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Page Legal Decisions, Important, under Factories, Shops and Offices, Servants' Registry Offioes, cfcc, Aots .. 1 Shearers' Accommodation Act : Return showing number of sheds visited and accommodation provided .. 121 Unemployed : Return showing number of persons assisted by the Department — (a.) By occupations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 (6.) By districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 Domestics assisted by Women's Branohes .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 STATISTICS. Factories (Table 1): Number of persons engaged, weekly wages, ages, and sex,— Auckland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Ohristchuroh „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Dunedin „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Northern Industrial District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 Taranaki , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Marlborough „ .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 72 Nelson „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 Westland „ .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 74 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 Otago Distriot .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Southland District .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 79 (Table 2): Summary of all Factories (by Trades) .. .. .. .. .. 81 Shops (Table 3): Total number of persons engaged, weekly wages, ages, and sex,— Auckland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 Ohristchurch „ .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Dunedin „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 Northern Industrial Distriot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 Taranaki „ .. .. .. .. . .. .. 88 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Marlborough „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 Nelson „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 Westland „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 Otago District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 Southland District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 (Table 4): Summary of all shops (by trades) .. .. .. .. .. 93 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, — Awards (Table 5) : Schedule of the rates of wages and hours of labour in the four chief industrial districts .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 94 Enforcements of section 5 (amendment Act), re taking part in strikes .. .. .. .. 11 Industrial agreements, awards, and cases dealt with under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Comparative statement (Table 6) showing minimum wages under awards and the wages actually paid in factories in the four chief centres of the Dominion .. .. .. .. ' .. 109 APPENDIX. Diagrams showing— (1.) Persons employed in the principal industries, 1895-1910 .. .. .. .. At end. (2.) Total wages paid in important industries .. .. .. .. (3.) Annual increase of workers in factories (male and female) ... (4.) Accidents in factories, 1895-1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. „