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Page Legal Decisions, Important, under Factories, Shops and Offices, Servants' Begistry Offices, &c, Acts .. 1 Pbices op Commodities and Bents charged : Comparative Return showing same in the four chief centres of New Zealand as at Ist March, 1907, and Ist March, 1909 .. .. .. 150 Prices of Commodities : Comparative Beturn showing same in the secondary towns of New Zealand as at Ist March, 1907, and Ist Maroh, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 Shearers' Accommodation Act : Return showing number of sheds visited and accommodation provided .. 147 Unemployed : Return showing number of persons assisted by the Department — (a.) By occupations .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 149 (6.) By districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Domestics assisted by Women's Branches .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Workers' Compensation Act : Return showing number of cases dealt with by Arbitration Court .. 20 STATISTICS. Factories (Table 1): Number of persons engaged, weekly wages, ages, and sex, — Auckland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Christchurch „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Dunedin , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Northern Industrial District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 Taranaki ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 Wellington . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Marlborough „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Nelson . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 Westland , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 Otago and Southland Industrial Distriot .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 (Table 2): Summary of all Factories (by Trades) .. .. .. .. .. 97 Shops (Table 3) : Total number of persons engaged, weekly wages, ages, and sex, — Auckland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 Christchurch „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 Dunedin „ .. .. .. .. .. .. ..110 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. ..104 Northern Industrial District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 Taranaki „ .. .. .. .. . .. 114 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 Marlborough „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 Nelson „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 Westland „ .. .. .. .. .. .. ..116 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 Otago and Southland Industrial District .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 (Table 4): Summary of all shops (by trades) .. .. .. .. .. .. 118 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, — Awards (Table 5) : Schedule of the rates of wages and hours of labour in the four chief industrial districts ' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 Enforcements of agreements and awards— (1.) Arbitration Court .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 (3.) Magistrate's Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Enforcements of section 15, re taking part in strikes .. .. .. .. .. 23 Industrial agreements, recommendations, awards, and oases dealt with both by Conciliation Boards and by Arbitration Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Comparative statement (Table 6) showing minimum wages under awards and the wages actually paid in factories in the four chief centres of the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. 133 ILLUSTRATIONS. To face page A Clothing-factory, Auckland, Interior of .. .. .. .. .. .. xxviii A Clothing-factory, Auckland, Dining-accommodation provided for Factory Employees in .. .. xxix A Clothing-factory, Christchurch, Interior of .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxiii A Clothing-factory, Dunedin, Interior of .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxviii A Printing-office, Christchurch, Composing-room in .. .. .. .. .. xxxiii Immigrants from Great Britain arriving in Wellington Harbour .. .. .. .. xx Immigrants from Great Britain : A Group comprising One Family .. .. .. .. xxi Match-factory, Wellington, Interior of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxii North Island Main Trunk Railway : A Typical Co-operative Workmen's Camp .. .. .. 7 North Island Main Trunk Railway : Co-operative Workmen on Railway-construction Work .. .. xv North Island Main Trunk Railway : Getting Shingle for Concrete Work .. .. .. .. xiv North Island Main Trunk Railway : Group of Co-operative Workmen, Makatote Gorge .. .. xiv Shearers' Accommodation : A Group of Shearers employed on a Wairarapa Station .. .. .. xxxix Shearers' Accommodation : General View of Shearing-shed and Quarters ; Dining and Cooking Quarters; Sleeping Quarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Shearers' Accommodation, Plans of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 148, 149 Shearers' Accommodation : Sleeping Quarters on a Canterbury Station .. .. .. .. xl Shearers' Accommodation : Types of Accommodation provided for Shearers ; Machine-shears and Sortingbench ; Dining-room .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xli Shearers' Accommodation : Types of Accommodation, Wairarapa District .. .. .. lvii Woollen-mill, Petone, Interior of .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxii, xxxviii APPENDIX. Diagrams showing— (1.) Persons employed in the principal industries, 1895-1909 .. .. .. .. At end. (2.) Total wages paid in important industries .. .. .. .. .. „ (3.) Annual increase of workers in factories (male and female) .. .. .. .. „ (4.) Accidents in factories, 1895-1909 .. .. .. .. ..

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