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Permits granted to Young Persons (14 to 16 Years of Age), to work in Factories during the Year ending 31st March, 1906.

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

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Town. Number Mumber of of Boys. Girls. Boys: Standard passed. Girls: Standard passed. IV. V. VI. VII. IV. V. VI. VII. Ash burton Auckland Chriscchurch .. Duoedin Gisborne Greymouth Hastings Inveroargill Masterton Mosgiel Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Palmerston North Timaru Wanganui Wellington Sundry small plaoes 14 259 170 237 11 10 60 26 11 6 11 34 5 4 2 16 5 135 76 15 197 200 216 2 7 20 21 10 16 16 20 3 9 11 10 8 178 43 (i 99 46 58 4 1 10 5 2 18 3 72 46 60 2 a 88 5 5 3 5 3 1 1 2 4 1 40 18 5 88 76 2 119 5 5 1 10 2 ie 6 3 4 18 3 : 1 7 79 72 69 1 1 10 3 1 3 5 10 1 9 I 1 47 7 5 61 54 58 1 1 5 11 3 5 5 6 2 3 57 71 89 4 5 6 6 6 6 4 - 3 1 1 2 8 4 3 4 67 12 4 6 2 46 23 : 2 42 18 12 :: 2 40 7 35 10 1 447 23 1 18 1 Totals 1,092 1,002 304 318 I 330 307 338 27

(Section 12: "Tl lie It I] no appi » shearing-sheds in which the total number ol shearers employed is less t] ian six.") District. Number of Sheds inspected. Condition. Akaroa Alexandra South Amberley .. Arrowtown Ashburton Ashhurst Balolutha Blenheim .. BuU's Cambridge Carterton Clinton Clive Coalgate .. Cromwell .. Culverden.. 26 1 23 2 14 8 1 12 4 1 8 7 5 11 4 6 Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory, except in one case. Notice given. Improvements ordered in one case last year carried out. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation satisfactory in thirteen. Improvements ordered in one. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. Accommodation good, except in one case, where improvements are to be effected. Accommodation satisfactory, except in one case, where new accommodation is ordered. Accommodation good. Accommodation good, except in one case, where new accommodation is required. Notice to be given. Accommodation good. Accommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation good in ten. Notice to improve sent to one. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation good, except in, one case, where improvements are ordered. Those ordered last year carried out. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation now satisfactory. Accommodation good in two cases. Improvements ordered in one. Aooommodation good. Accommodation satisfactory. Accommodation good. Accommodation good, exoept in two oases, where new buildings are being erected. Accommodation good. Accommodation good. Accommodation good, except in two oases, where improvements have been ■ ordered. Accommodation satisfactory. Aooommodation good. Accommodation now good. Improvements ordered last year oarried out. Accommodation good. Dannevirke Fairlie Featherston Feilding .. Foxton Geraldine .. Gisborne .. 5 18 3 5 1 7 36 Gore Greytown .. Hampden.. 4 2 7 Hastings Hawksbury Hunterville Huntly .. 1 8 8 4