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Wellington. —One case under " The Factories Act, 1894 " : Employing females after 1 p.m. 011 Saturday afternoon; conviction obtained; nominal penalty of Is., and costs £1 18s., the Magistrate remarking that, as it was the first case here under the Act, he would inflict a nominal penalty, and it would go as a warning from the Court. "The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1892": One charge, for failing to grant half-holiday during the week ending the 22nd December. A conviction was obtained, and a penalty of £5, and £1 14s. costs, inflicted. Dunedin. —"The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1892": Two charges for failing to grant weekly half-holiday to his assistants. Offence admitted ; fined 10s., and £1 15s. costs. " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1892" : Six charges failing to grant weekly half-holiday to assistants. Offence admitted; penalty, £1 10s., and £3 3s. costs. Biverton.—" The Factories Act, 1894": Failing to comply with order of Inspector under section 52—viz., to provide proper sleeping-accommodation for men employed at shearing-shed. Conviction obtained; penalty, £2, and £4 costs. January, 1895. Auckland. —There was one case under " The Factories Act, 1894 " : For keeping females longer than four hours and a half without a meal; fine, £1, with £1 Bs. costs; and for employing females after 6 p.m., 10s. penalty, and £1 15s. costs. One case under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1892": For employing youth without giving him half-holiday. Case dismissed, as Magistrate ruled that he was not a shop-assistant. Napier. —One case under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894 ": For keeping shop open on the afternoon appointed for the half-holiday. Case dismissed, as defendant carried on business without any assistance. Wellington. —Two cases under "The Factories Act, 1894 " : For working a lad on a statutory holiday; fine, £2, and costs, £3 65., on the two cases. Dunedin. —Two cases under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894 " : One for keeping shop open on day appointed for holiday, ss. fine and 17s. 6d. costs; the other for working an apprentice 59J hours in one week—fine, 10s., and 19s, 6d. costs. One case under " The Factories Act, 1894" : For not giving holiday to employe on Saturday, the 29th December; case dismissed, but appeal entered against the decision. February, 1895. Gisborne. —Eleven cases under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894": For failing to close shops on afternoon of day appointed for half-holiday. In one case Is. penalty, without costs, was inflicted. The other ten cases were dismissed : six proving that they carried on business solely; one proving that his wife carried on his business solely; as one closed his shop on halfday after prosecution entered; as one proved he was resident on premises; and the last, dismissed, as not being a naturalised British subject. Hastings. —Two cases under " The Factories Act, 1894 " : For failing to register factories. Penalty 55., and 7s. costs, in one; the other withdrawn, with 7s. costs, as defendant had registered after summons issued. Hunterville. —Four cases under " The Factories Act, 1894" : For failing to register factories. Two convictions, ss. and costs each; the other two withdrawn by leave of Court. Hawera. — Two cases under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894" : For failing to close shops on afternoon of day appointed for holiday. Fine Is., with 7s. costs, in each case. Palmerston North. —Three cases under "The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894": For failing to close shops on afternoon of day appointed for holiday. Penalties, £5, and £2 2s. costs, on the three cases. Grey town North. —Twelve cases under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894 " : For failing to close shops on afternoon of day appointed for holiday. Penalty, ss. for each, with £8 17s. costs on all cases. Wellington. —Twenty-three cases under "The Shops aud Shop-assistants Act, 1894": For failing to close shops on afternoon of day appointed for half-holiday. Penalties, for first twenty cases, £1 and 17s. costs each ; two dismissed, the Magistrate ruling that the shops were not shops within the meaning of the Act; the last dismissed, the Magistrate ruling that a wife is not a shopassistant. Dunedin. —Five cases under "The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894 " : For failing to close on afternoon of day appointed for half-holiday. . Aggregate penalties, £4 10s., with £5 3s. 6d. costs. March, 1895. Onehunga.- —One case under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894 " : For failing to close shop on afternoon of day appointed for weekly half-holiday. Case was dismissed, through error in information, which said that the shop was on the east side of the street instead of on the west side. Napier. —Three cases under " The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894 " : For failing to close shop on afternoon of day appointed for half-holiday. Penalty, 10s. each, with £2 os. 6d. costs inflicted for two cases ; the third case was dismissed, as no evidence was brought forward to prove that Wednesday was the statutory half-holiday, nor to prove that the sergeant was properly authorised to act. Manaia. —One case under "The Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 1894 " : For failing to close shop on afternoon of day appointed for weekly half-holiday. Penalty 55., with 2s. costs, inflicted. Hawera, —One case under " The Factories Act, 1894 " : For failing to register workroom. Penalty, Is. There were no costs in the case. Grey town North. —Six cases, under "The Shops and Shop-assistants. Act, 1894": For failing to close shops on afternoon of day appointed for weekly half-holiday. Penalty, £2 155., with £5 ss. costs on all cases.