H—ll

Notes.— (a) E == taken against employer ; W = taken against worker. (b) There were 8 prosecutions under the Weights and Measures Act, 1925, during the year ended 31st March, 1948, resulting in 8 convictions. The total amount of the fines was £l7 10s.

Table XX.—Prosecutions taken and Results, Year ended 31st March, 1948

79

Authority. Total Number of Cases taken. Convictions. Dismissed. Withdrawals. Otherwise disposed of. Total Amount of Fines, E. W. E. W. E. W. E. W. E. W. excluding Costs. Acts Agricultural Workers Act, 1936 . . ... Annual Holidays Act, 1944 Apprentices Act, 1923 Awards and agreements .. .. Factories Act, 1946 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 Minimum Wage Act, 1945 Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922 Shearers' Accommodation Act, 1919 Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22 Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act, 1939 . . 7 11 23 157 28 8 1 11 3 38 1 10 12 43 1 5 7 18 85 27 3 *8 2 17 1 9 11 20 1 2 3 1 28 1 4 3 1 15 1 2 37 1 1 21 1 1 7 2 7 1 £ s. d. 27 0 0 10 0 0 87 0 0 182 19 0 70 0 0 17 0 0 18 0 0 4 0 0 23 0 0 1 0 0 Total—1947-48 288 66 173 41 43 15 63 9 9 1 439 19 0 1946-47 238 30 159 22 25 2 45 6 9 427 16 o Regulations Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations (Wages) Occupational Re-establishment Emergency Regulations 1940 Motor-spirits (Retail Hours) Regulations 1946 Strike and Lockout Emergency Regulations 1939 9 1 13 4 8 6 1 8 1 6 1 4 2 1 2 1 77 0 0 41 17 5 9 10 0 60 0 0 Total—1947-48 27 8 16 6 7 1 3 '188 7 5 1946-47 4 1 3 41 10 3 Grand Total—1947-48 .. 315 74 189 47 50 16 66 9 9 1 628 6 5 1946-47 .. 242 30 160 22 28 2 15 6 9 469 6 3