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Table XXIII—Alleged Breaches of Legislation (by Employers) Investigated, Year Ended 31st March, 1950

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Following Complaints. Following Inspections. Number of Number of Legislation. Cases Where Cases Cases Warnings Cases Where Cases Cases Warnings no Breach Resulting in Otherwise Total. Issued. no Breach Resulting in Otherwise Total. Issued. Disclosed. Prosecution. Disposed of. (Included in Disclosed. Prosecution. Disposed of. (Included in 1 1 Total.) Total.) Agricultural Workers Act, 1936 142 2 317 461 253 3 3 146 152 130 Annual Holidays Act, 1944 120 7 461 588 384 5 2 443 450 431 Apprentices Act, 1948 46 10 114 170 75 9 14 384 407 354 Board of Trade (Footwear Marking) Regulations 1946 5 5 Bush Workers Act, 1945 2 2 1 136 136 123 Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939 . . ' *10 10 Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 5 5 10 2 2 3 ' '75 ' '80 ' 72 1942 (wages) Electoral Act, 1927 1 1 5 5 5 Factories Act, 1946 78 9 *347 434 '277 ' '41 ' "l2 5,016 5,069 3,987 Footwear Regulation Act, 1913 2 2 2 1 4 5 4 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 — Awards and agreements 1,212 45 2,944 4,201 2,476 86 5 2,885 2,976 2,620 Other 21 3 106 130 100 5 3 780 788 770 Lead Process Regulations 1925 4 4 2 Minimum Wage Act, 1945 ' 41 5 ' '72 "il8 "60 1 83 84 73 Motor-spirit (Retail Hours) Regulations, 1946 4 1 7 12 6 10 10 10 Oil Fuel Emergency Regulations 1939 ■1 1 2 1 6 6 6 Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922 2 1 11 14 10 1 3 593 597 560 Servants' Registry Offices Act, 1908 1 1 Sharemilking Agreements Act, 1937 4 ' 10 ' 14 9 1 1 Shearers' Accommodation Act, 1919 21 134 155 124 1 176 177 i.57 Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22 63 4 158 225 134 5 2 659 666 549 Spray Painting Regulations 1940 1 1 2 1 71 71 60 Strike and Lockout Emergency Regulations 1939 1 6 7 6 Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act, 1939 19 23 42 17 2 2 2 Weights and Measures Act, 1925 7 7 13 27 10 2 5 501 508 486 Workers' Compensation Act, 1922 12 18 30 15 1 59 60 53 Others 2 2 2 2 2 Totals 1,803 96 4,760 6,659 3,963 169 52 12,041 12,262 10,456