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August, 1895. Auckland. —One case under "The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894," against a fruiterer, for failing to give half-holiday to employe during the week. Penalty, £1, with £2 is. costs. Haivera. —One case under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894 : " For failing to close shop oh afternoon of day appointed for weekly half-holiday. Penalty, £2, with 7s. costs. Wellington. —Two cases under "The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894": One against a confectioner, for failing to grant half-holiday to employe during the week; penalty, 10s., with £1 Bs. costs. The other for employing female assistant twenty-two hours longer than the time specified in the Act; penalty, Is., with £1 Bs. costs. Christchurch. —One case under "The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894:" For failing to close shop on afternoon of day appointed for weekly half-holiday. Penalty, 55., with £1 Bs. costs. Dunedin. —Two charges under "The Factories Act, 1894," against an occupier: First, for occupying factory after the certificate of registration had been suspended—penalty, £1, with 17s. 6d. costs; and second, for failing to provide separate sanitary accommodation for male and female employes—penalty, £2, with £1 10s. costs. Octobee, 1895. Biverton. —One case, for failing to provide proper accommodation for shearers. Penalty, 55., with £1 16s. costs. Invercargill. —One case, for failing to give half-holiday to employe under eighteen years of age. Penalty, 10s., with 7s. costs. Novembbe, 1895. Wellington. —Three cases, for failing to close shops on afternoon of either Wednesday (the day appointed for weekly half-holiday), Monday, the 11th instant, or Thursday, the 14th instant (public holidays). Penalties, £3 in one case, and £2 each in the other two, with £1 13s. costs in each case. Decbmbee, 1895. Wellington. —One case, for failing to grant half-holiday to hotel-assistants. Penalty, 55., with £1 10s. costs. January, 1896. Auckland. —Four cases under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act: One against a hotelkeeper for failing to give half-holiday to assistant; penalty, 55., with £2 13s. costs. One, four charges— two for employing girls more than eleven hours and a half in one day, and two for employing girls more than fifty-two hours in one week; penalty, £1, with £4 6s. costs. One for failing to grant half-holiday to shop-assistant; penalty, 10s., with £1 13s. costs. One for employing girl more than fifty-two hours in one week; penalty, £1, with £1 11s. costs. Greytoivn. —Appeal against the direction of the Inspector of Factories giving notice to provide certain accommodation for shearers : This case was compromised by the Inspector's agreeing to accept a modified plan of building as furnished by appellant. Wellington. —Three cases under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act : Two against hotelkeepers for failing to grant half-holiday to assistants—penalty, £1, with £1 Bs. costs in each case ; the third against a chemist —dismissed, the Magistrate ruling that, according to the amendment of the Act, a chemist's shop is not affected by the Act. Dunedin. —Four cases under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act : One against a hotelkeeper for failing to grant half-holiday to assistant; penalty, 10s., with 19s. 6d. costs. The second, two charges, for employing person more than half an hour beyond the time prescribed in the Act; penalty, £1, with £1 19s. costs. The third, one charge, for employing assistant more than half an hour beyond the prescribed time; penalty, 55., with 19s. 6d. costs. The fourth case, three charges —one for not granting half-holiday to assistant, one for employing assistant more than nine hours and a half in one day, and one for employing assistant more than fifty-two hours in one week; penalties, ss. for each charge, with £1 13s. 6d. costs. Febbuaey, 1896. Christchurch. —Four cases under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act: For failing to close shops on afternoon of day appointed for weekly half-holiday. Penalties, 10s., with £1 Bs. costs, each. Dunedin. —One case under the Factories Act: Six charges, for failing to allow employes the half-holiday on Saturdays; penalties, ss. on each of first three, and Is. on each of the other three, with £5 17s. costs. Two cases under the Servants' Eegistry Offices Act : One for overcharging for fee; penalty, £2, with £1 4s. 6d. costs. One for false entry of previous fee paid; penalty, £1, with 17s. 6d. costs. Maech, 1896. Christchurch. —One case under the Factories Act, before Mr. Beetham, S.M. : For breach of section 63 of the Act; penalty, 55., with £1 Bs. costs. Two cases under the Shops and Shopassistants Act: One for failing to close shop on afternoon of day appointed for weekly half-holiday ; case dismissed. The other for refusing to allow inspection of shop on same afternoon ; penalty, 55., with £1 Bs. costs. Dunedin. —One case under the Shops and Shop- assistants Act, before Mr. Carew, S.M.: For failing to close shop on afternoon of day appointed for weekly half-holiday ; penalty, Is., with 19s. 6d. costs. One case under the Servants' Eegistry Offices Act, before Mr. Carew, S.M. : Brought against the department to show cause why a license should not be granted to the applicant by the Inspector. The license had been refused, firstly, as it would practically have granted a transfer of the license, which is unlawful by section 12; and, secondly, as applicant was interested in a lodginghouse for servants, which would be unlawful by section 17. Application refused.

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