H.—ll.

Wanganui. —One case under the Factories Act (seven charges), for failing to grant the Saturday half-holiday ; penalty on three charges, Is. each ; the other four charges were then withdrawn. Another charge, for failing to pay for the overtime worked, was withdrawn. One case under the Shops Act, for failing to give driver of delivery-cart the half-holiday, was dismissed. Invercargill. —One case under the Factories Act, for employing female employee at overtime without permit; penalty, 10s., with 7s. costs. August, 1901. Christchurch. —Two cases under the Factories Act: One for failing to give the Saturday halfholiday to lads; the other for employing lad under sixteen years of age without certificate ; penalties, £1, and 7s. costs each. Dunedin. — One case under the Servants' Registry Offices Act, for charging fee in excess of amount allowed by Act; penalty, 55., with 7s. costs. September, 1901. Napier. —One case under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act, for failing to close shop ; penalty, 55., with 7s. costs. Wanganui. —One case under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act, for delivering goods on the half-holiday; penalty, Is., with 7s. costs. Invercargill.— One case under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act, for failing to close shop on the half-holiday ; penalty, £5, with £1 lis. costs. October, 1901. Auckland. —One case under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act, for failing to close on halfholiday; penalty, Is., with £1 Is. costs. Napier. —One case under the Employment of Boys or Girls without Payment Prevention Act, for failing to pay weekly wages ; penalty, 55., with 9s. costs. Foxton. —Two cases under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act, for failing to close shops on half-holiday ; penalty, 55., with 7s. costs, in each case. Wellington. —One case under the Factories Act, for employing women on Saturday afternoon; penalty, Is., with £1 Bs. costs. One case under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act, for failing to close shop on half-holiday ; penalty, Is., with 7s. costs. Christchurch. —One case under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act, for delivering goods on half-holiday ; penalty, £1, with 7s. costs. Invercargill. —One case under the Shops and Shop-assistants Act, for failing to provide sanitary accommodation for employees ; penalty, £2 10s., with 7s. costs. November, 1901. Auckland. —One case under the Factories Act, for working four girls on Saturday afternoon without permit (third offence) ; penalty, £4, with £2 4s. costs. Ashburton. —One case under the Shops Act, for failing to close shop on the half-holiday ; penalty, £1, without costs. December, 1901. Auckland. —One case under the Employment of Boys or Girls without Wages Prevention Act, for failing to pay a girl the minimum wage. Case withdrawn on defendant agreeing to payment of arrears of wages and costs. Masterton. —One case under " The Factories Act, 1901," for employing woman on Saturday afternoon ; penalty, 55., with 7s. costs. Wellington. —One case under the Shops Act, for failing to close shop on the half-holiday ; penalty 55., with 7s. costs. Christchurch. —Seven cases under " The Factories Act, 1901 " : Five for employing women and boys on the Sovereign's Birthday ; penalty in each case 55., with 7s. costs each. One for employing two lads under sixteen years of age without certificates of fitness ; penalty £2, with 7s. costs. One for employing boys under sixteen years of age before 7.45 in the morning; penalty £1, with 7s. costs. Timaru. —Two cases under the Shops Act, for failing to give bar-assistants a half-holiday ; penalties, £2, with costs, and £1, with costs. Dunedin. —One case under "The Factories Act, 1901," for employing female on Sovereign's Birthday; penalty Is., with 9s. costs. Invercargill. —One case under " The Factories Act, 1894," for employing women after 6 o'clock without permit; penalty £2, with 7s. costs. January, 1902. Auckland. —One case under the Employment of Boys or Girls without Wages Prevention Act, for failing to pay minimum wages to girl ; dismissed, owing to information not being laid in time. Two other charges under "The Factories Act, 1901 " : One for failing to pay minimum wages; penalty, 75., with 17s. costs. The other, for employing girl on Saturday afternoon; penalty, £1, with 12s. costs. Dunedin. —One case under the Factories Act, for failing to pay wages for statutory holiday ; case dismissed, as the girl had not been employed continuously for twenty days prior to the alleged offence.

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