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STATlSTlCS— continued. Shops (Table 3): Total number of persons engaged, weekly wages, ages, and sex,— Auckland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Wellington . . .. .. .. .. .. 49 Christohurch . .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Dunedin . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Northern Industrial District .. .. .. .. .. .. ..58 Taranaki . .. .. .. .. . ~ .. 58 Wellington , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Marlborough . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Nelson „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Weetland „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Otago and Southland Industrial District .. .. .. .. .. 61 (Table 4): Summary of all ehopa (by trades) .. .. .. .. .. 62 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, — Awards (Table 5) : Schedule of the rates of wages and hours of labour in the four chief industrial districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 Enforcements of agreements and awards .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Enforcements of section 15, re taking part in strikes .. .. .. .. .. 112 Decisions of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal .. .. .. .. .. 112 Industrial agreements, recommendations, awards, and cases dealt with both by Conciliation Boards and the Arbitration Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 GENERAL. Expenditure of Department for Year .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 Factories and Shops Acts, Returns under, &c, — Polls taken under seotion 15, " The Factories Act Amendment Act, 1907 " .. .. .. 103 Return of accidents in factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 Return of overtime worked in factories .. .. .. .. .. 91 Return of permits granted to young persons (14 to 16 years) to work in factories .. 90 Requisitions from shopkeepers fixing closing-hours .. .. .. .. .. 100 Legal Decisions, Important, given under labour legislation .. .. .. .. 73 Shearers' Accommodation Act : Return showing number of sheds visited and accommodation provided .. 98 Unemployed : Return showing number of persons assisted by the Department— (a.) By occupations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 (b.) By districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..117 Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act : Return showing number of oases dealt with by Arbitration Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..113 APPENDIX. Comparative chart: Labour legislation in British possessions. Diagrams showing— (1.) Persons employed in the principal industries, 1895-1908. (2.) Total wages paid in important industries. (3.) Annual increase of workers in factories (male and female).

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