H.—6

60

Total Number employed by Railway Department (Workshops and Maintenance Depots).

Reports on Accommodation provided for Shearers.

Locality. Men. Apprentices. Locality. Men. Apprentices. Chris tchurch Wellington Duneain.. Auckland Oamaru .. Tima-ru .. Wanganui Pioton 350 163 263 131 4 5 73 4 43 22 30 19 Westport Waipukurau Invercargill Nelson Napier Greymouth 24 2 15 5 23 27 3 2 1 7 1 i 16 Totals 1,077 145

District. Number of Stations. Remarks. Akaroa Alexandra South Amberley .. Arrowtown Ashurst .. Ashburton Awanui (Port) Balclutha.. Blenheim .. Bull's Christchurch Cambridge Carterton .. Clive Clinton Coromandel Cromwell .. Culverden Dannevirke Eketahuna 33 1 16 2 2 5 13 3 38 9 1 7 9 8 9 5 26 6 10 The accommodation is satisfactory. Some improvements suggested by the Inspector are being carried out. Very good accommodation. Some small alterations in sleeping-quarter promised to be carried out. The accommodation is very good on all. Some suggestions as to increased accommodation made by the Inspector have been carried out. The accommodation on one station is very good. A new shed is being erected for shearers on the other. Good accommodation. Shearing on small holdings is done by the neighbours, who sleep at home. Accommodation very good. Accommodation very good, although shearing is all done by Maoris. Accommodation good. Very good accommodation at all but two, the owners of which were given notioe to provide proper accommodation by next season, and have promised to do so. All have good accommodation. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Five stations have good accommodation. Notice has been given to the owners of the other four to have proper accommodation provided by next season, and they have agreed to provide it. All have very good accommodation. Accommodation very good. The accommodation is very good on all the stations, which are small, the largest stations only running 2,500 sheep. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. At one station the men had to sleep and eat in the same room; but on the Inspector giving notice the owner promised to have this remedied by next season. Four stations had good accommodation, and the remaining two have now completed buildings, according to the instructions of the Inspector. The accommodation, with the exception of two, is good, and the owners of the two complained of promise to have the Inspector's suggestions carried out. Good accommodation. The accommodation is good. On one station the Inspector required that more sleeping-accommodation be provided. This has been agreed to by the owners, and will be ready for occupation next season. Good accommodation at all stations. Accommodation satisfactory. All have very good accommodation. A suggestion of the Inspector's made last year was carried out as promised. At both stations good accommodation is provided. Five have good accommodation. Notices to build proper accommodation were served on owners of the other stations, who have since complied with the Inspector's demands. Accommodation very good. Accommodation satisfactory at all but two, where notices were given by the Inspector to have better accommodation provided before next shearing. Good accommodation at all stations. Very good accommodation. Very good accommodation. Very good accommodation. Good accommodation. Good accommodation. Good accommodation. Good accommodation. Very fair accommodation. Any suggestions of the Inspeotor were willingly complied with by the owners of the stations. Very good accommodation as a whole on the stations. In some instances the sleeping-accommodation was too crowded, but on the Inspector's request this defect was remedied. Very good accommodation. Very good accommodation. Good accommodation. The Inspector found in two cases that the men had to eat and sleep in the same hut. This has been discontinued. Eltham .. Fairlie 6 39 Featherston Gisborne .. Geraldine .. 5 48 6 Gore Greytown North a 8 ' Hamilton.. Hampden 4 6 Hawksbury Helensville Herbertville Hokianga .. Hokitika .. Hunterville Invercargill Inglewood.. Kaikoura .. 8 4 6 5 4 ia Kurow 30 Leeston .. Linooln Lawrence .. 2 2 4