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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

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

CONTENTS. REPORTS. Page Secretary, and Registrar of Industrial Unions .. .. .. .. .. .. ijj. Chief Inspector of Factories .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. x iv. Inspector of Factories and Awards, Auckland .. .. . . .. .. .. x ix. , Christchurch . . .. .. .. .. .. xxv. Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. xxviii. Inspeotor of Factories, Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxi. Faotories (Woman Inspector) .. .. .. .. .. .. X xiv. Awards, Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxii. Inspector of Faotories and Awards at— Page Page Ashburton .. .. xliii. Hokitika .. .. xliii. Oamaru .. .. xliv. Blenheim .. .. xxxiz. Invercargill .. .. xlvi. Palmerston North .. xxxiv. Dannevirke.. .. xxxiii. Masterton .. .. xxxviii. Reefton .. .. xlii. Gisborne .. .. xxx. Napier .. .. xxxi. Timaru .. .. xliv. Greymouth.. .. xlii. Nelson .. .. xl. Wanganui .. .. xxxv. Hawera .. .. xxxvi. New Plymouth .. .. xxxvi. Whangarei .. .. xxx. Inspector of Scaffolding at— Page Auckland .. .. .. .. .. xlix. Dunedin .. .. .. .. 1. Christchurch .. .. .. .. xlix. Wellington .. .. .. .. xlviii. STATISTICS. Factobies (Table 1) : Number of persons engaged, weekly wages, ages, and sex, — Auckland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Christchurch City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..17 Dunedin „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 Wellington » .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Northern Industrial District .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Taranaki , .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Marlborough ~ • .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Nelson ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Westland . .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Otago and Southland Industrial District .. . .. .. .. 44 (Table 2): Summary of all Factories (by Trades) .. .. ~ ~ 45

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