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Section 18.—Enforcement Action— page (1) General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 (2) Inspections .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 (3) Investigations of Alleged Breaches .. .. .. .. .. 36 (4) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 (5) Civil Proceedings for Recovery of Wages on behalf of Workers .. .. .. 37 (6) Requisitions for Improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 (7) Arrears of Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Appendix I.—Statistical — Table I. —Registered Factories and Factory Workers (including Working Occupiers), by Districts (31st January, 1947) .. .. .. 38 Table ll.—Registered Factories and Factory Workers by Industries (31st January, 1947) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Table lll.—Factories, by Districts and Number of Workers (including Working Occupiers) employed (31st January, 1947) .. .. .. 39 Table IV.—Factories, by Industries and Number of Workers (including Working Occupiers) employed (31st January, 1947) .. .. 39 Table V. —Factories with more than Ten Workers, by Number of Workers employed (31st January, 1947) .. .. .. .. .. 40 Diagram I.—Persons employed in Registered Factories (other than Working Occupiers) 41 Diagram II. —Factories by Number of Persons engaged .. .. .. 42 Table Vl.—Accidents in Factories, 1946, by Age-groups .. .. .. 42 Table Vll.—Accidents in Factories, 1946, by Cause of Accident .. .. 43 Table VIII. —Minimum Wage-rates in certain Industries (31st March, 1947) .. .. 43 Table IX.—Number of Apprenticeship Contracts in Force (Ist April, 1947) .. .. 45 Table X.—Apprenticeship Contracts registered during Year ended 31st March, 1947, by Trade and District .. .. .. .. .. 46 Table Xl.—Scaffolding Accidents, by Age-groups .. .. .. 47 Table Xll.—Scaffolding Accidents, by Cause of Accident .. .. .. 47 Table Xlll.—Number of Inspections carried out .. .. .. .. 48 Table XlV.—Alleged Breaches of Legislation (by Employers) investigated, Year ended 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Table XV. —Alleged Breaches of Legislation (by Workers) investigated, Year ended 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Table XVl.—Alleged Breaches of Legislation (by Employers and Workers) investigated, Year ended 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. 51 Table XVII. —Fair Rents Act: Alleged Breaches investigated, Year ended 31st March, 1947.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..51 Table XVlll.—Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations (Rents) : Alleged Breaches investigated, Year ended 30st March, 1947 .. .. 51 Table XlX.—Prosecutions taken and Results, Year ended 31st March, 1947 .. .. 52 Table XX. —Prosecutions taken under the Weights and Measures Act, 1925, Year ended 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Table XXI. —Civil Proceedings for Recovery of Wages on behalf of Workers, Year ended 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Table XXII. —Number of Requisitions for Improvement served, Year ended 31st March, 1947.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..54 Table XXlll.—Arrears of Wages paid at Instigation of Department, Year ended 31st March, 1947.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..54 Appendix ll.—Expenditure during the Year .. .. .. .. 55 Appendix lll.—Return op Industrial Associations and Industrial Unions .. .. 57

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