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XLVIII

Return showing Number of Cases Settled out of Court and Amount of Arrears of Wages collected by Inspectors of Factories for Employees under Factories and Shops and Offices Acts. 1905-6.

Return showing Hours fixed for the closing of Shops, as per Requisitions from Shopkeepers under the Shops and Offices Act.

District. Number of Cases. Amount of Arrears. Factories Act. £ s. d. 194 10 7 71 15 4 235 8 8 0 12 0 281 14 8 4 9 8 Northern Wellington Canterbury Nelson Otago and Southland Westland 38 19 28 1 70 9 Total 165 788 10 11 Shops and Offices Act. 1 1 1 32 13 0 1 12 6 Northern Wellington Nelson Totals 3 34 5 6 Grand totals 168 822 16 5

Place. Trades. Hours. Otautau All shops 6 o'clock on four days, 9 o'clock on Saturday, 1 o'clock on half-holiday. 7 o'clock on four days, 9 o'clock on Friday. 6 o'clock on four days, 9 o'clock on Saturday. 6 o'clock on four days and 9.30 o'clock on Saturday (during October to April), and at 5.30 o'clock on four days and 9 o'clock on Saturday (during May to September) except the week preceding Christmas Eve. 6 o'clock on four days, 9 o'clock on Saturday, except Christmas and New Year Eves, 1 o'clock on Wednesday. During June, July, and August all shops to close at 5.30. During September to May (inclusive) at 6 o'clock on four days, 1 o'clock on Wednesday, and 10 o'clock on Saturday. 6 o'clock on four days of week, 9 o'clock on Saturday, 1 o'clock on half-holiday, except Christmas and New Year Eves. Outram Temuka Stratford All shops All shops All shops Hunterville All shops Opotiki All shops Balclutha Dannevirke Watchmakers, tailors, butchers, plumbers, bootmakers, saddlers, bakers, drapers, general merchants, storekeepers, grocers, cycle agents, nurserymen, and sail and cover makers All shops (except tobacconists)* Grocers, drapers, ironmongers, watchmakers, and jewellers Boot importers, grocers, drapers, upholsterers, , cabinetmakers, (fee, tailors, plumbers, jewellers, saddlers. (Butchers included, but exempted by subsequent requisition) 6 o'clock on four days of the week. 6 o'clock on four days, 10 o'clock on Saturday, 1 o'clock on half-holiday. 6 o'clock on four days, 9 o'clock on Saturday. Hawera (lisborne * Exemi ited bsubsei ue it rei [uisition.