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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

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

GONTEN T S. REPORT. ~»,„,, Secretary, Chief Inspector of Factories, Registrar of Industrial Unions, and Superintendent of Workers' Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-15 REPORTS (EXTRACTS OF). Local Officers in Charge, Inspectors of Faotories, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 15-22 Conciliation Commissioners .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Inspectors of Scaffolding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22-23 Officers in Charge Women's Employment Bureaux .. .. .. .. .. .. 23-24 SUBJECTS. Accidents in E'actories, Buildings, and Scaffolding (see also chart at end) .. .. .. 6, 12 Accommodation for Shearers and Flax-mill and Sawmill Workers .. .. .. .. 12 Arbitration Court, Business dealt with and Expenditure of .. .. .. .. 9, 10 Conciliation Councils, Business dealt with by, and Expenditure of .. .. .. 9, 10 " Cost of Living" .. .. .. .. .. ■• .. .. .. 14 Employment and Trade, Conditions of .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Employment Bureaux (Men's and Women's) .. .. .. .. .. 3, 13, 42 Employment of Workers wounded in the War .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 3 Expenditure of Department during the Year .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Factories Act (Administration, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-6 Factories and Factory Workers (Statistics) .. .. .. .. .. 4, 5, 25-39 Fares of Persons assisted to Employment, Expenditure and Refunds of .. .. . , 4 Industrial Agreements, Number of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act .. .. .. .. ... .. 7-10 Industrial Unions and Associations registered .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-9 Membership of Industrial Unions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Scaffolding Inspection Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Servants' Registry Offices, and Number of, in Principal Towns of New Zealand .. .. .. 12 Shearers'and Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation Aot .. .. .. .. .. 12 Shops and Offices Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Strikes .. ■ • • • • • • ■ • • ■ • • • ■ • • • 7 Unemployment during War (Chart) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Aot .. .. .. .. .. ... 12-13 Wages, Arrears of, recovered for Workers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Wages Statistics for Year 1915-16 '.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Workors' Compensation Aot, Cases under .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-11 Workers' Dwellings Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,16-22 CHARTS SHOWING (1.) Persons employed in the Principal Manufacturing Industries, 1895-1915 .. .. .. At end. (2.) Annual Increase of Workers (male and female) in Faotories, 1896-1915 .. .. (3.) Accidents in Factories, 1903-1915 .. .. .. .. .. .. APPENDICES. Return showing Number of Members in each Industrial Union registered to 31st December, 1914 H.-Ha Report on the Operation of the Workers' Dwellings Aot for the Year ending 31st March, 1915 .. H,-11b

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