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XIII

Arbitration Court. Awards •-...... rq Enforcements of awards (conducted by Department) .. .. . . 35 Enforcements of awards (conducted by unions) .. .. . , . . 7 Interpretations of awards .. .. .. 4] Other decisions (amending awards, adding parties, &c.) .. . . .. 75 Appeals from decisions of Stipendiary Magistrates .. .. 4 Application for awards refused .. .. .. .. .. 4 Cases under the Workers' Compensation Act .. .. .. .. 38 Magistrates' Courts. Enforcements of awards (conducted by Department) .. . . .. 536 Enforcements of awards (conducted by unions) .. .. .. .. 25 Other decisions (applications for permits) .. .. . . 4 Enforcements of section 5 Amendment Act (re strikes) ... . .. 5 Enforcement of section 4 Amendment Act (re lockout) . . . . .. 1 Councils of Conciliation. Kecommendations .. .. .. .. 102 (See reports of Conciliation Commissioners.) Inspectors of Factories. Permits to under-rate workers .. " .. .. .. 135 Secretaries of Unions. Permits to under-rate workers .. .. .. .. gg Boards of Conciliation. Permits to under-rate workers .. .. .. .. .. 2 The Department took 536 cases before the Magistrate's Court for breaches of awards, against 552 last year. Of the cases taken this year, 456 were given in the Department's favour, 75 were dismissed, and 5 withdrawn. Twenty-five cases were conducted by union officials, 18 convictions were obtained,' and 7 cases dismissed. In the departmental cases, £698 10s. 6d. penalties wore imposed, and in cases conducted by unions £41 12s. as penalties. Of the 35 cases taken to the Arbitration Court by the Department, 21 were won and 14 dismissed. The fines inflicted amounted to £27. The unions prosecuted in 7 cases, there being 6 convictions and 1 dismissal. The fines amounted to £5 10s. Moneys recovered for Workers. Inspectors of the Department have recovered the total sum of £1,375 9s. sd. on behalf of workers, as detailed by the table given hereunder. The amounts consisted mainly of money due for back wages,' payment for holidays, overtime, &c. The cases were not considered serious enough, for as the lapses were found to be committed through inadvertence.

Industrial District. Under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. i ' Under the Factories Act. Under the Shops and Offices Act. Under the Servants' Registry Offices Act. Northern Taranaki .. Wellington .. .. Marlborough .. .. i Westland .. Canterbury .. .. i Otago and Southland .. £ s. d. 210 1 6 5 10 0 261 2 3 281 16 8 302 7 7 £ s. 11 19 85 14 44 5 0 15 13 15 63 19 54 4 d. 6 5 3 0 4 4 6 £ s. d. 0 3 4 5 4 0 8 15 4 £. b. d. 1 5 0 6 0 0 9 9 1 3 6 6 5 19 6 0 5 4 i 1,060 18 0 274 3 4 23 8 8 *16 19 5 * Collected for workers who had been si mt to employment w] lich had been alread filled.