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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

"THE INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT, 1900": RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN EACH INDUSTRIAL UNION REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT TO 31st DECEMBER, 1904.

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 MemberB. Industeial Unions of Employees,— 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 Guild of Master Painters 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 and Contractors Devonport Steam Ferry Company (Limited) Northern Steamship Company (Limited) Northern Union Steamboat Company (Limited) Ohinemuri Carters and General Carriers ... Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) 19 22 69 10 1 14 49 55 43 40 15 58 40 29 44 1 12 1 1 1 29 1 Wellington District — Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Railway and Coal Company (Limited), (Wellington) Hawke's Bay Builders and Contractors ... 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 Rangitikei Licensed Victuallers Thomas Ballinger and Company (Limited) Wairarapa and Manawatu Sawmillers ... Wanganui Builders and Contractors Wanganui Master Bakers Wangauui Licensed Victuallers 554 1 37 7 1 19 15 15 9 15 1 28 21 9 15 Carried forward 193 554