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(2) Conciliation Commissioners The work performed by the three Conciliation Commissioners may be also summarized : Disputes where complete agreement reached .. .. 112 Disputes where substantial agreement reached .. .. 13 Disputes where partial agreement reached .. .. 56 Disputes committees .. .. .. .. '53

(3) Registration op Industrial Associations and Unions The annual statutory return giving a list of associations and unions on tlie register and their membership at 31st December, 1946, forms Appendix 111 to this report. A summary is as follows :

(4) Industkial Disturbances

There were 102 industrial stoppages during the year. The following table shows comparative figures over the past five years : I

The 102 stoppages were distributed among industries as follows :

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31st December, 1945. 31st December, 1946. Number. Membership. Number. | Membership. 1 Employers' associations Employers' unions Workers' associations Workers' unions 23 272 34 384 150 16,903 177 229,103 23 1 275 35 377 150 16,033 181 247,498

Period, Number of Number of Year ended 31st March, Stoppages. W orking-days lost. 1943 43 26,123 1944 108 41,299 1945 147 44,565 1946 135 56,460 1947 102 43,616

Industry. Number of Stoppages. Meat-freezing Shipping— Seamen Waterside workers Others Coal-mining Others .. .. .. 25 6 3 1 53 14 Total 102