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to the Court — i.e., in which no agreement has been effected by the Commissioners and their assessors —totals eighty-one. Cases partially settled — i.e., leaving but a few clauses over to the Court —total 107. The reports of the Commissioners appear in this report (see page 41). Expenditure) of Court and Councils, The following table shows the expenditure of (a) Councils of Conciliation, and (b) Court of Arbitration for the years 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14:—

This table includes the salaries of the Conciliation Commissioners (£1,500) and of the members of the Court (£2,800). It will be noted that the expenditure for the Conciliation Councils shows a decrease of £380 4s. 7d. compared with last year's figures, while the Arbitration Court expenditure also shows a slight decrease (£35 12s. Id.). The expenditure was no doubt affected by the fact that for nearly two months of the financial year, whilst the strikes of workmen were in progress, the machinery of the Act was not utilized to the same extent as usual. The expenses of assessors of the Councils during 1913-14 for fees and travelling-expenses are as follow :—

Comparing the totals with last year's expenditure (£2,083 155.) there has been a decrease of £310 Is. 2d. ARREARS OF WAGES, ETC., RECOVERED FOR WORKERS UNDER VARIOUS ACTS. The following table shows the amounts collected by the Department's Inspectors on behalf of workers during the year : —

Grand total, £1,894 15s. 9d. The above amounts represent the collections made, on behalf of workers, of wages, <fee, in dispute, due by employers, and where it has been found that the facts warrant a settlement without recourse to legal proceedings.

1010-11. £ s. d. 2,897 6 2 3,897 13 5 1911-12. 1912-Kf. £ a. d. £ s. (1. 3,612 6 6 3,957 5 7 3,312 7 11 4,214 13 11 |'.h:m4. £ S. d. 3,577 1 0 4,179 1 10 Jouncils Arbitration Court Totals 6,794 19 7 6,924 14 r> i 8,171 19 6 7,756 i 2 10

Industrial District. Fees. Travellingexpenses. Total. forthern and Taranaki Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, and Westland ianterbuiy and Otago and Southland £ s. d. £ s. (1. 487 4 0 74 7 6 468 6 0 147 16 3 490 7 0 105 13 1 £ s. 561 11 616 2 596 0 d. 6 3 I Totals 1,445 17 0 327 16 10 1,773 13 10

Industrial District. Under the Industrial Conciliation and Aibitration Act. Under the Factories Act. Under the Shops and Offices Act. Northern Taranaki Wellington Westland Canterbury Otago and Southland .. £ s. d. 558 <) 1 25 10 10 414 11 1 £ s. d. 3 16 5 £ s. d. 20 10 9 6 5 0 57 1 5 356 1 10 226 0 3 22 16 7 58 16 8 77 0 6 23 16 5 18 9 8 25 9 3 Totals 1,580 13 1 1,186 6 7 127 6 ]