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Page Unemployed : Return showing number ol persons assisted by the Department— (a.) By occupations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11l (6.) By districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 Domestics assisted by Women's Branches .. .. .. .. .. 112 STATISTICS. Factories (Table 1): Number of persons engagod, weekly wages, ages, and sex,— Auckland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Christchurch „ .. .. .. .. .. 36 Dunedin „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. 22 Northern Industrial District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 Taranaki , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Marlborough „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Nelson „ .. .. .. .. .. . • 73 Westland . .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 Otago District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Southland District .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 (Table 2) : Summary of all Factories (by Trades) .. .. .. .. .. 80 Shops (Table 3) : Total number of persons engaged, weekly wages, ages, and sex, — Auokland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 Christchurch „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 Dunedin „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 Northern Industrial District .. .. .. .. • ■ 86 Taranaki „ .. .. .. .. . .. .. 86 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Marlborough „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Nelson „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 Westland „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Otago District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Southland District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 (Table 4): Summary of all shops (by trades) .. .. .. .. .. 91 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, — Awards (Table 5) : Schedule of the rates of wages and hours of labour in the four chief industrial districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 Industrial agreements, awards, and cases dealt with under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 APPENDIX. Diagrams showing — (1.) Persons employed in the principal industries, 1895-1911 " .. .. .. .. At end. (2.) Total wages paid in important industries .. .. .. .. .. (3.) Annual increase of workers in factories (male and female) .. .. .. (4.) Accidents in factories, 1895-1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. „