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Trades. Number of Awards in which Preference is granted. Conditions under which Preferenoe is granted. G old-miners 1 ' 1 1. Union to keep employment-book. 1. Members of union to be equally qualified with nonmembers, and ready and willing to undertake work required to be done. Iα. Union to keep employment-book. ! 2. Rules of union to permit any person of good character and sober habits to become a member of union, without ballot or other election, upon paying an entrance fee not exceeding 5s., and subsequent contributions not exceeding 6d. per week. 2a. Union to keep employment-book. 1. Rules of union to permit any person of good character and sober habits to become a member of union, without ballot or other election, upon paying entrance fee not exceeding 5s., and subsequent contributions not exceeding 6d. per week. 2. Rules of union to permit any person of good character and sober habits to become a member of union, without ballot or other election, upon paying entrance fee not exceeding 5s., and subsequent contributions not exceeding 6d. per week. 2a. Union to keep employment-book. 3. Members of union to be equally qualified with nonmembers, and ready and willing to undertake work required to be done. 4. No conditions. 1. Members of union to be equally qualified with nonmembers, and ready and willing to undertake work required to be done. Iα. Union to keep employ-ment-book. 2. Members of union to be equally qualified with nonmembers, and ready and willing to undertake work required to be done. 3. Union to keep employment-book. 1. Rules of union to permit any person of good character and sober habits to become a member of union, without ballot or other election, upon paying entrance fee not exceeding 5s., and subsequent contributions not exceeding 6d. per week. Iα. Union to keep employment-book. 1. Rules of union to permit any person of good character and sober habits to become a member of union, without ballot or other election, upon paying entrance fee not exceeding 5s., and subsequent contributions not exceeding 6d. per week. Iα. Union to keep employment-book. 2. Rules of union to permit any person of good character and sober habits to become a member of union, without ballot or other election, upon paying an entrance fee not exceeding 6s., and subsequent contributions not exceeding 6d. per week. 3. No conditions. Painters 84 7 4 Tailors 1 1 'ailoresses 'insmiths Typographers ... (3.) Total number of award; 3 in ■* yhich preference has iieen refused ... 40 ;es preference was not asked for.) 40 (In the other 4 cai