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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of'the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS, REPORTS. Pa o e Secretary, and Registrar of Industrial Unions .. ~ ~ .. .. .. Ijj Chief Inspector of Factories .'. .. .. .. .. .. ~ ... xv iH Inspector of Factories and Awards, Auckland .. .. .. .. ... ~ xxvi .-'-'•• v■ ■ Wellington .. .. .. .. : ~. .. xxviii Awards, Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .... xxix ;, Factories (Woman Inspector), Wellington .. .. .. .. .. xxxi „ „ and Awards, Ohristchurch .. .. .. .. .. .'! . xxxi „ , „ Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxv Inspector of Faotories and Awards at— Page Page Page Blenheim .. .. lviii Hawera .. .. lvii Oamaru .. .. lviii Feilding .. .. lvii Invercargill .. .. liv Palmerston North .'. xlvi Gisborne .. .. xxxviii Masterton .. .. xlviii. Taihape .. ... lvii Gore .. .. lviii Napier .. "'".. xl Timaru .. ■•..." liii Greymouth .. .. Ii Nelson .. .. xlix Wanganui .. .. xliv Hamilton .. .. lvii New Plymouth .. xlii Westport .. ~ lviii Hastings .. .. lviii Inspector of Soafiolding at— Page Page Auckland .. .. .. lx Nelson .. .. .. .. lxi Ohristchurch .. .. lxii Timaru .. .. Ixii Dunedin .. .. .. .. lxiii Wellington .. .. .. lx Greymouth .. .. lxi Women's Employment Branches at— Auokland .. .. .. .. lxiii I Dunedin .. .. .. lxvii Ohristchurch .. .. .. lxvi Wellington .. .. .. .. lxv Nelson .. .. .. .. lxv I Conciliation Commissioners at— Page Page Page Auckland .. .. lxviii | Ohristchurch .. .. lxix | Wellington .. .. lxviii GENERAL. Expenditure of Department for Year .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 Factories and Shops Acts, Returns under, &c.,— Return of overtime worked in factories .. .. .. .. .. .. us Return of permits granted to young persons (14 to 16 years) to work in factories .. .. .. 119 Return showing number of factories and shops in various towns in New Zealand.. .. .. 119 shopkeepers fixing closing-hours ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 9

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