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1947 NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE)

Presented to both Houses of trie General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

The Hon. the Minister of Labour to His Excellency the Governor-General* Wellington, 23rd June, 1947. I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the report of the Department of Labour for the year ended 31st March, 1947. A. McLagan, Minister of Labour. His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand. The Acting-Secretary, Department op Labour, to the Hon. the Minister op Labour. Department of Labour, Wellington, 23rd June, 1947. Sir, — I have the honour to present herewith the fifty-sixth annual report of this Department for the information of His Excellency the Governor-General, and to be laid before Parliament in compliance with the Labour Department Act, 1908, and the Factories Act, 1921-22. The report covers the financial year Ist April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947. I have, &c., E. B. Taylor, Acting-Secretary of Labour. The Hon. the Minister of Labour. INDEX PAGE Section I.—General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Section 2.—The Background to Employment—(l) General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 (2) Secondary Industry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 (3) Juveniles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 (4) Women in Industry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 (5) Overtime .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Section 3.—Factories—(l) General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 (2) The Number of Factories and Factory Workers .. .. .. .. .. 7 (3) The Size of Factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 (4) Accidents in Factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 (5) Juveniles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 (6) Hygiene, Health, and Welfare Conditions .. .. .. .. .. 11 (7) " Outwork " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 (8) The Factories Act, 1946 .. .. .. .. .. 17