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Permits granted (14 to 16 Years of Age), under Sections 57 to 60, Factories Act, during the Year 1899.

Reports on Accommodation provided for Shearers.

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Town. Number Number of of Boys. Girls. Boys: Standard passed. Girls Standard passed. IV. V. VI. VII. IV. V. VI. VII. Auckland Ashburton Christchurch .. >omwell !)unedin 188 5 144 6 192 3 2 35 4 187 2 154 164 1 94 1 49 72 3 31 26 5 41 63 4 69 1 79 84 62 57 1 44 40 38 58 2 52 .69 1 Jore Huntly .*. invercargill .. klasterton ililton tlosgiel >Tew Plymouth Napier D almerst.on North itangiora Pimaru Pe Aroha Pemuka .hames Ce Awamutu .. Wanganui Wellington 6 1 11 11 5 24 31 2 2 4 13 15 3 14 1 30 2 6 1 1 7 6 2 21 9 3 1 2 20 3 3 3 5 3 2 io 1 7 7 1 3 7 i 2 "2 3 13 1 2 4 4 1 4 , 1 21 i l l l l i "e 2 2 1 11 158 1 1 i i 1 4 20 '2 1 7 1 i2 148 '4 73 2 30 i 29 '3 57 6 42 3 32 17 Totals 785 342 30 296 199 267 23 811 150 289

District. Number of Stations. Remarks. Lkaroa 14 Accommodation, with the exception of one, good. In this case the Inspector has served notice on the owner to have improvements made. Accommodation good. Notice served on three owners to build or enlarge quarters; the remaining twenty stations are satisfactory. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. • Accommodation good. § Accommodation good. Good accommodation provided. Accommodation good ; improvements requested by Inspector carried out. Accommodation good. Accommodation good in most cases. Three owners served with notices to make improvements. Nineteen stations have good accommodation; notices sent to remainder to erect proper accommodation. At one station the accommodation is very poor; notice' served for improvement. Accommodation good. Satisfactory on the whole. Accommodation good. In two cases old huts to be replaced by new. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. Accommodation good on the large stations. Accommodation fair. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. Accommodation good, with one exception. In this oase owner has been served with notice by the Inspector to make improvements. Accommodation provided good. Accommodation good, with the exception of one case. The Inspector has served a notice on the manager to have improvements made. Accommodation provided good. In two cases better accommodation is required; the owners have been served with notices to provide improvements. Other accommodation good. Accommodation good, with the exception of three cases. The owners have been served with notices by the Inspector to have improvements made, Accommodation in some cases requires improvement; others good, Satisfactory. ishburton Lmberley .. 7 23 .rrowtown Lshhurst .. Lwanui (Port) ilenheim .. ialclutha .. Sull's 'ambridge 'arterton .. 'romwell .. Jlinton ioalgate .. 2 2 12 39 3 5 6 4 5 9 iulverden 23 )annevirke lltham Sketahuna 'airlie I'eatherston feilding .. 'oxton iisbome .. leraldine .. lore rreytown .. lamilton .. lampden 8 20 3 9 39 6 2 4 3 6 lawkesbury lastings .. 2 22 lerbertville lunterville 6 19 Caikoura .. 10 Curow Umboltor, 19 1