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Permits granted (14 to 16 Years of Age), under Sections 25 to 27, Factories Act, during the Year 1901-2.

Reports on Accommodation provided for Shearers under "The Shearers' Accommodation Act, 1898."

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Boys: Standard passed. Girls: Standard passed. Town. Number of Boys. Number of Girls. IV. V. VI. VII. IV. V. VI. VII. Ashburton Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Dunedin Gore Invercargill .. Masterton Mosgiel Napier Nelson Onehunga Palmerston North Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Sundry plaoes 6 266 5 13 298 i 203 ! 10 67 26 8 14 26 11 7 16 30 7 200 i 42 6 266 13 298 203 10 67 26 8 14 26 11 7 16 30 7 200 42 7 295 4 288 240 7 2 295 110 4 3 288 83 240 64 3 25 16 4 7 16 1 15 8 18 10 5 6 15 4 5 5 34 12 6 5 208 78 10 9 2 110 3 83 64 3 16 7 1 8 10 6 4 5 12 5 78 9 3 70 7 78 62 1 86 3 137 77 5 25 11 4 2 12 1 1 8 9 2 46 17 1 108 1 82 65 4 90 2 81 82 2 97 1 125 93 25 4 16 15 18 5 15 5 34 6 208 10 22 6 3 4 4 4 2 4 2 *6 6 1 6 4 5 1 2 2 7 2 46 2 11 2 10 6 4 1 6 2 15 "2 1 3 9 "2 5 6 2 7 1 12 4 90 1 3 1 52 12 24 4 50 5 22 2 Totals .. 1,250 1,1 195 426 3 38 391 343 430 31 1,250 1,195 426 339 447

(Section 12: " This Act shall not apply to shearing-sheds in which the total number of shearers employed is less tban six.") District. Number of Sheds. Conditions. Akaroa Alexandra South .. Amberley Arrow town Ashburton Ashhurst Awanui (Port) Balolutha Blenheim Bulls Cambridge Carterton Clinton Clive. (See Hastings.) Coalgate Cromwell Culverden.. 14 1 24 2 3 2 22 1 34 Aooommodation now satisfactory at all stations. Aooommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. 4 6 7 Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation satisfactory. Dannevirke Eketahuna Eltham Fairlie Featherston Feilding Foxton Geraldine Gisborne 10 4 9 10 7 1 27 3 4 7 8 40 Accommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory, with one exoeption. Notice served on owner to improve. Aooommodation satisfactory. Accommodation fairly satisfactory. Aooommodation satisfactory. Two to make improvements. Remainder satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory at thirty-six stations. Four notices served to improve. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. General improvement since last report. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation now satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory, with two exceptions. Notices served. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Gore Greytown Hamilton Hampden Hastings Hawksbury Herbertville 2 8 3 6 21 2 7