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CONTENTS—continued Section 3 —lndustrial Welfare— page (a) Factories Act, 1946 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 (b) Hygiene, Health, and Welfare in Factories .. .. .. .." 22 (c) Lead Process Regulations 1925 and Accumulator (Lead Process) Regulations 1940 .. 25 (d) Spray Painting Regulations 1940 .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 (e) Accidents in Factories .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 (/) Overtime Work in Factories .. .. .. .. .. 28 (g) Outworkers' Licences .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 (h) Juveniles in Factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 (i) .Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 (j) Agricultural Workers Act, 1936 .. .. .. .. .. .-.34 (k) Accommodation on Farms, &c. .. .. .. . .. 34 (I) Bush Workers Act, 1945 .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 (to) Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. 35 (n) Annual Holidays Act, 1944 .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 (o) Public Holidays Amendment Act, 1948 .. .. .. .. .. 38 (p) Servants' Registry Offices Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 (q) Sharemilking Agreements Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Section 4—lndustrial Relations—(a) The Court of Arbitration .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 (b) Conciliation Commissioners .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 (c) Registration of Industrial Associations and Unions .. .. ... ..39 (d) Labour Disputes Investigation Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 40 (e) Industrial Disputes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 (/) Minimum Wage Act, 1945 .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 (g) Minimum Wage-rates Fixed by Awards and Industrial Agreements .. 40 (h) Amendments to Legislation .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Section s—Apprenticeship—(a) Administrative Developments .. .. .. .. .. 42 (b) New Zealand Apprenticeship Committees .. .. .. .. .. 43 (c) The Education of Apprentices .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 (d) Local Apprenticeship Committees .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 (e) Statistics of Apprentices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 (/) Lodging-allowances for Apprentices .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 (g) Adult-Apprenticeships .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Section 6—Home Aid Service—(a) Administrative Developments .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 (b) Activities for the Twelve Months .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Section 7—Personnel Advisory Service .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Section B—Training8—Training Within Industry for Supervisors (T.W.1.) .. .. .. .. 46 Section 9—lnternational Labour Organization .. .. .. .. .. 47 Section 10 —Other Statutes — (a) Tenancy Legislation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 (b) Weights and Measures Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 50 (c) Workers' Compensation Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. 51 Section 11—Administration and Staff—(a) General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 (b) Inspection Staff .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 52 (c) Factory Inspectors' Examination Regulations 1949 .. .. .. .. 52 (d) Staff Training .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 (e) Liaison With Health Department .. .. .. .. .. 52 (/) Other Staff Matters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Section 12 —Finance and Expenditure—(a) Vote, " Labour and Employment " .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 (b) War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Part III —District Activities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Appendices— Appendix I —Statistical Tables .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 Appendix II —Returns of Industrial Associations and Industrial Unions .. .. 99

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