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TAILORING TRADE REGULATIONS. These regulations were gazetted in 1925 to prevent the misuse of such expressions as tailor-made and " hand-made " as applied to garments made to measure, some of which are made partly by machine process. In eleven instances factory-made garments were found to be incorrectly .described in advertisements, which, when attention was drawn to them, were immediately withdrawn. In no case were proceedings considered necessary. EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR. Salaries and allowances (including salaries of nominated members, Court of Arbitration), £ temporary clerical assistance, and agents' remuneration .. . . ■ • . . 32,365 Fares, board and lodging, &c., advanced to persons proceeding to employment (see refunds, below) .. • • ■ • • • • • • • • • ■ ■ ■ • f33 Fees paid to assessors on Conciliation Councils .. .. • • • ■ • • 1 > 339 Legal and witnesses' expenses (see refunds, below) .. .. ■ • • ■ • • 42 Postage, telegrams, telephones, and rent of letter-boxes .. .. • ■ •• 1,319 Printing, stationery, office requisites, equipment, heating and lighting of offices, advertising, &c. 2,608 Rent of office accommodation .. .. ■ • ■ • • ■ . • • ?•> ®^5 Travelling allowances and expenses of Inspectors, including expenditure on bicycles, motorcycles, and motor-cars, and maintenance thereof (including new motor-car, £208) . . 2, 633 Travelling allowances and expenses of members of Court of Arbitration (£1,799) and Conciliation Commissioners and assessors on Conciliation Councils (£1,318) .. .. •• 3,117 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. .. • • • • • • ■ • . • • Compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act to J. A. Ferguson, Inspector of Weights and Measures . . .. . . • • • ■ • • ■ • • • • • 45,895 Less refunds— £ Fares . . .. . ■ ■ • • • • • ■ ■ ■ • 399 Legal and witnesses' expenses . . • • • • ■ ■ • • 1? Sale of publications .. . . • • ■ • • • ■ ■ 150 Travelling-expenses, &c., recovered from defendants in cases taken by Department and from persons to whom weights and measures services were rendered .. .. • ■ • • • ■ ■ • • ■ 1 > 546 From Government statistician, for services of officers . . • • • ■ 90 Miscellaneous .. .. • • ■ • • • • • ■ • 108 From Unemployment Fund for services, &c. .. .. •• •• 10,018 — IZfOZo 33,567 The above figures do not include a number of items for which provision for payment is made elsewhere than in the Department's vote —viz., salary of Judge, Court of Arbitration, messenger services, cleaning, &c.

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