THE FACTORIES ACT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4049, 27 February 1892, Page 2

THE FACTORIES ACT.

Ingenious Suggestions. The following letter, extracted from the "Mercantile and Bankruptcy Gazette," is playfully humorous at. the expense of those who framed that marvellous legislative infliction "The Factories' Act, 1891," Maaterton employers who have been tormented by notices threatening fearful ponal* ties if the Act is not complied with, will enjoy the cheerful suggestions of our contemporary's witty correspondent ! To the Editor—Sir,—l have for some time past been endeavouring to make myself acquainted with the provisions of the Factories Act of last session. It is fearfully and wonderfully made, and is alike a masterpiece of the draltman's art end an evidence of what the tinman intelleot is capable of designing and carrying out, In order to make it complete, however, I should suggest for the consideration of our legislators the incorporation of the following pro visions i

The owner or occupier of any factory shall be considered guihy o an offence under ibis Act if he shall in any factory in which women are employed, 1. Appear therein in his shirt sleeves; 2, If he parts his hair in -the middle; '

8. If he smokes, chews, or attempts toilnokepr chew'any fybacco of any kind'sayjijg cigars, (provided always that pigars lrnop'as if typpenytf' shall be deepd as within the prohibition) f i If he does not, as soon as business commences, call all bands together and read to them for a quarter of an hour some instructive book (Zola's novels and Agnostic lectures excluded); 0, Who does not dismiss at once any peraon from his employ who says. ''• 'more than three times a day, provided always that, in factories conducted uptin Good Templar, or y,'|l,,p.A', ]\nfs, |to<f words may be inserted in jihVblank instead of qno, Every epaplo'yer <)r occjjpjer' of a faptory s|)all provide a ropm in wbjoh the employees .may ejt tbejr dinner, and shall be guilty of an offence if be fails or omits:~

1, To have hung in conspicuous places on !if wa,l site,'k, to be decided by the Inspector) high art pictures for (he purpose of assisting the development of '{esthetic tastes in the said employees; 2, To arrange with a string band to play classical selections to the said employees time they are eating their'lwM'dinner j . 3, To purchase a'peast six copies of I the Worthibgtob lecturea ;: fir' the'use' of employees during dinner hour; 4, To keep on the lnanttasbelf of, the said room a stock of Natariata [jnd > other medicines fpp fbe nsj} <qfj.lip employees; ' 5, Onoo at least ever; week to take the employees for a maroli round (a, h boarding school) for the purpose of enabling them to imbibe ozone.

i I think these suggestions should be carelully •'considered, as - they have, evidently Jbesn unintentionally omit.ted.—ram,'.'ejtei,"'. '.:.■;■■•'.,.■. ' '.py'-^.!