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Accidents in Factories.

Certificates of Fitness issued to Boys and Girls under Sixteen Years of Age to work in Factories.

It is satisfactory to note the increase in the number of boys and girls entering factory employment, when it is remembered that many inducements are now offered in lighter or more " genteel " occupations. Prosecutions. Prosecutions, 31. One case dismissed. No case calls for special mention. Shops and Offices Act. Prosecutions. Prosecutions, 100. Convictions in 93 cases. No ease calls lor special mention. Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. 1918-10. LWO-20. Industrial agreements (inclusive of thirty-five nia.de between parties without reference to a Conciliation Commissioner or Council) 31 51 Recommendations of Councils of Conciliation .. .. .. LB7 168 Awards of Arbitration Court .. .. .. .. 130 131 The awards and agreements actually in force on the 31st March, 1920, totalled 530.

Work performed by Commissioners and Councils of Conciliation during the Year.

ll will be seen that out of a total of 184 disputes dealt with by the Commissioners and Conciliation Councils, 171 (equal to 93 per cent.) were settled or substantially settled by them without recourse to the Arbitration Court.

Slight. Moderate. Serious. Fatal. Total. I!) 13 -14 1914-15 I-.il 5 16 1916-17 1917 18 1918 in I'.ll'.t 20 ■ • 879 747 837 938 509 795 652 165 171 160 141 :(I7 192 451 52 46 65 84 65 58 105 8 3 5 10 8 7 I , 104 1)67 1,065 1,171 901 1,053 1,218

Year. Boys. Glide. Total. J 913 14.. L914 15.. 1915 16.. 1916 17.. 1917 18.. 1918-19.. 1919 20.. 932 952 J , 100 1,158 1,199 1,240 1,252 1,241 1,136 1,263 1,251 1,236 1,333 I ,685 2,173 2,088 2,363 2,409 2,435 2,573 2,937

I Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner T. Harle Giles. W. Newton. W. H. Hagger. I Industrial agreements arrived at and filed as such 4 5 under section 26 by parties through the Commissioner alone Disputes dealt with by Conciliation Councils — Where industrial agreements were filed under sec- I 3 tion 26 Where accepted recommendations were made (under section 7, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment .Vet, 1911) Where recommendations were fully accepted and 27 21 (il forwarded to the Court to be made into awards Where recommendations were substantially ac- li) 17 IO (•opted and referred to Court to make awards Where only minor recommendation or no recom- 2 i 7 mendation wals made Totals .. .. .. .. 56 50 78 Total. 7 9 L09 46 13 78 184 ! :___.