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Summary. Industrial agreements .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Conciliation Boards. Recommendations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Interpretations of awards and agreements by Chairmen of Boards .. .. 9 Other decisions (uuder-rate permits, &c.) by Chairmen of Boards .. .. 39 Arbitration Court. Awards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Enforcements of awards (cases conducted by Department).. .. .. 263 Enforcements of awards (cases conducted by unions) .. .. .. 19 Interpretations .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Other decisions (amending awards, adding parties, &c.) .. .. 26 Applications for awards where no awards made .. .. .. .. 4 ('uses under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act .. .. 21 Total cases before Conciliation Boards .. .. .. 55 Total cases before Arbitration Court (including 19 brought under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Acts) .. .. .. 399

Breaches of Awards, &c., under Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act settled out of Court by the Department of Labour for Year ending 31st March, 1906.

District. Award Nature of ] Failing to Failing to indenture | give Apprentices. Preference. Nature of Breach. Breach. Miscellaneous. Failing to pay Minimum Rate. Amount of Arrears paid. orthern Bakers Bootmakers Builders' and contractors' labourers Cabmen Carpenters Carters Cooks and waiters Coopers Engineers Fish-curers Furniture trades Gold-miners Grocers' assistants Gum-workers ... House-painters... Plumbers Saddlers Tailors Timber-workers Tramway-assistants 3 £ s. d. 4 0 0 If' 1 ) 1 "i i 10 1( 3 ) 6 3 12 0 76 0 8 18 0 2(«) 2 13 1 1 2 4 2 3 1 94 4 2 0 18 4 2 0 0 4 18 5 44 8 11 4 1 8 2 1 if) 1 i 6 10,20 ■2 S 7 1 5 2 0 59 0 1 16 1 10 Totals... 12 7 J 315 16 1 ellington Bakers Builders'labourers Butchers Carpenters 2 en, 4H in in. i( 18 ). 10 4 I 12 19 10 8 "S 4 0 8 Coachworkers ... Drivers Engine-drivers... Furniture- makers Painters Tailoresses Timber-yards and sawmills •2 3 2 i'h i( i6 )'."i(") 1 11 1 1 1 5 4 9 0 9 26 5 0 0 15 0 14 14 6 24 1 6 1 i(") Totals... 17 84 91 17 8 (i) Inflii 'ares to and I scribed time, ivork on owr wages fortnig I 12 ) Employii (15) Failing t< piecework. sting fines for being late. ( 2 ) Failing to give one day rom work outside radius. (*) Failing to pay wages wee ( 6 ) Employing too many apprentices. ( 7 ) Jou account. ( R ) Failing to pay two days' wages in lit ;htly. ( 10 ) Employing carter in bakehouse. ( n ) )g casual boy labour. ( 13 ) Failing to pay wage s weekly, 3 give week's notice in lieu of wage?. ( l6 ) Employirg toi off in montb. ( 8 ) F ikly. (>>) Starting we irnejman in full employme :u of notice. (") Fi Failing to pay award rate («) Subletting worl 0 many apprentices. 'ailing to pay )rk before presnt subletting ailing to pay is for holiday, c, labour only. (") Working