. Industrial agreements arrived at and filed as such under section 26 by parties through the Commissioner alone Disputes dealt with by Conciliation Councils — Where industrial agreements were filed under section 26 Where recommendations were fully accepted and forwarded to the Court to be made into awards Where recommendations were substantially accepted or agreements reached and referred to Court to make awards Where only minor recommendation or no recommendation was made 4 21 6 1 16 1 27 11 1 64 9 25 10 44 5 5 io Totals 34 53 43 130

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Decisions of Interest. Jurisdiction of Court of Arbitration — Waterside Workers. The Waterside Workers' award provided that men employed on ships might, at the expiration of six hours' continuous employment in any one day, be ordered back for employment, at a later hour the same day, without payment for the intervening time. On a motion for prohibition or certiorari on the ground that this provision was ultra vires, the men not being in the employment of the employer during the period after the completion of the six hours, and before resumption, it was held (1) That the Supreme Court has power to issue a writ of prohibition or certiorari to the Court of Arbitration in cases where that Court has exceeded its jurisdiction ; but (2) that in any case the above provision related to an industrial matter and was not ultra vires. Payment of Wages for Anzac Day. (1.) The Anzac Day Act provides that Anzac Day shall be observed throughout New Zealand in all respects as if it were a Sunday. The Northern, Taranaki, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland, Canterbury, and Otago and Southland Typographers' award provides for a minimum weekly rate of pay, and that where a weekly wage is fixed by the award deductions shall be made only for time lost through the sickness or default of the worker. No payment of wages was made for Anzac Day. It was held, on appeal (upholding the decision of the Magistrate), that the hiring was a weekly one, and that the weekly wage must be paid in full without deduction for Anzac Day, there being no sickness or default. (2.) The Northern, Taranaki, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago and Southland Female Boot Operatives' award provided that the minimum wage should be " £2 ss. a week computed by the hour." It was held, on appeal (upholding the decision of the Magistrate), that these were not weekly workers, and that deduction for time lost on Anzac Day might accordingly be made, though no such deductions could be made for weekly workers. Payment of Wages to Apprentices absent for Military Training. In a case where the award provided, that the employer should not be bound to pay an apprentice for time lost through sickness, or through the default of the apprentice, or by his voluntary absence from work with the consent of the employer, the Court of Arbitration decided, that the employer was bound to pay the wages of an apprentice while absent at a compulsory-military-training camp, such absence not being sickness or default on the part of the apprentice. Industrial Disturbances. There wore fifty industrial disturbances during the year, of which forty may be classed as unimportant or trivial, and one excusable. The following is a brief summary of the remaining nine disturbances :— (1.) Waterside Workers, Wellington. —The Wellington Waterside Workers refused to work overtime on the s.s. " Mararoa " after 5 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon, and a new gang had to be obtained to complete the work. The men were bound by an award under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Proceedings were taken against the men concerned, and a penalty was imposed in each case. (2.) Gold-miners, Te Puke. —The gold-miners at Te Puke (who were not bound by any award or industrial agreement under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and who would therefore be covered by the Labour Disputes Investigation Act) discontinued their employment for fourteen days as a protest against the reduction in the wages of shiftmen. It was finally decided that the existing rate should be continued until the 31st August, 1923, and that the question of making a reduction after that date should be submitted to a Conciliation Council. No proceedings were taken, as the dispute had been amicably settled, and as it was not clear that a breach of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act had been committed, a large number of the men apparently being contractors and not " workers " within the meaning of the Act. (3.) Coal-miners, Hikurangi. —With a view to compelling their employers, when deciding to reduce staff, to adopt one of two systems in place of dismissing any particular men selected by the employers — viz., (1) to share the work amongst all the men, or (2) to " ballot " out the number of men not required —197 coal-miners at Hikurangi discontinued their employment. The matter in dispute was included in claims referred to a Conciliation Council under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act for a new award, and an agreement was arrived at, the union having previously withdrawn its demand with reference to the reduction of staff. The disturbance lasted thirty-four days. Proceedings were taken against the union and the men, and fines were imposed. (4.) Shipping, Auckland. —The stokehold crew of the s.s. " Marama," numbering thirty-one, refused to work with a non-unionist, and on his removal then declined to sail with the master. The whole of the workers concerned were arrested by the police, and sentenced under the Shipping and Seamen Act to one month's imprisonment for wilfully disobeying the commands of the master, but were released after several days. In view of this prosecution it was decided to take no action under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. (5.) Coal-mines, Westland. —In August, 1923, the representatives of the Miners' Unions in Westland formed a new organization for the district, and asked the mine-owners to meet them in conference to discuss matters connected with conditions of employment in the various mines concerned. Although

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an award providing for such matters was in force at the time, this was agreed to by the owners ; but in the meantime a ballot was taken at each mine to decide upon one of two issues—namely, whether the men should strike, or whether they should "go slow " —and the latter issue was carried. The conference that had already been arranged for was duly held, but no agreement was reached, and the men thereupon commenced to "go slow." As the output continued to decrease, the owners on the 15th September closed the mines affected. After a number of conferences between the representatives of the owners and the workers an agreement was finally reached concerning the matters in dispute, and was subsequently ratified by the parties, and an amendment of the award was made accordingly. The whole disturbance occupied 133 days. Prosecutions were commenced, but in view of the settlement it was decided not to proceed with them. (6.) Coal-mining, Roa. —Eighty-eight employees at the Roa Coal-mine discontinued their employment for fourteen days as the result of a dispute with the mine-owners over the manning of certain "isolated" places in the mine. The men accepted the decision of the Disputes Committee in the matter, and resumed work under the old conditions. No action was taken on this occasion, as proceedings were already pending against the union for a previous stoppage in connection with the same question, in which a penalty was imposed. (7.) Waterside Workers, Lyltellon. —The waterside workers at Lyttelton ceased work for the purpose of holding a picnic on a day other than that provided for in the award : 327 workers were involved. Proceedings were taken against the union under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and a fine was imposed. (8.) Freezing-workers, Belfast. —Forty-one employees at the Belfast Freezing-works ceased work at 3 p.m. on the day prior to their picnic without giving the company sufficient notice to enable it to make the necessary arrangements to carry on the work. Proceedings were taken against the men, and fines were imposed. (9.) Waterside Workers, New Plymouth.--A number of waterside workers at New Plymouth refused to resume work at 1 p.m. after work had been discontinued on account of rain. Proceedings were taken against the workers, and fines were imposed. Union Accounts. Under the provision made in the 1922 amendment of the Act it was found necessary to make an investigation of the accounts kept by the secretary of several unions in Christchurch, with the result that the information gathered was handed over to the police officers. Proceedings were taken by them for theft, making false declarations, &c, for which the defendant received sentence. This was the first case of the kind. In order to enable or assist unions and their officers generally to establish satisfactory methods of book-keeping, a draft procedure has been drawn up and submitted to the union of workers and to the employers for their consideration.

DISPUTES DEALT WITH UNDER THE LABOUR DISPUTES INVESTIGATION ACT.

This Act permits of strikes and lockouts taking place provided there is no award or industrial agreement in force under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and provided that three weeks have been allowed for an investigation and for a ballot on the question at issue. As stated at page 5, only twenty-three unions have had their disputes dealt with under the Act since its inception in 1913, while there are 415 individual unions of workers registered under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, with 551 awards and industrial agreements in force. It will be noticed that all

Whether Union had been registered under ., ,, , , Industry affected. the Industrial Particulars. w,';?.„° Conciliation and w oncers. Arbitration Act prior to Dispute. Nature of Settlement. Gas Company's clerical Registered*.. Agreement reached without recourse Not required and showroom em- to conference called by Conciliation ployees, Auckland Commissioner or to Labour Disputes Committee Agreement filed pursuant to section 8 (1) of Labour Disputes Investigation Act. Ditto. Gasworks, Auckland .. Not. registered Conference called by Conciliation ,, Commissioner proving abortive, Labour Disputes Committee constituted ; settlement resulted Tramways, Auckland .. Registered*.. Agreement reached without recourse „ to conference called by Conciliation Commissioner or to Labour Disputes Committee Tramway officers, Auck- Not registered Conference called by Conciliation „ land Commissioner ; settlement resulted Tramways, Dunedin .. Not registered f Ditto. .. .. .. ,, Laundry Employees, Not registered Conference called by Conciliation ,, Auckland Commissioner proving abortive, Labour Disputes Committee constituted ; settlement resulted Glassworkers, Auckland „ Ditto. . . .. .. „ Gaslighting employees, ,, Agreement reached without recourse ,, Petone and Lower to conference called by ConeiliaHutt tion Commissioner or to Labour Disputes Committee * In each of these cases the union remained registered under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitratt by an award or agreement, thereunder. f This union previously cancelled its registration under the ! Arbitration Act. cs the union retnai rounder. in Act, but was not bound industrial Conciliation and

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the disputes dealt with last year were settled without strikes taking place and without the necessity for ballots on the question of striking or accepting any recommendations made. Arising out of the fifty disputes filed under the Act to date only four ballots have been necessary, and in none of these cases did a strike take place in pursuance of such a ballot. In two instances an interruption of work occurred-—in one case, in 1917, before the dispute was filed, and the other, in 1918 (a "go slow" policy), during the investigation. Proceedings were taken in the first case, but in the second case no action was taken owing to difficulties of evidence. WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT. Sixty-nine cases were heard and determined by the Court of Arbitration, none of which calls for special mention. The Department has for some time been engaged in a general survey of the workers' compensation law in order to be in readiness for the introduction of improved legislation on the subject. SHEARERS' ACCOMMODATION ACT. The administration of this Act has again been carried out by the Department of Agriculture, whose Inspectors have greater facilities for carrying out country inspections. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS' ACCOMMODATION ACT (INCLUDING ACCOMMODATION FOR FLAX AND SAWMILL WORKERS). Very few complaints have been received during the year regarding accommodation for these workers. Visits of inspection have, however, been made to these as opportunity occurred, and as a result twenty-two requisitions were served on proprietors for increased or improved accommodation, resulting in better conditions being provided for the workers affected. Most of the districts have recently been provided with motor-cars, and these will enable the Inspectors to carry out the country portion of their work much more expeditiously, at the same time saving considerable expense in money and time. SCAFFOLDING AND EXCAVATION ACT. The number of notices of intention to erect scaffolding in connection with the erection, demolition, or alteration of buildings, excavation for foundations of buildings, and for sewerage, water, gas, and electric supply, where such work was more than 5 ft. in depth, was 4,863. The extension of the lending facilities of the State Advances Department has caused a great increase in the number of buildings, with a corresponding increase in the work of inspection of scaffolding. The following figures, indicating the number of notices to erect scaffolding from 1914 onwards, are interesting, as they show how largely the work of the Inspectors of Scaffolding has increased through the operation of the new Scaffolding and Excavation Act of 1922 : 1913-14, 1,488 ; 1914-15, 1,453 ; 1915-16, 937 ; 1916-17, 888; 1917-18,706; 1918-19,666; 1919-20,897; 1920-21,955; 1921-22,946; 1922-23,1,649; 1923-24, 4,863. The number of inspections was 14,3.14, which is almost three times that of the previous year. The new Act has now been in force for over a year, covering a much wider field of building operations than previously. Builders and users of scaffolding are found, on the whole, to give the regulations careful attention. There were 184 accidents, an increase of thirty-nine on the previous year. The number of accidents in proportion to the number of jobs shows, however, a considerable reduction from the figures for the former year. It can be safely stated that the effect of enlarging the sphere of inspection work on all buildings and excavations where accidents are likely to occur has been a considerable diminution in the number of accidents. Of the accidents five were fatal. Particulars of the accidents calling for note are as follow : — (a.) A worker was engaged in stripping boxing from concrete-work when he overbalanced and fell. The worker was in the act of loosening the timber and had not taken steps to secure the boxing by means of rope to prevent it from falling if it came away suddenly. (b.) A man employed on a building in course of erection was instructed by the foreman to lay concrete blocks round the lift-well, situated on the third floor of the building. After giving his orders the foreman descended to a lower floor, and while doing so observed the employee falling down the lift-well (a distance of 44 ft.), at the bottom of which he was picked up a few minutes later in a dying condition. No one saw the accident, and it is surmised that the deceased grasped the loose end of the rope-tackle and it ran out under the strain. There were guard-rails around the lift-well, but one of them had been lowered, apparently by the worker. (c.) A contractor purchased an old bridge for the purpose of recovering the timber and iron from the bridge and selling it. With the aid of an employee he was dismantling the middle span of the bridge when, without warning, the bridge collapsed and fell into the river, 120 ft. or 130 ft. below. The contractor was thrown head first into the river-bed and killed. The employee clung to a rope until swept by falling debris into the river amongst timber and ironwork, but escaped with only slight injuries. It is difficult to say what caused the collapse of the bridge, but it is thought the clamps on the wire rope which held the bridge to the bank slipped, and the strain drew out the anchors, thus bringing about the accident. (d.) Some workmen were stripping off the casing from one of the piers of a new bridge when the top of the column broke off and a quantity of concrete fell on one of the workmen, killing him instantly. An earthquake had occurred during the early hours of the morning, and to this happening it is thought the breaking of the concrete was due.

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(e.) A worker standing on a gantry lost his balance as the result of a crane-jib falling on to the gantry. The crane was fitted with interloeking-gear, which failed to act, owing to a bolt working loose, allowing the barrel to run free and the jib to fall down. The worker fell a distance of 39 ft., causing internal injuries from which he died. Arrangements have been made to strengthen this gear by means of a stay. The following accidents also occurred, but as the Act does not apply to excavation work carried out by local bodies, the cases did not come under the Inspectors' jurisdiction :— (1.) A gang of men were engaged in excavation work for drainage-pipe laying, and the work was being done by digging holes 2| yards long by 1 yard wide every 6 yards ; a tunnel was then being driven under the portion not excavated. One of the men was working in one of these holes at a depth of 12 ft., the sides of which were timbered for about 5 ft., when the ground suddenly caved in, burying the worker, whose neck was found to be dislocated when he was extricated. (2.) At Opunake a spectator was watching the erection of a derrick which was being put up by the Electric-power Board. The onlooker was warned by the engineer to keep out of the way, but disregarded the warning. The derrick had been lifted sonic distance from the ground when it fell and, striking the spectator, killed him. (3.) Two men were working in a drain in a street at a depth of 10 ft. In this ease the sides of the drain were not timbered, and one side fell in, crushing one of the workers, who sustained an extensive, fracture of the right side of the skull and also had several ribs fractured, causing death. The job was being carried out by a contractor for a local body, which is exempt from the Act. The question whether the contractor or the Borough Council is liable is to be decided in the law-courts. No notice of the intention to do the work was given to the Inspector. The prosecutions under the Act numbered fifty-six (previous year twenty-nine) and in fifty-three of these fines were imposed. These cases are in addition to cases taken by (lie Inspection of Machinery Department, which supervises the use of power-driven machinery on buildings. SERVANTS' REGISTRY OFFICES ACT. There are 110 offices registered in New Zealand : increase, 9. In one case only it was found necessary to institute a prosecution for a breach of this Act. ARREARS OF WAGES. Amounts totalling £8,567 14s. were collected by the Department's officers on behalf of workers who had been underpaid the wages prescribed by awards and the various Acts. RENT RESTRICTION. There were 568 applications received from tenants for inquiry (last year 567). The following shows the number in each town, with the number (in brackets) in which the increase in rent was deemed unjustified: Auckland, 202 (11.5) ; Wellington, 248 (185) ; Christchurch, 7 (4) ; Dunedin, 26 (8) ; Hamilton, 2 (1); Gisborne, 0 (0); Napier, 43 (32); Masterton, i (1); New Plymouth, 6 (5) ; Wanganui, 0 (0) ; Palmerston North, 6 (1.) ; Nelson, 0 (0) ; Greymouth, 0 (6) ; Timaru, 0 (0) ; Oamaru, 4 (3) ; Invercargill, 14 (8). Of 63 cases taken to Court, 60 increases in rent were held to be unjustified ; in 242 out. of 365 settled by Inspectors without recourse to Court the owners agreed to reduce .the rents demanded ; 47 cases were found to be; outside the scope of the Act ; and no action was taken in 72 cases for miscellaneous reasons, such as tenants having left, owners having sold to new owners for latters' own occupation, &c. The remaining 21 cases were not completed at the close of the year. The rent restriction provisions were continued by the Rent Restriction Continuance Act, 1923, until the 31st July, 1924. It is pointed out by many of the Inspectors that while the cessation of this legislation would no doubt have the effect of giving freer scope to building activities, great hardship would for some time yet be caused to many tenants, particularly those with young children. If it is decided to continue the legislation the Act should be amended to meet the difficulty that arises in ascertaining what was the rent charged so far back, in most cases, as .1914. This it is now almost impossible to do. It is therefore suggested that the rent charged in 1914 or such other time as is fixed by the Act be disregarded, and that the standard rent be based on the two remaining factors only—viz., 8 per cent, gross or 7 per cent, not on the capital value as at the date specified- whichever is the higher. It is in any event likely that the rent paid at the previous time would be less. Since the decision of the Supreme Court that where the tenant has agreed with the landlord as to the capital value the standard rent must be computed on that value, it has become an increasing practice of owners and agents to require tenants to agree on such a value as will entitle the owner to the rent charged, and in most cases the tenants are naturally unaware of the effect of signing such an agreement. An example of such a case quoted to me is as follows : Two old houses were purchased about eighteen months ago for £950 ; the former rent was, it was stated, 14s. a week"; the owner entered into an agreement with the tenant that the capita] value of one of the houses was £1,400, and charged two guineas a week (approximately 8 per cent). On a capital value of, say, £500 the maximum rent to which the owner would, be entitled, at 7 per cent, net for interest, plus depreciation 3 per cent., rates £5, insurance £2, and repairs £10, would be about £1 6s. per week. It is therefore recommended that an agreement as to the capital value of a house should be disregarded, and the value fixed by the Court. FOOTWEAR REGULATION ACT. There were 555 inspections made throughout the Dominion under this Act, and stocks of footwear were carefully examined. There were five prosecutions. It may be said that almost without exception the soles (which include the insoles, heels, and heel-stiffeners) of New-Zealand-made boots consist entirely of leather, while a certain percentage of

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the imported article comprises " compo," " board," and the like, which are required to be indicated by brand as not consisting entirely of leather. In many cases, too, various imitations of leather are used in imported goods which it is very difficult even for experts to distinguish from leather after the boots are complete. During recent months a number of complaints have been made by those engaged in the manufacture of footwear in Now Zealand that much of the imported footwear is shoddy and should be prohibited. In order to ascertain the position it is proposed to call a conference of the Department's Inspectors of Footwear, and to give an opportunity to representatives of the manufacturing, importing, and selling interests, also employees, to express their views. The complaint of allegedly shoddy footwear chiefly relates to the use of cardboard in the cheaper classes of footwear. It is pointed out on the contrary, however, that when worked up with certain other substances cardboard or paper will make a serviceable wearing-material for light flexible boots which is preferable to the poorer classes of leather, and that the suggested prohibition would not result in any advantage to the public. Further, it is stated that it would be impracticable to prohibit the use of certain classes of leather, as grading would be necessary, which would be difficult and expensive. These questions will come up for consideration at the conference. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. The new Act and regulations have worked smoothly, and a great deal of inspection has been done during the year, resulting in many inaccurate scales, weights, measuring-appliances, &c, being corrected. The number of appliances examined by Inspectors during the year shows a considerable increase over the previous year —namely, 63,018, as compared, with 53,298 for the year ending 31st March, 1923. An increase also took place in the number of premises visited during the year—a total of 6,661, or over 50 per cent, more than during the previous year; ninety-three persons were prosecuted, seventy-one; for using or being in possession of unstamped or unjust appliances, and twentytwo for various breaches of the regulations. The total of the penalties and costs inflicted was £166 ss. 7d. The total fees collected during the year as prescribed by the new regulations were £2,726 Bs. sd. (previous year £574, old lower scale). Seventeen appliances presenting novel features were submitted for the approval of the Minister in accordance with clause 5 of the regulations, and of these fourteen were approved as being suitable for use for trade and such as would not facilitate fraud, three were rejected, whilst three of the fourteen were approved subject to restrictions regarding their use. Special attention was given under the new statutory powers, particularly during the winter months, to the sale of coke, coal, and firewood. Simultaneous and. other inspections were made throughout the various towns at the time of the delivery of coal and coke by dealers, and in eases where shortage in the weight alleged to be contained in the bag was found prosecutions were taken. Twenty-three dealers were proceeded against, eleven for selling short weight of coal or coke, six for not having proper weighing-appliances, and six for not affixing labels to coal-sacks indicating the weight. It was found in many towns that a rough-and-ready system of guessing the weight in the bag prevailed. In most cases this was done without intention to defraud ; such a method, however, tends to the sale of shortweight measure, and has been stopped. As a result of the special inspection there was a rush by the dealers to obtain proper scales, and scale-makers have been hard pressed to supply all orders. Arrangements are being made to provide better facilities to enable owners to present their appliances for periodical reverificati6n. The regulations prescribe that within ten miles of the offices of the Inspectors situated in the sixteen chief and secondary towns of the Dominion owners shall present all appliances other than spring balances annually for reverification, while spring balances must, be reverifled every six months. Where possible, Inspectors will visit the more populous suburbs and arrange for temporary offices for the purpose of carrying out this work, thus saving the owners the necessity of having to convey their appliances over long distances. Any owner may also, if he so desires, arrange with the Inspector to reverify his appliances on his own premises, in which case the owner must pay any expenses incurred by the Inspector. As mentioned in my report last year, except in the case of coal, coke, and firewood, the Act does not apply to the weight of goods sold, but merely requires that the weighing or measuring appliances shall be accurate. The Sale of Foods and Drugs Act, which is administered by the Department of Health, provides certain protective measures against the sale of short weight or measure as far as food is concerned, but there is a need for legislation making it an offence to sell any goods less in weight or measure than that purported to be sold. This applies especially to goods already made up in quantities ready for sale. The Union of South Africa Weights and Measures Act, 1922—0ne of the most recently enacted dealing with weights and measures —provides that any person who by means of words, description, or other indication, direct or indirect, makes any false, incorrect, or untrue-state-ment as to number, quantity, measure, gauge, or weight of any goods sold by him, or who otherwise sells or causes to be sold, or delivers or causes to be delivered, to a purchaser, any thing by weight or measure short of the quantity demanded, of or represented by the seller, shall be guilty of an offence. Similar legislation, exists in New South Wales and several of the American States. I recommend that similar measures might be adopted here. As stated last year respecting the administration of the Weights and Measures Act generally, we approached the Departments in Great Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States of 4\merica with a view to an exchange of information from time to time concerning the requirements laid down in each country. lam pleased to say that the proposal was favourably received without exception, and a permanent arrangement for interchange of matter dealing with weights and measures administration has been made. This arrangement should enable us to ensure that New Zealand is not made the dumping-ground for appliances that are rejected elsewhere. It is also hoped that by the means stated more uniformity regarding the use of certain types of appliances will bo brought about. For instance, Australia and South Africa do not. recognize the so-called " blind petrol pump." Such a pump is not allowed in New Zealand unless it has been approved by the London Board of Trade. Great Britain, Canada, and the United States, however, permit the use of the blind pump. Again, the standard of accuracy and precision of appliances varies in different countries, whilst certain types of weighing-machines are used in some countries and are not permitted in others.

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APPRENTICES. This question has been dealt with, during the year by a conference of representatives of employers and workers throughout the Dominion, and of the Departments of Education and Labour, with the result that a Bill was passed which came into force on the Ist April. The reports in connection therewith have already been published, entitled "Apprenticeship Question (N.Z.), 1923." The main features of the Act are those providing machinery by which an Apprenticeship Committee in each trade or branch of the trade in each centre may be set up. The duty of this committee will be to watch the progress of the apprentices in that trade and locality, and to see that they diligently learn and are properly taught. It is considered that these committees will in practice become the " backbone " of the Act, as they may be given full power in their respective trades and localities to administer the. Act for themselves, with the Court of Arbitration (under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act), however, as the general controlling authority and Court of appeal. The success of the Act will no doubt largely depend upon the appointment of suitable men who will look to the ultimate interests of their trades, and to the public welfare generally. As a means of remedying the shortage of skilled labour where it may be found to exist, the Court of Arbitration is empowered to order the employment of a minimum number of apprentices where it is satisfied that it is necessary so to do in order to provide an adequate supply of journeymen for the future. The following table is of interest in this connection as showing the trades in, which considerably more apprentices could be employed without exceeding the maximum proportion fixed in the respective awards and industrial agreements. \n Queensland the Court of Arbitration has, under similar powers to those in the New Zealand Act, fixed the proportion of apprentices in the building trade at. a maximum of one to two journeymen, and a minimum of one to live. This minimum proportion is a somewhat low one, as at most it would, assuming the apprenticeship period to be four years, provide for the replacement of each journeyman only once in every twenty years, which period would be considerably extended if allowance is made for the number of boys who usually drift away from the occupations taken up. The information respecting New Zealand is being submitted to the (Jourt of Arbitration and to the Apprenticeship Committees (where these have been formed), so that they may consider whether the number should be increased by an order under section 5 (4) (a).

Return showing the Number of Journeymen and Apprentices employed in the Skilled Trades, together with the Additional Number of Apprentices allowable without exceeding the Maximum fixed in the respective Awards and Industrial Agreements.

Trade. h Number ol Journeymen and Working Number of Employers for Apprentices whom employed. Apprentices are allowable. Equivalent to One in Number stated below. Maximum Proportion fixed by Award or Agreement.* Additional Number of Apprentices allowed. Baking and pastrycooking BoilermaHng Bootmaking Boot-re pairing Bricklaying Carpentering and joinery Cabinetmaking and furniture - making Coopering Coach building Cycle-working Electrical working Engineering Gardening Horse-shoeing.. Jewellery and watchmaking Letterpress, lithographing, bookbinding Masonry (stone and monumental) Motor mechanics Moulding Painting Plastering Plumbing and gasfitting Saddlery Ship, yacht, and boat building .. Tailoring Tinsmithing Typographical Wickerworking 1,137 201 195 69 I,066 218 675 86 302 70 3,993 882 1,635 631 5-6 2-8 l •;; 7-8 4-3 4-5 2-6 3 to 5 1 to 2 I to 3 J to 3 1 to 3 1 to 3 1 to 2 463 50 185 292 72 746 237 133 5 664 256 231 118 691 506 2,036 925 210 29 446 72 366 123 1,286 473 26-6 2-6 1-9 1-4 2-2 7-2 6-1 2-9 2-7 1 to 3 I to 2 I In I 1 to 1. 2 to I I Io 3 1 to each fire 1 to 3 2 to 3 47 146 209 180 2,847 64 143 77 224 208 34 1,198 ■ 659 458 157 802 149 356 98 1,035 468 379 67 142 36 1,019 81 444 158 805 228 174 72 6-1 1-8 2-9 5-4 3-6 2-2 5-6 3-9 12-5 2-8 3-5 24 J to 3 I to I 1 to 2 I to 3 I to 3 I to 2 I to 3 1 to 3 J to 4 I to 2 1 to 3 1 to 2 43 540 102 199 88 190 187 27 330 97 216 21 Totals 22,086 6,901 3-2 8,022 * In localities where no maximu n proportion is fixed the usual proportion is taken for the i: udustry.

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An attempt has been made to obtain reports on all the boys leaving the schools in the principal centres for the purpose of entering employment, in order to ascertain the number that take up (a) the skilled labour callings (viz., the primary and secondary industries on which the people depend for the supply of the necessaries of life), (6) the commercial and professional occupations, or (c) unskilled or " blind-alley " trades. The data arc unfortunately not sufficiently complete to furnish definite information, and arrangements are in train for fuller particulars being obtained from the schools at the end of this year. An interesting example has, however, been given at one school, which shows that 69 per cent, of the. boys leaving that school last year wished, to take up commercial and professional occupations, 22 per cent, industrial, 4 per cent, agricultural, and 5 per cent, transport and other miscellaneous work. A comparison of the; above with the last available return showing the occupations of the people (census of 1921) shows that out of a total male working population of 391,263 only 88,322 (slightly over 22 per cent.) were engaged in the commercial and professional occupations (while, as above shown, 69 per cent, of the boys from the school mentioned desired to take up these occupations) ; and 241,349 (about 62 per oent.) were employed in the primary and secondary industries, while only 31 percent, of the boys referred to wished to enter these occupations ; the remainder were engaged in transport and communication and domestic work. If the figures shown from the school referred to are typical of the rest of the schools, it can readily be seen that the wishes of the boys lie, to a very large extent, in the directions in which they are not likely to be required, while the important primary and secondary industries, which now employ nearly two-thirds of the male working population, would receive only 31 per cent, of the boys. This information supports the conclusion of the Committee in its report that the education system has in the past given the boys a bias in favour of the commercial and professional occupations to the detriment of the Dominion's industries, and that the question of an alteration to the system should be considered. In the meantime various steps are being proposed to point out to the boys and their parents, also the teachers, the importance of the primary and secondary industries, in order to direct the boys into the right channels, where the best prospects of employment are likely to occur, and so that there may be a maximum number of producers and a minimum number of non-producers. Following on your instructions, I have visited the principal towns of the Dominion for the purpose of explaining the Act to employers, workers, parents, boys, and others interested, and in particular to urge on employers and workers the setting-up of Apprenticeship Committees in their respective trades. A number of committees have already been set up, mostly in the building trade (in which there is the greatest shortage of skilled labour) and others are in process of formation. LEAD POISONING IN THE PAINTING INDUSTRY. This difficult question has again been under discussion abroad, and there continues to be great diversity of opinion amongst experts on the subject. In the meantime an investigation has been continued in New Zealand of certain substitutes for white-lead as a basis for paints. A test was made by arrangement with the Railway Department of a compound known as " zinox " — that is, hydrated oxide of zinc. It is considered that the tests were not sufficient, as they were made under somewhat restricted conditions. A further test has therefore been arranged with the Railway Department —to paint two new cottages adjoining each other, so as to be subject to the same weather conditions, one with zinox and the other with white-lead, the same colouring to be used in certain parts of both. A more conclusive test, and a report on the condition of the paint-work, will then be ready at the end of twelve months' test —which will cover the four seasons of the year. Another base for paint, known as " normal sulphate of lead," is now being manufactured in Auckland (a local patent). We have arranged with the Railway Department for a test to be made with normal sulphate of lead, similar to that now being made with zinox. A compilation of present knowledge of lead poisoning was issued in August last by the Provincial Board of Health of Ontario. The compilation presents the facts known concerning the causes, incidence, recognition, prevention, and treatment of lead poisoning. It is stated that it can be taken as axiomatic that the chief danger in painting, so far as lead poisoning is concerned, is from inhalation of lead-dust. Prevention must accordingly lie along one of two lines —either (1) substitution of some other pigment for lead, or (2) concentration on the problem of (a) dust-prevention, and (6)-dust-removal. Regarding the substitution of some other pigment for lead, the compilation goes on to state: " The possibility of substituting zinc for lead (referred to above) has been widely considered on its commercial and practical side ; the, question is still, in its experimental stage, and no authoritative conclusion has been reached. The policies of other countries on the matter are briefly as follows : Germany, Belgium, and Switzerland are endeavouring to safeguard the painting trade by strict regulations, chiefly the prohibition of dry rubbing-down and the compulsory provision of washing-facilities. Switzerland tried total prohibition of white-lead in paints in 1904, but found it impracticable (no reason stated). Austria has since 1909 forbidden the use of white-lead for indoor work, and following upon this has recently put thirty-five varieties of leadless paint on the market (no information is given as to the result). 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enforced.) In the Netherlands a Commission was appointed to investigate the question of substituting zinc paint for white-lead paint, and reported in 1909 most emphatically for substitution (no information is given as to the result). In England committees have been set up on several occasions during recent years ; the last (1923) heard many witnesses on the practicability of prohibiting the use of lead for painting. It was generally conceded, that for interior work lead paint could be dispensed with, and some of the master painters thought zinc compound could also be substituted for exterior work. On the whole, however, the committee decided to compromise between the alternatives of (a) total prohibition, and (b) enforcement of precautions within the trade by recommending restriction of the amount of lead in paint, as follows : a law to be introduced prohibiting the importation, sale, or use of any paint material which contains more than 5 per cent, of its dry weight of a soluble lead compound, the law not to come into force for a period of three years from the publishing of the report. It was further recommended that, failing prohibition of the use of lead in painting, regulations should be made with a view to dust-prevention and dust-removal." It might be mentioned that the Queensland Government adopted regulations in 1922 providing (1) that no paint containing more than 5 per cent, of soluble lead shall be used or put within 4 ft. of the floor or ground on the outside of any residence, hall, school, or other building to which children under the age of fourteen years have access, or on any veranda, railing, gate, or fence ; (2) that no surface of paint which contains more than 5 per cent, of soluble lead shall be rubbed down in a dry condition. These regulations were to come into operation, on the Ist August, 1923, but were rescinded, except in so far as the regulations apply to any veranda, railing, gate, or fence. This latter restriction was retained and brought into force on account of an opinion expressed by local medical practitioners that lead in paint was responsible for certain cases of infantile paralysis which had come under notice. It is interesting to note that none of the English-speaking countries have as yet ratified the Convention adopted by the International Labour Conference at Geneva, in November, 1921, prohibiting the use of white-lead or sulphate of lead in the internal painting of buildings. A Bill has now, however, been introduced by the British Government to this effect. No cases of lead poisoning have been notified in New Zealand during the year, and only one case has been notified since the law regarding notification came into force in January, 1921. It is probable, however, that cases have occurred without being notified, and there is also the probability of cases being missed through incorrect diagnosis. That a danger of lead poisoning amongst painters does exist must, it is thought, be admitted, but there is insufficient evidence of lead poisoning to warrant the more drastic method of prohibition of lead in paints. It may be desirable, however, to amend or extend the Factories Act, giving power to make regulations prescribing the conditions under which white-lead shall be used, not only in factories where lead is ground, but also on all jobs where paintingwork is done. These would include the wearing of overalls, provision of washing-facilities, restrictions as to dry rubbing-down, and also safeguards to protect the occupants of houses, especially children, from risk of lead poisoning. LABOUR MATTERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. International Labour Office. The report of the activities of the 1922 International Labour Conference, held in October and November, arrived too late for remarks to be made thereon in the annual report of this Department for 1923. In view, however, of the fact that the Conference of the previous year had decided that the time had come to call a halt in the drafting of labour legislation, owing to the unsatisfactory economic conditions prevailing in the chief nations of industrial importance, and the consequent unwillingness of these and other nations to adopt and ratify the draft convention and recommendations of the Conferences of 1919, 1920, and 1921, only one recommendation was passed in 1923. The thirty-four conventions and recommendations passed at the three Conferences mentioned proposed changes of a more or less drastic nature, and the feeling had. become strikingly manifested in Europe generally that it would be of greater importance to urge upon the reluctant nations the eminent desirability of taking legislative action in conformity with the proposals of the International Labour Office than to continue to pass unavailing resolutions embodying suggestions which called for radical alterations in the fundamental principles on which the labour laws of many countries were based. In 1922 the Conference concerned itself with the following matters : — (1.) Revision of Part XIII of the Treaty of Versailles and the corresponding parts of the other Treaties of Peace — (a) With a view to the reform of the constitution of the governing body of the International Labour Office ; (6) with a view to modification as regards the periodicity of the sessions of the Conference. (2.) Communication to the International Labour Office of statistical and other information regarding emigration and immigration, and the repatriation and transport of emigrants. A recommendation regarding the communication of information concerning immigration was adopted, and all available information on this and other subjects has been furnished to the International Labour Office when requested.

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The fifth session of the International Labour Conference was held in October of last year at Geneva, when the following matters were included in the agenda presented to the delegates for consideration :— (I.) Development of facilities for the utilization of workers' leisure. (2.) General principles for the organization of factory inspection. (3.) Equality of treatment for national and foreign workers as regards workmen's compensation for accidents. (4.) Weekly suspension of work for twenty-four hours in glass-manufacturing processes where tank furnaces are used. Regarding No. (3), in New Zealand foreign workers are already entitled to equal rights under the Workers' Compensation Act; while respecting No. (4), the provisions as to glass-manufacturing processes have no practical application in this country. Coming to No. (2), the organization of factory inspection, the Conference adopted a recommendation urging it to be the duty of the various members to institute a system of inspection to'enforce the laws and regulations dealing with the conditions of work and the protection of employees while engaged in their work. A number of methods were suggested as being calculated to promote the development, of an instructive understanding between employers and employees, and to educate the workers concerned to a higher appreciation of the nature of their work. Taking the recommendation as a whole, the principles to be acted upon by the adopting nations are of a. very general nature, anil beyond the suggestion that inspection should progressively discard police methods of investigation as adopted in various countries there is nothing that could with advantage be applied to New Zealand. A. great number of the legislative steps already taken for the protection of health and freedom from the risk of accident of workers in New Zealand are far in advance of anything done by other members of the International Labour Organization. The following recommendations of the Conference are, however, of interest: — That, in view of the difficult scientific and technical questions which arise under the conditions of modern industry in connection with processes involving the use of dangerous materials, the removal of injurious dust and gases, the use of electrical plant and other matters, it is essential that experts having competent medical, engineering, electrical, or other scientific training and experience should be employed by the State for dealing with such problems. That, in view of the complexity of modern industrial processes and machinery, of the character of the executive and administrative functions entrusted to the Inspectors in connection with the application of the law, and of the importance of their relations to employers and workers, and employers' and workers' organizations, and to the judicial and local authorities, it. is essential that the Inspectors should in general possess a high standard of technical training and experience, should be persons of good general education, and by their character and abilities be capable of acquiring the confidence of all parties. That Inspectors on appointment should undergo a period of probation for the purpose of testing their qualifications and training them in their duties, and that their appointment should be confirmed at the end of that period, only if they have shown themselves fully qualified for the duties of an Inspector. (In a sparsely populated country like New Zealand it is, of course, impossible to provide a sufficient staff of Inspectors to ensure that in each centre the Inspectors amongst them shall possess a knowledge of every industry carried on. Where expert knowledge of any particular industry is necessary, however, it is usual to appoint persons with that knowledge, who can, if required, perform general duties in addition.) That, with a view to securing full co-operation of the employers and workers and their respective organizations in promoting a high standard in regard to the conditions affecting the health and safety of the workers, it is desirable that the inspectorate should confer from time to time with the representatives of the employers' and workers' organizations as to the best measures to be taken for this jjurpose. Family Wages. The various publications which are regularly received by this Department from both official and non-official sources show that the question of providing adequate; maintenance for married men with families is receiving a wide degree of attention. This movement, which had its beginnings in France, spread to Holland, has been introduced in parts of Germany, and is receiving official attention and scrutiny in other European, countries. The problem is one which the nations appear to be recognizing as one to be grappled with seriously if industry is to continue to recruit its labour from the ranks of its own nationals rather than depend on the surplus and often unemployed workers of foreign countries. So far as can be gathered, the definite schemes that have been put into operation do not so far however, furnish sufficient evidence of practicability. In Holland, for example, it was stated, in reply to questions on the point submitted by the Department, that the extra remuneration provided for the men with the; large families is paid for by the employers, but that there are no minimum rates of wages in operation such as those in New Zealand. The extra cost of the benefit given is, however, too small to be of great value, being only about 1 per cent, of the wages bill. In France minimum wages are provided for in certain trades by custom and agreement, and it is authoritatively stated that wages in these trades have not been decreased by the payment of

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family allowances. The amounts paid out have never, however, been heavy enough to place establishments at a disadvantage in comparison with places where the allowances are not paid. Employment of Disabled Men. A conference of experts was called by the International Labour Office at Geneva, in July and August of 1923 for the purpose, of inquiring into the world-wide problem of finding employment for disabled men, a subject towards which the attention of Governments has been compellingly directed by the presence of as many as ten million disabled ex-service men in their midst. The, statistical reports of pensions departments in sixteen countries show that, there are 6,854,000 who, because of their disabilities, are receiving pensions in accordance with the legislation of the countries of which they are nationals. The inability of many of these men to compete against uninjured workers is becoming more marked as the war recedes into the years. Permanently disabled men in large manufactories are often at a disadvantage where quickness anil accuracy in machine work are called for, and often, too, they are objects of suspicion on the part of their fellow-workers, who fear that, their being in receipt ol a pension will induce the disabled men to accept wages at a. lower rate than the tradeunion one and so gradually bring about a. general lowering of the wages-rates. While considering the special case of the disabled ex-service men, the Conference did not, overlook the equally urgent problem presented for their consideration by the presence of a large body of men injured in industry, who in many countries where a pension scheme in connection with workmen's compensation has not been introduced are seriously handicapped in their efforts to keep above the bread-line. Legislative action has been already taken by some European countries with the express purpose of dealing with the problem of disabled ex-soldiers, and Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, France, and Hungary have passed Acts and decrees according to the method followed to give effect to parliamentary resolutions, or else have Bills under consideration. In Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy, and France the measures contemplated lay down a complete system of organization for the finding of employment by disabled men. A number of resolutions containing the findings of the experts who sat on the Commission were forwarded to the International Labour Office to be laid in the form of proposals before the 1924 International Labour Conference. Statistics of Accidents, Wages, etc —International Comparisons. For remarks respecting international statistics of industrial accidents see page 3. During the year the question of making a comparison between the wages of various classes of skilled and unskilled workers in New Zealand and other countries formed the subject of a discussion with the Government Statistician, To make a nominal comparison was of course a simple matter, but recognition had to be given to the fact that no method of comparing wages would be of any value, which did not include a survey of the standards of living, the retail prices of food, clothing, and other necessaries, and considerations of climate, industry, seasonal work, &c, which would be likely to influence the real value of wages to the average worker. The nominal wages of workers in several countries were readily obtainable, but no information was available to enable the Department to show how the standard of living in those countries compared with that of New Zealand. In October and November of 1923 a conference of labour statisticians was called at Geneva by the International Labour Office, one of the subjects set down for investigation being that of wages and hours. The special committee which was set up to investigate the wages problem issued their report in December. The reporting body point out that there is a marked nieagreness of available statistics of wages and hours of labour, the admission being made that this was apparently due to the expense involved in collecting and compiling data of a comprehensive character. Steps to place the matter on a sound footing were discussed, and it was decided that the International Labour Office should draw up a programme indicating the minimum of information which each country should be asked to publish, this to include current rates of wages and normal hours of work of typical categories of timeworkers, and at least once a year the actual and full-time earnings and hours of labour of similar categories of workers, especially those on piecework. Averages would be calculated from these data, and index numbers of real wages based on money wages and on statistics of the cost of living would bo published. In addition to the minimum programme it was decided to indicate an ideal programme which, while difficult to realize, would point out the direction towards which the efforts of all countries should tend. The report, makes the practical admission that, the problems presented for solution in compiling international wage statistics bristle with so many difficulties as to make any group of figures at present unreliable. STAFF NOTES. The Department now consists of the following officers (permanent staff) : Head Office — administrative, 3 ; clerical, 18. DistrictOffic.es Inspectors, 48 ; clerks, typists, &C, 32. Conciliation Commissioners, 3. Court of Arbitration and its officers, 5. Total, 109; besides 180 officers of other Departments and other persons acting as part-time agents in various capacities. The work of Inspectors comprises the administration of the various Acts mentioned in the report, some of them requiring expert or technical knowledge, such as the Scaffolding and Excavation Act, the Weights and Measures Act, and the, Footwear Regulation Act. Examinations of Inspectors are now instituted in knowledge of scaffolding-work, conducted by a Board set up under the Act; in knowledge, of weights and measures (for which the syllabi of the English Board of Trade examinations are taken) ; and in knowledge of the remaining labour legislation and departmental work generally.

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EXPENDITURE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT DURING THE YEAR. Salaries, cost-of-living bonus, temporary clerical assistance, allowance to officers performing £ higher duties, and allowance to police and other officers acting as departmental agents .. 27,495 Advertising and publications .. .. . . . . .. . . . . 342 Fares, board and lodging, &c, advanced to persons proceeding to employment (see refunds below) .. .. .. .. .. .. 348 Fees paid to assessors of Industrial Councils . . .. .. .. .. .. 904 Legal and witnesses' expenses (see refunds below) .. .. .. .. .. 342 Postage, telegrams, telephones, and rent of letter-boxes.. .. .. .. .. 1,266 Printing and stationery ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,366 Office requisites, fuel, and lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 532 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Inspectors, members of Court of Arbitration, Conciliation Councils, &c, bicycles, motor-cycles, and motor-cars, and maintenance thereof .. 6,781 Upkeep of departmental residence . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 Miscellaneous expenditure — £ Arbitration Court and Conciliation Councils . . .. .. .. 34 General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 — 151 Bent and rates on office accommodation .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,079 41,715 Less refunds — Fares. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 343 Legal find witnesses' expenses .. .. .. .. .. 154 From State Advances Department for services of officers in connection with workers'dwellings .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 Travelling - expenses recovered from defendants in cases taken by i J Department and from persons to whom weights and measures services were rendered .. .. .. .. .. 198 From Government Statistician for services of officers .. .. 200 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 478 2,373 £39,342 The above figures do not include a number of items for which provision for payment is made elsewhere, than in the Department's vote —viz., salaries of Judge and members of Court of Arbitration (£3,430), messenger services, cleaning, &c.

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APPENDIX.

RETURN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 17 OF THE INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT, 1908, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF AFFILIATED UNIONS IN EACH INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION AND THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN EACH INDUSTRIAL UNION REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT TO 31st DECEMBER, 1923.

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Reg. No. Name. Registered Office. O13 , (_, D rn <L>"£S fl ill lag INDUSTRIAL AS1 30CIATIONS OE EMPLOYERS. 1041 526 New Zoaland Coach and Motor Body Builders New Zoaland Federated Builders and Contractors New Zealand Federated Newspaper Proprietors New Zealand Federation of Master Plumbers New Zealand Flour, Oatmeal, and Pearlbarley Millers New Zealand Furniture Trad.es New Zealand Master Printers New Zoaland Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers George Dash (Limited), Waimate (Secretary, Vivian Grant, Box 978, Christchureh) 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington 1C 7 1043 Vickers .House, Woodward Street, Wellington 4 893 1036 196 Cashel Street, Christchureh 196 Cashel Street, Christchureh 5 2 1003. 724 832 12 Row's Chambers, Queen Street, Auckland 39 Endean's Buildings, Auckland 58 Jervois Quay, Wellington 5 II Totals Num ber of associations, 8 I 51 INDUSTRIAL . ASSOCIATIONS OF WORKERS. 1225 Eederated Cooks and Stewards of New Zealand Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand Merchant Service Guild of New Zealand .. New Zealand Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners New Zealand Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union New Zealand Eederated Boilermakers, Iron and Steel Ship Builders New Zealand Federated Boot Trade New Zealand Federated Bricklayers New Zealand Eederated Clothing Trade Employees New Zealand Federated Coaohworkers and Wheelwrights New Zealand Federation of Drivers' Unions New Zealand Federated Engine-drivers, River Engineers, Greasers, and Firemen New Zealand Federated Flour-mill Employees New Zealand Eederated Furniture Trade .. New Zealand Federated Hotel and Restaurant Employees New Zealand Federated Moulders New Zealand Federated Painters and Decorators New Zoaland Eederated Plumbers and Gasfitters Now Zealand Federated Sawmills and Timber-yards and Coal-yards Employees Now Zealand Federated Shop-assistants .. New Zealand Federated Stonemasons New Zealand Federated Storemen and Packers New Zoaland Federated Theatrical or Stage Employees New Zealand Federated Tramway Employees New Zealand Eederated Typographical . . New Zealand Federated Woollen - mills Employees New Zealand Freezing-works and Related Trades New Zoaland Gardeners and Related Trades New Zealand Journalists New Zealand Performing Musicians New Zealand Related Printing Trades New Zealand Waterside Workers' Federation 25 Panama Street, Wellington 2 1040 487 855 J 30 Featherston Street, Wellington 153-155 Featherston Street, Wellington Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington. 3 2 28 925 Trades Hall, Christchureh 21 501 Trades Hall, Wellington 4 53 796 .124 55 Wellpark Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland 28 Kauri Street, Eastbourne, Wellington 26 Dowling Street, Dunedin 6 3 11 473 Trades Hall, Auckland 824 677 130 Featherston Street, Wellington Trades Hall, Wellington 10 8 1002 2 Tabernacle Buildings, Auckland 5 772 729 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington 80 Manners Street, Wellington 4 5 275 567 90 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington 4 13 786 Trades Hall, Dunedin 5. 836 Trades Hail, ('hristchurch 5 1218 756 1238 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington Edendale Road, Edendale, Auckland Trades Hall,T26 Vivian Street, Wellington 6 4 8 869 Grand Opera House, Wellington 4 579 257 Riddiford Street, Wellington .. 7 543 912 4 Eairfax Street, Roslyn, Dunedin .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 4 5 1132 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian, Street, Wellington 6 1226 866 1195 1117 559 Trades Hall, Dunedin 1.2 Somerfiold Street, Spreydon, Christchureh Parish Stroet, Wellington Trades Hall, Dunedin 80 Manners Street, Wellington ' 4 4 4 5 21 Totals I' Number of associations, 32 I 2£5 ;

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Iteg. No. Name. ttetristered Office. 2 £ an 348 164 162 741 1221 911 181 472 736 330 1074 571 539 122 504 464 1070 783 1011 Northern (Auc: Auckland and Suburban General Carriers and Coal-merchants Auckland Builders and Contractors Auckland Clothing-manufacturers Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company (Limited) Auckland Fibrous-plaster Manufacturers . . Auckland Furniture and Furnishing Auckland Grocers Auckland Guild of Master Painters Auckland Licensed Victuallers' Association Auckland Master Bakers Auckland Master Farriers Auckland Master Plumbers Auckland Master Printers Auckland Master Tailors Auckland Provincial Coachbuilders and Wheelwrights Auckland Provincial Master Butchers Auckland Provincial Newspaper-proprietors Auckland Restaurateurs Auckland Retail Drapers, Milliners, Mercers, and Clothiers Auckland Saddle, Bridle, Harness, Collar, and Bag Manufacturers Auckland Sawmillers and Woodware-manu-facturers Auckland Waterside Employers' Union .. Auckland Wholesale Grocery and Tobacco Merchants Devonport Steam Ferry Company (Limited) Gisborne Builders and Contractors Gisborne Master Printers and Bookbinders Gisborne Master Tailors J. T. Julian and Son (Limited) Northern Steamship Company (Limited). . Poverty Bay and East, Coast Sheepowners Poverty Bay Master Butchers Poverty Bay Master Earriers and Blacksmiths South Auckland District, Coachbuilders, Blacksmiths, and Farriers South Auckland District Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) KLAND) INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 33 114-115 Victoria Arcade, Queen Street, Auckland .. 150 Kmpire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland •. 22 Endean's Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland .. .. 1 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 8 12 Rew's Chambers, Auckland .. .. .. 53 22 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 113 Acacia Buildings, O'Connell Street, Auckland .. .. 52 Brunswick Buildings, 174 Queen Street, Auckland . . 160 22 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 131 9 Belgium Street, Auckland .. .. .. hi 22 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 42 39 Endean's Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland .. 44 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 33 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 33 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 63 New Zealand Herald Office, Auckland .. . . 11 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 26 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 68 1124 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 21 148 Eanshawc Street, Auckland .. .. .. 52 1241 1135 Waterside Central Pay Office, Quay Street, Auckland . . 10 National Bank Chambers, Shortland Street, Auckland . . 19 342 370 979 1025 1020 326 750 838 864 Ferry Buildings, Quay Street East, Auckland .. I McKee's Buildings, 113 Gladstone Road, Gisborne .. 8 McKee's Buildings, 113 Gladstone Road, Gisborne . . 3 Peel Street, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 7 Cook Street, Auckland .. .. .. . . 1 Quay Street, Auckland .. .. . . .. I Peel Street, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 157 Peel Street, Gisborne .. .. .. . . 9 Waercngaahika .. .. .. .. .. Li 1027 1 Collingwood Street, Hamilton .. .. .. 106 984 Victoria Street, Hamilton .. .. .. .. 19 163 Ferry Buildings, Quay Street, Auckland .. .. 1 Totals Number of unions, 35 1,490 Wellinotc in Industrial Disthiot. 680 420 743 901 998 Hastings Master Horse-shoers Hawkes' Bay Builders and Contractors .. Hawke's Bay Sheepowners Manawatu Master Bakers Manawatu Master Builders, Building Contractors, and Sash and Door Factory Proprietors E. W. Mills and Co. (Limited) Napier Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Bacon and Moat Packing Company (Limited) New Zealand Boot-manufacturers' Association Jas. J. Niven and Co. (Limited)" Palrnerston North Hairdressers and Tobacconists Palrnerston North Master Butchers Palrnerston North Timber-merchants Stewart Timber, Glass, and Hardware Company (Limited) Thomas Ballinger and Co. (Limited) Wanganui Builders and Contractors Wanganui Furniture Manufacturers and I tellers Wanganui Master Bakers Wanganui Master Painters Wellington Builders and Contractors Wellington Clo 1 hing-manufacturers Wellington Coach and Motor-vehicle Trades Wellington Engineers, Metal-workers, and Iron and Brass Founders Wellington Furniture and Furnishing Trade King Street, Hastings Herschell Street, Napier .. .. .. .. 7 Herschell Street, Napier .. .. .. .. 230 49 Rangitikei Street, Palrnerston North . . .. 57 22a Cuba Street, Palrnerston North .. .. .. 22 29 520 890 Jervois Quay, Wellington Tennyson Street, Napier .. .. .. .. I 6 522 151-156 Featherston Street, Wellington (i 1 19 Egmont Street, Wellington 1019 1243 42 766 1007 517 140 Wakefield Street, Wellington . . .. The Square, Palrnerston North .. .. .. t 12 22a Cuba Street, Palrnerston North .. .. .. II 22a Cuba Street, Palrnerston North . . . . (i Courtenay Place, Wellington .. . . . . 1 142 418 1014 58 Victoria Street, Wellington .. .. . . 1 Leonard's Buildings, Ridgway Street, Wanganui .. 48 125 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui East .. .. 4 1162 484 101 815 1054 1105 16 Wicksteed Place, Wanganui .. .. .. 12 Avenue, Wanganui .. .. .. .. 17 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 117 58 Jervois Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 12 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington •• .. ... 21 111 Customhouse Quay, Wellington ■• •• .. 20 1022 102 Willis Street, Wellington .. .. .. 12

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Reg. No. Name. Registered Office. ■ if 9 ® .118 123 101) 131 886 644 Wellington Ini Wellington Gonoral Carriers and Customhouse and Forwarding Agents Wellington Grocers Wellington Master Bakers Wellington Master Painters Wellington Master Plumbers Wellington Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders Wellington Newspaper Proprietors Wellington Soft-goods Manufacturers Wellington Waterside Employers' Union justrial District — continued. 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington 12 Panama Street, Wellington 173 Cuba Street. Wellington 338 Tinakori Road, Wellington 132 Willis Street, Wellington 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington 125 46 36 108 34 23 9 IS .197 .239 Dominion Offioe, Dominion Avenuo, Wellington 33 Old Customhouse Street, Wellington X Store, Queen's Wharf, Wellington 12 12 12 Totals Number of unions, 33 1,098 Canterbury Ikiiistrial District. Builders and Contractors' Association of ('autorbury Canterbury Blacksmiths, Farriers, and Coachbuilders Canterbury Butchers Canterbury Coachbuilders and Wheelwrights 93 Gloucester Street, Christohuroh .. 112 113 986 149 Stalford Street, Timaru 44 430 29S 196 Cashel Street, (.'hristchurch C/o Brabmers Limited, Motor-bod) Works, Fitzgerald Avenue, Christohuroh 196 Cashel Street, Christchureh 190 Cashel Street, Christohuroh 62 14 324 1015 Canterbury Employers of Drivers Canterbury Flour, Oatmeal, and Pearlbarley Millers Canterbury Grocers Canterbury Licensed Victuallers Canterbury Master Bakers Canterbury Master Printers Canterbury Newspaper-proprietors Canterbury Sawmlllors Canterbury Sheepowners Canterbury Tanners, Follmongers, and Woolscourers Christohuroh Clothing-manufacturers Christchureh Furniture-makers Christohuroh Hairdressers and Tobacconists Christohuroh Master Plumbers Christchureh Master 'tailors Christchureh Soft-goods Manufacturers . . Lyttelton Waterside Employers' Union . . South Canterbury Master Bakers South Canterbury Threshing-mill Owners Timaru Master Printers and Bookbinders Timaru Painters Timaru Waterside Employers' Union Whitcombe and Tombs (Limited) 21 16 339 459 297 694 914 308 395 452 196 Cashel Street, Christchureh Royal Exchange Buildings, Christchureh 41 Disraeli Street, Christchureh Art Gallery, Armagh Street, Christchureh Cathedral Square, Christohuroh 196 Cashel Street, Christohuroh 90 Hereford Street, Christchureh 196 Cashel Street, Christchureh .. ... 14 116 44 16 7 10 963 11 831 141 1089 894 125 1231 1244 362 379 1072 757 1240 519 196 Cashel Street, Christchureh 196 Cashel Street, Christchureh 213 Manchester Street, Christchureh 127 Gloucester Street, Christchureh . . 196 Cashel Street, ('hristchurch 314 Gloucester Street, Christohuroh .. Waterside Central Pay Office, Lyttelton C/o T. S. Herron, Church Street, Timaru 98 Stafford Street, Timaru Beswick Street, Timaru 85 Stafford Street, Timaru Hay's Buildings, Timaru 111 Cashel Street, Christchureh 9 27 44 32 27 14 20 26 27 9 13 9 1 Totals Number of unions, 27 1,708 Otago and Southl .and Industrial District. 30 306 Duuedin and Suburban General Carriers and Coal merchants Duuedin and Suburban Master Butchers .. Dunedin Builders and Contractors Dunedin Clothing-manufacturers Duuedin Engineers, Metal-workers, and Iron and Brass Founders Duuedin Flour, Oatmeal, and Pearl-barley Millers Dunedin Furniture and Furnishing Trade Duuedin Master Bakers Dunedin Master Tailors Dunedin Plumbers Invercargill Plumbers Invercargill and Suburban Master Butchers Otago and Southland Gold-mining Otago and Southland Newspaper-proprietors Otago and Southland Sheepowners Otago and Southland Tanners Otago and Southland Waterside Employers' Union Otago Coachbuilders, Blacksmiths, and Farriers Otago Drapers and Clothiers Otago Grocers Otago Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookbinders 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin 891 337 822 1087 21 Crawford Street, Dunedin 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin 40 Dowling Street, Dunedin Zcalandia Chambers, Dowling Street, Dunedin (Secretary, T. M. Gillies, P.O. Box 123) 196 Cashel Street, ('hristchurch 26 87 8 29 [016 7 1004 189 313 867 875 560 318 936 446 116 .242 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin 193 Princes Street, Dunedin 99 High Street (P.O. Box 214), Dunedin 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin Tay Street, Invercargill The Crescent, Invercargill 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin Otago Daily Times Office, Duuedin 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin P.O. Box 3, Port Chalmers 9 49 21 28 12 14 10 7 187 5 13 [033 1 Dowling Street, Dunedin 21 311 302 325 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin 1 Dowling Street, Dunedin 57 68 33

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O CO •p M © Name. Registered Office. ,§•§ 0 g I* Otago and Southland Industrial District—continued. 343 Otago Painters .. .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 8 406 Southland Builders and Contractors .. Arcade, Invercargill .. .. .. .. 45 778 Southland Coach builders and Blacksmiths 43 Lewis Street, Gladstone, Invercargill .. .. 25 664 Southland Grocers .. .. . . The Crescent, Invercargill .. . . .. . . 50 332 Southland Master Tailors .. .. 75a Dee Street, Invercargill .. .. .. 8 137 Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Water Street, Dunedin .. .. .. .. I (Limited) 88 Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. 31 Water Street, Dunedin .. .. . . . . 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 28 859 Taranaki Industrial District. (505 Taranaki Dairy Farming .. .. Broadway, Stratford .. .. .. .. 57 510 Taranaki Licensed Victuallors .. .. Devon Street, New Plymouth .. .. .. 10 204 Taranaki Master Builders . . . . Gover Street, New Plymouth .. . . .. .15 861 Taranaki Master Printers, Lithographers, 93 Brougham Street, New Plymouth .. .. 11 and Bookbinders 447 Taranaki Master Tailors .. .. 251 Devon Street, Now Plymouth .. . . . . (i 1229 Taranaki Provincial Retail Grocers .. Broadway, Stratford .. .. .. .. 30 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 6 129 Marlborough Industrial District. 443 Marlborough Sheepowners .. .. Queen Street, Blenheim .. .. .. .. 73 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 1 73 Nelson Industrial District. 1182 Nelson Grocers .. .. .. Bridge Street, Nelson .. .. .. .. 11 850 Nelson Master Printers, Lithographers, and Bookman's Building, Trafalgar Street, Nelson .. 15 Bookbinders 774 Nelson Master Tailors .. .. .. Dees and Son's Buildings, Trafalgar Street, Nelson .. 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 3 37 Whstland Industrial District. 177 Progress Mines of New Zealand (Limited) Bridge Street, Reefton .. .. .. .. 1 721 Westland Licensed Victuallers .. .. Mackay Street, Greymouth .. .. .. 55 1237 The Buller Licensed Victuallers .. .. Cobden Street, Westport .. .. .. .. 33 Totals .. .. .. .. . . Number of unions, 3 89 Grand totals .. .. .. Industrial unions of employers, 136 5,483

tH . O jo Name. Registered Office. Jj'g H a) _ , s Northern (Auckland) Industrial District. 1076 Auckland Abattoir Assistants and Freezing Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 237 works Employees 1029 Auckland Aerated-wator, Condiment, Pre- Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 58 serve, Biscuit, Confectionery, and Drug Factories Employees 825 Auckland and Suburban Local Bodies' 19 Tabernacle Buildings, Auckland .. .. .. 1,178 Labourers and Related Trades 190 Auckland Beamsmen's .. 7 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 17 923 Auckland Biograph Operators .. 22 Mozley Avenue, Devonport, Auckland .. .. 41 1046 Auckland Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,281 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1078 Auckland Branch of the Amalgamated 15 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 731 Engineering Union (including Motor Mechanics, Brassfinishers, Tinsmiths, and Sheet-metal Workers) 612 Auckland Brewers, Wine and Spirit Mer- Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 116 chants' Employees 340 Auckland Brick and Pottery and Clay Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 183 " Workers 576 Auckland Bricklayers .. .. .. 118 Newton Road, Auckland .. .. .. 153 1235 Auckland Brush and Broom Trade Workers 7 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 17 871 Auckland Builders', General, and other 3 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. 1,394 Labourers 1.52 Auckland Butchers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 397 284 Auckland Certificated Engine-drivers .. 8 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 182 1125 Auckland City Cleaners, Caretakers, and 4 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 108 Liftmen

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Reg. No. Name. Registered Office. ll 11 Northern (Auckla: Auckland City Female Bookbinders, Rulers, Envelope-makers, and Printers' Feeders Auckland Coach and Car Builders Auckland Coopers Auckland Creameries and Cheese and Butter Factories Employees Auckland Curriers Auckland Cutters, Trimmers, Pressors, and other Clothing Employees Auckland Dairy Employees Auckland District Boilermakers, Iron-ship Workers and Bridge-builders .. Auckland lOloctrical Trades Auckland Farriers and Goneral Blacksmiths Auckland Federated Cooks and Stewards .. Auckland Fellmongers, Tanners, Soapworkers, and General Tannery Employees Auckland Fire Brigades Employees Auckland Eish-trade Employees (other than Fishermen) Auckland Front - of - house Employees in Theatres, Picture-shows, and Houses of Entertainment Auckland Gas Company's Clerical and Showrooms Employees Auckland Grocers' Assistants Auckland Gum-workers Auckland Hairdressers' Assistants Auckland Hardware 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 Painters Auckland Performing Musicians Auckland Plumbers and Gasfitters Auckland Related Printing Trades (other than Typographers) Auckland Retail Chemists' Employees Auckland Retail Shop-assistants in the Boot, Hardware, Crockery, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Furniture, and Soft-goods Trades Auckland Saddlers, Harness-makers, Collarmakers, Bag-makers, and Bridle-cutters Society Auckland Sail, Tent, and Cover Makers .. Auckland Ship, Yacht, and Boat Builders Auckland Stage Employees Auckland Stonemasons and Monumental Workers Auckland Tailoresses and other Female Clothing Trade Employees Auckland Tailors Auckland Tallymen's Auckland Timber-workers Auckland Tramways Auckland Typographical Auckland United Flour-mill Employees .. Auckland United Furniture Trades Auckland United Storemen (other than Employees in Bottling-stores) Auckland Waterside Foremen and Timekeepers Auckland Waterside Workers Birkenhead Sugar-works Employees Devonport Ferry and Takapuna Tramways and Ferry Companies' Employees Gisborne, and East Coast Shearers and Woolshed Employees Gisborne Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Gisborne Branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (including Motor Mechanics) id) Industrial District — continued. Trades Hall, Auckland no 1108 502 444 1073 Trades Hall, Auckland Trades Hall, Auckland Tabernacle Buildings, Karangahape Road, Auckland .. 65 28 379 155 720 Trades Hall, Auckland 11 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland 26 127 753 596 Trades Hall, Auckland Trades Hall, Auckland 83 129 662 620 393 508 Trades Hall, Auckland 7 Trades Hall, Auckland 16 Waitemata Chambers, Customs Street, Auckland Trades Hall, Auckland 84 31 103 172 921 381 2 Tabernacle Buildings, Newton, Auckland 38 Kiwi Road, Devonport, Auckland 36 72 1129 9 First Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland 129 1161 4 Trades Hall, Auckland 110 314 422 501 1150 688 1.49 853 840 978 22 Swanson Street, Auckland Trades Hall, Auckland 4 Trades Hall, Auckland 7 Trades Hall, Auckland 187 Queen Street, Auckland Trades Hall, Auckland 11 Swanson Street, Auckland (Box 1549) Waitemata Chambers, Customs Street West, Auckland . . Trades Hall, Auckland 840 102 73 170 2135 145 54 723 30 708 240 474 59 635 1.08 800 654 1096 36 Union Buildings, Customs Street, East, Auckland 13 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland Tabernacle Buildings, Auckland ... 55 Wellpark Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland Trades Hall, Auckland Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland 18 Maidstone Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland 5 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland 1 Arthur Street, Ellerslie, Auckland 87 493 262 381 120 450 232 325 200 1082 1100 22 Swanson Street, Auckland 22 Swanson Street, Auckland 115 587 150 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland 71 384 494 715 580 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland 8 Trades Hall, Auckland .. ... 100 Crummer Road, Ponsonby, Auckland Edendale Road, Edendale, Auckland 14 81 47 118 73 15 Tabernacle Buildings, Karangahape Road, Auckland 1,354 67 830 248 1088 132 183 910 1101 11. Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland 1 Quay Street, Auckland Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. Tabernacle Buildings, Karangahape Road, Auckland .. 34 Great South Road, Remuora, Auckland 2 Tabernacle Buildings, Auckland 10 Trades Hall, Auckland Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland 181 146 609 969 302 56 573 225 1144 Police and Customs Buildings, Queen's Wharf, Auckland 27 933 1168 1130 2 Quay Street East, Auckland Trades Hall, Auckland 8 Trades Hall, Auckland 1,289 207 65 759 257 Gladstone Road, Gisborne 25 373 Liberty Hall, Gisborne 52 1031 Liberty Hall, Gladstone Road, Gisborne 28

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Reg. NoName. Registered Office. Name. 's £ II Northern (Auckland) Industrial District — continued. 66 26 22 28 204 149 80 699 643 1232 661 602 1227 798 1230 1084 1109 877 1024 779 863 799 940 1155 1017 Gisborne Drivers .. .. .. Liberty Hall, Gladstone Road, Gisborne. Gisborne Painters and Decorators .. Liberty Hall, Gladstone Road, Gisborne Gisborne Performing Musicians . . .. Muir Street, Gisborne Gisborne Printing and Related Trades .. Gladstone Road, Gisborne Gisborne Waterside Workers .. .. Read's Quay, Gisborne Glen Afton Coal-miners . . ... Glen Afton, Pukemiro Hamilton Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Toorak Chambers, Hamilton Society of Carpenters and Joiners Hamilton Branch of the Amalgamated Engi- Toorak Chambers, Victoria Street, Hamilton neering Union Hikurangi Coal-miners .. .. King Street, Hikurangi Huntly Coal-mine Underground Officials .. Miners' Hall, Huntly Huntly Engine-drivers (in coal-mines) .. Hakaroa Street, Huntly. Kaipara Waterside Workers .. .. Public Library, Te Kopuru Ohinemuri Branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Union Hall, Seddon Street, Waihi Engineering Union (including Electricians and Motor Mechanics) Ohinemuri Mines and Batteries Employees Seddon Street, Waihi (other than Engineers, Engine-drivers, and Firemen) Onehunga Branch of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies' Hall, Grey Street, Onehunga Society of Carpenters and Joiners Onehunga Waterside Workers . . .. Waterside Workers' Shed, Onehunga Wharf Onehunga Woollen-mill Employees .. Wallace Buildings, Queen Street, Onehunga Otahuhu Branch of the Amalgamated So- Luke Street, Otahuhu cicty of Carpenters and Joiners Poverty Bay and East Coast Builders', Con- 257 Gladstone Road, Gisborne tractors', and General Labourers Poverty Bay District Drovers .. .. Liberty Hall, 227 Gladstone, Road, Gisborne Poverty Bay Freezing-works and Related Liberty Hall, Gladstone Road, Gisborne Trades Employees Pukemiro Coal-mine Workers .. .. Pukemiro .. ,.,,. Russell Waterside Workers .. . . Russell South Auckland Engine-drivers, Winders, St. John's Schoolroom, Waihi .. .. Motormen, and Firemen Taupiri Coal-mine and Waikato Extended Main Street, Huntly Coal-mine Workers Te Akatea Coal-mine Workers .. .. Glen Massey, Ngaruawahia Te Puke Gold-miners .. . . .. Muir's Reef, Te Puke Thames Branch of the Amalgamated Engi- Protestant Alliance Hall, Mary Street, Thames neering Union (including Brassfinishers) Thames Miners .. .. .. Albert Street, Thames Waihi Borough Labourers .. .. Waihi Sample-rooms, Mueller Street, Waihi Whakatane Waterside Workers .. .. County Council Chambers, Whakatane Whangarei Branch of the Amalgamated Harris's Rooms, James Street, Whangarei Society of Carpenters and Joiners Whangarei Waterside Workers .. .. Whangarei 20 200 34 28 40 79 639 110 57 85 55 777 49 1211 431 33 742 1053a 1190 837 216 95 73 951 410 1009 1219 771 100 25 84 16 1056 1202 1049 192 20 57 47 1188 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 106 25,816 Wellington Industrial District. 9,778 710 763 1217 212 1154 1107 1224 650 Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants Aitken Street, Wellington of New Zealand Chief Stewards' Guild of New Zealand .. 168 Lambton Quay, Wellington Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Asso- 23 Bowen Street, Wellington oiation Federated Cooks and Stewards of New Zea- 25 Panama Street, Wellington land Hastings Fruit Cool Store, Orchard, Nursery, Lyndhurst Road, Hastings .. and Garden Employees Hawke's Bay Branch of the Amalgamated 3 Bryant's Buildings, Tennyson Street, Napier Society of Carpenters and Joiners Hawke's Bay Builders and General Labour Party's Rooms, Karamu Road, Hastings Labourers Hawke's Bay Fishermen's and Fish-shed 48 Ossian Street, Port Ahuriri Employees Manawatu Flax-mills Employees .. 41 Rangitikei Street, Palrnerston North Masterton Amalgamated Society of Painters Trades Hall, Queen Street, Masterton and Decorators Masterton Branch of the Amalgamated So- Trades Hall, Queen Street, Masterton eiety of Carpenters and Joiners Napier Gas Employees .. 48 Ossian Street, Port Ahuriri Napier Motor-vehicle and Horse Drivers .. Roskilda, Taradale, Hawke's Bay .. .. ' Napier Painters and Decorators .. 35 Wellesley Road, Napier Napier Tramway Employees .. .. Tramway Depot, Faraday Street, Napier Napier Waterside Workers .. . . Union's Office, Hardinge Road, Port Ahuriri Napier Wool and Grain Store Employees Hardinge Road, Port Ahuriri, Napier and Wholesale Merchants' Storemen 54 1,815 650 27 323 240 27 540 992 321 12 804 71 775 375 237 973 389 764 18 148 58 27 . 358 47

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Reg. No. Name. Registered Offloe IS J* Wellington Ini iustrial District— continued. 62 — 594 Palrnerston North Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Palrnerston North Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics and Cycle-workers) Palrnerston North Painters and Decorators Petone (Wellington) Woollen - mills Employees South Wellington Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Wanganui Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Wanganui Braneh of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics) Wanganui Bricklayers Wanganui Motor and Horse Drivers Wanganui Municipal Labourers Wanganui Gasworks Employees. . Wanganui Operative Butchers Wanganui Society of Painters and Decorators Wanganui Theatre Employees Wanganui Tramway Employees.. Wanganui Waterside Workers Wellington Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators Wellington Amalgamated Society of Shopassistants in the Boot, Hardware, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Furniture, and Soft-goods Trades Wellington Biograph Operators Wellington Braneh of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Wellington Amalgamated Engineering Union (including Brass-iinishers, Coppersmiths, Motor Mechanics, and Tinplate and Sheetmetal Workers) Wellington Brewers, Bottlers, Bottlewashers, and Aerated-water Employees (other than Storemen and Drivers) Wellington Brick, Clay, and Pottery Workers Wellington Bricklayers Wellington Builders' and General Labourers Wellington City Gasworks Employees Wellington City Ships Tally Clerks Wellington City Tramways and Powerhouses Employees Wellington Coachworkers Wellington Dairy Employees Wellington District Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Workers Wellington District of the Australasian Institution of Marine Engineers Wellington Electrical Workers Wellington Federated Furniture Trade Wellington Female Printers' Assistants .. Wellington Freezing-works and Related Trades Employees Wellington Gardeners' Employees Wellington Hairdressers', Hairworkers', and Wigmakers' Assistants Wellington Iron and Brass Moulders Wellington Journalists Wellington Local Federated Seamen Wellington Manufacturing Jewellers, Watch and Clock Makers, and Kindred Trades Wellington Match-factory Wellington Merchant Service Guild Wellington Metal-workers' Assistants Wellington Motor-car and Horse Drivers, and Stable-attendants Wellington Operative Bakers and Pastrycooks and Bakers and Pastrycooks' Labourers Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Society Wellington Operative Butchers Wellington Performing Musicians Wellington Plasterers Wellington Plumbers and Gastitters 41 Rangitikei Street, Palrnerston North 918 326 Church Street, Palrnerston North 21 210 769 •11 Rangitikei Street, Palrnerston North Trades Hall, Wellington 16 -- 183 041 672 St. Thomas's Schoolroom, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 46 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui 162768 22 Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui 40 .1057 730 1173 682 439 258 1215 748 685 129 46 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui 46 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui 14 Quick Avenue, Upper Aramoho Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui 22 Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui 46 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui 4 Keith Street, Wanganui 22 Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui Wharf Waiting-room, Wanganui Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington 23 — 12 62 30 50 55 — 15 51 203 337 — 813 Trades Hall, Wellington 338 1071 52 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington Trades Hall, Wellington 17 780 - % 1066 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington 298 991 Trades Council Chambers, Wellington 45 1192 Trades Hall, Wellington 64 528 1077 1102 1134 1204 28 Kauri Street, Eastbourne, Wellington Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington 80 Manners Street, Wellington 106 Adelaide Road, Wellington 257 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 45 - 832103 109 586 173 966 218 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington Trades Hall, Wellington 80 Manners Street, Wellington 33 75 2,396 72 Aitken Street, Wellington. 610 611 76 1174 1079 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. . . ' 135 ~ 434 104 2,385 1149 915 Beehive Chambers, Courtenay Place, Wellington 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington 25 59 97 1023 960 931 Trades Hall, Wellington 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington 130 Featherston Street, Wellington .. Trades Hall, Wellington 74 66 1,228 18 1170 482 930 219 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington 153-55 Featherston Street, Wellington Trades Hall, Wellington 130 Featherston Street, Wellington .. 35 341 195 477 1 Druids Hall, Lower Tory Street, Wellington .. 297 14 134 808 200 69 Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington 39 Courtenay Place, Wellington Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington Trades Hall, Wellington 244 304 185 70 - 271 -

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*jjj° g - Name. Registered Office. Wellington Industrial District— -continued. 283 1212 Wellington Related Printing Trades (other 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington than Femalo Assistants. Journalists, and Typographers) 234 Wellington Retail Grocers' Assistants .. Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington 167 Wellington Saddlers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington 627 Wellington Shearers .. .. .. Wiggins Buildings, 248 Lam bton Quay, Wellington 705 Wellington Theatrical Stage Employees .. Trades Hall, Wellington 1018 j Wellington Stage Supernumeraries .. 3 Oxford Street, Wellington 242 Wellington Stationary, Traction, and Loco- Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington motive Engine Drivers, and their Assistants 638 Wellington Stonemasons .. .. Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington 405 Wellington Tailoresses. Cutters, Pressors, 147 Cuba Street, Wellington and other Clothing-trade Employees (except Tailors) 2 Wellington Tailors .. .. .. Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington 220 Wellington Timber-yards and Sawmills .. Trades Hall, Wellington 1148 Wellington Tramways Officials .. .. Car-shed, Newtown, Wellington 15 Wellington Typographical .. .. 39 Duncan Terrace, Wellington 19 Wellington United Boilermakers, Iron and Trades Hall, Wellington Steel Ship and Bridge Builders 773 Wellington Wholesale Merchants' Employees Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington (other than Drivers and Clerks) 932 , Wellington Waterside Workers .. .. 130 Featherston Street, Wellington 466 51 454 150 27 152 9 465 220 193 53 440 106 437 1,247 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 85 33,447 Canterbury Industrial District. 21 1172 Ashburton Branch of the Amalgamated 18 Rapley Street, Hampstead, Ashburton Society of Carpenters and Joiners 463 Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Trades Hall, Christohuroh Labourers 787 Canterbury Bakers, Pastrycooks, Biscuit, Trades Hall, Christchureh and Confectionery Employees 566 Canterbury Bricklayers .. .. Trades Hall, Christchureh 726 Canterbury Brick, Pottery, Pipe, Tile, and Trades Hall, Christchureh Clay Workers 176 Canterbury Builders'and General Labourers, Trades Hall, Christchureh .. ... Quarry-workers, and Wool and Grain Store Employees . 48 Canterbury Carpenters and Joiners .. Trades Hall, Christchureh 263 Canterbury Coachbuilders .. .. Trades Hall, Christchureh 194 Canterbury Curriers .. .. .. Druids' Hall, Woolston 555 Canterbury Dairymen's Employees .. 3 Trades Hall, Christchureh 747 Canterbury Freezing-works and Related Trades Hall, Christchureh Trades Employees 274 Canterbury Grocers' Assistants .. .. Trades Hall, Christchureh 652 Canterbury Hotel and Restaurant Em- Trades Hall, Christchureh ployees 281 Canterbury Motor-car, Horse Drivers, and Trades Hall, Christchureh Livery-stable Employees 288 Canterbury Shearers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Christchureh 268 Canterbury Timber-yards, Sawmills, and Trades Hall, Christchureh Coal-yards Employees 140 Canterbury Traction and Stationary Engine 3 Trades Hall, Christchureh I Irivers and Fireman 266 ' Canterbury Woollen-mills Employees ■ . Oddfellows' Lodge-room, Hilton Street, Kaiapoi 549 Christchureh Aerated water Workers and Trades Hall, Christchureh .. other Bottlers 20 Christchureh Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Christchureh Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Joiners' Machinists, and Shipwrights 1061 ; Christchureh Braneh of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Christchureh Engineering Union (including Brassfinishers, Range-workers, Metal-workers' Assistants, Electrical Workers, Tinsmiths, Sheet-metal Workers, and Cycle-workers) 550 Christchureh Brewers, Maltsters, and Re- Trades Hall, Christohuroh lated Trades 1064 Christchureh Brush and Broom Trade .. Trades Hall, Christahurdh 1139 Christchureh Clerks, Cashiers, and Office Trades Hall, Christohuroh .. Employees 1150 Christchureh Dress and Mantle Makers .. Trades Hall, 194 Gloucester Street, Christchureh 1083 Christchureh Federated Furniture Trades Trades Hall, Christchureh 300 Christchureh Gardeners .. .. Trades Hall, Christchureh 573 Christchureh Gasworks Employees . . 3 Trades Hall, Christchureh 236 Christchureh Hairdressers and Tobacconists' Trades Hall, Christchureh .. Assistants 107 Christchureh Iron and Brass Moulders .. Trades Hall, 194 Gloucester Street, Christchureh 857 Christchureh Journalists . . .. Trades Hall, Christchureh 172 463 787 566 726 .176 48 263 .194 555 747 274 652 281 288 268 140 371 298 75 81 983 126 112 22 36 1 ,785 187 1,542 620 461 163 120 266 549 223 51 20 671 1061 890 163 550 1064 1139 50 200 1150 1083 300 573 236 350 245 36 90 .107 857 100 73

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Reg. No. Name. Registered Office. I! gl 1000 Canterbury Industrial District— continued. 13 35 193 385 81 809 1126 123 38 1147 1051 916 1201 223 5 11 105 547 1109 1095 Christohuroh Manufacturing Jewellers, Trades Hall, ('hristchurch .. Watch and Clock Makers, and Kindred Trades Christchureh Operative Bootmakers'Society Trades Hall, Christohuroh .. Christohuroh Operative Butohers .. Trades Hall, Gloucester Street, Christchureh .. Christchureh Operative Stonemasons .. Trades Hall, Christchureh Christchureh Painters .. .. .. Trades Hall, Christohuroh .. Christchureh Performing Musicians .. Trades Hall, Christchureh .. Christchureh Picture-theatres Employees Trades Hall, Christohuroh .. and Front-of-house Employees in other Theatres Christchureh Plasterers .. .. Trades Hall, Christchureh .. Christchureh Plumbers and Gaslitters .. Trades Hall, Christchureh .. Christchureh Printing Trades .. .. Trades Hall, Christchureh .. Christchureh llctail Chemists'Assistants .. Trades Hall, Christohuroh .. Christchureh Retail Shop-assistants (other Trades Hall, ('hristchurch .. than Grocers, Chemists, Tobacconists, and Hairdressers' Assistants) Christchureh Rope, Twine, and Flock Trades Hall, ('hristchurch .. .. .. .? Makers Christchureh SaddIcis, Harness and Collar Trades Hall, Gloucester Street, Christchureh .. Makers Christchureh Stage Employees .. .. Theatre Royal, Christchureh Christchureh Tailorosses, Cutters, Pressors, Trades Hall, 194 Gloucester Street, Christchureh and other Clothing-trade Employees Christchureh Tailoring Trade .. .. Trades Hall, Christchureh .. Christchureh Tramway Employees .. Trades Hall, Gloucester Street, Christohuroh Christchureh Tramway Officials .. Trades Hall, Christohuroh Christchureh Wholesale Merchants' Em- 11 Trades Hall, Christchureh ployees (other than Drivers and Clerks) Lyttelton Branch of the Amalgamated 60 Hastings Street, Sydenham, Christchureh .. Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Joiners' Machinists, and Shipwrights Lyttelton Ships Tally Clerks .. .. Base of No. 3 Wharf, Lyttelton Lyttelton Waterside, Workers .. .. Coronation Hall, Lyttelton .. Mount Torlesse Coal-miners .. .. Mount Torlesse, Avooa, Canterbury .. Rangiora Branch of the Amalgamated Templar Hall, Rangiora Society of Carpenters and Joiners South Canterbury Timber-yards, Sawmills, Y.M.C.A., Timaru and Coal-yards Employees Timaru Branch of the Amalgamated Society Y.M.C.A., George's Place, Timaru of Carpenters and Joiners Timaru Branch of the Amalgamated W.E.A. Rooms, Sophia Street, Timaru Engineering Union (including Motor Mechanics) Timaru Carpenters .. •• •• Y..M.CA. Rooms, Timaru .. Timaru Society of Painters and Decorators Y.M.C.A. Buildings, George Street, Timaru Timaru United Millers and Flour-mill Em- Workers' Educational Association Rooms, George Street, ployees Timaru Timaru Wharf Labourers .. .. Strathallan Hall, Timaru United Boilermakers, Iron and Steel Ship Trades Hall, Christohuroh .. Builders of Canterbury United Millers, Engine drivers, and Mill Trades Hall, Christchureh .. Employees' Society of Canterbury Waimate Workers .. •• ■• Waimate 395 147 35 252 200 88 90 125 420 397 50 42 42 587 388 412 15 60 1127 25 1152 938 1194 1099 40 706 20 20 692 19 737 70 1035 50 386 481 1180 52 26 22 902 372 142 81 174 24 327 49 Total .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 66 15,249 Otago and Southland Industrial District. 221 651 758 776 1028 1112 892 221 903 895 Bluff Waterside .. .. •• Waterside Workers' Waiting-room, Bin If Dunedin and Mosgiel Woollen-mills Em- Trades Hall, Dunedin ployees Dunedin and Port Chalmers United Ship- Trades Hall, Duneilin wrights Dunedin and Suburban Boot-repairers .. Trades Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin .. Dunedin and Suburban General Electrical Trades Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin .. Workers Duneilin and Suburban Operative Butchers Trades Hall, Dunedin Dunedin and Suburban Operative Licensed Trades Hall, Dunedin Drainers Dunedin Amalgamated Society of Shop- Trades Hall, Dunedin assistants (other than Grocers, Butchers, Chemists, Tobacconists, and Hairdressers' assistants) Dunedin Amalgamated Warehousemen .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Dunedin Bakers and Pastrycooks .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Dunedin Biscuit and Confectionery Manu- 95 Lower Rattray Street. Dunedin .. faeturing Employees Dunedin Branch ' of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin .. Engineering Union (including Brassfinishers, Coppersmiths, and Rangeworkers, Cycle and Motor Mechanics, Tinplate and Sheet-metal Workers) 23 17 92 .120 26 374 153 89 142 72 136 154 081 410

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1T 0 *' Name. Registered Office. Otago and Southland Industrial District— continued. 873 Dunedin Brewers, Bottlers, Bottle-washers, Trades Hall, Dunedin and Aerated Waters 1186 Dunedin Brickrnakcis. PolIcrvmakcrs, Tile- Trades Hall, Dunedin makers, and Sanitary-pipe Makers 1080 Dunedin Brush and Broom Trade .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 703 Dunedin Canister-workers .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 1094 Diuiodin City Corporation Tra.imvay Officials Electric-car Depot, Market Street, Dunedin .. 1157 Dunedin Clerks, Cashiers, and Office Assist- Trades Hall, Dunedin ants 84 Dunedin Federated Furniture Trades .. Trades Hull, Dunedin .. .. .. 1012 Dunedin Felt-hatters .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 1131 Dunedin Fire Brigades Employees .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 1060 Dunedin Gardeners .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 854 Dunedin Journalists .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .... 995 Dunedin Loral Federated Seamen .. I Crawford Street, Duneilin 1196 Dunedin Manufacturing Chemists' Em- Trades Hall, Dunedin ployees 974 Dunedin Manufacturing Jewellers, Watch Trades Hall, Dunedin * and (lock Makers, and Kindred Trades 45 Dunedin Operative Bootmakers .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 71 ' Dunedin Operative Stonemasons .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 93 1 Dunedin Painters .. .. .. Trades Hall, Duneilin 1236 , Dunedin Paint and Varnish Factory Em- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. ployees 1158 Dunedin Paper-mills Employees .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 770 Dunedin Performing Musicians .. .. Trades Hall, Duneilin 36 Dunedin Pressors, Cutters, nnil other Trades Hall, Dunedin ('luthing-factorv Operatives 647 Dunedin Printers' Machinists, Bookbinders, Trades Hall, Dunedin (Secretary, Robert Ferguson, Lithographers, and Related Trades . . 751 George Street) I09S Dunedin Retail Chemists' Assistants .. Trades Hall, Duneilin lOUK Dunedin Rope and Twine Spinners .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 711 Dunedin Stage Employees .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 58 Dunedin Tailoresscs and other Female 26 Dowling Street, Dunedin Clothing-trade Employees 942 Dunedin Theatrical anil Shows Employees Trades Hall, Dunedin (other than Stage Hands) 735 ] Dunedin Trawlers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 99 ! Duneilin United Plumbers and Gasfitters Trades Hall, Dunedin 935 Duneilin Waterside Workers .. .. Rattray Street Wharf, Dunedin 1165 Dunedin Wax-vest a Employees .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 1179 Dunedin Wholesale Storemen's .. .. Lower Rattray Street, Dunedin 12.'il Finegand Freezing-workers .. .. Balclutha 996 Green Island Coal-miners .. .. Fairfield, Dunedin. . 1140 Green Island [ron-rolling Mills Employees Trades Hall. Dunedin 9 Invercargill Bootmakers .. .. Labour Rooms, Esk Street, Invercargill 792 invercargill Branch of the Amalgamated Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill Society of Carpenters and Joiners 731 Invercargill Branch of the. Amalgamated Labour Hall, Esk Street, Invercargill Engineering Union (including Motor Mechanics, Electricians, and other Electrical Workers) 1203 Invercargill Hotel, Restaurant, and Board- Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill inghouse Employees 1167 Invereargill Retail Grocers' Assistants .. Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill 1159 Invercargill Retail Soft-goods Employees.. 62 Esk Street, Invercargill .. 848 Invercargill Tramways .. .. 262 Tweed SI root, Invercargill 80 Iron and Brass Moulders' Union of New Trades Hall, Dunedin Zealand 1181 Kaikorai Cable Tramway Employees .. Conductors' Room, Duneilin and Kaikorai Tram Company's Power-house, Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin 829 Kaiiangala Coal-miners .. .. Exmouth Street, Kaitangata 1187 Mataura Coal-miners .. .. .. Union Offloe, Mataura 971 Nightcaps District Coal-minors .. .. Main Road, Nightcaps 1059 Oamaru Flour-mills Employees .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 1160 Oamaru Grocers'Assistants .. .. 52 Lime Street, Oamaru 1037 Oamaru Painters .. .. .. Trades Hall, Duuedin 945 Oamaru Waterside Workers .. .. Waiting-shed, Waterfront, Oamaru .. 1085 Oamaru Woollen-mill Employees .. Factory Lane, Oamaru 876 Otago and Southland Farriers .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin 599 Otago and Southland Freezing-works and Trades Hall, Dunedin Related Trades Employees 1133 Otago and Southland Harvesl Hands. Trades Hall, Duneilin Threshing - mill, and Chaffcutter Employees 1176 Otago and Southland Lime, Cement, Phos- Trades Hall, Dunedin phate, and Marl Employees 503 Otago and Southland Operative Tailors Trades Hall, Dunedin anil Shop Tailoresses 1233 I Pukeuri Freezing-workers ,. ..I Mr, and Mrs, Cunningham's Boanlinghoiise, Pukeuri .. 40 18 28 23 23 14 114 23 24 50 44 551 35 8 198 12 136 6 114 96 6] 212 20 2:i 38 992 30 12 75 419 32 473 33 43 22 398 119 198 1203 1167 1159 848 80 127 85 55 181 1181 36 829 1187 971 1059 I 160 1037 915 1085 876 599 240 20 165 34 18 19 95 105 16 499 1133 156 .176 65 503 160 233 105

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Reg. No. Name. Registered Office. 11 182 Otago and Southland Industrial District— continued. 35 398 1138 267 78 246 205 500 166 507 217 578 675 Otago and Southland Saddle-makers, Har- Trades Hall, Dunedin noss-makers, Collar-makers, Bag-makers, Cover-makers, and Bridle-cutters Otago and Southland Shearers .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Otago and Southland Shepherds, Musterors, Trades Hall, Dunedin and Drovers Otago Box-workers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Otago Branch of tho Amalgamated Society Trades Hall, Dunedin of Carpenters and Joiners Otago Bricklayers .. .. .. 100 Glen Road, Dunedin Otago Coachworkers and Wheelwrights .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Otago Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Trades Hall, Dunedin Greasers Otago Flour-mill Employees .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Otago General Labourers, Builders' La- Trades Hall, Duneilin bourors, Quarrymen, and Coal-yard Employees Otago Grocers'Assistants ,. .. Trades Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin .. Otago Hairdressers'Assistants .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Otago Hotel, Restaurant, and Boarding- Jamieson's Buildings, Stuart Street, Duneilin house Employees Otago Metal-workers'Assistants .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Otago Motor-vehicle and Horse Drivers, Lower Rattray Street, Dunedin and Stable-attendants Otago Operative Plasterers .. .. Trades Hall, Duuedin Otago Timber-yards and Sawmills .. Trades Hall, Dunedin Otago Typographical .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin (Secretary, R. Ferguson, 754 George Street.) Port Chalmers Waterside Workers .. Cross Wharf, Port Chalmers Shag Point Coal-miners .. .. Union Office, Shag Point Southland and Otago Cheese and Butter 62 Esk Street, Invercargill Factories Employees (other than Managers) Southland and Otago Cheese-factory Man- 62 Esk Street, Invercargill .. 256 31 36 43139 29 87 • 19 29513 22 470 197 1119 225 543 216 252 77 25 101 120 956 1177 989 241 25 295 833 12 411 1039 225 784 834 agers Southland Federated Furniture Trades .. Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill Southland Milk-condensing Factories Em- P.O. Box 314, Invercargill ployees Southland Operative Butchers .. .. Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill Southland Painters and Decorators .. Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill Southland Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill and Sheot-metal Workers Southland Timber-yards and Sawmills .. 62 Esk Street, Invercargill Southland Typographical . . .. Labour Office, Esk Street, Invercargill United Boilermakers and Iron-ship Builders Trades Hall, Dunedin of Otago Waronui Coal-miners .. .. .. Milton, Otago 62 48 46 57 58245 315 102 925 29 72 927 26 Totals/ .. .. .. .. - ■ Number of unions, 101 13,937 Taranaki Industrial District. 18 817 1213 805 1089 811 1122 1214 o 1151 1185 982 Hawera Branch of the Amalgamated So- Foresters' Hall, Hawera ciety of Carpenters and Joiners New Plymouth Branch of the Amalgamated Workers'Hall, Now Plymouth Engineering Union (including Electricians and Motor Mechanics) Now Plymouth Branch of the Amalgamated Workers' Hall, New Plymouth Society of Carpenters and Joiners New Plymouth Freezing-works Employees Town Hall, New Plymouth New Plymouth General Labourers .. Workers' Hall, Courtney Street, New Plymouth New Plymouth Grocers' Assistants .. Workers' Hall, New Plymouth New Plymouth Hotel and Restaurant Em- Workers' Social Hall, New Plymouth ployees New Plymouth Motor-ear and Horse Drivers Workers Social Hall, New Plymouth.. New Plymouth Retail Butuhers .. Workers' Hall, New Plymouth New Plymouth Timber-yards and Sawmills Workers Social Hall, New Plymouth Employees New Plymouth Tramways Employees .. Darnell Street, Fit/.roy, New Plymouth New Plymouth United Storomen and Workers' Hall, New Plymouth Packers (other than Employees in Grocery Establishments) New Plymouth Waterside Workers .. Workers' Hall, New Plymouth Stratford Branch of tho Amalgamated So- Ariel Street South, Stratford cietv of Carpenters and Joiners Taranaki Operative Bakers and Pastrycooks Workers' Hall, New Plymouth Taranaki Operative Bootmakers .. Workers' Hall, Courtney Street, New Plymouth Taranaki Tailoring Trade .. .. Workers' Hall, New Plymouth Waitara Freezing-works Employees .. West Quay, Waitara ,. 5 79 6 235 48 150 26 19 36 1068 1200 28 27 934 818 165 10 908 208 794 1113 15 10 18 194 Totals .. .. .. • • • • Number of unions, 18 1,089

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Reg No. Name. Registered Office. Si Maulhoroi: on Industrial District. 20 1223 Blenheim Motor-vehicle, Horse Drivers, and Stable-attendants Blenheim United Storomen (other than employees in Retail Grocery and Soft-goods Establishments) Marlborough Building Trades Marlborough Farm and Station Employees (other than Shearers and Shed Hands) .. Marlborough Freezing-works Employees .. Marlborough Shearers Picton Waterside Workers 10 Carvell Street, Blenheim 1163 10 Carvcll Street, Blenheim 30 401 1143 Bank Street, Springlands, Blenheim Loloma Tea-rooms 40 25 707 615 975 Foresters' Hall, Picton Zealandia Cafe, Blenheim Waiting-room, Wharf Head 87 63 73 « Totals Number of unions, 7 344 Nelson Imhhtiuai, District. 1145 1178 Golden Bay Cement Company's Employees Nelson Amalgamated Society of Shopassistants .. Nelson Braneh of tho Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Nelson Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics) Nelson Brewers, Maltsters, Bottlers, Bottlewashers, and Aerated-water Nelson Labourers Nelson. Motor-car and Horse Drivers Nelson Painters Nelson, Plumbers Gasfitters, ami Sheetmetal Workers Nelson. Tailors and Tailorosses Nelson Typographical Nelson Waterside Workers North Cape Coal-miners Motupipi Opie's Rooms, Bridge, Street, Nelson. . 74 33 572 Macaulay's Rooms, Hardy Street, Nelson 110 1166 Orange Hall, Collingwood Street, Nelson 53 1199 Opie's Rooms, Bridge Street, Nelson.. 20 448 11.46 445 564 Orange Hall, Collingwood Street, Nelson Opie's Hall, Bridge Street, Nelson Stallard's Rooms. Hardy Street, Nelson Stallard's Rooms, Hardy Street, Nelson 25 57 27 .1.8 762 570 949 1100 Opie's Rooms, Bridge Street, Nelson.. Old Dresden Rooms, Nelson Universal Hall, Haven Road, Nelson Union Hall, Puponga 22 8 81 32 Totals Number of unions, 13 560 Westland Industrial District. 958 Blackball Coal-mine Workers (other than Engineers, Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Winchmen) Denniston Coal-miners Denniston Engine-drivers, Firemen, Brakesmen, Carpenters and Joiners, Blacksmiths, and Fitters Grey and Buller Coal-mines Deputies and Underviewcrs Greymouth Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers Greymouth Waterside Workers inangahua Gold and Coal Miners Millerton and Granity Coal-minors Millorton and Granity Engine-drivers, Firemen, Brakesmen, Bricklayers, Blacksmiths, Carpenters, and Fitters Ngakawau Coal-miners Otira Coach-drivers, Motor-car Drivers, Stable - attendants, and Livery - stable Employees Point Elizabeth and Liverpool State Collieries Employees (other than Engineers, Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Winchmen) Roa Coal - mine Employees (other than Engineers, Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Winchmen) Westland Engine-drivers, Firemen, Motormen, Brakesmen, Blacksmiths, Electricians, and Pumpmen's Westland Hotel and Restaurant Employees Westland Retail Shop-assistants in the Softgoods, Fancy-goods, Furniture, Stationery, Hardware, Chemists, Tobacconists, Grocers, Boot, and Butchers' Trades Westland Tailoring Trade Westland Timber-yards and Sawmills Westport General Labourers and Mechanics Westport Waterside Workers Totals Main Street, Blackball 210 963 981 Bosswell Street;, Denniston Oddfellows'Hall, Denniston 275 30 Granity 63 .030 858 Foresters' Hall, Greymouth 16 952 82 962 .042 Richmond Quay, Groymouth Bridge Street, Reefton Millerton Toroa Street, Granity 182 390 363 36 994 198 Ngakawau Lyceum Hall, Guinness Street, Greymouth 160 8 964 Mills Street, Runanga 312 1034 Roa, via Blackball 75 968 Lyceum Hall, Guinness Street, Greymouth 68 1228 .1164 Lyceum Hall, Guinness Street, Greymouth Lyceum Hall, Guinness Street, Greymouth 131 166 754 1111 690 959 10 Pukotahi Street, Greymouth Union Office, Guinness Street, Greymouth 29 Russell Street, Westport Domett Street, Westport Number of unions, 20 25 1,327 60 99 3,996 Grand totals Industrial unions of workors, 415 94,438

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The undermentioned unions have failed to send in their annual returns, or have sent in invalid returns, and inquiry is being made as to their position. There is reason to believe that most of them are now defunct: — Northern Industrial District. Industrial Unions of Employers. The Auckland Provincial Tanners, Fellmongers, and Soap Manufacturers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 536, situated at Auckland. The Gisborne Master Plumbers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 865, situated at Gisborne. The North Auckland District Coaohbuilders, Blacksmiths, and Farriers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 1114, situated at Dargavillc. Industrial Union of Workers. The Coromandel Miners' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1207, situated at Corotnandel. Wellington Industrial District. Industrial Association of Workers. The New Zealand Federated Butchers' Industrial Association of Workers, registered number 1047, situated at, Wellington. Industrial Unions of Employers. The Wanganui Licensed and Allied Trade Association and Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 565, situated at Wanganui. The Wanganui Licensed Victuallers' Association Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 188, situated at Wanganui. The Wellington Master Tailors' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 1.1.8, situated at Wellington. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Wellington Industrial District Farm and Station Hands (other than Shearers) Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1209, situated at Wellington. The Petone Branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (including Coppersmiths and Motor Mechanics) Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 739, situated at Petone. Canterbury Industrial District. Industrial Union of Workers. The South Canterbury Bakers and Pastrycooks' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 387, situated at Timaru. Otago and Southland Industrial District. Industrial Unions of Employers. The Oamaru Master Tailors' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 307, situated at Oamaru. The Southland Sawmillers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 479, situated at Invercargill. Taranaki Industrial District. Industrial Union of Workers. Tin,' Taranaki Dairy Factories' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1183, situated at Now Plymouth.

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