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£2 by an employer who was accidentally killed soon after the fine was imposed : and £42 19s. 6d. of the total amount of penalties is owing by persons only recently fined. Steps are being taken in the usual way to collect the amounts owing. i Return showing Total Cases, and Penalties paid and owing by Workers (other than Slaughtermen), as at olst March, 1911. Total number of cases in which penalties inflicted. 604. r Bi ,|. Percentage. Total amount of penalties .. .. .. .. 576 19 0 Total amount paid .. .. .. .. 185 15 9 844 Total amount outstanding .. .. .. .. 91 3 3 15| Of the amount of £91 3s. 3d. outstanding. £74 2s. lid., representing nearly 13 per cent, of the total amount of penalties, is owing by workers whose present whereabouts are unknown (distress warrants were issued against several of them at various times, but were returned either for the reason given, or. where warrants could be served, there were no effects to seize ; some of these workers were only recently lined, while others disappeared either before or just after the penalty was imposed); £5 10s. is being paid by instalments :£3 13s. is owing by men against whom distress warrants have been issued, but so far without effect; £1 12s. 4d. by two workers who were recently drowned : and £6 ss. by workers only recently fined, for the recovery of which the usual steps are being taken. Out of the total amount of penalties inflicted on slaughtermen—viz., £1.330—it will be noted that there is still an amount of £295 outstanding, or 22 per cent, of the whole. Return showing Position of Slaughtermen's Pines us at Hist March, 1911. Total number of cases in which penalties inflicted. 266. £ Bi ,i. Percentage. Total amount of penalties .. .. .. .. 1,330 0 0 Amount paid within three months .. .. .. 422 10 0 31j Amount paid within six months .. .. .. 70 5 o 5j Amount paid over six months .. . . .. 542 3 6 41 Amounting outstanding .. .. 295 1 6 22 Of the amount of £295 Is. (id. outstanding. £195 Is. 6d., representing I4j per cent, of the total amount of penalties, is owing by 72 slaughtermen, who at present cannot be found. I am afraid, owing to the long lapse of time, tlie difficulty of tracing these men is very great, although the Inspectors will not cease their efforts to enforce payment of the penalties if they come across the men in the future. The business dealt with under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. 1908. during the year ending the Hist March. 1911, is summarized in the following table:— Industrial agreements .. .. .. .. .. .. ..17 Arbitration Court. Awards . . . . . . . . . . 74 Enforcements of awards (conducted by Department) .. .. 5 Enforcements of awards (conducted by unions) . . .. .. . . Nil. Interpretations of awards .. . . 33 Other decisions (amending awards, adding parties, &c.) .. .. .. !."> Appeals from decisions of Stipendiary Magistrates .. ..7 Application for awards refused .. ... .. .. ..2 Cases under the Workers' Compensation Act .. .. .. ..2-1 Magistrates' < 'oiirls. Enforcements of awards (conducted by Department) .. .. .. 519 Enforcement of awards (conducted by unions) .. . . . . 20 Enforcements of section 5. Amendment Act (re strikes) .. .. ..68 Enforcement of section I. Amendment Act (re lockout) .. I Councils of Conciliation. Recommendations .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 (See Reports of Conciliation Commissioners.) Inspectors of Factories. Permits t i under-rate workers .. .. . . .. 165 Secretaries of Unions. Permits to under-rate workers , . ~ . , .. . , , . 124