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GENERAL. Page EXPENDITURE OF DEPARTMENT FOB YEAB . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Factories and Shops and Offices Acts, Returns under, &c, — Return of Overtime worked in Factories .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 Reiurn of Permits granted to Young Persons (14 to 16 Years) to work in Factories .. .. 86 Return showing Number of Factories and Shops in various Towns in New Zealand .. .. 86 Requisitions from Shopkeepers fixing Closing-hours .. .. .. .. .. 47 Shearers' and Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation Act : Return showing Number of Sheds visited and Accommodation provided ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 Unemployed : Return showing Number of Persons assisted by the Department - (a.) By Occupations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 (6.) By Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Domestics assisted by Women's Branohes .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 STATISTICS, Factories (Table 1) : Total Number of Persons engaged, Ages, and Sexes,— Auckland City and Suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Christchurch „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Dunedin „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Northern Industrial Distriot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Taranaki „ .. .. .. .. . .. .. 58 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Marlborough , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Ntlson „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 Westland „ .. . . .. .. ~ .. .. 61 Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Otago District .. .. .. .. " .. .. .. .'. 63 Southland District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 (Table 2): Summary of all Factories (by Trades) .. .. .. .. ~ 65 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, — Awards (Table 5) : Schedule of the Rates of Wages and Hours of Labour in the Four Chief Industrial Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 Induslrial Agreements, Awards, and Cases dealt with under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 DIAGRAMS SHOWING - (1.) Persons employed in the principal industries, 1895-1912 . . .. .. At end (2.) Total wages paid in important industries .. .. .. .. .. „ (3.) Annual increase <f workers in factories (male and fernah) .. .. .. .. „ (4.) Accidents in factories, 1903-1913 .. .. .. .. .. Appendix .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 STATISTICS CONCERNING THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OF NEW ZEALAND. (Table I) : Showing by Cities and Districts the Number of Persons engaged in the several Industries by Sexes and in Age Groups, the duration of their Employment, and their Average Earnings. (Table II) : Showing Dominion Averages for Trades whether carried on separately or in conjunction with Main Industries.