NEW BILLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 915, 7 September 1910, Page 6

NEW BILLS.

'■'■\.-."',- ; ' ( ||ACTOpjE'S : ;AMEN'DM'ENt..;-' •■ Under .tho-.' Factories/. Amendment; Bill which-was .circulated; yesterday ,it :is provided that in ivery factory the occupier 'shall/'keep a-.fyages. and'overtime'.book 'showing—(a) -The name, of-the.'employee; (b) his-age,--if'; under .hventy-one -.years of..ago;, (c), : ";e kind .of/ '.work/uJi. ; .which'he is.emplDye'd';' : (d) the hours.of his employ inent.; rtiii'dug;.each. - week';'; .■;(e) the wa'BCs'p'aid' eac;h : week.; and (f)-such other, particulars /os-are' prescribed by regiila■tiouy;■■'. It-; nKiill- ut all - timts bo open U> inspection by. the inspector. . ■-,/.,,. ..,.,-.-.'■ •I .lii.every.'la.undry. in'.which'twp.6r nioro persons \ wheth'er. emplbyeVs or : not):; are engaged,':tho.hours' that any, male -porsoji over thniago/of.sixteen'years.'may-'be/ein-ployed.'-shall; not- o'xceetl forty-eight .hours (excluding meal-times) ■ in -any".one.'.week, ,nor-eightrhburs ancl three-quartersiu aiiy one .day.j-'nor shall;:any-',inicli' jtei'son'-whu is: ahvempioyee', \»'> employed .for.' more than- five fhoursYcontiriuqusly ; .witliout. an interval, of rat', 'least. three-quarters of an hour,for.; n/meal;". -The hours that- any .woman 'or l>oy. may-/be. employed) shall 'ndt.-. ; exceed, forty-five: ■houi-s:.' (excluding meui-tithos). in any. onoAweek/uor eight hb.urs)and'.;a quarter:in.-any one day;.nor; shall-any .such'.pnrson'whb is an,employee bo employed,for./.more.:than;four .hours ''and.'.a/fquarter'cpntinubiisly. without' an interval;:of at.least; throe-quarters'.pi'i ail hoiuv/fbr.va/'ihaiil..;; ':'.'''■'". '•-."■'.•"■'■".' - ;

;■• .The 'number, of .wprkihg,-hours in la.un-' 'dries- ihay!'be'extended,' but'suoh oxtongibns. shall not Tor more;; than three-hours, in, auy.'.'dJay; .or (ii), on. more than two/.'conse'eitivo days.;.in,..any.,week; or '(iii) for..'-more than' ninety//hours in any year,',except ih-'any::exceptional.casu arising; in'the opinion .of the inspector, from any unforeseen:, circumstance, in .wnich..'casb,l\e;imayr>grant -a,warrant to .work''.extended hours .after, the ninety .hours.in'a year, have been/worked-by any. cinployeoj/but such '■ ft(lditional..exlende(l hours shall -not in any. case exceed: thirt y - in.any year; or (iv),-in , (ho case of an.f. person who is an'employee, on-any holiday or half-holiday... , ; '"■■ .■,■.'■■'."'■ ...Except wheu/.-extended;hours ; aro .being worked up perslun BimU.. bo. cnguged. in, laundry-work;'in-a'laundry between .the hours 'of seven, in .tlißcvemng' of any- day and.a quarter : -'to .eight in tho morning of the following- working day ,,.' lf the inspector is .'of opinion thatany such extension .wouldbe, dangerous ;or' hurtful; to ,thb : health' ofany; woman' or boy. numed in the -applicatipn,;h6 shall fiituso' to. graiit a >yarrant. in respect of such wbtuah-,'br boy.' Kvery person; who (being an employee) is employed, during, overtime hours- shall-, bepaid, not less .than. ~oneTfu.ni'th; a s, much again as the ordinary.'rate;' Provided tlmt where the\ordinary rate is by. time and nbt,,by. p'iecewbrk,,.the pVertimerato shall be hot less than";sixpence.per'hour for 'those"persons whose-Ordinary ■ wages do■ . not exceed ten shillings a week, aiul .nine-. pence ppr. hour for all • other pei-sbun b\> - employed.;, t This;.section, shall not .-.apply in ;thpicasb. of- any.,-,latindry, in which',:the occupior./and/his wife, -or lier : husband, 'as the caw', may-be, '-are the only, persons/ engaged- in -laundry work.. ■■■••:. •■■; - After; January-1,. 1911,-' it shall bo-un-'lawful for : any.-occupier, to manufacture' clothing/and 'textile goods, leather, goods, furniture,, canned and preserved goods for human' consumption.,unless, each, article is ..branded or labelled "Made '..in New Zealand:"/.' For each breach the pecupier ,'bf a;factory shall .bo;,liable.to a.'fiiio not exceeding one pound for each, article in respect I 'wherebt tho .breach' :.was commit-' tod.v-!-:•''!' \-,;> : v : ;;:;;:,,-...;';.:y : -;. ■;' After-the.coming into operation of this section- every pecup'iti' shall keep' a stockbook' showing,'Willi .dates, tho'gouds hiauT ufactured by him-from, day to day. /'Any person.who , fails,■;.'without reasonable cause;-to-give- information -to:- an inspectorshall Ijb.liable to .'a'fino- not exceedingfive pounds for.each offence.. On-being' satisfied, ;on the representation-of any: occupier Manufacturing aiiy of the classes of goods to .which these': provisions, apply,; that' it 'is 'impracticable, to -give ' cucct thereto;in. respect to Isuch:goods .until some timo eiter :tho.,coming into operation'of.thissection, the 'Minister' may extend the timo for tho coming into operatidn.'.of this section, in respect, to such goods as he flunks fit; •'. --. -,' .

';■ LAND SETTLEMENT FINANCE. | A Bill to amend the. Land Settlement Finance/Act was introduced in the House ■of;,Rpprcseiitativ.es:-yesterday.' ,It -pro-, vides.that, an. allotment-may exceed 200 acres'.if, the purchase money doe*, not exceed' iE2ooo,'' but 'the : maximum area shall not-exceed 500 - acres.'" Where an agreement has. been submitted, to',.the. Land Pun.haso Commissioners.under Section 8 of the. Act,' a.ud thoy are of opinion that the,'price of, the' land) is excessive, proviso as providing for tho fixing of the price of the land by arbitration are to apply. The board and tho.vendor:shall be bound by the" determination of.'the arbitrators, ■but. the board used not accept any price fixed- by.' the- arbitrators in excess of theprice originally stated in the agreement, ■ri'ho expenses in connection, with arbitration are to bb payable' by' the parties thereto. For,tho purpose of assisting intending purchasers undt-r the Act, the Government'may appoint.land settlement financo.commissioners, their duties to bo to arrange . with , the vendor as to tho price- of the land desired to ba. acquired by the purchasers; to arrange with. the Intending members of. an association as to tho-most suitable area of land to bo : acquired under the Act; to endeavour •to find such land aa may be- suited for the purposes of tho association; and to Tender, such assistance,in forming tho lis-' ■ eociation as may be deemed advisable.

GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. Under an amendment to. tho Government Itailways Act, introduced last evening,, tho Government seeks authority to raise a further, sum not exceeding, in tho whole £225,000, and not exceeding ,£75,000 In any financial year for the duplication of railway lines between Auckland and Penrose, Aldington and Kollesto.n, aud Duucdin and Mosgiel.'■ To the extent to which the full sum of. .£75,000 is not nmsed in any one financial year to the same extent tho sums raised in any subsequent financial year may exceed X 75.000. Tho sums so raised shall bear interest at suc.li rato not exceeding four and a half per centum per annum, and shall bo,raised under and subject to tho New Zealand Loans Act, 11)08.