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Permits granted (14 to 16 Years of Age), under Sections 56 to 60, Factories Act, during the Year 1900.

Reports on Accommodation provided for Shearers.

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Boys: Standard passed. Girls: Standard passed. Town. Number of Boys. Number ol Girls. IV. V. VI. VII. IV. V. VI. VII. Ashburton Auckland Christchurch .. Coalgate Dannevirke .. Dargaville Dunedin Eketahuna Gisborne Gore Hamilton Hawera Inglewood Invercargill .. Masterton Milton Mosgiel Napier Nelson New Plymouth Onehunga Oxford Pahiatua Palmerston North Bangiora Southbridge .. Te Aroha Temuka Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Whangarei Whangaroa .. 5 197 146 1 3 3 150 1 5' 4 5 1 1 33 17 1 4 3 12 2 2 3 1 11 7 1 3 6 195 166 i 166 5 1 3 3 32 3 6 7 6 8 3 98 41 3 52 1 2 1 6 7 43 26 3 40 1 2 1 3 8 4 2 56 79 1 53 '_ 2 1 18 6 1 i i 3 110 66 64 i i I 3 43 43 i 47 i 3 1 10 2 4 4 2 2 42 58 55 "i 1 15 1 1 2 2 2 3 i 3 3 6 l l 2 4 4 2 2 l 2 2 i i 1 4 2 1 *2 li '3 5 3 1 3 5 2 i l l 2 21 10 143 i 2 i 12 20 4 174 3 2 6 5 1 75 1 2 8 2 50 1 2 4 7 1 37 1 12 2 52 1 4 2 43 1 1 5 6 33 u is Totals 15 327 222 231 19 837 799 321 209 292

District. Number of Stations. Remarks. Akaroa Alexandra South .. Amberley Arrow town Ashburton Ashurst Awanui (Port) Balolutha Blenheim Bulls Cambridge Carterton Clinton Olive Coalgate Cromwell Culverden.. 17 1 23 2 3 2 22 1 34 4 5 5 io 5 10 Aooommodation, with the exception of one, good. Inspector has served notice on owner to hav» improvements made. Aooommodation good. Aooommodation now good. Last year's notioes attended to. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. Aooommodation good. Eleven notices to build; remainder satisfactory. Aooommodation good. Acoommodation good. Aooommodation good. Aooommodation good. Accommodation good. Aooommodation good. Notioes served on several owners. Accommodation good. Three owners have complied with notices sent by Inspector. Acoommodation now good. Aooommodation good, with two exceptions. Notioes served on owners to improve. One owner to have improvements made; the other, good acoommodation. Acoommodation good. Several new buildings now erected. Improvements made at several stations, according to last year's notioes. Eight more to make improvements.. Remainder satisfactory. Aooommodation good. Accommodation good. Aooommodation good. Aooommodation good. Aooommodation good on twenty-nine stations. Seven notioes for improvements. Aooommodation now good. Aooommodation good at six stations. Notice to one for improvements. Acoommodation good. Aooommodation good, with two exceptions. Inspeotor. served notioes to improve. Dannevirke Eketahuna Pairlie 2 12 30 Featherston Peilding Foxton Geraldine Gisborne 4 5 9 11 36 Gore Greytown Hamilton Hampden.. 2 . 7 3 6