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"THE INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT, 1900": RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN EACH INDUSTRIAL UNION REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT TO 31st DECEMBER, 1903.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to " The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900."

Return of all Unions registered under the said Act, and the Number of Members of such Unions.

Names of Unions registered as Industrial Unions of Employers and Industrial Unions of Workers. Number of Members. NDUSTRIAL UNIONS OP EMPLOYERS, — Northern (Auckland) District — Auckland and Suburban General Carriers and Coal-merchants .. Auckland Boot-manufacturers Auckland Builders and Contractors Auckland Clothing-manufacturers Auckland Electric Tramways Company (Limited) Auckland Furniture and Furnishing Auckland Grocers ... ... ... ... ... ' Auckland Master Bakers Auckland Master Tailors Auckland Provincial Gum-dealers Auckland Provincial Licensed Victuallers Auckland Provincial Master Butchers Auckland Saddlery and Harness Manufacturers Auckland Sawmillers and Wood ware-manufacturers Coastal Steamship Company (Limited) ... Gisborne Builders Devonport Steam Ferry Company (Limited) Northern Steamship Company (Limited) Northern Union Steamboat Company (Limited) Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) 21 31 67 11 1 26 57 45 37 19 57 32 34 14 1 14 1 1 1 1 471 Wellington District — Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Bailway and Coal Company (Limited), (Wellington) Hawke's Bay Builders and Contractors ... ... ... ... i Hawke's Bay Master Bakers... ... ... ... ... Hawke's Bay Sawmillers'Co-operative Association ... Manawatu and West Coast Builders and Contractors Manawatu Master Bakers ... ... ... ... ... Napier and Suburban General Carriers, Timber and Coal Merchants ... Petone Milk-vendors Thomas Ballinger and Company (Limited) Wairarapa and Manawatu Sawmillers ... Wanganui Builders and Contractors Wanganui Master Bakers ... ... ... Wellington and Suburbs Aerated Waters ... Wellington and Suburbs Master Horse-shoers Wellington Builders and Contractors Wellington Cab-proprietors ... 1 37 7 1 20 17 10 5 1 36 20 12 7 9 89 32 Carried forward 304 471