11. -11

XXIII

Although the figures given are a nummary of the work in tii. cit\ and suburbs only, I nm'sorry to si. 'Ninl to tile number of uts submitted to til! . Court, the total number bf c4Se3 being 250. Convict i d fides inflicted td the eiteni of £284 15s. Sevi • dismissed, and 89 were withdrawn. In the following table the cas< s taken to tlie Couii to show the respeetivi aente tinder which the alleged breaches occurred :

Table No. 2.-Analysis of Enforcements filed during year ending 31st March, 1908.

In 141 cases where bi d occurred I ttted to effect Sett! I fecotfttre to the Court. In the i these a'djudtm Hhtihg to £133 14s. Id. were •yd aid distributed to the workers e> Fourteen cas< i tore startx d to the Court ftii in: h.d in the remaining 324 ttfvestigi no breach of award was disclosed. In the previous year's report a hope was expressed fetal t!i imber of eases in Wellington then dealt with would h.iw a deterrent effect, and cognise' their liabilities in iespect to these industrial . The , hope .' •! it is ;; ratter notewoTthy fact that for the last four years, during which time the Department lias bad the duty of the I (tfi , the breaches committed in Wellington ::\ .'-total of those reported from the other three ceiitivs —in fact, I believe from the reitgjf the Dominion. While investigations' into these eomplarfrl lible of satisfying myself as to whether gcner.l eompliitt Iβ in force, and in ti able MiKiunt of original As occurred I. the majority of the fc» s 191 but of a fcotAtl of 250) wt'vo filed against parties to the Cooks and Waiters btt; which bi came binding on the parties cited owin;.' to the employ, rs having, through lle'6 to I6i intended objection within the prescfibe'd time. In November last th ■ Court held the reedrftihi i tions of the Board to be invalid, and in conseqnei .'id. On this account alone 70 cases were withdrawn. A new award was then made by the Court, and about the i time the Legislature provided by statute t( ly hulf-holiday to be given to all assistants in hotels. The previous difficulties now having been removed, very little trouble is anticipated regarding future non-compli.'ince by the parti Lithe 1) iv , 19 enforcements v . djuetifi Eight, ci . tions Iwtributed amongst the 20 i !ier in this report. Amongst the tded dining the year th< following should be mentioned : — A newspaper-proprietor was fined for a breach of section 113 of the Act, for publishing an article calculated to prejudice, tko (Jourt or Board in its hearing of a dispute.

Award. && Total filed. Cttavil i Dismissed. Withdrawn. Penalties. Bakers . . . . . . . . 7 5 2 Bootmakers . . 2 2 Bricklayers .. .. 1 I Building trades' labourers.. 18 II 3 1 Butchers ...... 8 5 1 2 Carpenters .. . . 5 5 Coachworkers .. .. 2 I 1 Cooks and waiters' industrial 131 49 7 75 ment (to 11th November, 1907) Cooks and w liters (from 6th Januarv. 1 .. .. 1 1908) Drivers .. .. I" IK 1 Farriers, &c. .. 1 1 Furniture trades .. .. '■> 9 General labourers 2 1 1 Grocers .. .. .... 8 .. 1 . Letterpress printers and machinists i. 3 2 .. 1 Pointers, &c. 4 3 .. 1 Plasterers . . 4 3 I Plumbers . . I . . .. I Tailoresses . . 2 1 .. 1 Tailors .. .. .. 12 ? I 2 Timber-yards, etc. 3 2 .. 1 Tjnplate-workers I 1 Typographical .. 3 3 Wharf-labourers . . 3 2 1 $ s. d. (i (I 0 :; o o 1 0 o 23 0 0 15 0 0 16 -0 o 2 0 o 73 0 0 51 JO 0 22 0 0 3 0 0 21 0 0 8 o o 5 0 0 I o il 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 o o 2 0 0 Totals 114 17 89 I 284 15 0