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Table XVII.— Alleged Breaches of Legislation (by Employers) investigated, Year ended 31st March, 1948

76

Following Complaints. Following Inspections. Legislation. Cases where Cases Cases Number of Cases where Cases Cases Number of no Breach resulting in otherwise Total. Warnings no Breach resulting in otherwise Total. Warnings disclosed. Prosecution. disposed of. issued. disclosed. Prosecution. disposed of. issued. Agricultural Workers Act, 1936 192 4 318 514 219 3 39 42 33 Annual Holidays Act, 1944 103 9 547 659 497 5 2 389 396 374 Apprentices Act, 1923 38 7 223 268 217 16 194 210 173 Awards and agreements 1,075 127 2,870 4,072 2,591 "41 30 1,618 1,689 1,510 Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942 (wages) Factories Act, 1946 7 4 13 24 13 5 159 164 158 56 13 409 478 391 22 15 2,096 2,133 1,943 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 18 6 30 54 25 1 2 309 312 298 Electoral Act, 1927 1 1 Minimum Wage Act, 1945 23 1 "75 99 "68 2 "32 "34 "30 Occupational Re-establishment Emergency Regulations 1940 Scaffolding and Excavation Aet, 1922 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 1 4 4 4 11 315 326 310 Servants' Registry Offices Act, 1908 Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22 1 1 1 "34 9 247 290 242 " 9 "33 '438 '480 - 421 Spray Painting Regulations 1940 1 1 20 20 14 Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act, 1939 19 1 "38 58 "37 Weights and Measures Act, 1925 11 1 32 44 27 7 390 397 '389 Workers' Compensation Act, 1922 12 67 79 66 45 45 41 Miscellaneous Bush Workers Act, 1945 4 4 4 152 152 89 Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939 .. "l9 49 68 49 Footwear Regulation Act, 1913 13 2 15 2 "52 "27 "79 "27 Board of Trade (Footwear Marking) Regulations 1946 Lead Process Regulations 1925 34 16 50 16 9 9 9 Motor-spirit (Retail Hours) Regulations 1946 3 9 1 ' 13 1 Oil Fuel Emergency Regulations 1939 1 5 6 5 1 1 1 Sharemilking Agreements Act, 1937 2 7 9 6 1 1 1 Shearers' Accommodation Act, 1919 5 3 73 81 62 2 65 67 61 Strike and Lockout Emergency Regulations 1939 2 2 6 6 Totals 1,634 196 5,018 6,848 4,530 168 131 6,316 6,615 5,899