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CONTENTS

PAGE Pabt I.—The Industrial Position oveb the Twelve Months— Section I.—Employment Levels and Trends .. .. .. .. .. 3 Section 2.—Current Characteristics of Industrial Relations and Welfare .. 7 Pabt ll.—Departmental Activities— Section I.—Employment—(a) Placements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 (6) Hostels and Camps .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 (c) Employment Promotion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 (d) Maori Employment .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 (e) Employment Advisory Committees .. .. .. .. .. 12 Section 2. —Immigration— (a) Present scope and organization .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 (b) Number of Immigrants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Section 3.—lndustrial Relations—(a) The Court of Arbitration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 (b) Conciliation Commissioners .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 (c) Registration of Industrial Associations and Unions .. .. .. .. 16 (d) Labour Disputes Investigation Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 17 (e) Industrial Disputes .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 (/) Minimum Wage Rates fixed by Awards and Industrial Agreements .. .. 17 (g) Amendments to Legislation .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Section 4.—lndustrial Welfare — (a) Factories Act, 1946 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 (b) Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. . . 22 (c) Agricultural Workers Act, 1936 .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 (d) Bush Workers Act, 1945 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 (e) Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. 26 (/) Servants Registry Offices Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 (g) Annual Holidays Act, 1944 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 (h) Minimum Wage Act, 1945 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Section s.—Apprenticeship—(a) Administrative Developments .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 (6) New Zealand Apprenticeship Committees .. .. .. .. .. 29 (c) Local Apprenticeship Committees .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 (d) Statistics of Apprentices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 (e) Lodging-allowances for Apprentices .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 (/) Adult Apprenticeships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Section 6.—Home Aid Service—(a) Administrative Developments .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 (6) Activities for the Twelve Months .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Section 7.—Personnel Advisory Service .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Section B.—Training within Industry for Supervisors (T.W.I.) — (a) Purpose and Methods .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 (6) Organization and Development .. .. . . .. .. .. 33 Section 9. —International Labour Organization .. .. .. .. .. 34 Section 10.—Other Statutes — (a) Rent Legislation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 (6) Weights and Measures Act, 1928 .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 (c) Workers' Compensation Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Section 11.—Stafffa) Amalgamation of Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 (b) Inspection Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 (c) Other Staff Developments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Section 12.—Finance and Expenditure—(a) Vote " Labour and Employment " .. .. .. .. .. 42 (b) War Expenses Account, Civil .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Part 111. —District Activities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Appendix—Statistical Tables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56

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