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Permits granted to Young Persons (Fourteen to Sixteen Years of Age) to work in Factories during the Year ending 31st March, 1913.

Return showing Number of Factories and Shops in the various Towns and their Surrounding Districts in New Zealand.

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Town. of Boys. Boys: Number Number of of Boys. Girls. Iv _ '_ Boys: Standard passed. : Star V. .ndard passed. Girls: vi. vii. j iv. Girls: Standard passed. : Stan V. ndard passed. VI. VII. Ashburton .. Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth .. Hastings Invercargill Masterton .. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Palmerston North Thames Timaru Wanganui .. Wellington .. Smaller towns Totals i I 15 242 194 158 14 14 5 17 18 20 8 8 25 24 14 23 31 118 21 969 2 1 1 1 15 12 242 262 194 223 158 251 14 10 14 2 5 2 17 1.9 18 5 20 26 8 8 8 11 25 20 24 31 14 4 23 26 31 20 118 322 21 19 6 80 58 62 6 "2 1 1 3 2 14 6 2 4 9 27 5 .. 4 71 : 85 6 90 61 72 3 57 41 55 .. 88 5 3 .. 4 5 9 ; .. 3 .. 7 9 1 .. 3 4 4 ,. 7 11 1 5 2 3 .. 2 5 1 2 4 7 .. 8 4 8 6 ! 11 3 9 ' .. ; 1 4 : 15 ! .. 4 13 | 9 ; .. 13 28 ! 62 1 74 7 9.. 5 273 390 18 371 4 83 70 55 1 1 1 6 2 9 4 86 93 108 5 1 1 10 3 12 6 5 8 6 3 3 4 4 6 3 12 5 131 5 10 2 114 7 8 3 2 9 J69 1,273 -288 402 481 19

Number Name of Place. of Factories. Luckland .. .. 1,657 Vellington .. .. 1,186 .hristchurch .. .. 1,275 )unedin .. .. .. 1,152 lorthern Industrial District— Aratapu .. .. 27 Cambridge .. .. 59 Coromandel .. .. 10 Dargaville .. .. 60 Gisborne .. ..200 Hamilton .. .. 110 Helensville .. .. 22 Hikurangi .. .. 15 Huntly 16 Kaitaia .. .. 11 Karangahake .. .. 12 Kawakawa .. .. 30 Kawhia .. .. 14 Kihikihi .. .. 9 Mangawai .. .. 10 Mangonui .. .. 7 Maungaturoto .. .. 23 Mercer .. .. 24 Morrinsville .. .. 39 Ngaruawahia .. .. 24 Ongarue .. .. 16 Opotiki .. .. 25 Otorohanga .. .. 13 Paeroa .. .. 31 Papakura .. .. 37 Port Awanui .. .. 7 Pukekohe .. .. 45 Raglan .. .. .. 10 Rawene .. • • 26 Rotorua .. .. 73 Russell .. : ■'....,. - 2 Number of Shops. 2,036 1,641 1,345 1,396 40 69 26 83 239 159 32 34 33 46 35 42 19 8 9 27 37 31 39 16 43 36 13 54 32 5 60 17 61 190 9 Number Name of Place. of Factories. Northern Industrial District— continued. Taumarunui .. .. 60 Taupo .. .. .. 9 Tauranga .. .. 37 Te Aroha .. .. 66 Te Awamutu .. .. 43 Te Karaka .. .. 21 Te Kuiti .. .. 48 Te Puke .. .. 24 Tokomaru Bay .. .. 10 Thames .. .. 84 Tolaga Bay .. .. 9 Waihi .'. .. ..79 Waikino .. .. 3 Waipiro Bay .. .. 6 Waipu .. .. .. 11 Waiuku .. .. 23 Warkworth .. 19 Whakatane .. .. 33 Whangarei .. .. 91 Whangaroa .. .. 8 Whitianga .. .. 8 Taranaki Industrial District— Eltham .. .. 94 Hawera .. .. 103 Inglewood .. .. 55 Manaia .. .. 47 Mokau .. .. .. 5 New Plymouth .. .. 242 Opunake .. 40 Patea .. .. ..31 Stratford .. ..94 Wellington Industrial District— Ashhurst .. .. 24 Bull's .. .. .. 22 Number of Shops, 133 ' 18 69 41 46 50 68 24 10 171 13 133 19 13 19 27 23 31 115 18 25 75 118 68 50 14 278 48 46 121 23 24