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Page Fares of Persons assisted to Employment, Expenditure and Refunds of .. .. .. .. 6 Farms, Employment on .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Flax-mill Workers' Accommodation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24, 85 Hotel Workers : Weekly Whole Holiday .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10, 11 Hours of Labour fixed by the various Awards and Industrial Agreements in Force on 31st March, 1914, in the Four Chief Industrial Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61-78 Industrial Agreements, Number of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18, 44 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 11-21 , , Amendment Aot, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 16 Bill, 1918 (No. 2) .. .. .. .. .. 17 Industrial Unions and Associations registered .. .. .. .. . ■ .. 17 Insurance, Unemployment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Labour Disputes Investigation Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..16,17 Labour Problem, Casual, Town and Country .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-5 Labour Bureaux (New Zealand), Extension of .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Labour Bureaux (Bee Employment Bureaux). Labour Legislation (Recent) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -10, 16, 17, 23 Lockout, Alleged (sheepowner) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14, 33 Membership of Industrial Unions .. .. .. .. .. .. ..17,18 , „ shown in Trade Groups .. .. .. .. .. 18 Occupations of Boys leaving School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Overtime (in Factories) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8, 79 Penalties for Breaches of Awards, &c, collected and outstanding .. .. .. .. 20 Persons assisted by New Zealand Labour Bureaux .. .. .. .. .. 6, 82, 83 Persons engaged in various Industries in Factories (see also chart at end) .. .. .. .. 46-59 Prices of Commodities Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Prosecutions for Offences under various Aots — Factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration .. .. .. .. .. .. 19, 20 Scaffolding Inspection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Servants' Registry-offices .. .. .. .. .. . ■ .. .. 26 Shearers'and Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation .. .. .. .. .. 25 Shops and Offices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Publications, Departmental .. .. .. .. ■. .. .. .. 28 Kates of Wages and Hours of Labour fixed by the various Awards and Industrial Agreements in Force on 31st March, 1914, in the Four Chief Industrial Distriots .. .. .. .. .. 61-78 Registration of Industrial Unions and Associations of Unions (see also Decisions of Arbitration Court, p. 15) 17 Saturday Half-holiday in Shops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10, 30 Sawmill Workers' Accommodation .. .. .. .. .. .. ..24,85 Scaffolding Inspection Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,38,39 Scale of Fees under Servants' Registry Offices Act .. .. .. .. .. ..25,26 Secret Ballot on Proposal to strike or lockout .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 " Sedgwick" Boys, Earnings and Expenses of .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Servants' Registry offices, Number of, in Principal Towns of New Zealand.. .. .. .. 25 Shearers' Accommodation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24, 83 Shearers' and Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation Act .. .. .. .. 24, 83-85 Shops and Offices Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 „ Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Shops, Number of, registered in various Towns in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 80, 81 Staff Changes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Strike of Shipwrights, Waterside Workers, and Others, Report on .. .. .. .. 11-14 Strikes (other workers) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Suggested Amendments to various ActsFactories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Scaffolding Inspection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24, 39 Servants' Registry-offices, (see also Palmerston North and Masterton reports, p. 85) .. .. 26 Shops and Offices (see also Palmerston North report, p. 34).. .. .. .. .. 11 Wages Protection and Contractor's Liens .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Trade and Employment, Conditions of .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance .. .. .. " .. .. .. 4, 5 Unemployment, Causes of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Unions and Associations registered (see also Decisions of Arbitration Court, p. 15) .. .. .. 17 Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Wages fixed by various Awards and Industrial Agreements in Foroe on 31st March, 1914, in the Four Chief Industrial Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61-78 Wages paid to Persons engaged in certain Groups of Industries, 1912-13 .. .. .. .. 96 Wages, Arrears of, recovered for Workers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Waterside Workers (casual labour problem) .. .. .. .. .. ..3,4 , Strike, Report on .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11-14 Weekly Whole Holiday for Hotel Workers .. .. .. .. .. .. 10, 11 Women's Employment Branches (see Employment Bureaux). Workers' Compensation Aot, Cases under .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Workers' Dwellings Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 . in Country Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS SHOWING Wages and Hours of various Building Trades in Wellington, N.Z., compared with certain Large Cities in Great Britain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Facing p. 86 Proportion of Main Items to Average Total Weekly Expenditure, based on Expenditure of Sixty-nine Workers' Families in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Food-prices by Index Numbers, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Germany, 1900-1912 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 Number of Factories registered in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Average Duration of Employment in Weeks .. .. .. .. .. .. go Number of Employees (all ages) at work in each Month (April, 1910, to March, 1911) .. .. .. 91 Average Rents of 4-, 5-, and 6-roomed Houses in the Four Chief Centres of New Zealand .. .. 92 (1.) Persons employed in the Principal Industries, 1895-1914 .. .. .. ~ At end. (2.) Total Wages Paid in Important Industries, 1912-13 .. .. .. .. ... (3.) Annual Increase of Workers (male and female) in Factories, 1896-1914 .. .. (4.) Accidents in factories, 1903-1914 .. .. .. .. .. ... APPENDICES. Return showing Number of Members in each Industrial Union registered to 31st December, 1913 .. H.-Ha. Report on the Operation of the Workers' Dwellings Aot for the Year ending 31st March, 1914 .. H.-118,

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