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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

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

CON TENTS.

REPORTS. Page Secretary, Chief Inspector of Factories, and Registrar of Industrial Unions .. .. .. 3-29 Conciliation Commissioners .. .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 41-43 REPORTS (EXTRACTS OP). Local Officers in Charge, Inspectors of Factories, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 30-37 Inspectors of Scaffolding .. .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 38-39 Officers in Charge Women's Employment Bureaux .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 SUBJECTS. Accidents in Factories (see also chart at end) .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 on Buildings and Scaffolding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Accommodation for Shearers, Flax-mill and Sawmill Workers, and Farm Labourers .. .. 24, 25, 83-85 Amendments suggested to various Acts (see Suggested Amendments.) Arbitration Court, Business dealt with and Expenditure of .. .. .. .. 18, 21, 44, 45 „ Decisions of Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Associations and Unions registered .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Awards and Industrial Agreements, Number of .. .. .. .. .. .. 18, 19 , made and refused (with reasons for refusal) .. .. .. 44, 45 , in Force as at 31st March, 1914, in the Four Chief Industrial Districts, Rates of Wages and Hours of Labour fixed by .. .. .. 61-78 Barmaids registered .. .. • • • • • • • • • ■ • • 26 Boys and Girls in Factories, Decrease in Number of (see also p. 34, Wanganui Report, paragraph 3) .. 9 Boys for Farms .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 27 Boys leaving School, Occupations of .. .. .. . • .. .. .. 5 Casual Labour Problem, Town and Country .. .. .. .. .. 3-5 Causes of Unemployment .. .. .• •■ •• •• •■ •• 5 Certificates of Fitness issued to Boys and Girls to work in Factories .. .. .. 9, 80 Conciliation Councils, Business dealt with by and Expenditure of .. .. .. 18, 20-21, 41-43 Deoisions of Arbitration Court of Special Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Employment and Trade, Conditions of .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Employment Bureaux (Men's) — Number of Persons assisted during Year .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 (a.) In Occupations .. .. . • ■ • • ■ • ■ ■ ■ •. 82 (b.) In Districts .. .. .. • • • • • • • ■ .. 83 Employment Bureaux (Women's) .. .. .. •■ •• •• .. 40 Number of Persons assisted .. .. • • • ■ • • • • .. 28, 83 Employment on Farms .. .. •• ■• •• •• •• •• 5 Enforcements of Awards, Industrial Agreements, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 18, 20 Exhibit of Depanment at Auckland Exhibition .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Expenditure of Department during the Year .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 Factories Act Factories, Total Number of, in New Zealand, 1894-1914 .. .. .. .. .. 7 Increases, &c.fin .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 7 1913-14, in Towns, Districts, and Trades • • .. .. .. .. .. 46-59 •* ~ and Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. 80, 81 Summary in Trades .. .. .. • • • ■ • • .. 59 Number of .. .. .. . • • • • • .. 80, 81 (in four chief cities of New Zealand) .. .. .. 8, 80 Factories, Total Number of Persons engaged in, during Year, in Trades and SexesAuckland City and Suburbs .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 46 Wellington ' •• •• •• •• •• •• ..47 Christchurch „ • • • • • • • • • • • • .. 48 Dunedin „ •• •• •• •• •• •• ..50 Northern Industrial District .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 51 Taranaki „ • ■ • • ■ • • • • • ■ .. 52 Wellington „ • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • 53 Marlborough . ■ • • • • • • • • • • • . • 54 Nelson » •• •• •• •• •■ •• ..54 Westland » •• •• •• •• •• •• ..55 Canterbury » • • • • • • • • • • • • .. 56 Otago District .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 56 Southland District .. • • • • • • • • ■ ■ • ■ • • 57 Summary (in Trades) .. .. • • • • • • • • • • ■ • 59 Factory Workers, Total Number of, in New Zealand, 1894-1914 .. .. .. .. 7 Increases, &c, of (see also chart at end .. .. .. .. .. 7 1913-14, in Towns, Districts, and Trades .. .. .. .. .. 46-59 , Summary in Trades .. .. • • • • • • •. 59

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