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Huxley, Lambton Quay, tailoring, Ac, 5 females. George Parker, Upper Willis Street, tailoring, Ac, 1 female. A. Lilly, Cuba Street, tailoring, Ac, 1 male. J. H. Dalton, Cuba Street, tailoring, Ac, 1 male and 17 females. J. Bock, Cuba Street, tailoring, Ac, 1 male. C. Cathie, Manners Street, tailoring, Ac, 4 males and 30 females. E. Simpson, Willis Street, tailoring, Ac, 1 female. J. Coogan, Willis Street, tailoring, Ac, 1 male and 1 female. W. Murphy, Willis Street, tailoring, Ac, 1 female. T. Gveen, Willis Street, tailoring, Ac, 1 male. G. Fiyger, Lambton Quay, tailoring, Ac, 4 females. W. Wilson, Lambton Quay, tailoring, Ac, 4 females. G. W. Clark, Lambton Quay, tailoring, Ac, 4 females. J. Mowat, Lambton Quay, tailoring, Ac, 1 female. M. Fosilla, Clayton's Lane, tailoring, Ac, 3 females. Davis and Clater, Lambton Quay, shirtmaking, 2 females. J. M. May, Cuba Street, shirtmaking, 4 females. Mrs. M. Hill, Taranaki Street, shirtmaking, 5 females. McEwen and Kitto, Willis Street, hat- and cap-making, 1 female. G. L. Cole, Lambton Quay, hat- and cap-making, 8 females. C. Hill and Sons, Lambton Quay, hat- and capmaking, 6 females. J. .Potter, Lambton Quay, bootmaking, 3 males and 6 females. Edwards and Emery, Courtenay Place, bootmaking, 2 males. J. Anslow, Cuba Street, bootmaking, 1 male. J. Jones, Upper Willis Street, bootmaking, 1 male. J. Morris, Taranaki Street, bootmaking, 2 males and 1 female. S. Startup, Cuba Street, bootmaking, 1 male and 1 female. E. Pearce, Cuba Street, bootmaking, 1 male and 2 females. R. Hannah and Co., Lambton Quay, bootmaking, 9 males and 22 females. W. and J. Staples, Ghuznee Street, bootmaking, 6 males and 9 females. W. Warcup, Lambton Quay, bootmaking, 1 male. A. Lindsay, Lambton Quay, bootmaking, 3 males and 2 females. R. McDonnell, Tory Street, bootmaking, 3 males and 1 female. M. Tracy, Willis Street, bootmaking, 1 male. Edwards and Green, Brandon Street, printing, Ac, 5 males and 3 females. F. Routh, Brandon Street, printing, Ac, 1 male and 2 females. Bock and Co., Brandon Street, printing, Ac, 6 males and 2 females. J. C. Harris, Lambton Quay, printing, Ac, 4 males. Wakefield and Roydhouse, Lambton Quay, printing, Ac, 9 males. Blundell Bros., Willis Street, printing, Ac, 2 males. Brown and Thompson, Lambton Quay, 3 males and 3 females. Lyon and Blair, Lambton Quay, printing, Ac, 17 males and 9 females. T. Dwan, Parish Street, printing, Ac, 2 males. Francis Redwood, Boulcott Street, printing, Ac, 2 males. W. J. Lankshear, Lambton Quay, printing, Ac, 1 male and 2 females. George Didsbury, Lambton Quay, printing, Ac, 31 males and 23 females. H. Fielder, Manners Street, cabinetmaking, 2 males and 1 female. Scoular and Chisholm, Lambton Quay, cabinetmaking, Ac, 4 males and 2 females. C. Johnston, Murphy Street, cabinetmaking, Ac, 1 male. C. Moeller, Manners Street, cabinetmaking, Ac, 3 males. Ballinger Bros., Waring Taylor Street, plumbers, tinsmiths, Ac, 1 male. S. Danks, Brandon Street, plumbers, tinsmiths, Ac, 6 males. G. Remington, Cuba Street, plumbers, tinsmiths, Ac, 5 males. T. Garland, Molesworth Street, plumber, tinsmith, Ac, 4 males. G. Snaddon, Tory Street, plumbers,tinsmiths, Ac, lmale. Cowan aud Hearn, St. Hill Street, plumbers, tinsmiths, Ac, 2 males. Smallwood and Gilchrist, Courtenay Place, plumbers, tinsmiths, Ac, 2 males. J. E. Hayes, Lambton Quay, plumbers, tinsmiths, Ac, 6 males. Thomas Ballinger, Willis Street, plumbers, tinsmiths, Ac, 9 males. C. Jackson, Manners Street, plumbers, tinsmiths, Ac, 2 males. Cameron and Plimmer, Featherston Street, tinsmiths, Ac, 7 males. George Luke, Taranaki Street, coachbuilding, 2 males. M. Bohan, Manners Street, coachbuilding, 3 males. Rouse and Hurrell, Courtenay Place, coachbuilding, 2 males. Cable and Co., Customhouse Quay, foundry, 12 males. S. Luke, Manners Street, foundry, 11 males. W. Crabtree, Eva Street, foundry, 4 males. J. T. Glover, Boulcott Street, foundry, 1 male. E. Seager, Manners Street, foundry, 7 males. D. Robertson, Old Customhouse Street, foundry, 4 males. J. Godber, Cuba Street, confectionery, 2 males. Wellington Biscuit Company, Farish Street, confectionery, 5 males. C. Bodley, Lambton Quay,confectionery, 1 male. J. H. Thornton, Manners Street, confectionery, 2 males. Simon Scott, Manners Street, confectionery, 1 male. R. G. Knight, Customhouse Quay, sailmaking, Ac, 1 male and 4 females. J. Kitchen and Son, Riddiford Street, soap- and candle-making, 4 males and 8 females. W. Littlejohn and Sons, Lambton Quay, watchmaking, Ac, 2 males. C. Ludwig, Lambton Quay, watchmaking, Ac, 1 male. Wrigglesworth and Binns, Willis Street, photography, 4 females. Pollard and Co., Courtenay Place, photography, 1 female. Price and O'Malley, Lambton Quay, photography, 2 females. Stewart and Co., Courtenay Place, sawmills, Ac, 6 males. Halley and Ewing, Courtenay Place, sawmills, Ac, 4 males. Waddell, McLeod, and Weir, Waring Taylor Street, sawmills, Ac, 2 males. A. Compton, Boulcott Street, sawmills, Ac, 1 male. W. and G. Turnbull, Customhouse Quay, tea- and coffee-packing, Ac, 14 males. J. Nathan and Co., Lambton Quay, tea- and coffee-packing, Ac, 8 males. J. Toomath, Manners Street, flaxdressing, Ac, 6 males. J. E.Evans, Lambton Quay, saddle- and harness-making, 2 males. G. Hill, Cuba Street, saddleand harness-making, 1 male. Edward Arnold, Willis Street, perambulator- and basket-making, 2 males. Daniel O'Rourke, Inspector under "The Employment of Females and Others Act, 1881."

Judgment of Mr. Justice Denniston on an Appeal from Decision of Resident Magistrate's Court re Employment of Females Act, 20th March, 1889. It will be remembered that at the last Banco sitting a case —Brown v. Kennedy—an appeal from the Resident Magistrate's Court, Christchurch—was argued before his Honour Mr. Justice Denniston The appellant, who was the defendant in the Court below, was summoned by the respondent, who is the Inspector under the Employment of Females Act, for having retained several saleswomen in his employ during prohibited hours. His Honour now delivered judgment as follows: The appellant was convicted on an information charging him that he, on the 18th day of December last, " did unlawfully retain at tho retail place of business, where goods were exposed for sale, known as the D. I. C, six saleswomen after the closing of such place of business to the public" The appellant's counsel contended that the facts did not disclose any offence under "The Employment of Females and Others Act, 1881;" that