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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

CONTENTS.

REPORTS. Page Secretary, and Registrar of Industrial Unions .. .. .. ~ j;j Chief Inspector of Factories .. .. .. .. .. _ _ x ; x Inspector of Factories and Awards, Auckland .. .. .. .. _ _ xxvii Wellington .. .. .. .. .. ~ xxviii „ Awards, Wellington .. .. .. ~4 _ xxx Faotories (Woman Inspector), Wellington .. .. •* .. .. xxxii „ and Awards, Ohristchurch .. .. .. .. # _ xxxiii Dunedin •■ •• •■ •• .. .. xxxvii Inspector of Faotories and Awards at— Pa se Page Pace Alexandra South .. lxi Hastings .. .. li x Oamaru .. .. lvi Ashburton .. .. liv Hawera .. .. lj x Palmerston North .. xlviii Blenheim .. .. lx Invercargill .. .. l v i Shannon .. .. ] x Dannevirke.. .. lix Kawakawa .. .. li x Taihape .. .. xlvli Featherston .. lx Masterton .. .. 1 Timaru lv Feilding .. .. lx Napier .. .. x m Wanganui .. .. xlvi Gisborne .. .. xli Nelson .. .. li Whangarei .. .. lviii Greymouth.. .. liii New Plymouth .. xliv Inspector of Scaffolding at— Auckland .. .. .. .. lxii Nelson .. .. .. [ Christchurch .. .. .. lxiv Wellington .. .. .. l x jj Dunedin .. .. .. .. lxiv Women's Employment Branches at — Auckland .. .. .. .. lxv Dunedin .. .. .. .. i xv iii Ohristchurch .. .. .. Ixvii Wellington .. .. .. .. ] xv ; Conciliation Commissioners at— Page Page p ace Auckland .. .. lxix | Christchurch .. .. lxix | Wellington .. .. lxx GENERAL. Expenditure of Department fob Year .. .. .. .. ~ 155 Factories and Shops Acts, Returns under, &c, — Polls taken under section 15 of "The Factories Act Amendment Act, 1907," and seotion 36 of "The Factories Act, 1908".. .. .. .. .. .. .jg Return of accidents in faotories .. .. .. .. 17 Return of overtime worked in factories' .. .. .. .. 144 Return of permits granted to young persons (14 to 16 years) to work in factories .. .. .. 145 Return showing number of factories and shops in various towns in New Zealand.. .. 145 Requisitions from shopkeepers fixing closing-hours ~~~ ig

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