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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR (REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

REPORT. The Secretary, Department of Labour, to the Hon. the Minister of Labour. Sir, — Department of Labour, Wellington, 21st June, 1926. I have the honour to present herewith the thirty-fifth 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, 1925, to 31st March, 1926. I have, &c., F. W. Rowley, The Hon. the Minister of Labour. Secretary of Labour. CONDITIONS OF TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT. The number of applications at the Department's bureaux throughout the Dominion varied from 363 at the beginning of the year (Ist April, 1925), rising to 792 in July, and falling again to 547 at the 31st March, 1926. The number as at 14th June, 1926, is 2,169. As is usual, unskilled labourers comprised a little more than one-half of the total throughout the year, and the present number of such men is 1,276. The remainder comprise (1) clerks, 68; (2) shop-assistants, 39; (3) storemen and packers, 45 ; (4) drivers, 104 ; (5) hotel workers, 101 ; (6) seamen and firemen, 46 ; (7) farm hands, 92 ; (8) engineers, 57 ; and others in miscellaneous occupations in small numbers. The only skilled trade in which there has been any degree of unemployment was again engineering, which has on account of the competition with importations been slack for several years. The figures for the past seasons cannot be taken as a true indication of the actual extent of unemployment, as in many cases unemployed workers did not apply to the Department unless there was a likelihood of work being found through its bureaux. During the present winter, however, the figures give a more accurate statement of the position. A considerable amount of employment has been provided by the Government, local bodies, and private employers, and the applicants have in most places been required to present themselves through one channel—at the Department's bureaux. The, increase in unemployment over last year is no doubt largely due to the fall in exports, the value of which was £6,073,571 less than in the preceding year, while imports increased by £3,204,761 over the 1924-25 period, resulting in an excess of imports over exports of £4,328,269 (against an excess of exports over imports during 1924-25 of £4,950,063). It is stated that the principal causes

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of the fall in exports were that wool fell in value, while butter and cheese fell in both value and quantity. In considering the adverse trade balance it may be of interest to notice the increase in importations of motor-vehicles and tires (£865,000), petrol and kerosene (£142,000), apparel and drapery (£492,000), textiles (£300,000), tobacco and cigarettes (£300,000), and other items. (The number of motor-vehicles imported during the year was 24,333, an increase of 5,361 over the previous year.) In the secondary industries the clothing, woollen-milling, and boot-manufacturing trades have been slack. It is stated that in the clothing trade, for example, a considerable quantity of low-grade and cheap clothing was imported during the year. The sawmilling industry is also undergoing a period of slackness of trade. Owing to the large importations of red-cedar weatherboarding from the American Pacific ports, sawmillers say that stocks of New-Zealand-sawn timber have been accumulating at the mills to such an extent that a curtailment in the output has become necessary. It is estimated that as a result the southern mills will probably produce during the present year less than one-third of their total cutting-capacity. Over thirty mills in the Southland District alone have ceased operations, and others also have reduced the number of men employed owing to lack of orders. It is stated that the freight from the American Pacific ports to any of the New Zealand ports is less than the cost of carriage in New Zealand by rail from, say, Ohakune to Wellington, or by steamer from Greymouth to Wellington. Moreover, the American merchant has the advantages of much larger output per mill and closer growth of timber per acre. It is estimated that the importations from United States of America and Canada are enough to keep all the mills in Otago and Southland fully employed all the year round. At the present time, therefore, the outlook for the sawmilling trade shows no signs of improving, although the building trade promises to be as brisk this year as it has been for several years past. The building trade has been very active all the year both in house-building and in the erection of large premises for factories and shops, particularly in the North Island. Total engagements made at the Department's employment bureaux : 1925-26—3,397 (363 to public works, 3,034 to private employment) ; dependants, 3,533; in addition 360 persons were assisted by the advancing of railway fares or otherwise. 1924-25 —3,890 (1,206 to public works, 2,684 to private employment) ; dependants, 4,021. It might be mentioned that during the year 1925-26 a considerable number of labourers and others were employed on large undertakings other than the customary Government and local body road and railway works, such as hydro-electric works and reticulation in connection therewith, harbour-works, irrigation-works, and afforestation. The following large undertakings were completed during the year : Mangahao hydro-electric scheme, Oroua Power Board pole-work, Manawatu Gorge roadwork, Lake Coleridge hydro-electric scheme, Wairoa High Road electric scheme, besides miscellaneous activities of local authorities. The following works are likely to be commenced within the next few months : Irrigation at Chatto Creek (Otago) ; highways in various districts ; tramway extensions ; harbour construction, extension, &c., at Auckland, Wellington, and Oamaru ; hydroelectric reticulation, &c., at Hawke's Bay. OCCUPATIONS OP THE PEOPLE OF NEW ZEALAND. It has been the practice of the Government Statistician to publish once in every five years from the Census returns tables showing the number of people engaged in the various groups of occupations, and the following information has been obtained from the last available tables—viz., from the 1921 census. When the figures from the 1926 census are issued similar and more up-to-date information will, it is hoped, be available. Producers of necessaries of life — Primary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,218 Secondary, domestic, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 498,891 616,109 Engaged in distribution, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 138,231 Engaged in indirectly essential occupations such as teachers, servants of Government and local bodies, lawyers, and other professional workers 33,424 Engaged in connection with luxuries and other non-essential occupations.. 7,698 Children and other dependants .. .. .. .. .. 423,451 1,218,913 It would, no doubt, be of considerable interest were it possible to compare the figures for the present time with those for, say, the past twenty-five years. Such comparison would disclose, for example, whether the number or proportion of the population that is engaged in (a) the production of the necessaries of life is increasing or decreasing ; a similar comparison would show the proportion engaged in (b) distribution ; (c) in various other occupations which, though not directly concerned with the production or distribution of the necessaries of life, may nevertheless be regarded as essential occupations ; and (d) those occupations that may be classed as unnecessary for the maintenance of life. The information gathered at the previous censuses does not, however, permit of srich comparisons being made.

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FACTORIES ACT.

The figures as to the number of factories and the workers employed therein do not purport to coincide with those- of the Government Statistician (Census of Industrial Manufactures'), as his returns, which are drawn up purely for statistical purposes, do not cover various small establishments that are included as factories under the Factories Act. It will be noticed that the total number of factories shows an increase of 443, while there is a decrease of 305 in the number of workers. The increase in the number of factories is due to the fact that many small factories were registered during the year, particularly in districts where hydro-electric power has become available and small motors can be installed cheaply. The decrease in the number of factory employees is due to the reduction of the workers employed in sawmills, dairy factories, woollen-mills, and women employed in the millinery trade. The last-mentioned is stated to be caused by the smaller amount of trimming now required in women's hats. Accidents. As mentioned in last year's report, in order that the accidents statistics may be comparable with the statistics of other countries, as urged by the International Conference of Labour Statisticians in 1923, the figures cover the calendar year instead of the financial year. The total number of accidents in factories reported during the year ending 31st December last is 2,426, an increase of 447 over the last year. There was not, however, any actual increase in the number of accidents, the extra number reported being accounted for by the increased vigilance of the inspection. The number of fatal and serious accidents was, in fact, less than in the previous year. The largest number of accidents occurred in the meat-freezing industry, 1,042 being reported. These were largely of a minor nature, such as cuts on the hand, bruises, &c. Of the 2,426 accidents reported, 68 occurred to workers under sixteen years of age, 406 to those between sixteen and twenty, and the remaining 1,952 to those above that age. The accidents to young persons were mainly of a minor character. In all cases careful inquiries are made to ensure that every possible precaution against accident is taken. The number of accidents due to machinery is 576, which is, like last year's total, only about one-fourth of the number of accidents that occurred. It will be seen, however, that out of the 7 fatal accidents during the year 5 were caused by machinery. It is interesting to note that no accidents occurred through the workers' hair coming into contact with machinery, no doubt due to the now prevailing fashion of short hair amongst females. Thirteen of the accidents occurred as a result of loose clothing fouling machinery ; one of these proved fatal, see below. Precautionary notices have been issued to all factory-occupiers drawing attention to the risk of loose clothing where the workers are attending to machinery. The other principal causes of the accidents were found to be as follows : Falls of persons from stairs, ladders, platforms, &c., 229; faulty handling of tools, 480; handling of other objects (viz., objects dropped or tipping over, strain due to handling, falling of objects whilst loading, &c.), 615 ; poisonous, hot, or corrosive substances, 101 ; others (miscellaneous), 413 : total, 2,426. A classification showing the extent of disability is as follows : Temporary disability, 2,287; permanent partial disability, 132 ; permanent total disability, nil; fatalities, 7 : total, 2,426. Of the 7 fatal accidents that occurred in factories the following particulars are given : — (1.) An engineer employed on a municipal bitumen-mixing plant was returning from oiling a set of cogs when the wind blew his coat into contact with an exposed pair of the cogs ; the worker's arm was drawn into the cog-wheels, with the result that the arm was pulled out of the socket, necessitating amputation at the hospital. The worker died from the combined shock of the accident and operation. Acting on the instruction of the Department in conjunction with the Inspector of Machinery, the local authority subsequently affixed guards to the wheels. (2.) A man was employed embedding a pipe in concrete. While so engaged another worker on a landing about 40 ft. from the ground went to the edge of the landing and dropped a sack of tar material weighing about 90 lb. The bag fell on the worker below, striking him on the back of the neck, causing injuries to the spinal cord and paralysis of the respiratory system. The man was removed

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Number of | j Number of Year. Factories J Movement. J Factory Movement, registered. Workers. 1913-14 (before the war) .. 13,469 94 (increase) 87,517 ; 919 (increase). 1914-15 .. .. .. 13,937 468 „ 88,812 1,295 1915-16 (since the war began).. 13,214 723 (decrease) 83,011 5,801 (decrease). 1916-17 „ .. 12,455 759 „ 78,188 4,823 1917-18 ,, .. 12,485 30 (increase) 79,653 1,465 (increase). 1918-19 „ .. 12,444 41 (decrease) 82,783 3,130 1919-20 (after the war) .. 13,490 1,046 (increase) 85,591 2,808 ,, 1920-21 „ .. 13,661 171 „ 96,603 11,012 1921-22 „ .. 14,013 352 „ 96,980 377 1922-23 „ .. 14,535 522 „ 92,608 4,372 (decrease). 1923-24 „ .. 15,009 474 „ 97,731 5,123 (increase). 1924-25 „ .. 15,868 859 „ 99,423 1,692 1925-26 „ .. 16,311 443 „ 99,118 305 (decrease).

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to a hospital, where he died the next day. Notices had been put up at the place where it was the custom to throw the sacks of material, but it is understood that the board to which they were affixed had fallen down shortly before the commencement of the work. The practice of dropping material from upper landings has since been discontinued at the establishment. (3.) A foreman tram-layer at a timber-mill was assisting four workers to place several logs on a truck that had left the line. One log had been jacked up, and the foreman was preparing a foothold for a second jack when the log that was already in position moved and caused the jack to collapse. The log then rolled downwards, crushing the foreman's head against another log, killing him instantly. This method of handling logs is that generally followed, and no measures could be suggested by the Department to guard against similar accidents. (4.) A trollyman at a timber-mill was engaged in unloading logs from a trolly on to skids. After being jacked up about 2 ft. a log about 50 ft. in length was turned over with a cant-hook. As the log rolled it carried the jack around, which struck the worker and threw him across the skids. Before he could recover to his feet the log rolled over him, crushing his head and chest. The injured man died shortly after the accident. (5.) An assistant in a dairy factory requested the engine-driver to stop the machinery to enable him to place the pump-driving belt on a pulley. In order to avoid stopping the machinery the engine-driver proceeded to the main driving-belt and removed it to the loose pulley, thus disconnecting the shaft without stopping the engine. In the meantime the factory assistant, without waiting for the shaft to stop running, attempted to fix the pump-belt to the driving-pulley and was caught between the pulley and the belt. His body was twisted around the shaft and struck the wall, afterwards falling to the ground. The injured worker was removed to the hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate a leg. About a month after the accident he succumbed to his injuries. (6.) An apprentice in an engineering-works climbed a ladder to a platform about 16 ft. above the ground for the purpose of transferring a belt from a pulley to a supplementary shaft. It was the custom for the machinery to be run at a low speed when this operation was being performed, but on this occasion the worker did not request the engineer in charge of the motor to slow down. There were no direct eye-witnesses of the accident, but it was concluded that the sleeve of the apprentice's overall coat caught between the belt and the pulley, with the result that he was dragged in, twisted around the shafting, and dashed against the plank and beam. The injured worker expired in hospital about two hours later. The apprentice was twenty years of age and was in his fifth year. (7.) A worker in a cement-works employed as a greaser had his attention called to an overflow of cement from the conveyer in the mill, the pressure from which forced the cover off the conveyer ; whilst proceeding to shut off the controlling machinery the worker stepped into the conveyer, with fatal results. On the Department's instruction a fence has been erected to prevent any worker from stepping on the conveyer. Factory Hygiene and Welfare Work. As mentioned in the previous year's report arrangements were made with a number of occupiers of factories in the chief centres of the Dominion to keep returns showing the temperature and humidity of the air and other factors that are likely to affect the health or the output of the workers. In some cases the returns were not found to be altogether satisfactory, as examination showed that faithful readings of the thermometers and hygrometers had not always been carried out. From the returns which were satisfactorily filled in, however, the Government Statistician has obtained the following information : — From the point of view of output the most satisfactory temperature in sedentary occupations appears to have been about 66° on the average, and the farther the temperature has diverged from this figure the lower in general has been the output. It is interesting to note that this conclusion conforms fairly closely to the results of the investigations of Ellsworth Huntingdon in the United States. From a health point of view, however, this temperature is regarded by medical officers as too high. A temperature of from 55° to 62°, having regard to the nature of the employment and the locality, is considered the most satisfactory for the greater part of the year, while a slightly lower temperature should be allowed if the temperature of the external air is less than 40°. An attempt was made in the case of several firms to ascertain the effect of the humidity of the air as well as temperature upon output, but the results were inconclusive owing to the returns not being complete. A further investigation of the matter is, however, being made. In regard to the relation between daily output and the day of the week it is generally considered that the daily output is low at the beginning and the end of the week. This is confirmed, by definite figures supplied by several firms. The women Factory Inspectors (who are stationed in the four chief centres) have, in addition to their ordinary duties, continued to give special attention to the welfare of women workers. The importance of the health and welfare of workers in factories is becoming more fully recognized, in the interests of both workers and employers. As an example, most of the larger clothing-factories have now adopted the adjustable seats for machinists and others. A few years ago it was considered by employers that wooden seats without back-rests were the proper seats in clothing-factories ; now it is stated by those who have adopted the adjustable seats that they help to eliminate fatigue, and the output is in consequence increased. Attention has also been paid to the desirability of providing cloak-rooms, rest-rooms, protective clothing, washing-facilities, &c. Certificates of fitness issued to boys and girls under sixteen years of age to work in factories: Boys, 1,300; girls, 1,586: total, 2,886.

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Inspections, Etc. Inspectors paid 13,761 visits of inspection to factories during the year, as compared with 12,500 during the previous year. Prosecutions numbered 38, in 37 of which convictions were obtained. No case calls for comment; fines totalling £80 7s. were imposed. During the year complaints were received respecting 188 specific alleged breaches of the Act, resulting in 8 prosecutions and 104 warnings ; while 1,251 other breaches were discovered by the Inspectors themselves, for which 30 prosecutions were instituted and 1,193 warnings were given, the latter breaches being either first offences or of a minor nature. No action was considered necessary in the remaining cases. There were 750 requisitions served to comply with various requirements of the Act, such as for limewashing, safeguards for workers employed on machinery, &c., sanitary conveniences, fire-escapes, heating-appliances, ventilation, lighting, first-aid appliances, washing and drinking water, and diningrooms in the case of establishments employing over six women and girls and boys under sixteen. SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT. Visits of inspection to the number of 15,681 were made during the year, as compared with 13,510 for the previous year. Prosecutions numbered 380, and convictions were obtained in 373 cases. The sum of £694 19s. Bd. in fines was imposed. No case calls for special comment. During the year complaints were received respecting 359 specific alleged breaches of the Act, resulting in 57 prosecutions and 156 warnings ; while 1,461 other breaches were discovered by the Inspectors themselves, for which 323 prosecutions were instituted and 1,099 warnings were given, the latter breaches being of a minor nature or first offences. No action was considered necessary in the remaining cases. One hundred and five requisitions were served on occupiers of shops to comply with various requirements of the Act, such as for cleansing, sanitary conveniences, heating-appliances, ventilation, and drinking-water. The records show 24,961 shops throughout New Zealand, of which 12,214 (approximately onehalf) were carried on without assistants. In the shops with assistants there were employed 20,029 males and 19,781 females. INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT. 1925-26. Industrial agreements filed .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Recommendations of Councils of Conciliation .. .. .. ..118 Awards of the Court of Arbitration .. .. .. .. . . 109 The awards and industrial agreements actually in force on the 31st March, 1926, total 489 (last year 488). The " Dominion " awards made during the year have had the effect of reducing the total number of awards for the trades concerned previously in existence in the various districts by sixteen.

Work performed by Commissioners and Councils of Conciliation during the Year.

The above figures would indicate that 91-7 per cent, of the disputes dealt with by the Commissioners and Conciliation Councils were settled or substantially settled by them, but it should be noted that in some cases the settlements reached merely follow upon recently made awards of the Court, or settlements through Commissioners or Councils in the same or similar industries elsewhere.

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Commissioner Commissioner i Commissioner , r , , P. H ally. W. Newton. W. H. Hagger. Iota1 ' Industrial agreements arrived at and filed as such 5 2 18under section 26 by parties through the Commissioner alone Disputes dealt with by Conciliation Councils — Where industrial agreements were filed under sec- 5 2 .. 7 tion 26 Where recommendations were fully accepted and 14 15 40 69 forwarded to the Court to be made into awards Where recommendations were substantially ac- 12 13 13 38 cepted or agreements reached and referred to Court to make awards Where only minor recommendation or no recom- 4 5 2 11 mendation was made Totals .. .. .. 40 37 56 133

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Wages in New Zealand. A comparison has been made between the minimum rates of wages payable under awards and the rates of wages generally paid to adult male workers (other than foremen) in a number of the principal trades in the four chief centres in New Zealand. Prom this comparison the following information is given : —

Registration of Industrial Associations and Unions. The usual statutory return (to the 31st December, 1925) of the associations and unions registered under the Act, with their membership at that date, is published herewith as an appendix. Comparison with the previous year shows that the total number of workers' unions has decreased by thirteen (due to the absorption of some of the smaller unions into larger bodies, and to the fact that three unions in the coal-mining industry decided to cancel their registration under the Act), but the total membership has nevertheless increased by 3,718. The total number of employers' unions has increased by five. Prosecutions. There were 329 prosecutions for breaches of awards and agreements other than stoppages of work, 303 against employers and 26 against workers ; 283 convictions were recorded ; 21 prosecutions were taken for miscellaneous breaches of the Act other than strikes, 16 against employers and 5 against workers ; 14 convictions were obtained ; 122 workers were prosecuted for striking or otherwise ceasing employment (6 strikes), and 105 convictions were obtained; 1 association and 2 of its officers were fined for instigating such cessations of work. Inspections. During the year 3,026 complaints of breaches of awards and industrial agreements, &c., were received and investigated. Apart from these, a large proportion of the general inspections of factories and shops, totalling 29,442, included an inspection to ascertain whether the awards and agreements were being complied with in respect of wages, overtime, &c. Union Accounts. There has been no occasion during the year to call for an audit of the accounts of any union A few instances have been brought under the notice of unions, however, of small amounts of union funds being used for purposes not authorized by the Act. Legal Decisions of Interest. 1. Action for Damages for Loss of Employment.—Where a number of slaughtermen in order to induce the employer to dismiss a certain worker reduced their rate of killing from twelve and fourteen an hour to four an hour, it was held that, apart from the question whether it was a " strike " within the meaning of the Act, this was a breach of a provision in the award which declared it to be the essence of the award that work should always proceed in the customary manner, and should not on any account be impeded. Illegal means had accordingly been resorted to to induce the employer to dismiss the worker, who was therefore awarded damages : Ruddock v. Sinclair. 2. Farm Hands, Otago and Southland—Refusal to make Award. —The Court refused to make an award covering general farm hands on the grounds (1) that the conditions of work on the various kinds of farms differed to such an extent that very cogent evidence and very full information (which were not tendered) would be necessary before an award could be made ; (2) that a union with a membership of 100 could not be held fairly to represent 16,000 farm workers, nor could the 90 respondents be regarded as sufficient to justify the making of an award that would in time apply to

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all farmers in the district; and (3) that there was no evidence of any general dissatisfaction among farm labourers rega ing their wages and other conditions of employment. This decision is somewhat similar to tha- given in a former case in 1908 when application was made for a farm workers' award in Canterbury. Except in the case of shearers, threshing-millers, and others, there has been, for the reasons above mentioned, no award in existence fixing the conditions of employment of farm workers. 3. Costs.—On an application to add a motor company as a party to an award the Court of Arbitration held that the operations of the company were clearly outside the scope of the award. Inter alia, the Court stated that applications made without due consideration and inquiry might result in the applicant being penalized if expense was caused to the opposite party, and costs were in this case granted accordingly against the applicant union. 4. Preference. —-Where a union has been granted preference subject to its rules allowing a worker to " remain a member of the union on payment of contributions not exceeding Is. a week," it was held —(1) That while the ordinary subscribtion plus levies did not exceed Is. a week, a provision for fines that might increase the total liability of a member above that sum had the effect of depriving the union of its right to preference, whether such fines were likely to be imposed or not; (2) that preference will not be granted to a union the rules of which provide for benefit schemes. (This latter decision follows on the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Ohinemuri Mines and Batteries Employees' case, wherein it was stated that the functions of an industrial union are limited by the Act under which it is registered and given statutory jurisdiction to obtaining conditions of employment in the industry or industries in connection with which it is formed.) —Carpenters and Joiners' award. 5. Strike. —A circular was issued to members of affiliated unions by the secretary and president of an industrial association instructing such members to refuse to perform certain duties that had hitherto been customarily performed, and the instruction was obeyed by the men concerned. It was held, on appeal, upholding the decision of the Magistrate —(1) That the refusal to carry out these duties amount to a partial discontinuance of employment; (2) that the men had acted in combination ; (3) that the intention was to compel the employers to agree to relieve the workers of these duties, and that the men must be presumed to have intended the natural consequences of their action, which would be to cause loss and inconvenience to the employers, and that these facts constituted a " strike " within the meaning of the Act; also (4) that the officials could not be relieved from the consequences of an unlawful act merely by reason of the fact that they were acting as agents for the association. Penalties were accordingly imposed on the association and on the president and the secretary thereof for instigating a strike: Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand Industrial Association of Workers v. Slaughter. INDUSTRIAL DISTURBANCES. There were in all 102 industrial disturbances during the year, of which seventy-two may be classed as unimportant or trivial. The following is a summary of the remaining thirty disturbances : — Coal-miners. —During the year the several unions in this industry on the West Coast which had cancelled their registration under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act and thus brought themselves under the Labour Disputes Investigation Act entered into a private agreement with the coal-mine owners. Subsequently stoppages of work occurred in a considerable number of instances, and as the procedure for investigation of the disputes set out in this Act had not been followed before the stoppages occurred breaches of the Act took place. In the case of only two of the stoppages, however, were proceedings instituted. Coal-miners. Stockton. —The management of the mine refused to pay a miner who was on piecework the minimum shift-wages provided for in the coal-miners' agreement unless coal that had been hewn by him on the day in question but not taken over the weighbridge at the end of the day was credited to the management; 228 men thereupon ceased work. A week later the matter was referred to a disputes committee provided for in the agreement, which decided in favour of the management. It was decided, in the circumstances, not to institute proceedings for the strike under the Labour Disputes Investigation Act. Coal-miners, Nightcaps. —Thirteen miners demanded an increase in the tonnage lates for coalhewing, and, on this being refused, ceased work. Subsequently the company granted the increase, a set-off being agreed upon on certain other items. As the men were bound by an award under the Industrial Conciliation ar.d Arbitration Act proceedings were taken against them under the stiike provisions of the Act, but were afterwards withdrawn. The disturbance lasted approximately a fortnight. Coal-miners, Millerton. —380 miners ceased work through the mine-manager giving employment to a former employee of the company in preference to three other men who had made prior application. The worker over whom the dispute arose obtained work elsewhere, and work was resumed at the mine after a stoppage of eleven days. Action was taken under the Labour Disputes Investigation Act for striking. Freezing-workers, Tokomaru Bay. —The management of the works refused to employ a member of the union on the grounds that he was an undesirable type of worker. The union alleged victimization, and eighty men ceased work. No settlement was effected, and the season came to a close about a month after the cessation of work. The men were bound by an award under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and a breach of the strike provisions of the Act took place, but no action was taken owing to the death of the principal witness.

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Shipping, Wellington. —The crew of a vessel complained about the quality of the food that was being supplied to them and refused to work the boat. A conference of the representatives of the employers and the workers arrived at an agreement regarding the food, but the crew declined to accept the decision of the conference, and the employers decided to lay the vessel up for the time being, and discharged the crew. It was decided not to institute proceedings for the breach of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act that had taken place, as the matter was being investigated under the Shipping and Seamen Act. Shipping, Auckland. —Objection was raised by the seamen on a vessel to the employment of one of their number whom they described as a " scab," and his dismissal was demanded. This was refused, and the vessel was held up. The following day the men withdrew the charge, but said that the worker objected to was " bearing tales " to the officers of the company. This charge was disproved, but the members of the crew concerned nevertheless left the vessel. Action was taken against the men for striking, and fines were imposed. The men were bound by an award under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Shipping, Wellington.—The firemen on a vessel refused to fire the ship, after it had left the wharf, until four passengers who had been voluntary workers on a British ship during the strike of British seamen had been placed on shore. This was done and the vessel sailed. The men were bound by an award under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and action was taken against them under the Act for striking. Fines were imposed. Shipping, Auckland. —The firemen of a vessel refused to take the ship to sea with a stoker who had signed on at 9 p.m. to fill a vacancy. It appears that the union had directed its members not to sign on after 5 p.m. except in the case of a vessel leaving before midnight. Apart from the question of the validity of the union's direction, the men wrongly interpreted it, and the union was therefore not responsible for the delay of the vessel. The following day another man was engaged. Action was taken under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act against the men, and fines were imposed, the men being bound by an award under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Coal-miners, Paparoa.—A trucker was discharged for using obscene language to a deputy, and ninety-five men ceased work. The trucker was subsequently re-employed, but was prosecuted by the management under the Coal-mines Act. The stoppage lasted four days. It was decided in the circumstances not to take proceedings for the strike. Coal-miners, Stockton. —In this case the union requested that a loco-repairer be transferred back to the substation where he had previously been employed. The company acceded in the instance in question, but reserved the right to take men out of the substation to other work when there was not sufficient work in the substation to keep them fully employed. 228 men ceased work, and after a stoppage of three days the company allowed the worker to return to his former station unconditionally. A breach of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act was committed, but it was decided not to take proceedings for the offence. Seamen. —A strike of British seamen took place against the reduction in wages of £1 a month decided on by the Maritime Board in England in accordance with an agreement entered into by representatives of the British Seamen's Union and the shipping companies. The strike spread to the British ships in New Zealand ports. The men repudiated the agreement and refused to recognize their representatives on the Board. Action was taken by the owners under the Shipping and Seamen Act against the crews of a number of the ships for refusing duty, and sentences of imprisonment were imposed. The strike did not come within the scope of the New Zealand law relating to strikes, which applies only to New Zealand ships. The employment of New Zealand seamen was not affected. Firemen, Greymouth. —Five firemen on a steamer refused duty on the ground that the vessel was a hard one to fire and two trimmers were needed. Action under the Shipping and Seamen Act resulted in the men being imprisoned. Negotiations between the union and the employer resulted in the employer providing the trimmers required, and the firemen resumed duties. The disturbance lasted approximately three weeks. Although these men were bound, by the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act it was not deemed necessary to take proceedings for striking, in view of the action already taken under the Shipping and Seamen Act. Waterside Workers, Dunedin.- —'The waterside workers at Dunedin refused to accept engagement to unload a certain vessel unless an extra rate was paid on account of the allegedly dusty nature of its cargo of coal. The employers thereupon refused to engage labour for the other vessels in port until the boat in question had been unloaded. The matter was referred to the disputes committee provided for by the award. No breach was committed by the men, as it is not an offence to refuse to accept engagement. Flax-millers, Miranui, Palmerston North. —Approximately one hundred flax-millers ceased work in order to compel the company to pay a higher rate to a gang of flax-cutters who had completed one block and had not arrived at an agreement with the employer respecting the rates for the new block. An independent umpire was appointed, who decided upon the rate offered by the employer. This was accepted, and work was resumed after a stoppage of a week. Proceedings were taken against the men, and fines were imposed. Coal-miners, Rewanui (Two Stoppages). —250 miners employed at the State Coal-mine declined to continue work until the management supplied more sets of timber and mining-props to safeguard working-places against falls of coal. The management agreed to do this, and work was resumed two days later. About a week later, however, a dispute arose as to the method of timbering to be adopted, and work again ceased. A method of timbering was finally agreed upon, and work was resumed after a stoppage of over a month. Breaches of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act were committed, but no action was taken in either case.

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Coal-miners, Stockton. miners ceased work as a protest against the employment of the brakesman on the workmen's train to drive the locomotive in the mine in addition to his train duties. The original driver of the locomotive had been injured, and the men contended that a new driver should be appointed. After a stoppage of five days the men resumed work. A breach of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act was committed, but no action was taken. Shipping, Greymouth and Wellington.— While a vessel was at Greymouth a dispute arose between a fireman and the cook regarding the quality of the food supplied to the crew, and in support of the fireman the crew advised the master that they would not sail with the cook. The cook left the ship and proceeded to Wellington, where he rejoined the vessel on her arrival there. The crew, however, refused to have their meals on board, gave notice, and were paid off. The matter was finally settled by the company dismissing the cook, when a new crew signed on. The dispute lasted nine days. The men were bound by an agreement under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, but it was not deemed advisable in the circumstances to take proceedings. Shipping, Wellington. —When a vessel arrived at Wellington from Sydney seventeen members of the crew who had absented themselves from duty without leave while the vessel was at Sydney were dismissed. The following day twenty-four other members of the crew gave notice, apparently out of sympathy with those who had been dismissed. The company experienced considerable difficulty in obtaining a full crew, the men engaged adopting irritation tactics, during which some of the men refused to proceed to the vessel, while others after being placed on board came ashore again. After the disturbance had lasted about five days a full crew was secured and the vessel sailed. Proceedings were instituted under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, but were subsequently withdrawn . Waterside Workers, Dunedin. —Fifty-eight men were engaged to unload a cargo of guano. After about two hours' work the secretary of the union, on behalf of the men, asked that a disputes committee be set up to consider the payment of extra rates on account of the allegedly dirty nature of the work. The disputes committee failed to agree, and the matter was referred to the National Disputes Committee at Wellington. In the meantime sixteen men, comprising a number from each gang, failed to return to work. As the men who continued working on other cargoes refused to be transferred from hold to hold in order that the gangs might be completed the work was disorganized. After a lapse of two days the employers offered an extra 4d. an hour, and the sixteen men resumed work. Action was taken against the men concerned for ceasing work instead of awaiting a settlement of the question in dispute in the manner provided for by the award, and fines were imposed. Waterside Workers, Lyttelton. —After the greater part of a cargo of bulk phosphate had been discharged from a vessel the men refused to complete the unloading with baskets unless they were paid an increased rate on account of the allegedly dirty nature of the work. On the failure of the local disputes committee to come to a decision an independent arbitrator was appointed, who decided that an extra 3d. an hour should be paid. The disturbance lasted about a week. The men were bound by an award under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, but in the circumstances it was decided not to prosecute. Ooal-mineri, Stockton. —Two miners reported that the place in which they were working was unsafe and ceased work. After a delay of two days another place was provided for the men. The management refused, however, to pay the men for the time they had lost, and the remainder of the miners thereupon ceased work. After a four days' stoppage the management paid the sum in dispute and work was resumed. Action was taken against the union under the Labour Disputes Investigation Act for instigating an unlawful strike, and a penalty was imposed. Shipping, Auckland. —The Federated Seamen's Association of New Zealand issued a circular instructing firemen not to work valves or any other kind of machinery in the engine-room and stokehold of ships, holding that such work was dangerous and was contrary to legal enactment. The firemen on a number of the coastal boats trading out of Auckland accordingly refused to work valves and other machinery that they had previously been accustomed to operate. It is understood that the question was settled by compromise between the employers and the men. As the parties were bound by an award under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act action was taken against the association, and also against its president and secretary for instigating an unlawful strike, and penalties were imposed. Coal-miners, Glen Afton. —270 miners presented certain demands to the mine-manager and ceased work until the questions had been discussed. After the mine-manager's decision had been given the men still refused to resume work, and the manager withdrew the concessions he had made. Work was resumed after a stoppage of two days, and a deputation on the management, when the matters in dispute were settled. No action was taken against the men. Slaughtermen, Christchurch and Feilding.—Slaughtermen on being engaged for employment in five freezing-works in the Canterbury District demanded an increase of 2s. 6d. per hundred over and above the award rate for killing sheep and lambs. It was stated that the demand was made because the Court of Arbitration had recently announced its intention of increasing the basic award rates in future awards. The employers considered that this increase had already been included in the slaughtermen's current award, and the men's demand was therefore refused. Employment at the award rate commenced, but a few days later the slaughtermen in each of the five factories reduced the number of animals killed per hour from twelve to about four. The employers, taking advantage of the clause of the award which allowed them to regulate the killing-pace, responded by posting a notice in all works restricting the killing-rate to four per hour, and dismissed 144 of the subsidiary workers, whose services were thereby rendered unnecessary. Three of the employing companies

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subsequently advertised for " free labour," and many applications were received. The strike was unofficially declared off four weeks after its commencement. A similar position arose at Eeilding. It was decided not to prosecute the men for striking, though a breach of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act had occurred. Goal-miners, Hikurangi.—Two truckers who had quarrelled with the underviewer over a mistake in their pay were subsequently considered by the management to have wilfully caused a derailment which occurred and which resulted in damage to the mine property. On the underviewer's statement that they would not be paid for the time the work was held up for repairs the two men absented themselves, and were thereupon dismissed. The union regarded this as victimization, and the whole of the miners, numbering 119, ceased work with the object of securing the truckers reinstatement. The mediation of a departmental Inspector resulted in both sides agreeing to a week's suspension of the two men, and the work was resumed. Prosecution was not considered necessary ; it appeared that there had been some fault on both sides. Coal-miners, West Coast. —The workers employed in all the West Coast coal-mines ceased work for one day in two instances on the date of the prosecution of miners for instigating an illegal strike. No action was taken for the breach that thus occurred. Coal-miners, Stockton. —All the workers at the Stockton Mine ceased work to compel the management to employ local workers in preference to new-comers. This dispute was still in progress at the end of the year. The men claimed that there was an understanding with the employers to the effect mentioned. Coal-miners, Millerton. —350 miners ceased work for one day as a protest against the dismissal of a worker who had been idling in the mine. The worker concerned had been merely suspended for a day, and on ascertaining this fact the men resumed work. It was decided not to institute proceedings for the breach of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act that had taken place.

DISPUTES DEALT WITH UNDER THE LABOUR DISPUTES INVESTIGATION ACT.

None of the above disputes resulted in a strike or lockout. In twelve instances, however, strikes of coal-miners took place on various minor questions that arose after their agreement was made. In two of these prosecutions were instituted. This Act permits of strikes and lockouts taking place provided there is no award or industrial agreement in force under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and provided that a certain period —about three weeks —has been allowed for an investigation and for a ballot on the question at issue. Only twenty-four unions have had their disputes dealt with under the Act since its inception in 1913. There are now ten agreements in operation under that Act, while there are 489 awards and industrial agreements in force. It will be noticed that all the disputes dealt with last year were settled without any strike taking place and without the necessity for ballots on the question of striking or accepting any recommendation made. Arising out of the disputes filed under the Act since its inception to date only four ballots have been necessary, and in none of these cases did a strike take place in pursuance of such a ballot. APPRENTICES ACT. This Act had on the 31st March, 1926, been in operation for two years, and the following information is given respecting the work done thereunder from its inception, under the various provisions mentioned. The Act makes provision by which, in order that every encouragement and assistance should be given to boys to proceed to skilled trades, reports on the boys leaving schools should be forwarded by head teachers to the Department, which would then get into touch with the boys and their parents, inviting them, where employment is desired, to make application accordingly to the Department, stating the kinds of employment desired. Reports on a large number of boys leaving the schools were received accordingly, but only 894 of the boys applied to the Department for assistance. The boys were apparently able in most cases to make their own arrangements for employment,

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• Industry affected. ; Particulars. Workers Nature of Settlement. Glassworkers, Auckland .. Conference called by Conciliation Not re- Agreement filed pursuant Commissioner proving abortive, quired to section 8 (I). dispute referred to Labour Disputes Committee. Settlement resulted Gas Company's clerical and Conference called by Conciliation Ditto Ditto. show - rooms employees, Commissioner. Settlement reAuckland . . .. suited Gas employees, Auckland . . Dispute referred directly to ,, ,, Labour Disputes Committee. Settlement resulted.

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The Act also provides, : — First, Apprenticeship Committee may be formed in any industry or group of industries in any locality by agreement between any organizations of employers and workers ; and the Court is also given power either to appoint a Committee or to alter the constitution of a Committee —for example, where the Committee may not be properly representative (no occasion has yet arisen for the exercise of the Court's power in this respect). The accompanying table shows the industries in which Committees have been set up. Note.—ln each case, except where indicated, an apprenticeship order of the Court of Arbitration has also been made fixing the wages and other general conditions of employment of apprentices.

As above stated, the Act permits of separate Committees being formed in the respective industries in any particular localities, and accordingly all the Committees have been set up for either specified towns or for districts. One hundred and three Committees are in existence under the Act, covering twenty-six industries. These have been agreed upon by the employers and workers concerned. There are only a few unimportant industries in which no Apprenticeship Committee has been set up or orders of the Court made, such as those of coopers, gardeners, horse-shoers, beamsmen, and curriers. Second, the Court is required to make general orders fixing the wages, hours, and other conditions of employment of apprentices, also the periods of apprenticeship, the minimum (not the maximum) age at which an apprenticeship may commence, and the proportion of apprentices to journeymen There are now eighty-one orders of the Court in force, twenty-nine being made during the past year. Most, if not all, of these have been agreed upon by the parties concerned. Regarding the periods of apprenticeship, it was thought at the time the Act came into force that for various reasons, such as the use of machinery and the discouragement felt by boys when faced

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Industries. j Districts where there are Committees. Baking and pastrycooking . . Wellington, Canterbury, Auckland, Taranaki, Wanganui, Dunedin, Southland. Boilermaking .. . . . . Wellington, Wanganui, Palmerston North,* Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Auckland, Gisborne, Southland. Bootmaking .. .. . . Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland, • Taranaki. Bricklaying . . . . . . Auckland, Wanganui, Palmerston North,* North Canterbury. Carpentering and joinery . . Auckland, Taranaki, Gisborne, Wellington, Wanganui, Etawke's Bay, Palmerston North,* Masterton, Nelson, North Canterbury, South Canterbury, Southland, Dunedin. Clothing trade .. .. . . Canterbury. Coachbuilding .. .. Wellington, Canterbury, Auckland, Otago and Southland. Electrical working .. . . Auckland, Wellington, Wanganui, Canterbury, Masterton, Southland. Engineering .. .. . . Wellington, Gisborne, Wanganui, Nelson, Palmerston North, Westland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Auckland, Masterton, Southland. Furniture trades .. . . Auckland, Wellington, Wanganui, Westland, Canterbury, Gisborne, South Canterbury, Southland. Gardening .. .. . . Canterbury. Hairdressing .. .. . . Canterbury, Wanganui. Jewellery and watchmaking . . Wellington, Auckland. Leadlight and glass working . Canterbury. Letterpress, lithographing, and book Gisborne,* Canterbury,* Taranaki,* Wanganui,* Otago. binding Masonry (stone and monumental) . . Auckland, Wanganui. Motor engineering .. . . Gisborne,* Westland, Canterbury, Auckland. Moulding .. . . . . Wellington, Nelson, Wanganui, Christchurch, Dunedin, Southland, Auckland, Palmerston|North, Painting .. .. . . Auckland, Gisborne, Wellington, Wanganui, Hawke's Bay, Palmerston North, Masterton, Nelson, North Canterbury, Dunedin, Southland. Plumbing and gasfitting . . ' . . Auckland, Hamilton, Whangarei, Gisborne, Wellington, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Nelson, Christchurch, Oamaru, South Canterbury, Southland. Plastering . . . . .. Auckland, Wellington, Wanganui, Canterbury, South Canterbury. Saddlery .. .. .. Auckland. Tailoring .. .. .. Wellington, Wanganui, Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Tinsmithing .. .. .. Auckland, North Canterbury. Typographing .. .. .. Gisborne,* Canterbury,* Taranaki,* Wanganui,* Otago. Wicker-working . . .. Dunedin. * No order yet made.

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with the prospect of lengthy periods of apprenticeship, there would be decreases in the number of years apprentices would be required to serve at their trades. So far no decreases have been reported. On the contrary, in two industries —baking and pastrycooking and electrical working —the periods have (by agreement of the Committees) been increased from four to five years. In regard to the proportion of apprentices the Act makes a departure from the previous practice in that the Court is first required to fix the proportion for the whole of an industry in a locality, the number for any particular employer being then decided according to his ability or facilities for teaching. If there is a Committee set up in the trade the Court's jurisdiction in the latter respect may be delegated to it, and this has been done in every case. In pursuance of this authority a number of employers have been refused permission to take apprentices (see particulars below —section 5 (4) (c)). In accordance with the orders of the Court relating to the proportion of apprentices returns are now being gathered from the employers of apprentices in the different trades throughout the Dominion, showing the total number of apprentices as at the end of the year, and also the number of journeymen that have been employed. These are required for the purpose of ascertaining the additional number of apprentices (if any) that may be engaged during the ensuing year. When the returns are completed the information will also show to what extent employers are on the whole employing the number of apprentices permitted by the orders respecting the proportion of apprentices. (The information obtained during the last two years showed that on the average there was I apprentice to 3-2 journeymen. In the building trade painting showed the smallest number- viz., 1 to 5-4 journeymen ; while plumbing showed the largest—viz., 1 to 2-1 journeymen.) Third, section 5 (4) (a) contains an important provision, as it empowers the Court to require any employer or employers to employ a minimum number of apprentices in order that a sufficient supply of trained men should become available for the future. Before making any such order the Court is required to take into consideration any recommendation made by the Committee (if there is one in the industry) concerned. Two years ago a return was compiled in this connection and submitted to the Court and to the respective Committees. This return showed that many more apprentices could have been employed if the proportions fixed by awards of the Court had been adhered to. As stated above, the proportion of apprentices to journeymen was found to be 1 to 3-2, and a further return compiled a year later showed that there was no change in the position. No order has so far been made by the Court under this provision. It has been represented by many employers that they should be given more freedom as to the number of apprentices that may be employed. The Court in one or two instances has given indications in its orders that appear to show a recognition of the needs of industry in this regard. In the cabinetmaking and furniture trade in one district the order of the Court has increased the proportion of apprentices to journeymen from 1 to 3 in the whole industry to 1 to 2 in each branch of the industry in the whole district. In the plumbing trade in the same locality the proportion has been increased from Ito3tol to 2. A similar increase has been made in the proportions in the bricklaying trade in another district. The Court is given the following additional powers, which it may delegate to the respective Apprenticeship Committees : — Section 5 (4) (k) : To visit and inquire at any place where apprentices are employed as to the progress of the apprentices. It is found that there is some hesitation and difficulty in instituting visits by members of Committees ; as most of them are either employers or workers engaged in the workshops in their respective trades, they do not care to visit apprentices of other employers for the purpose of possibly criticizing the teaching given there; moreover, few of them are prepared to spend the time entailed by such visits, which must generally be during working-hours. It is nevertheless considered that regular visits to all apprentices are essential for the successful operation of the Act, to encourage the boys, and show them that an interest in their welfare and progress is being taken ; to ensure as far as possible that they are diligent in their work, and also that their employers are giving them satisfactory tuition ; moreover, it is not possible to satisfactorily exercise the various powers given to the Committees unless these visits are carried out. To meet these difficulties the Department has offered the services of some of its experienced Inspectors for the purpose. In pursuance of the above arrangements the number of special inspections made by Inspectors at the request of Committees was 138, in addition to which Inspectors themselves made 1,512 visits in the course of their ordinary inspection. Section 5 (4) (6) : To cancel any contract of apprenticeship—for instance, where the Committee is satisfied the apprentice is not suited to the industry; twenty-five contracts have been cancelled — (twenty-four by Committees and one by agreement of the parties.) Section 5 (4) (c) :• To prohibit an employer from employing an apprentice. This may be done, for example, on account of lack of facilities for instruction, or because the trade is not a suitable industry in which to train apprentices, or until an employer can show that he is sufficiently established in business to continue as an employer. Five employers, one each in the plumbing, saddlery, and furniture, and two in the carpentering trades have been prohibited by Committees under this section from taking apprentices, and in one case, that of carpentering, action was held over for six months. Section 5 (4) (d) : To order the transfer of any apprentice to another employer who is willing to take him ; for example, where the Committee considers better or further training can thus be obtained. Six such orders have been issued on account of the first employer's inability to teach. Section 5 (4) (f) : To fix the period of probation for each industry. It was formerly the opinion of many that the period of probation usually fixed in awards and agreements (three months) was not long enough, and power is therefore given in this section to enable the Committees to fix the periods for the respective industries or for any apprentices. The period has accordingly been extended in twenty-six instances in twelve trades—viz., from four to six months.

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Section 5 (4) (g) : To order the attendance of apprentices at technical schools, either in their own time or, if sufficient facilities for complete training are not provided by an employer, in the employer's time. In five trades, mostly building, the Committees ordered all apprentices to attend technical schools (in their own time), extra remuneration being provided for in two trades upon their obtaining satisfactory certificates showing progress made. No orders appear to have been made requiring employers to give time off to their apprentices to attend technical schools. The furniture trade Committee in Wanganui has, however, agreed to two hours on Saturday morning being given for the purpose in the employers' time. Section 5 (4) (h) : To order the examination of apprentices (no orders yet issued.) Section 5 (4) (i) : To order that any increase in wages due to an apprentice may be withheld. (In one case —painting trade —the Committee made such an Order.) Section 6 (2): There is a right of appeal by any party affected against the decision of a Committee. There has been only one such appeal. This was against the action of the Christchurch Bricklayers' Apprenticeship Committee in fixing the term of a special apprenticeship of an adult with some previous experience of the trade at three years : the full period is five years. The Court upheld the Committee's decision. The Act applies generally to all apprenticeships hitherto covered by awards and industrial agreements under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, but the Court may extend the Act to other cases. Four industries in the Westland District —viz., boilermaking, engineering, moulding, and motor-engineering—have, accordingly been added. The Act does not apply to females unless specially ordered by the Court in any case. In one instance (hairdressing) females have been included in the order covering that trade. This is apparentlv due to the latest development in women's hairdressing. Other provisions: Section 8 requires that every apprenticeship to which the Act applies shall, if in order, be registered by the District Registrar of Apprentices. There are now 3,301 contracts registered. The District Registrar may refuse to register in any case if he considers the Act or any regulation or order of the Court or Committee has not been complied with. Bight applications have been refused on these grounds. He may also, if he thinks fit, withhold registration and refer the question to the Committee (or to the Court if there is no Committee), and shall be guided by its decision. In two instances applications for registration were referred to the Committees and finally refused. There is a right of appeal to the Court against all refusals to register. (There have been no such appeals.) Section 11 empowers a Committee (or the Court) to authorize special contracts of apprenticeship in the cases of adults or other persons already possessing some knowledge of an industry. The duty of the Committee or Court is to see that an employer does not obtain an undue advantage by thus securing the services of an adult at the wages and other conditions fixed for boys. Thirty-eight special contracts have been approved. One other direction in which valuable work may, it is thought, be done by the Committees is by way of co-operation with the Directors and instructors at the respective technical schools, so that the courses of training in the skilled trades may be made complementary to those in the workshops, and so be made of the utmost value to the boys, to employers, and to industry generally. Steps to this end have already been taken in several places ; for example, at Wanganui. At the instance of the Department's representative, a meeting of all the Apprenticeship Committees in the district (of which there are nine) was held, and by agreement with the Director of the Technical College an Advisory Committee was set up representative of the plumbing, masonry, carpentering and joinery, painting, furniture-making, and engineering trades. Representatives for bricklaying, plastering, and electrical working will also probably be appointed. One desirable result of such co-ordination is that already a representative employer there has stated that while in the past the tuition at the technical schools has not been valued by employers the position is now changing, and the employers are encouraging their apprentices to attend the classes, knowing that the work beii:g done is of real value. Addresses have also been given at this centre to a joint meeting of the apprentices themselves, pointing out the advantages to them of qualifying as efficient tradesmen with a prospect of ultimately becoming foremen or employers on their own account, also to the local Rotary Club and other bodies interested in the welfare of boys. It might be mentioned here that in the Government Service the Railway Department has taken steps to arrange for a comprehensive scheme covering the technical training of apprentices in the railway workshops. The Public Works Department has also recently inserted a clause in the indenture papers of apprentices to the carpentering and joinery trade to the effect that they must attend technical colleges or some similar institutions for at least three years of their apprenticeship. Section 21 of the Act provides that if the majority of employers in an industry or locality desires that young persons may receive technical training in an institution the Court of Arbitration may order a levy towards the cost of such training to be paid by all the employers in an industry or locality. The first case of the kind arose in Auckland in the motor-mechanics industry, where it was felt that the apprentices in the industry could not be satisfactorily trained in ordinary garages. Since the order in the motor-mechanics trade was made similar orders have been made in Auckland in the tinsmithing and sheet-metal working and the plumbing trades. In the two former each employer (unless any particular one is exempted by the Court) is required to pay 10s. a year for every apprentice employed. In the plumbing trade the sum of ss. is similarly levied. The duty of taking proceedings for breaches of the Act, regulations, orders, &c., is vested in the Registrar and District Registrars. There have been fourteen prosecutions under the Act. An amendment of the Act was passed during the year, but this was merely to give fuller effect to the intention of the original Act.

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WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT. Sixty-nine cases were heard and determined by the Court of Arbitration. The only case calling for notice is that of McLagan v. Blackball Coal Company. The Act entitles workers that meet with accidents without fatal results to a sum not exceeding £1 for medical or surgical expenses incurred. In this instance the worker belonged to a medical club from which he was entitled to sick benefits in return for certain contributions. It was held that as no expenditure had been incurred for this particular accident, payments to the club surgeon being at a fixed annual salary, the amount prescribed in the Act was not payable. This discloses an apparent defect in section 14 of the Act, which aimed directly at giving the worker the right referred to. Industrial Diseases. This question arises from time to time when allegations are made that certain workers have suffered illness through disease contracted from their employment. The Act already specifically provides that in the case of such well-known industrial diseases as anthrax and poisoning due to the use of lead, arsenic, and phosphorus, the usual compensation shall be payable, and an Order in Council may also be gazetted extending this section to any other diseases. It is, of course, still necessary, however, for each claimant for compensation to prove that the disease in question was due not only to the nature of the claimant's occupation, but also to the employment for the particular employer or employers from whom the compensation is claimed. These requirements, especially the latter, naturally present considerable difficulty. This difficulty would be obviated if all compensation claims were dealt with through one channel. A more important step in connection with industrial diseases and accidents lies, however, in the direction of endeavouring to prevent these injuries from taking place. Under the Scaffolding and Excavation Act the regulations and their administration are specially designed to prevent accidents in connection with building operations, and this report, page 14, shows that the number of accidents from such work is considerably less than in previous years, notwithstanding that building-work becomes more dangerous as the sizes of the structures increase; moreover, rone of the serious accidents was due to faulty scaffolding or gear. Similar precautions are being taken to safeguard employees in factories, and to assist in this work opportunity is being taken, when vacancies occur, to appoint as Inspectors men with experience in the handling of machinery and factory appliances. The paragraphs on page 16 show what is being done respecting lead poisoning. In response to complaints of diseases occurring in tanneries and woollen-mills inquiry showed that the disease was due to chrome ulceration; precautionary notices were therefore issued to all tanneries and woollen-mills, and chrome ulceration was also added by Order in Council to the diseases to which the Compensation Act shall apply. Similar precautionary measures were taken regarding poisoning following upon cuts occurring to slaughtermen in freezing works, and the adoption of these measures has resulted in a reduction in the number of septic cases. SHEARERS' ACCOMMODATION ACT. The administration of this Act has again been carried out by the Department of Agriculture, whose Inspectors have greater facilities for carrying out country inspections. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS' ACCOMMODATION ACT (INCLUDING ACCOMMODATION FOR FLAX-MILL AND SAWMILL WORKERS). A special Inspector has again been appointed to supervise the accommodation provided at flaxmills, sawmills, &c., and as a result a large number of general inspections have been made of such places, and 367 requisitions have been served on proprietors for increased or improved accommodation ; when complied with these should result in better conditions being provided for the workers affected. SCAFFOLDING AND EXCAVATION ACT. During the year 6,421 notices of intention to erect buildings and scaffolding were received (previous year 6,023), and 20,706 inspections were made (previous year 16,760). A rigid inspection of all building-works where there is a risk of workers falling 12 ft. or more has been carried out by the Inspectors. The tightening-up of the Act and regulations three years ago and the better understanding of the requirements by employers are largely responsible for considerable improvements in the types of scaffolding and gear used, and in the extra precautions taken for the safety of workers on buildings. It is pleasing to report a decrease of sixty-five in the number of accidents —viz., 254, as against 319 last year. There was only one fatal accident (a worker falling into a river from a bridge which was being dismantled), as against six during the previous year. This accident was not due to faulty scaffolding or gear, nor was there any evidence of negligence on any one's part. The number of accidents according to trades is as follows : Labourers, 130; carpenters, 85; plasterers, 15; bricklayers, 5 ; painters, 4 ; unclassified, 15 ; • total, 254. There were forty prosecutions taken for breaches of the Act and regulations. Convictions were obtained in thirty-six cases, and fines were imposed totalling £92 9s. SERVANTS' REGISTRY OFFICES ACT. There are eighty-four offices registered in New Zealand —a decrease of twenty-nine. The usual visits of inspection were made during the year to see that the Act is generally complied with.

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ARREARS OF WAGES. Amounts totalling £4,294 12s. 7d. were collected by the Department's officers on behalf of workers who had been underpaid the wages prescribed by awards and the various Acts, while further amounts of such arrears totalling £4,671 9s. 4-d. were paid by employers, at the instance of the Inspectors, directly to the workers concerned : total, £8,966 Is. lid. (previous year £8,070 Bs. 3d.). RENT-RESTRICTION. There were 605 applications received from tenants for inquiry (last year 656). The following shows the number in each town, with the number (in brackets) in which the increase in rent was deemed unjustified : Auckland 164 (91) ; Wellington, 246 (81); Christchurch, 53 (27) ; Dunedin, 59 (39); Hamilton, 1 (0); Gisborne, 0 (0); Napier, 29 (23); Masterton, 4 (2); New Plymouth, 4 (2) ; Wanganui, 5 (2) ; Palmerston North, 15 (6) ; Nelson, 3 (0) ; Greymouth, 0 (0) ; Timaru, 1 (0) ; Oamaru, 8 (0) ; Invercargill, 13 (10). Of 60 cases taken in Court 9 increases in rent were held to be justified, 18 partly justified, and 33 unjustified. Of 296 settled by Inspectors without recourse to Court, 72 increases in rent were considered to be justified, 101 partly justified, and 123 unjustified. Forty-nine complaints were withdrawn, 41 because the increase was justified and 8 because the owners reduced the rent demanded. 128 cases were found to be outside the scope of the Act, and no action was taken in 44 other cases for miscellaneous reasons, such as, tenants having left, owners having sold to new owners for latters' own occupation, &c. ; the remaining 28 cases were not completed at the close of the year. The rent-restriction provisions were continued by the Rent Restriction Continuance Act, 1924, until the 31st August, 1926. FOOTWEAR REGULATION ACT. There were 1,922 general inspections made throughout the Dominion under this Act, and stocks of footwear were carefully examined. There were thirty prosecutions, and fines totalling £85 lis. were inflicted. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT. The new Weights and Measures Act passed by Parliament last session, which will come into force in January next, gives extended powers to deal with weighing and measuring appliances. The existing Act enables the Department merely to see that weighing and measuring appliances used for retail trade are accurate and are of a suitable type ; it does not make it an offence to sell short weight or measure. Provision to this effect is contained in the new Act. This is a very necessary amendment, which has already been adopted in New South Wales, South Africa, and some of the United States of America, and is being considered in Great Britain. The new Act should be specially effective in the case of goods already made up in packages, as it will require the net weight or measure to be clearly shown thereon, except in special cases exempted by regulations. Another important feature of the Act is that relating to the practice that has grown in late years of selling goods in packages containing what would appear to be, for example, a pound in weight, while the actual weight of the goods and the marking on the package may be only, say, 15 ozs. The Act authorizes the making of regulations requiring packages of any classes of goods specified to be sold by prescribed weight or measure ; and, moreover, it stipulates that the weight or measure shall not include the tin or other container. These provisions are on the lines of those in New South Wales and South Africa, which have been in force for some years. The new regulations under the amending Act are now in course of preparation. It might be mentioned that the New Zealand Act will now be in line with those of the most advanced countries of the world. The law on this subject in Great Britain is similar to that hitherto in operation in New Zealand, although it is interesting to note that the Food Council set up by the British Board of Trade recently recommended that certain foodstuffs should be required to be retailed only by net weight. This Council also recommended a similar provision to section 23 of our new Act—viz., that the weight or measure of any articles sold shall not be less in weight or measure than that demanded of or represented by the seller. The work of administering the existing Act and regulations has proceeded smoothly throughout the year. Traders now generally recognize that periodical testing and verifying of their appliances is as much in their interest as in that of the purchasers. The number of inspections made during the year is 9,067 (previous year, 8,439). The total fees collected for testing and verifying appliances are £4,849 15s. lOd. —an increase of £906 17s. sd. over last year. Proceedings were taken against fifty traders for offences ; and forty-nine convictions were obtained, and one case was dismissed. The total penalties imposed were £67 lis. 6d. Thirteen appliances presenting novel features were submitted for approval under clause 5 of the regulations, which requires that this course shall be followed before such appliances shall be used for trade purposes. Three of them were rejected as unsatisfactory. The adoption by oil-merchants of bulk storage and delivery of petrol by means of tank wagons in lieu of the sealed tins has recently produced a new problem. So far as the delivery of petrol to the consumer by means of the kerbside or automatic pump is concerned the Department has taken steps with a view to ensuring that the measuring instruments are accurate and reliable. No petrolmeasuring pump should be used for trade purposes unless it has first been approved as being of such a type and construction as will not facilitate fraud. These petrol-pumps are submitted to a rigid test before being stamped, and the adjusting arrangements are sealed by the Inspector with a view to preventing manipulation. The method of measuring petrol delivered in bulk by merchants to retailers and garage-owners —viz., by means of calibrated tanks —is much the same as used in Great Britain, Australia, and the United States of America. The calibrations are being checked by Inspectors,

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As the existing set of standard weighing and measuring instruments of New Zealand has been in use for many years and requires renewal, a complete set has been ordered from England and should reach New Zealand before the new Act comes into force in January next. An idea of the extreme accuracy and delicacy of the departmental instruments may be gauged from the fact that a postage-stamp placed on one side of the 56 lb. balance will immediately bear that side down. The value of the complete equipment of New Zealand standards is probably about £1,400. In addition to these each branch of the Department 'has its working standards and field equipment. The reciprocal arrangement with other countries has been continued during the year. A regular exchange of notes regarding new legislation or new appliances or devices is maintained, and is most useful in that it tends to bring about uniformity of administration, and in preventing the dumping into any country of weighing or measuring appliances that have been condemned by any of the authorities. LEAD POISONING. Regulations for the protection of persons employed in New Zealand in the mixing of lead for paints and in the painting trade were gazetted in August last. These regulations had been agreed to by a conference comprising officers of the Health and Labour Departments, and representatives of manufacturers, importers, master painters, and workers employed in painting as well as in paintmixing factories. The administration is in the hands of this Department in conjunction with the Health Department. Although the subject of lead poisoning has again received much attention in several European countries during the year no great move forward has been made in regard to restricting or prohibiting the use of white-lead. A White-lead Poisoning Bill was introduced in the British Parliament during the year, but has not been passed. This proposed the control of the use of lead by regulations. The Home Secretary stated in the course of the discussion that the advisability of prohibiting the use of white-lead was in doubt because the substitutes found were not very satisfactory, and British experts had advised that the danger could be largely overcome by regulations. He recommended that regulations should therefore be given a trial. It is generally agreed that the chief danger of lead poisoning is due to lead-dust in both the mixing of paint and in its use on buildings. The regulations adopted in New Zealand aim at removing this danger by providing for efficient exhaust ventilation in mixing-factories, and for washingfacilities, suitable overalls, and general cleanliness. In addition, the dry rubbing-down of paint on buildings is not now permitted. The measures to be taken when poisoning by lead is suspected are also prescribed. The Medical Officer of Health may require an employer to cause any person employed by him in the use of lead to submit himself for medical examination, and where the danger of lead poisoning is considered to exist the Medical Officer may suspend the person concerned from employment. The Health Department is at present carrying out interesting diagnostic tests by examining the blood of workers engaged in lead processes. Experience shows that changes in the blood may be seen long before the usual externally recognizable symptoms of disease show themselves. This method has the advantage of being easily carried out and involves no interruption in the day's work while a test is being made. The question of finding suitable substitutes for white-lead has continued to receive attention in England, France, Austria, and other countries. The matter is, however, intimately tied up with economic conditions and international trade policies, and consequently little headway has been made. Whilst the question has not been definitely answered the present tendency of opinion shown in the reports is that, for interior work at any rate, zinc paints are as good as lead paints. Meanwhile the tests instituted by the Department in New Zealand as mentioned in last year's report have been continued. It was then stated that at the end of the fifteen months since the dwellings were painted the zinc compound had shown greater durability than ordinary white-lead. This result has not, however, continued through the second year, a further examination having disclosed that the lead paint is proving more durable —see particulars below. These comparative tests were instituted for the express purpose of testing the values of the two kinds of paint ; they were carried out on several houses adjoining one another, and therefore subject to the same climatic and other conditions. Further examinations will be made from time to time.

The method of applying paints containing soluble lead and other poisonous substances by means of spray-pumps is also receiving the attention of this Department, together with the Department of Health. Spray-pumps are used largely in the motor-body and coach-building trades, and it is hoped that the attendant risks may be largely overcome by confining the work to special rooms set apart for the purpose and by providing proper ventilation.

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Three prosecutions were taken during the year for breaches of the regulations : (1) For selling a suit as " hand-made," the suit not having the necessary amount of hand-work as prescribed by the regulations ; (2) for describing a suit as " hand-made " which did not contain the necessary amount of hand-work although sufficient to correctly describe it as " tailor-made," and (3) for incorrectly describing a suit as " hand-tailored." A conviction and penalty were ordered in each case, and the total penalties imposed were £15, and costs £13. The general opinion of those concerned is that the regulations and the publicity given to them have had the desired effect of preventing the misuse of the words " tailor-made " or " hand-made " when applied to garments that are made to measure, and that only a few breaches of the regulations have occurred. Hitherto little restriction had been placed on the terms that might be used. Moreover, ths difficulty experienced on all sides was largely overcome when the expressions " tailor-made," "tailored," "tailored to order," "tailored to measure," and the like were clearly defined. The definition was agreed on at the conference with little difficulty. It has been represented by some engaged in the trade that the regulations should also cover ready-to-wear garments. This question was not brought up at the conference. As far as the public are concerned, on whose behalf chiefly the regulations were gazetted, it appears fairly obvious that ready-to-wear garments are not expected to contain the hand-work required in " tailor-made " or " hand-made " garments specially ordered, and therefore any use of the words " tailor-made," " handmade," &c., in respect to ready-to-wear garments could hardly be considered as misleading the public. In any event there is provision in the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act under which proceedings may be taken by any aggrieved person who alleges that the qualify of any goods has been misrepresented to him. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE. The following information is gathered from the official reports of the International Labour Office :• — The Seventh Conference was held in Geneva from the 19th May, 1925, until the 10th June. The International Labour Office has frequently remarked upon the hesitancy shown by the various countries that are members of the organization in ratifying and adopting the draft conventions and recommendations passed at the various Conferences. The sixth session in 1924 therefore concentrated attention upon the problem of the best means of securing adhesion to the conventions and recommendations already passed, and also upon the question of making future conventions and recommendations more acceptable to the countries concerned. In pursuance of this decision the Conference, after making four provisional conventions or recommendations, postponed the final vote upon them till the next session in order to afford opportunity to submit the conventions and recommendations to the Governments concerned so that amendments which might facilitate their ratification could be proposed. A number of suggested amendments were made accordingly by various Governments, and special committees were set up to examine them. The proposed convention for the prohibition of night-work in bakeries was a case in point, where the " closed " period proposed by the Conference was fixed at either 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. or 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. The British Government put forward an amendment that would have had the effect of permitting bakers who work on their own account to bake at night. This was held to affect the vital principles of the convention as originally drafted, and such an amendment was held to be inacceptable. Workers' Compensation for Accidents. The articles of the Peace Treaty set out that one of the tasks of the International Labour Organization is to endeavour to improve the conditions of labour as regards " the protection of the worker against sickness, disease, and injury arising out of his employment." The Conferences of 1921 and 1924 touched the question of agricultural workers, who are in many countries (but not in New Zealand) excluded from the benefits of the Worker's Compensation Act, and the question of equality of treatment of national and foreign workers suffering injury at their employment. Questionnaires were sent out asking the opinion of Governments as to the value of a convention on these subjects and the ground the convention should cover. On the basis of the replies received a report was issued containing draft conventions or recommendations which| the Office considered most likely to be acceptable. The Conference ultimately decided to exclude agricultural workers from its convention. In regard to the question of equality of treatment of national and foreign workers respecting compensation, it might be mentioned that no distinction has ever been made in the Workers' Compensation Act in New Zealand between these two classes. A convention on the subject was passed by the International Labour Conference that equal rights to compensation should be given. It is considered that, in view of the great migratory movements now taking place in Europe, this convention will benefit many thousands of workers. jS* Two recommendations were also adopted by the Conference : the first that the compensation allowed should be two-thirds of the basic earnings in the case of death or permanent incapacity, and the second recommendation proposes that disputes relating to compensation be dealt with by a special

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Court or Board of Arbitration, which should include an equal number of employers' and workmen's representatives; the New Zealand Act already conforms to the latter recommendation, the Court of Arbitration being the tribunal that hears most of the cases. On the subject of occupational diseases a recommendation was made, and the States are recommended therein that the list of diseases should be poisoning by lead, poisoning by mercury, and anthrax. (These are already, with others, provided for in the New Zealand Act.) PUBLICATIONS. During the year the usual annual " Book of Awards," containing the decisions of the Court of Arbitration and other matters under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act and Labour Disputes Investigation Act, was issued. In addition the Department has published a pamphlet, " Digest and Reports of Decisions of the Court of Arbitration under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1922." This has hitherto been published by the Accident Underwriters' Association, and the work has now been taken over by the Department. The pamphlet will continue to be issued annually; the price fixed is ss. A " Precis of the Labour Laws of New Zealand " was also issued in 1925. STAFF NOTES. The staff of the Department now totals 125, and is composed as follows : Head Office—Administrative, 4 ; clerical, 16. District offices —Inspection, 59 ; clerical, 38 ; Conciliation Commissioners, 3 ; and Court of Arbitration (members and staff), 5. In addition some 180 other persons, mostly officers of other Departments, give part-time services as agents in small towns. The Inspectors include experts in scaffolding-erection and building-construction, in the manufacture and use of weights and measures and mechanical appliances as used in factories, and also in the composition of footwear. EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR. Salaries, temporary clerical assistance, allowance to officers performing higher duties, and £ allowance to police and other officers acting as departmental agents .. .. .. 33,538 Advertising and publications .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 281 Fares, board and lodging, &c., advanced to persons proceeding to employment (see refunds below) .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 241 Fees paid to assessors of Industrial Councils .. . . .. .. . . 851 Legal and witnesses' expenses (see refunds below) .. . . .. . . .. 198 Postage, telegrams, telephones, and rent of letter-boxes .. .. .. .. 1,551 Printing and stationery . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 3,048 Office requisites (typewriters), fuel, and lighting . . . . . . .. .. 687 Rent and rates on office accommodation . . .. .. .. .. 1,079 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Inspectors, members of Court of Arbitration, Conciliation Councils, &c., bicycles, motor-cycles, and motor-cars, and maintenance thereof .. 8,303 Upkeep of departmental residence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Miscellaneous expenditure— £ Arbitration Court and Conciliation Councils .. .. .. .. 56 General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 978 1,034 50,844 Less refunds— £ Fares .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 219 Legal and witnesses' expenses .. .. .. .. .. 102 Sale of publications . . .. . . .. . . .. 136 Travelling - expenses recovered from defendants in cases taken by Department and from persons to whom weights and measures' services were rendered . . .. .. .. . . 314 From Government Statistician for services of officers .. .. 200 Miscellaneous .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 74 Freight recovered from persons to whom weights and measures services were rendered .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 1,161 £49,683 The above figures do not include a number of items for which provision for payment is made elsewhere than in the Department's vote —viz., salaries of Judge and members of Court of Arbitration (£3,430), messenger services, cleaning, &c.

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APPENDIX. RETURN PURSUANT TO SECTION 17 OF THE INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT, 1925, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF AFFILIATED UNIONS IN EACH INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION AND THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN EACH INDUSTRIAL UNION REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT TO 31st DECEMBER, 1925.

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O'O Name. Registered Office. I °" lei 1041 New Zealand Coach and Motor Body George Dash (Limited), Waimate (Secretary, Vivian 7 Builders Grant, Box 978, Christchurch) 526 New Zealand Federated Builders and Con- 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 11 tractors 1253 New Zealand Federated Ironmasters .. National Mutual Buildings, Customhouse Quay, Wellington 4 1043 New Zealand Federated Newspaper Pro- Vickers House, Woodward Street, Wellington .. 4 prietors 893 New Zealand Federation of Master Plumbers Bank of New Zealand Chambers, 79-81 Manners Street, 4 Wellington 1036 New Zealand Flour, Oatmeal, and Pearl- Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christohurch 2 barley Millers 1003 New Zealand Furniture Trades .. 12 Rew's Chambers, Queen Street, Auckland .. .. 5 724 New Zealand Master Printers .. .. 39 Endean's Buildings, Auckland .. .. .. 14 1260 New Zealand Nurserymen and Landscape 16 Aratonga Avenue, One Tree Hill, Auckland .. 4 Gardeners 1248 New Zealand Waterside Employers' Asso- X Store, Queen's Wharf, Wellington .. .. 7 ciation 832 New Zealand Wholesale Clothing Manu- 58 Jervois Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 4 facturers Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of associations, 11 66

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<4-1 o . n £ g Name. Office. No. as a P & 1225 Federated Cooks and Stewards of New 25 Panama Street, Wellington (Box 1145) .. .. 2 Zealand 1040 Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand 130 Featherston Street, Wellington .. .. .. 3 487 Merchant Service Guild of New Zealand .. 153-155 Featherston Street, Wellington .. .. 2 855 New Zealand Amalgamated Society of Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. . 30 -— Carpenters and Joiners 925 New Zealand Council of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. . 8 Engineering Union 1261 New Zealand Federated Bakers', Pastry- Trades Hall, Christchureh .. .. .. . . 5 cooks', and Related Trades Employees 561 New Zealand Federated Boilermakers, Iron Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. . ■ 3 and Steel Ship Builders 53 New Zealand Federated Boot Trade .. Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland . . . . 6 796 New Zealand Federated Bricklayers .. 28 Kauri Street, Eastbourne, Wellington .. .. 4 — 124 New Zealand Federated Clothing Trade 26 Dowling Street, Dunedin .. .. . • 6 Employees 473 New Zealand Federated Coachworkers and 178 Symonds Street, Auckland .. .. . . 4 Wheelwrights 677 New Zealand Federated Engine-drivers, Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 6 River Engineers, Greasers, and Firemen 1002 New Zealand Federated Flour-mill Em- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 5 ployees 772 New Zealand Federated Furniture Trade .. Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 4 729 New Zealand Federated Hotel and Restau- 80 Manners Street, Wellington .. .. . . 8 rant Employees 275 New Zealand Federated Moulders .. 90 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland.. 4 567 New Zealand Federated Painters and Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. . 11 — Decorators 786 New Zealand Federated Plumbers and Trades Hall, Wellington . . .. .. .. 5 — Gasfitters 836 New Zealand Federated Sawmills and Joyce's Buildings, Guinness Street, Greymouth .. 5 Timber-yards and Coal-yards Employees 1218 New Zealand Federated Shop-assistants .. Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. ., 12 756 New Zealand Federated Stonemasons .. Edendale Road, Edendale, Auckland .. .. 4 — 1238 New Zealand Federated Storemen and 95 Rattray Street, Dunedin .. .. . . 8 Packers 869 New Zealand Federated Theatrical or Stage Trades Hall, Dunedin .. . . .. . . 5 Employees 579 New Zealand Federated Tramway Em- 257 Riddiford Street, Wellington .. .. .. 8 ployees 543 New Zealand Federated Typographical .; 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington . > .. . . 4 912 New Zealand Federated Woollen-mills 30 Aurora Street, Petone .. .. .. .. 5 Employees 824 New Zealand Federated Drivers and Related 130 Featherston Street, Wellington .. .. 9 Trades 1132 New Zealand Freezing-works and Related 7 Trades Hall, Gloucester Street, Christchureh . . 7 Trades 1226 New Zealand Gardeners and Related Trades Trades Hall, Christchurch .. . . .. .. 2 866 New Zealand Journalists .. 9 Colwill Buildings, 11 Swanson Street, Auckland -. 4 1195 New Zealand Performing Musicians . 3 Trades Hall, Gloucester Street, Christchureh .. 4 1117 New Zealand Related Printing Trades .. 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington .. .. .. 5 559 New Zealand Waterside Workers' Federa- 80 Manners Street, Wellington .. 23 tion — Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of associations, 33 221

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© 05 (- j Name. Registered Office. ! •o|j 1 j ja Northern (Auckland) Industrial District. 348 Auckland and Suburban General Carriers Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 29 and Coal-merchants 164 Auckland Builders and Contractors .. 114-115 Victoria Arcade, Queen Street, Auckland . . 154 162 Auckland Clothing-manufacturers .. Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland . . 37 741 Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company Endean's Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland .. . . 1 (Limited) 911 Auckland Furniture and Furnishing .. 12 Rew's Chambers, Auckland .. .. .. 48 181 Auckland Grocers .. .. .. Pukemiro Chambers, Anzac Avenue, Auckland .. 110 472 Auckland Guild of Master Painters .. Employers'Association Rooms, Swanson Street, Auckland 51 1252 Auckland Ironmasters .. .. .. Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland.. .. 37 736 Auckland Licensed Victuallers' Association 308 New Zealand Insurance Buildings, Queen Street, 160 Auckland 330 Auckland Master Bakers .. .. Pukemiro Chambers, Anzac Avenue, Auckland .. 120 1074 Auckland Master Farriers .. 9 Belgium Street, Auckland .. .. .. 15 571 Auckland Master Plumbers .. 22 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland . • 42 539 Auckland Master Printers .. 39 Endean's Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland . . 42 122 Auckland Master Tailors .. .. Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 38 1257 Auckland Nurserymen and Landscape 7 Cameron Street, Devonport, Auckland .. .. 8 Gardeners 504 Auckland Provincial Coachbuilders and Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland . ■ 20 Wheelwrights 464 Auckland Provincial Master Butchers .. Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 70 1070 Auckland Provincial Newspaper-proprietors New Zealand Herald Office, Queen Street, Auckland .. 12 783 Auckland Restaurateurs .. .. Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 24 1011 Auckland Retail Drapers, Milliners, Mercers, Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland .. 41 and Clothiers 148 Auckland Sawmillers and Woodware-manu- Fanshawe Street, Auckland .. .. .. 12 facturers 1241 Auckland Waterside Employers' Union • • Waterside Central Pay Office, Quay Street, Auckland .. 11 1135 Auckland Wholesale Grocery and Tobacco National Bank Chambers, Shortland Street, Auckland .. 20 Merchants 342 Devonport Steam Ferry Company (Limited) Ferry Buildings, Quay Street East, Auckland .. 1 370 Gisborne Builders and Contractors .. McKee's Buildings, 113 Gladstone Road, Gisborne . • 28 865 Gisborne Master Plumbers .. .. Peel Street, Gisborne .. .. .. . . 5 979 Gisborne Master Printers and Bookbinders McKee's Buildings, 113 Gladstone Road, Gisborne ■ . 3 1025 Gisborne Master Tailors .. .. Peel Street, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 7 1281 Hamilton Master Butchers .. .. Smith's Buildings, Victoria Street, Hamilton .. .. 18 1020 J. T. Julian and Son (Limited) .. .. Cook Street, Auckland .. .. .. .. 1 326 Northern Steamship Company (Limited).. Quay Street, Auckland .. .. .. .. 1 750 Poverty Bay and East Coast Sheepowners New Zealand Insurance Company's Buildings, Childers 118 Road, Gisborne 838 Poverty Bay Master Butchers .. .. Peel Street, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 10 864 Poverty Bay Master Farriers and Black- Waerengaahika .. .. .. .. .. 10 smiths 1027 South Auckland District Coachbuilders, 1 Collingwood Street, Hamilton .. .. .. 32 Blacksmiths, and Farriers 984 South Auckland District Master Printers, Victoria. Street, Hamilton .. .. .. . . 19 Lithographers, and Bookbinders 163 Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) .. .. Ferry Buildings, Quay Street, Auckland .. .. 1 Totals, .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 37 1,356 Wellington Industrial District. 420 Hawke's Bay Builders and Contractors .. Herschell Street, Napier .. .. .. .. 31 743 Hawke's Bay Sheepowners .. . Herschell Street, Napier .. .. .. ,. 310 901 Manawatu Master Bakers .. .. C/o W. Newlands, Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North 18 520 E. W. Mills and Co. (Limited) .. .. Jervois Quay, Wellington .. .. .. .. 1 890 Napier Master Printers, Lithographers, and 5 Tennyson Street, Napier .. .. .. .. 11 Bookbinders 522 New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Bacon 154-156 Featherston Street, Wellington .. .. 1 and Meat Packing Company (Limited) 6 New Zealand Boot-manufacturers' Associa- National Mutual Buildings, Customhouse Quay, Wei- 36 tion lington 1019 Jas. J. Niven and Co. (Limited) .. 152-172 Wakefield Street, Wellington .. .. 1 1243 Palmerston North Hairdressers and To- The Square, Palmerston North .. .. .. 12 baeconists 517 Stewart Timber, Glass, and Hardware Courtenay Place, Wellington .. .. .. 1 Company (Limited) 142 Thomas Ballinger and Co. (Limited) • • 58—62 Victoria Street, Wellington .. .. .. 1 418 Wanganui Builders and Contractors .. Leonard's Buildings, Ridgway Street, Wanganui .. 44 1014 Wanganui Furniture Manufacturers and 125 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui .. .. .. 4 Dealers 484 ] Wanganui Master Painters .. .. Avenue, Wanganui .. .. .. 22 1274 Wanganui District Master Plumbers .. 16 Wicksteed Place, Wanganui .. .. .. 15 1245 Wanganui Waterside Employers' Union .. 16 Wicksteed Place, Wanganui .. .. .. 10 101 Wellington Builders and Contractors •• 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 115 815 Wellington Clothing-manufacturers .. 58 Jervois Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 10 1054 Wellington Coach and Motor-vehicle Trades 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 18 1105 Wellington Engineers, Metal-workers, and 111 Customhouse Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 24 Iron and Brass Founders 1022 i Wellington Furniture and Furnishing Trade I 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 31

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O ta No?* Name. Registered Office. ja-g fl 9 : U Wellington Industrial District—continued. 1118 Wellington General Carriers and Custom- 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 70 house and Forwarding Agents 1123 Wellington Grocers .. 12 Panama Street, Wellington .. .. .. 50 106 Wellington Master Bakers .. .. 173 Cuba Street, Wellington .. .. .. 33 131 Wellington Master Painters .. . . 338 Tinakori Road, Wellington .. .. .. 104 886 Wellington Master Plumbers .. . . Bank of New Zealand Chambers, 79-81 Manners Street, 38 Wellington 644 Wellington Master Printers, Lithographers, 102 Customhouse Quay, Wellington .. .. .. 18 and Bookbinders 948 Wellington Newspaper Proprietors . . Dominion Office, Dominion Avenue, Wellington .. 12 1255 Wellington Nurserymen and Landscape 63 Scandia Street, Palmerston North . . . . 14 Gardeners 1197 Wellington Soft-goods Manufacturers .. 195 Vivian Street, Wellington .. . . .. 4 1239 Wellington Waterside Employers' Union X Store, Queen's Wharf, Wellington .. .. 12 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 31 1,071 Canterbury Industrial District. 113 Builders! and Contractors' Association of 95 Gloucester Street, Christchurch .. .. .. 140 Canterbury 986 Canterbury Blacksmiths, Farriers, and 164 Stafford Street, Timaru .. .. .. 45 Coachbuilders 430 Canterbury Butchers .. .. ... Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 58 324 Canterbury Employers of Drivers .. Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 19 1015 Canterbury Flour, Oatmeal, and Pearl- Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 16 barley Millers 459 Canterbury Licensed Victuallers .. 77 Hereford Street, Christchurch .. .. I 131 297 Canterbury Master Bakers .. .. Employers'Association Rooms, 41 Disraeli Street, Christ- 43 church 694 Canterbury Master Printers .. .. Art Gallery, Armagh Street, Christchurch .. .. 13 298 Canterbury Motor - body and Carriage C/o Brabmers Limited, Fitzgerald Avenue, Christ- 9 Builders church 914 Canterbury Newspaper-proprietors .. Christchurch Press Co. (Limited) Office, Cathedral Square, 7 Christchurch 1256 Canterbury Nurserymen and Landscape 755 Colombo Street, Christchurch .. . . .. 11 Gardeners 305 Canterbury Sawmillers .. .. Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 10 395 Canterbury Sheepowners .. 90 Hereford Street, Christchurch .. .. .. 1 839 452 Canterbury Tanners, Fellmongers, and Wool- Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 11 scourers 831 Christchurch Clothing-manufacturers .. Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 8 1247 Christchurch Engineers, Metal-workers, and Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 13 Iron and Brass Founders 141 Christchurch Furniture-makers .. .. Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 23 1069 Christchurch Hairdressers and Tobacconists 213 Manchester Street, Christchurch .. .. 43 894 Christchurch Master Plumbers .. .. Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 36 125 Christchurch Master Tailors .. .. Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch 25 1234 Christchurch Soft-goods Manufacturers .. 335 Gloucester Street, Christchurch .. .. .. 10 1244 Lyttelton Waterside Employers' Union .. Waterside Central Pay Office, Lyttelton .. .. 18 362 South Canterbury Master Bakers .. 205 Stafford Street, Timaru .. .. .. 9 379 South Canterbury Threshing-mill Owners Arcade Chambers, Timaru .. .. . . 25 1072 Timaru Master Printers and Bookbinders Beswick Street, Timaru .. .. .. . . 9 757 Timaru Painters .. .. 85 Stafford Street, Timaru .. .. .. ., 13 1240 Timaru Waterside Employers'Union .. Hay's Buildings, Timaru .. .. .. .. 11 519 Whitcombe and Tombs (Limited) .. Ill Cashel Street, Christchurch .. .. .. 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 28 1,596 Otago and Southland Industrial District. 306 ; Dunedin and Suburban General Carriers 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. ,. ... 37 and Coal-merchants 891 I Dunedin and Suburban Master Butchers .. Joel's Buildings, 21. Crawford Street, Dunedin .. 34 1280 Dunedin and Suburban Pork-butohers .. 139 Stuart Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 6 337 Dunedin Builders and Contractors .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. .. j 117 822 Dunedin Clothing-manufacturers .. 40 Dowling Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 8 1087 Dunedin Engineers, Metal-workers, and Zealandia Chambers, Dowling Street, Dunedin (Box 123) 29 Iron and Brass Founders 1016 Dunedin Flour, Oatmeal, and Pearl-barley Corner Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christ- 7 Millers church 1004 Dunedin Furniture and Furnishing Trade 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. .. j 6 189 | Dunedin Master Bakers . . . . 193 Princes Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 49 313 j Dunedin Master Tailors .. 99 High Street, Dunedin .. .. ... ... 19 867 | Dunedin Plumbers .. .. .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. .. - 27 1268 I Dunedin Tobacconists .. .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. - ■ .. 12 875 i Invercargill Plumbers . . . . .. Arcade, Invei'cargill .. .. . . .. 13 560 1 Invercargill and Suburban Master Butchers The Crescent, Invercargill .. .. .. 14 318 ; Otago and Southland Gold-mining .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin i11 936 ! Otago and Southland Newspaper-proprietors I Evening Star Company (Limited) Office, Dunedin .. 7

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® g Name. ' Registered Office. & "g s ® [_ ]_ I* Otaqo add Southland Industrial District—continued. 1254 1 Otago and Southland Nurserymen and C/o Mr. J. H. Seidelin, Byron Street, Mornington, Dunedin 7 Landscape Gardeners 446 j Otago and Southland Sheepowners .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 195 1116 | Otago and Southland Tanners .. .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 5 1242 j Otago and Southland Waterside Em- 11 Crawford Street, Dunedin (Box 589) .. .. 13 ployers' Union 1033 j Otago Coaehbuilders, Blacksmiths, and 1 Dowling Street, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 13 Farriers 311 Otago Drapers and Clothiers* .. .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. 39 302 Otago Grocers .. .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. 73 325 Otago Master Printers, Lithographers, and 1 Dowling Street, Dunedin .. .. . . 34 Bookbinders 343 Otago Painters .. .. 20 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 26 406 Southland Builders and Contractors .. Arcade, Invercargill .. .. .. . . 44 778 Southland Coaehbuilders and Blacksmiths C/o T. Stevenson, Blacksmith, Tay Street, Invercargill . . 7 664 Southland Grocers .. .. .. The Crescent, Invercargill .. .. .. . . 37 332 Southland Master Tailors .. .. 75a Dee Street, Invercargill .. .. .. 8 137 Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Water Street, Dunedin .. .. .. . . 1 (Limited) 88 | Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. 31 Water Street, Dunedin .. .. .. . . 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 31 899 Taranaki Industrial District. 1272 New Plymouth General Carriers and Cus- 113 Currie Street, New Plymouth .. .. .. 15 tomhouse and Forwarding Agents 1276 New Plymouth Waterside Employers'Union St. Aubyn Street, New Plymouth .. .. .. 7 605 Taranaki Dairying and Farming . . Broadway, Stratford .. .. .. .. 59 516 Taranaki Licensed Victuallers .. .. 11 Devon Street, New Plymouth .. .. .. 11 204 Taranaki Master Builders .. .. C/o Jones and Sandford (Limited), South Road, New 13 Plymouth 861 Taranaki Master Printers, Lithographers, 93 Brougham Street, New Plymouth .. .. 12 and Bookbinders 447 Taranaki Master Tailors .. .. 251 Devon Street, New Plymouth .. .. .. 18 1229 Taranaki Provincial Retail Grocers .. Commercial Bank Buildings, Devon Street, New Plymouth 40 Totals .. .. I .. .. .. Number of unions, 8 175 I Marlborough Industrial District. 443 Marlborough Sheepowners .. .. I Queen Street, Blenheim .. .. .. .. 65 1279 Pieton Waterside Employers' Union . . H. Rhind's Office, High Street, Picton .. .. 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 2 73 Nelson Industrial District. 1182 Nelson Grocers .. .. .. National Bank Chambers, Trafalgar Street, Nelson .. 11 856 Nelson Master Printers, Lithographers, and Hare's Building, Bridge Street, Nelson . . .. 12 Bookbinders 774 Nelson Master Tailors .. .. .. Dees and Son's Buildings, Trafalgar Street, Nelson .. 1 10 1283 Nelson Waterside Employers' Union .. Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company (Limited)jBuild- 7 ing, Wakefield Quay, Port Nelson Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 4 , 40 Westland Industrial District. 1259 Greymouth Motor Taxis .. .. Premier Garage, Tainui Street, Greymouth .. .. 8 1277 Greymouth Waterside Employers' Union .. Union Steamship Company's Buildings, Mackay Street, 7 Greymouth 177 Progress Mines of New Zealand (Limited) Bridge Street, Reefton .. .. .. .. 2 721 Westland Licensed Victuallers .. .. Mackay Street, Greymouth .. .. .. 51 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 4 68 Grand totals .. .. .. Industrial unions of employers, 143 5,278 * Cancelled 4/6/26.

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O jC 0 g * Name. Registered Office. I iiS ! to* Northern (Auckland) Industrial District. 1076 Auckland Abattoir Assistants and Freezing ! Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 287 works Employees 1029 Auckland Aerated-water, Condiment, Pre- 178 Symonds Street, Auckland .. .. .. 53 serve, Biscuit, Confectionery, and Drug Factories Employees 825 Auckland and Suburban Local Bodies' 19 Tabernacle Buildings, Karangahape Road, Auckland 1,415 Labourers and Related Trades 190 Auckland Beamsmen's .. 7 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 16 923 Auckland Biograph Operators .. 22 Mozley Avenue, Devonport, Auckland .. .. 47 1046 Auckland Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Auckland , . .. .. .. 1,396 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1078 Auckland Branch of the Amalgamated 15 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 991 Engineering Union (including Motor Mechanics, Brassfinishers, Tinsmiths, and Sheet-metal Workers) 612 Auckland Brewers, Wine and Spirit Mer- 178 Symonds Street, Auckland .. .. .. 110 chants' Employees 340 Auckland Brick and Potteryand Clay Workers 4 Trades HaJl, Auckland .. .. .. .. 205 576 Auckland Bricklayers .. .. 10 H.B. Buildings, Newton, Auckland .. .. 191 1235 Auckland Brush and Broom Trade Workers 7 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 14 871 Auckland Builders', General, and other 3 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. 1,588 Labourers 152 Auckland Butchers .. Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 405 284 Auckland Certificated Engine-drivers, River 8 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 150 Engineers, and Marine Engine-drivers 1258 Auckland Chemical Manure and Acid 27 Sheehan Street, Ponsonby, Auckland .. .. 45 Workers 1125 Auckland City Cleaners, Caretakers, and 4 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 105 Liftmen 1108 ] Auckland City Female Bookbinders, Rulers, 178 Symonds Street, Auckland .. .. .. 94 Envelope-makers, and Printers' Feeders 502 Auckland Coach and Car Builders .. 178 Symonds Street, Auckland .. .. . . 70 444 Auckland Coopers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. . . 28 1073 Auckland Creameries and Cheese and 2 Tabernacle Buildings, Newton, Auckland .. .. [ 362 Butter Factories Employees 155 Auckland Curriers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. j 21 720 Auckland Cutters, Trimmers, Pressers, and ; 11 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. | 116 other Clothing Employees 753 Auckland Dairy Employees .. 4 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. | 130 596 j Auckland District Boilermakers, Iron-ship 14 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 160 Workers, and Bridge-builders 662 Auckland Electrical Trades .. .. 11 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 537' 620 Auckland Farriers and General Blacksmiths 7 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. . . .. 19 393 Auckland Federated Cooks and Stewards .. 16 Waitemata Chambers, Customs Street, Auckland .. j 123 508 Auckland Fellmongers, Tanners, Soap- Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. j 105 workers, and General Tannery Employees 921 Auckland Fire Brigades Employees .. 2 Tabernacle Buildings, Newton, Auckland .. .. I 35 381 Auckland Fish-trade Employees (other than 38 Kiwi Road, Devonport, Auckland . . .. j 64 Fishermen) 1129 Auckland Front - of - house Employees in 9 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. 100 Theatres, Picture-shows, and Houses of Entertainment 1161 Auckland Gas Company's Clerical and 4 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. I 110 Showrooms Employees 314 Auckland Grooers'Assistants .. .. National Chambers, 22 Swanson Street, Auckland .. 511 422 Auckland Gum-workers . • 7 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 58 501 Auckland Hairdressers' Assistants . • 10 H.B. Buildings, Newton, Auckland .. .. 108 688 Auckland Hotel and Restaurant Employees Pacific Buildings, Wellesley Street, Auckland .. .. 2,705 149 Auckland Iron and Brass Moulders .. 14 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. j 158 853 Auckland Journalists .. .. .. Colwill Buildings, 11 Swanson Street, Auckland .. j 55 840 Auckland Local Federated Seamen* .. Quay Bond and Free Store, Quay Street, Auckland .. j 1,031 978 Auckland Manufacturing Jewellers, Watch 178 Symonds Street, Auckland .. .. .. ! 38 and Clock Makers and Kindred Trades 708 Auckland Merchant Service Guild .. 36 Union Buildings, Customs Street East, Auckland . . 109 240 Auckland Motor-car and Horse Drivers and 13 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. 437 Related Trades 474 Auckland Operative Bakers' and Pastry- 2 Tabernacle Buildings, Auckland .. .. .. 265 cooks' and Related Trades Employees 59 Auckland Operative Bootmakers .. 55 Wellpark Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland .. . . 360 635 Auckland Operative Plasterers .. 4 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 155 - 108 Auckland Painters, Decorators, and Lead- Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. 450 light Workers 806 Auckland Performing Musicians .. 18 Maidstone Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland .. .. 240 654 Auckland Plumbers and Gasfitters .. 5 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. 332 1096 Auckland Related Printing Trades (other 1 Arthur Street, Ellerslie, Auckland .. .. 215 than Typographers) 1082 Auckland" Retail Chemists' Employees .. National Chambers, 22 Swanson Street, Auckland .. 75 1100 Auckland Retail Shop-assistants in the National Chambers, 22 Swanson Street, Auckland .. 536 Boot, Hardware, Crockery, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Furniture, and Soft-goods Trades » Cancelled 13/5/26.

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j ° £ ! Name. Registered Office. ,£•§ * fl S B v 1 I _ Is Northern (Auckland) Industrial District —continued. 1246 I Auckland Rope and Twine Workers .. 3 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. 68 150 | Auckland Saddlers, Harness-makers, Collar- Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland ,. .. 75 v j makers, Bag-makers, and Bridle-cutters Society 494 Auckland Ship, Yacht, and Boat Builders 8 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 79 715 Auckland Stage Employees .. 13 Elgin Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland . . .. 65 580 Auckland Stonemasons and Monumental Edendale Road, Edendale, Auckland .. .. 92 - Workers 73 Auckland Tailoresses and other Female 15 Tabernacle Buildings, Karangahape Road, Auckland 1,375 Clothing Trade Employees 67 Auckland Tailors .. .. .. 11 Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. 185 830 Auckland Tallymen's .. .. 1 Quay Street, Auckland .. .. ,. .. 156 248 Auckland Timber-workers .. .. Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 651 1088 Auckland Tramways .. .. 18 Tabernacle Buildings, Karangahape Road, Auckland j 870 132 Auckland Typographical .. 34 Great South Road, Remuera, Auckland .. .. 321 183 Auckland United Flour-mill Employees .. 2 Tabernacle Buildings, Auckland .. .. .. 65 910 Auckland United Furniture Trades .. 10 Trades Hall, Auckland . . .. .. .. 575 1101 Auckland United Storemen (other than Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. 350 Employees in Bottling-stores) 1144 [ Auckland Waterside Foremen and Time- Police and Customs Buildings, Queen's Wharf, Auckland 20 j keepers 933 j Auckland Waterside Workers .. .. Waterside Workers' Waiting-room, 2 Quay Street East, 1,370 Auckland 1168 | Birkenhead Sugar-works Employees .. 4 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 211 1130 | Devonport Ferry and Takapuna Tramways 8 Trades Hall, Auckland .. .. .. .. 63 and Ferry Companies' Employees 759 : Gisborne and East Coast Shearers and Wool- 257 Gladstone Road, Gisborne .. .. .. 267 shed Employees 373 Gisborne Branch of the Amalgamated Liberty Hall, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 85 - Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1031 [ Gisborne Branch of the Amalgamated Liberty Hall, Gladstone Road, Gisborne .. .. 26 Engineering Union (including Motor Mechanics) 1275 Gisborne Grocers and Other Shop Assistants 2 Lyndhurst Street, Gisborne .. .. .. 40 699 Gisborne Motor-vehicle, Horse Drivers, and Liberty Hall, Gladstone Road, Gisborne .. 65 Stable Attendants 643 Gisborne Painters, Decorators, and Lead- j Liberty Hall, Gladstone Road, Gisborne .. .. 30 light Workers 1232 Gisborne Performing Musicians .. .. I Muir Street, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 16 661 j Gisborne Printing and Related Trades .. Liberty Hall, Gladstone Road, Gisborne .. .. 29 602 J Gisborne Waterside Workers .. .. Read's Quay, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 200 798 j Hamilton Branch of the Amalgamated 59 Collingwood Street, Hamilton .. .. . . 45 ~ Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1024 j Kaipara Waterside Workers .. .. Public Library, Te Kopuru.. .. .. .. 42 1282 Northern Coal-mine Workers .. .. Glasgow Street, Huntly .. .. .. .. 1,040 779 ' Ohinemuri Branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Union Hall, Seddon Street, Waihi .. .. 55 Engineering Union (including Electricians and Motor Mechanics) 863 Ohinemuri Mines and Batteries Employees Seddon Street, Waihi .. .. .. ,. 484 (other than Engineers, Engine-drivers, and Firemen) 799 Onehunga Branch of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies' Hall, Grey Street, Onehunga .. 124- — Society of Carpenters and Joiners 940 Onehunga Waterside Workers .. .. Waterside Workers' Shed, Onehunga Wharf .. .. C8 1155 Onehunga Woollen-mills Employees .. St. Leonards, 97 Grey Street East, Onehunga.. .. 70 1017 Otahuhu Branch of the Amalgamated So- Luke Street, Otahuhu .. .. .. .. 60 ciety of Carpenters and Joiners 1288 | Otahuhu Chemical Manure Workers .. Trades Hall, Hobson Street, Auckland .. .. 35 777 I Poverty Bay and East Coewt Builders', Con- 20 Peel Street, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 190 - tractors', and General Labourers 431 J Poverty Bay Freezing-works and Related 20 Peel Street, Gisborne .. .. .. .. 567 Trades Employees 1053a Pulcemiro Coal-mine Workers* .. .. Pukemiro .. .. .. .. .. 208 1190 Russell Waterside Workers .. .. Russell .. .. .. .. .. ., 20 837 South Auckland Engine-drivers, Winders, St. John's Schoolroom, Waihi .. .. .. 54 Motormen, and Firemen 1009 Te Akatea Coal-mine Workers! .. .. Glen Massey, Ngaruawahia .. .. .. I 90 1269 Te Papapa Chemical Manure Workers .. 38 Willow Street, Onehunga .. .. .. 107 771 Thames Branch of the Amalgamated Engi- Protestant Alliance Hall, Mary Street, Thames 64 neering Union (including Brassfinishers) 16 Thames Miners .. .. .. Queen Street, Thames .. .. .. .. 201 1263 Tokomaru Bay Waterside Workers .. Tokomaru Bay .. .. .. .. .. 25 1056 Waihi Borough Labourers .. .. Miners'" Union Hall, Seddon Street, AVaihi .. .. 13 1109 Waikato District Coal-mine Underground Pukemiro .. .. .. .. .. 27 Officials 877 Waikato District Engine-drivers, Firemen, Rotowaro .. .. .. .. .. 24 and Fitters (in coal-mines) 1202 Whakatane Waterside Workers .. .. County Council Chambers, Whakatane .. .. 57 1049 | Whangarei Branch of the Amalgamated Harris's Rooms, Cameron Street, Whangarei .. . . 45 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1188 Whangarei Waterside Workers .. .. Whangarei .. .. •• .. .. 20 Totals .. .. J .. .. .. Number of unions, 104 28,004 * Cancelled 15/4/26. t Cancelled 22/4/26.

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Name. Registered Office. i g B ® . [la Wellington Industrial Disteiot. 710 Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants Aitken Street, Wellington .. .. .. .. 9,217 of New Zealand 1217 Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners'Asso- 23 Bowen Street, Wellington .. .. .. 1,985 oiation 212 Federated Cooks and Stewards of New Zea- 25 Panama Street, Wellington .. . . .. 733 land 1107 Hawke's Bay Branch of the Amalgamated 3 Bryant's Buildings, Tennyson Street, Napier .. 366 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1224 Hawke's Bay Builders and General Labour Party's Rooms, Begley's Buildings, Warren 244 Labourers Street, Hastings 650 Hawke's Bay Fishermen's and Fish-shed 48 Ossian Street, Port Ahuriri .. .. .. 20 Employees 1267 Hutt Valley Branch of the Amalgamated Labour Hall, Nelson Street, Petone .. .. .. 130 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1278 Kilbirnie Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 130 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 540 Manawatu Flax-mills Employees .. 41 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North .. .. 749 992 Masterton Amalgamated Society of Painters Trades Hall, Queen Street, Masterton .. .. 17and Decorators 804 Masterton Branch of the Amalgamated So- Trades Hall, Queen Street, Masterton .. .. 50 ciety of Carpenters and Joiners 775 | Napier Gas Employees .. 48 Ossian Street, Port Ahuriri .. .. .. 16 375 i Napier Motor-vehicle and Horse Drivers . . Roskilda, Taradale, Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 139 237 j Napier Painters and Decorators.. 67 Nelson Crescent, Napier.. .. .. .. 75 1264 Napier Retail Drapers' Assistants .. 29 Faraday Street, Napier .. .. .. .. 42 973 Napier Tramway Employees .. . . Tramway Depot, Faraday Street, Napier .. .. 25 389 Napier Waterside Workers .. .. Union's Office, Hardinge Road, Port Ahuriri .. .. 267 764 Napier Wool and Grain Store Employees Hardinge Road, Port Ahuriri, Napier .. .. 270 and Wholesale Merchants' Storemen 1273 North Wellington Timber-yards and Saw- Ashwells' Buildings, Seddon Street, Raetihi .. .. 475 mills 594 Palmerston North Branch of the Amalga- 41 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North .. .. 27 mated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 210 Palmerston North Painters and Decorators 41 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North .. .. 23 769 Petone (Wellington) Woollen - mills Em- Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. .. 113 ployees 641 South Wellington Branch of the Amalga- j St. Thomas's Schoolroom, Riddiford Street, Newtown, 197 mated Society of Carpenters and Joiners ! Wellington 672 Wanganui Branch of the Amalgamated 46 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui .. .. . . 228 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 768 ! Wanganui Branch of the Amalgamated 22 Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui .. .. 16 Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics) 1057 | Wanganui Bricklayers .. .. 46 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui .. .. . . 33 730 ! Wanganui Motor and Horse Drivers .. 46 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui .. .. .. 50 1173 Wanganui Municipal Labourers.. .. 22 Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui .. .. 157 682 Wanganui Gasworks Employees.. .. Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui .. .. .. 35 439 Wanganui Operative Butchers .. 22 Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui .. .. 46 1285 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board 22 Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui .. . . 36 Employees 258 | Wanganui Society of Painters and Decorators 46 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui .. .. .. 69 1215 { Wanganui Theatre Employees .. .. Lincoln Road, Mosstown, Wanganui.. .. .. 14 748 Wanganui Municipal Tramways and Omni- 22 Harper Street, Gonville, Wanganui .. .. 53 bus Employees 685 Wanganui Waterside Workers .. .. Wharf Waiting-room, Wanganui .. .. .. 182 129 Wellington Amalgamated Society of Painters Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 400 j and Decorators and Leadlight Workers 813 j Wellington Amalgamated Society of Shop- Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. .. 375 assistants in the Boot, Hardware, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Furniture, and Soft-goods Trades 1071 Wellington Biograph Operators .. .. Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 15 52 Wellington Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. .. 538 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1066 Wellington Amalgamated Engineering Union Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 450 . (including Brass-finishers, Coppersmiths, Motor Mechanics, and Tinplate and Sheetmetal Workers) 991 Wellington Brewers, Bottlers, Bottle- Trades Council Chambers, Wellington .. .. 51 washers, and Aerated-water Employees (other than Storemen and Drivers) 1192 Wellington Brick, Clay, and Pottery Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. . . .. 50 Workers 528 Wellington Bricklayers .. .. 28 Kauri Street, Eastbourne, Wellington .. .. 49 1077 Wellington Builders'and General Labourers Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 1,115 1102 Wellington City Gasworks Employees .. 80 Manners Street, Wellington .. .. 102 1134 Wellington City Ships Tally Clerks .. 106 Adelaide Road, Wellington .. .. .. 114 1204 Wellington City Tramways and Power- 257 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington . . . . 660 houses Employees 173 Wellington Coachworkers .. 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington .. .. . . 40 986 Wellington Dairy Employees .. ., Trades Hall, Wellington ., ,. .. • .. 73

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M 2 Name. Registered Office. ,2^ 9 a> Wellington Industrial Distbict —continued. 218 Wellington District Hotel, Club, and 80 Manners Street, Wellington .. .. .. 2,438 Restaurant Workers 219 Wellington Drivers and Related Trades .. 130 Featherston Street, Wellington .. .. .. 511 611 Wellington Electrical Workers .. .. Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 298 76 Wellington Federated Furniture Trade .. Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 425 1174 Wellington Female Printers' Assistants .. 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington .. .. .. 148 1079 Wellington Freezing-works and Related Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 2,554 Trades Employees 915 Wellington Hairdressers', Hairworkers', and 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington .. .. .. 70 Wigmakers' Assistants 97 Wellington Iron and Brass Moulders .. Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. ,. 70 1023 Wellington Journalists .. 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington .. .. .. 61 960 Wellington Local Federated Seamen* .. 130 Peatherston Street, Wellington .. .. .. 1,636 482 Wellington Merchant Service Guild .. 153-55 Peatherston Street, Wellington .. .. 303 930 Wellington Metal-workers' Assistants .. Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. .. 262 1 Wellington Operative Bakers and Pastry- Druids Hall, 13 Tory Street, Wellington .. .. 523 cooks and Bakers and Pastrycooks' Labourers 14 Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Society Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 263 134 Wellington Operative Butchers .. .. Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 325 808 Wellington Performing Musicians .. 39 Courtenay Place, Wellington .. .. .. 193 200 Wellington Plasterers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 98 69 Wellington Plumbers and Gasfitters .. Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. .. 290 1212 Wellington Related Printing Trades (other 31 Duncan Terrace, Wellington .. .. .. 310 than Female Assistants, Journalists, and Typographers) 234 Wellington Retail Grocers' Assistants .. Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. ... 600 167 Wellington Saddlers, Harness-makers, Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 58 Collar-makers, Bridle-makers, Leatherbag Makers, and Canvas Workers 627 Wellington Shearers .. .. 3 Terrace Street, Aramoho, Wanganui .. .. 461 1262 Wellington Shipwrights and Boatbuilders.. Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 40 242 Wellington Stationary, Traction, and Loco- Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 149 motive Engine Drivers, and their Assistants 638 Wellington Stonemasons .. .. Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 9 405 Wellington Tailoresses, Cutters, Pressers, 147 Cuba Street, Wellington .. .. .. 386 and other Clothing-trade Employees (except Tailors) 2 Wellington Tailors .. .. .. Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. £00 705 Wellington Theatrical Stage Employees .. Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. .. 173 220 Wellington Timber-yards and Sawmills .. Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. .. 131 15 Wellington Typographical .. . . 31 Duncan Terrace, AVellington .. .. .. 452 19 Wellington United Boilermakers, Iron and Trades Hall, Wellington .. .. .. .. 115 Steel Ship and Bridge Builders 773 Wellington Wholesale Merchants' Employees Trades Hall, Vivian Street, Wellington .. .. 444 (other than Drivers and Clerks) 932 Wellington Waterside Workers .. .. 130 Peatherston Street, Wellington .. .. .. 1,450 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 82 35,697 Canterbury Industrial District. 1172 Ashburton Branch of the Amalgamated Burnett Street, Ashburton .. .. .. .. I 26 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 463 Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Trades Hall, Christehurch .. .. .. .. 574 Labourers 787 Canterbury Bakers and Pastrycooks' Em- Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. j 193 ployees 566 Canterbury Bricklayers .. .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 81 726 Canterbury Brick, Pottery, Pipe, Tile, and Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 135 Clay Workers j 176 Canterbury Builders'and General Labourers, Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. j 1,196 Quarry-workers, and Wool and Grain Store Employees 48 Canterbury Carpenters and Joiners .. 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. . . 140 • 263 Canterbury Coachbuilders .. .. 151 North Avon Road, Richmond, Christchurch .. 131 194 Canterbury Curriers .. .. .. Druids' Hall, Woolston, Christchurch .. .. 17 555 Canterbury Dairymen's Employees .. 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 37 747 Canterbury Freezing-works and Related 7 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 1,897 Trades Employees 274 Canterbury Grocers' Assistants .. .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 1 162 652 Canterbury Hotel and Restaurant Em- Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 1 1,449 ployees 281 Canterbury Motor-oar, Horse Drivers, and 15 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. J 720 Livery-stable Employees 288 Canterbury Shearers .. .. .. Trades Hall, Christehurch .. .. . . .. 678 268 Canterbury Timber-yards, Sawmills, and 15 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 219 Coal-yards Employees * Cancelled 13/5/26.

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t «• hi u ~? 8 ' ! Name. Registered Office. Sg No - I II j Canterbury Industrial District—continued. 140 Canterbury Traction and Stationary Engine 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 115 Drivers and Fireman 266 Canterbury Woollen-mills Employees .. Oddfellows' Lodge-room, Hilton Street, Kaiapoi .. 231 549 Christehuroh Aerated-water Workers and Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 46 other Bottlers 20 Christchurch Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 839 Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Joiners' Machinists, and Shipwrights 1061 Christchurch Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 947 Engineering and Allied Trades 550 Christchurch Brewers, Maltsters, and Re- Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 153 lated Trades 1064 Christchurch Brush and Broom Trade .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 53 1139 Christchurch CJerks, Cashiers, and Office Trades Hall, Christchurch .. . . .. .. 16 Employees 1150 Christchurch Dress and Mantle Makers .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 286 1083 Christchurch Federated Furniture Trades 10 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. 314 300 Christchurch Gardeners .. .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. * .. .. .. 82 573 Christchurch Gasworks Employees .. 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. 88 236 Christchurch Hairdressers and Tobacconists' 10 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 47 Assistants 107 Christchurch Iron and Brass Moulders .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 115 857 Christchurch Journalists .. 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 75 1000 Christchurch Manufacturing Jewellers, 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 12 Watch and Clock Makers, and Kindred Trades 35 Christchurch Operative Bootmakers' Society Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 370 193 Christchurch Operative Butchers .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 151 385 | Christchurch Operative Stonemasons .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 31 81 Christchurch Painters .. .. .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 230— 809 Christchurch Performing Musicians .. 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 175 1126 Christchurch Picture-theatres Employees 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 75 and Front-of-house Employees in other Theatres 123 Christchurch Plasterers .. 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 101 38 Christchurch Plumbers and Gasfitters .. 3 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 132 1147 Christchurch Printing Trades .. .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 460 916 Christchurch Retail Shop-assistants (other Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 221 than Grocers, Tobacconists, and Hairdressers' Assistants) 1201 Christchurch Rope, Twine, and Flock Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 48 Makers 223 Christchurch Saddlers, Harness and Collar Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 39 Makers 5 Christchurch Stage Employees .. .. Theatre Royal, Christchurch .. .. .. 59 11 Christchurch Tailoresses, Cutters, Pressers, Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 628 and other Clothing-trade Employees 105 Christchurch Tailoring Trade .. .. Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 372 547 Christchurch Tramway Employees .. Trades Hall, Christchurch . . . . .. 458 1169 Christchurch Tramway Officials .. .. Tramway Inspectors' Office, Cathedral Square, Christ'ch 13 1095 Christchurch Wholesale Merchants' Em- 10 Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. 195 ployees (other than Drivers and Clerks) 1127 Lyttelton Branch of the Amalgamated 60 Hastings Street, Sydenham, Christchurch .. .. 23 — Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Joiners' Machinists, and Shipwrights 1152 Lyttelton Ships Tally Clerks .. .. Base of No. 3 Wharf, Lyttelton .. .. .. 65 938 Lyttelton Waterside Workers .. .. Coronation Hall, Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 653 1099 Rangiora Branch of the Amalgamated Templar Hall, Rangiora .. .. .. .. 19 — Society of Carpenters and Joiners 692 South Canterbury Timber-yards, Sawmills, Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Timaru .. .. .. .. 21 and Coal-yards Employees 737 Timaru Branch of the Amalgamated Society 29 High Street, Timaru .. .. .. .. 90 — of Carpenters and Joiners, Joiners' Machinists, and Shipwrights 1035 Timaru Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 64 Engineering Union (including Motor Mechanics) 386 Timaru Carpenters .. .. .. Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Timaru .. .. .. .. 49 481 Timaru Society of Painters and Decorators Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Timaru .. .. .. .. 24 — 1180 Timaru United Millers and Flour-mill Em- 80 High Street, Timaru .. .. .. .. 33 ployees 902 Timaru Wharf Labourers .. .. Strathallan Hall, Timaru .. .. .. .. 157 372 United Boilermakers, Iron and Steel Ship Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 81 Builders of Canterbury 174 United Millers, Engine-drivers, and Mill Trades Hall, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 27. Employees' Society of Canterbury 327 Waimate Workers .. .. .. Foresters' Hall, Waimate .. .. .. .. 44 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 64 16,182

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o g * Name. Registered Office. j_ . !* Otago and Southland Indttstbial District. 758 Bluff Waterside .. .. .. Wharf Waiting-room, Bluff .. .. .. 274 776 Dunedin and Mosgiel Woollen-mills Em- 76 Stuart Street, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 500 ployees 1028 Dunedin and Port Chalmers United Ship- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 24 Wrights 1112 Dunedin and Suburban Boot-repairers .. Trades Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin .. .. .. 16 892 Dunedin and Suburban General Electrical Trades Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin .. .. .. 115 - — Workers 221 Dunedin and Suburban Operative Butchers Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 120 903 Dunedin and Suburban Operative Licensed Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 38 Drainers 895 Dunedin Amalgamated Society of Shop- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 405 assistants (other than Grocers, Butchers, Chemists, Tobacconists, and Hairdressers' Assistants) 1153 Dunedin Amalgamated Warehousemen .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 20 89 Dunedin Bakers and Pastrycooks .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. .128 1142 Dunedin Biscuit and Confectionery Manu- 95 Lower Rattray Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 184 facturing Employees 1081 Dunedin Branch of the Amalgamated Trades Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin .. .. .. 439 Engineering Union and Allied Trades 873 Dunedin Brewers, Bottlers, Bottle-washers, Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 42 and Aerated Waters 1186 Dunedin Brickmakers, Potterymakers, Tile- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 27 makers, and Sanitary-pipe Makers 1080 Dunedin Brush and Broom Trade .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 35 703 Dunedin Canister-workers .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 16 1094 Dunedin City Corporation Tramway Officials Electric-car Depot, Market Street, Dunedin .. .. 26 84 Dunedin Federated Furniture Trades .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 129 1012 Dunedin Felt-hatters .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. ,. .. 20 1131 Dunedin Fire Brigades Employees .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 24 1060 Dunedin Gardeners and Forest Labourers Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. ,. .. 65 854 Dunedin Journalists .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. ,. .. 51 995 Dunedin Local Federated Seamen* .. 1 Crawford Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 429 1196 Dunedin Manufacturing Chemists' Em- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 25 ployees 45 Dunedin Operative Bootmakers .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 189 71 Dunedin Operative Stonemasons .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 17 — 93 Dunedin Painters .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. ,. .. 175 ~ 1236 Dunedin Paint and Varnish Factory Em- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 5 ployees 1158 Dunedin Paper-mills Employees.. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 110 770 Dunedin Performing Musicians .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 73 36 Dunedin Pressers, Cutters, and other Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 53 Clothing-factory Operatives 647 Dunedin Printers' Machinists, Bookbinders, Trades Hall, Dunedin (Secretary, Robert Ferguson, 234 Lithographers, and Related Trades 754 George Street) 1098 Dunedin Retail Chemists' Assistants .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 15 1038 Dunedin Rope and Twine Spinners .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 31 711 Dunedin Stage Employees .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 38 58 Dunedin Tailoresses and other Female 26 Dowling Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 969 Clothing-trade Employees 942 Dunedin Theatrical and Shows Employees Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 36 (other than Stage Hands) * 99 Dunedin United Plumbers and Gasfitters.. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. j. 80 — 935 Dunedin Waterside Workers .. .. Rattray Street Wharf, Dunedin .. .. .. 302 1165 Dunedin Wax-vesta Employees .. .. 26 Dowling Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 34 1179 Dunedin Wholesale Storemen's .. .. 95 Lower Rattray Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 491 996 Green Island Coal-miners .. .. Fairfield, Dunedin.. .. .. .. .. 30 1140 Green Island Iron-rolling Mills Employees Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 21 9 Invercargill Bootmakers .. .. Labour Rooms, Esk Street, Invercargill .. .. 17 792 Invercargill Branch of the Amalgamated Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill .. .. 380 "— Society of Carpenters and Joiners 1167 Invercargill Retail Grocers' Assistants .. Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill .. .. 78 1159 Invercargill Retail Soft-goods Employees.. 62 Esk Street, Invercargill .. .. .. .. 20 1249 Invercargill Tanners and Fellmongers .. Huia Street, Waikiwi .. .. .. .. 75 848 Invercargill Tramways .. 5 Seandrett Street, Invercargill .. .. .. 57 80 Iron and Brass Moulders' Union of New Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. 192 Zealand 1181 Kaikorai Cable Tramway Employees .. Conductors' Room, Dunedin and Kaikorai Tram Com- 36 pany's Power-house, Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin 829 Kaitangata Coal-miners .. .. Exmouth Street, Kaitangata .. .. .. 240 971 Nightcaps District Coal-miners-|- .. Johnston Road, Nightcaps .. .. .. .. 300 1059 Oamaru Flour-mills Employees .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 32 1287 Oamaru General and Local Bodies' Labourers 72 Hull Street, Oamaru .. ., .. .. 40 1160 Oamaru Grocers'Assistants .. .. 52 Lune Street, Oamaru .. .. .. .. 17 1037 Oamaru Painters .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 19 — 945 Oamaru Waterside Workers .. .. Waiting-shed, Waterfront, Oamaru .. .. .. 77 1085 Oamaru Woollen-mill Employees .. Factory Lane, Oamaru .. .. .. .. 86 » Cancelled 13/S/26. t Cancelled 4/6/26.

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o £ Name. Registered Office -Kg s © _ r.~Otago and Southland Industrial DisTRicT-^ccm(i»!te<?. 1266 Otago and Southland Agricultural, Dairy- ] Main South Road, Allanton .. .. .. 17 ing, Fruit and Pastoral Farm Assistants [ (other than Musterers, Packers, Drovers, Harvest, Threshing-mill and Chaflcutter | Employees, Shepherds, and Shearers) 876 Otago and Southland Farriers .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 15 599 Otago and Southland Freezing-works and J Trades Hall, Dunedin .. ,. .. .. 711 Related Trades Employees 1133 Otago and Southland Harvest Hands, Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 204 Threshing - mil], and Chaffcutter Employees 1176 Otago and Southland Lime, Cement, Phos- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 98 phate, and Marl Employees 503 Otago and Southland Operative Tailors ! Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 160 and Shop Tailoresses 182 Otago and Southland Saddle-makers, Har- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 31 ness-makers, Collar-makers, Bag-makers, Cover-makers, and Bridle-cutters 398 Otago and Southland Shearers .. .. I Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 328 1138 Otago and Southland Shepherds, Musterers, j Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 84 and Drovers 267 Otago Box-workers .. .. .. . 26 Dowling Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 54 78 Otago Branch of the Amalgamated Society j Trades Hail, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 700 of Carpenters and Joiners 246 Otago Bricklayers .. .. .. | 106 Glen Road, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 43 205 Otago Coachworkers and Wheelwrights .. I Trades Hall, Dunedin .. . . . . .. 34 506 Otago Engine - drivers, Firemen, and J Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 90 Greasers 166 Otago Flour-mill Employees .. . . Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 19 507 Otago General Labourers, Builders' La- Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 903 bourers, Quarrymen, and Coal-yard Employees 217 Otago Grocers'Assistants .. .. Trades Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin .. .. ,. 53 578 Otago Hairdressers' Assistants . . .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 54 675 Otago and Southland Hotel, Restaurant, 76 Stuart Street, Dunedin .. .. .. . . 600 and Boardinghouse Employees 197 Otago Metal-workers' Assistants .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. . . 270 1119 Otago Motor-vehicle and Horse Drivers, 95 Lower Rattray Street, Dunedin .. .. .. 605 and Stable-attendants 216 Otago Operative Plasterers .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. ,. 36 252 Otago Timber-yards and Sawmills .. Trades Hall, Dunedin .. . . .. .. 104 77 Otago Typographical .. .. .. Trades Hall, Dunedin (Secretary, R. Ferguson, 754 120 George Street) 956 Port Chalmers Waterside Workers .. Cross Wharf, Port Chalmers .. .. .. , 279 1233 Pukeuri Freezing-workers .. .. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham's Boardinghouse, Pukeuri .. . 162 1289 Shag Point Coal-mine Workers .. .. Brough Street, Palmerston South .. .. .. 51 989 Southland and Otago Cheese and Butter 62 Esk Street, Invercargill .. .. .. .. 220 Factories Employees (other than Managers) 833 Southland and Otago Cheese-factory Man- 62 Esk Street, Invercargill .. .. .. .. 75 agers 411 Southland Federated Furniture Trades .. Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill .. .. 57 1039 Southland Milk-condensing Factories Em- P.O. Box 314, Invercargill .. .. .. .. 62 ployees 225 Southland Operative Butchers .. .. Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill .. .. 52 784 Southland Painters and Decorators .. Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill ... .. 63 834 Southland Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street, Invercargill .. .. 52 - and Sheet-metal Workers 245 Southland Timber-yards and Sawmills .. 62 Esk Street, Invercargill . . .. .. .. 1,030 315 Southland Typographical .. .. Labour Office, Esk Street, Invercargill .. .. 34 1251 Taratu Coal-mine Employees .. .. Taratu, Otago .. .. .. .. .. 40 102 United Boilermakers and Iron-ship Builders Trades Hall, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 65 of Otago 927 Waronui Coal-miners .. .. .. Milton, Otago .. .. .. .. . . 23 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 98 15,310 Taranaki Industrial District. 817 Hawera Branch of the Amalgamated So- Foresters' Hall, Hawera .. .. .. .. 9 • ciety of Carpenters and Joiners 805 New Plymouth Branch of the Amalgamated Workers' Social Hall, Courtenay Street, New Plymouth 100 Society of Carpenters and Joiners 811 New Plymouth General Labourers .. Workers' Hail, Courtenay Street, New Plymouth .. 120 1122 New Plymouth Grocers'Assistants .. Workers'Hall, Courtenay Street, New Plymouth .. 59 1214 New Plymouth Hotel and Restaurant Em- Workers' Social Hall, New Plymouth .. .. 125 ployees 1151 New Plymouth Motor-car and Horse Drivers Workers'Social Hall, New Plymouth .. .. 39 1185 New Plymouth Retail Butchers .. Workers' Social Hall, New Plymouth .. . . 24 982 New Plymouth Timber-yards and Sawmills Workers' Social Hall, New Plymouth .. .. 41 Employees 1068 New Plymouth Tramways Employees .. Darnell Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth .. .. 36 1200 New Plymouth United Storemen and Workers' Social Hall, New Plymouth .. .. 24 Packers (other than Employees in Grocery Establishments)

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I I "S » 2 2 Name, Registered Office. j£|j |a Taranaki Industrial Distbiot—continued. 934 New Plymouth Waterside Workers .. [ Workers' Social Hall, New Plymouth .. .. I 224 818 Stratford Branch of the Amalgamated So- j Ariel Street South, Stratford .. .. ,. j 14 — ciety of Carpenters and Joiners | [ 1286 Taranaki Creameries, Cheese, Butter Fac- : Workers' Social Hall, Courtenay Street,New Plymouth .. 401 tories, and Dairy Employees 908 Taranaki Operative Bakers and Pastrycook? i Workers' Social Hall, New Plymouth .. .. 23 208 Taranaki Operative Bootmakers .. Workers'Social Hall, Courtenay Street,New Plymouth.. 8 1113 Waitara Freezing-works Employees .. West Quay, Waitara .. .. .. .. 216 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 16 1,463 Maklbokouqh Industrial Distbiot. 1223 Blenheim Motor-vehicle, Horse - drivers, 10 Carvell Street, Blenheim .. .. .. 2 and Stable Attendants 1163 Blenheim United Storemen (other than em- 10 Carvell Street, Blenheim .. .. .. 29 ployees in Retail Grocery and Soft-goods Establishments) 401 Marlborough Building Trades .. .. United Friendly Societies Hall, Blenheim .. .. 70 —- 1143 Marlborough Farm and Station Employees Zealandia Caf6, Blenheim .. .. .. .. 48 (other than Shearers and Shed Hands) 707 Marlborough Freezing-works Employees .. Foresters' Hall, Picton .. .. .. .. 74 1271 Marlborough Hotel, Private Hotel, Club, 59 Main Street, Blenheim .. .. .. .. 66 and Restaurant Workers 615 Marlborough Shearers .. .. .. Zgalandia Caf6, Blenheim .. .. .. .. 95 975 Picton Waterside Workers .. .. Waiting-rbom, Wharf Head, Picton .. .. .. 60 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 8 454 ——— Nelson Industrial Distbiot. 1145 Golden Bay Cement Company's Employees Motupipi Road, Takaka .. .. .. .. 69 1178 Nelson Amalgamated Society of Shop- Opie's Rooms, Bridge Street, Nelson.. .. .. 46 assistants 572 Nelson Branch of the Amalgamated Society Hare's Room, Bridge Street, Nelson .. .. 90 — of Carpenters and Joiners 1166 Nelson Branch of the Amalgamated Engi- Orange Hall, Collingwood Street, Nelson .. .. 55 neering Union (including Motor Mechanics) 1199 Nelson Brewers, Maltsters, Bottlers, Bottle- Opie's Rooms, Bridge Street, Nelson.. .. .. 19 washers, and Aerated-water 1265 Nelson Hotel, Private Hotel, Club, and Opie's Rooms, 71 Bridge Street, Nelson .. .. 79 Restaurant Workers 448 Nelson Labourers .. .. .. Orange Hall, Collingwood Street, Nelson .. .. 22 — 1146 Nelson Motor-car and Horse Drivers .. Hare's Rooms, Bridge Street, Nelson .. .. 36 445 Nelson Painters .. .. .. Stallard's Rooms, Hardy Street, Nelson .. . . j 24 — 564 Nelson Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Sheet- Stallard's Rooms, Hardy Street, Nelson .. .. 16 — metal Workers 762 Nelson Tailors and Tailoresses .. .. Opie's Rooms, Bridge Street, Nelson.. .. .. 21 570 Nelson Typographical .. .. .. Old Dresden Rooms, Nelson .. .. .. 7 949 Nelson Waterside Workers .. 7 North Esk Street, Nelson .. .. .. 97 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 13 581 Westland Industeial District.* 1030 | Grey and Buller Coal-mines Deputies and [ Blackball .. .. .. .. ., 57 Underviewers 1250 Greymouth Printing Trades .. .. | Joyce's Buildings, Guinness Street, Greymouth .. 21 952 Greymouth Waterside Workers .. .. j Waterside Workers' Hall, Richmond Quay, Greymouth 180 82 Inangahua Gold and Coal Miners .. Bridge Street, Reefton .. .. .. .. 400 1042 | Millerton and Granity Engine-drivers, Fire- Torea Street, Granity .. .. .. .. 42 men, Brakesmen, Bricklayers, Blacksmiths, Carpenters, and Fitters 858 Westland Branch of the Amalgamated Engi- Lyceum Hall, Guinness Street, Greymouth .. .. 60 neering and Allied Trades 1228 Westland Hotel and Restaurant Employees Lyceum Hall, Guinness Street, Greymouth .. .. 226 1164 Westland Retail Shop-assistants in the Soft- j Lyceum Hall, Guinness Street, Greymouth .. .. 179 goods, Fancy-goods, Furniture, Station- ■ ery, Hardware, Chemists, Tobacconists, Grocers, Boot, a,nd Butchers' Trades 754 Westland Tailoring Trade .. .. ) 10 Puketahi Street, Greymouth .. .. .. 25 1111 Westland Timber-yards and Sawmills .. j Joyce's Buildings, Guinness Street, Greymouth .. 1,489 690 Westport General Labourers and Mechanics 29 Russell Street, Westport .. .. . . 63 — 959 Westport Waterside Workers .. .. Domett Street, Westport .. .. .. .. 98 Totals .. .. .. .. .. Number of unions, 12 2,840 Grand totals .. .. .. Industrial unions of workers, 397 100,540

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The undermentioned unions have failed to send in their annual returns, or have sent in invalid returns, and inquiry is being made as to their position. There is reason to believe that most of them are now defunct:— Northern Industrial District. Industrial Union of Employers. The Auckland Fibrous-plaster Manufacturers Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 1221, situated at Auckland. Industrial Union of Workers. The Te Puke Gold-miners' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1219, situated at Te Puke. Wellington Industrial District. Industrial Unions of Employers. The Manawatu Master Builders', Building Contractors', and Sash and Door Factory Proprietors' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 998, situated at Palmerston North. The Palmerston North Timber Merchants' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 1007, situated at Palmerston North. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Palmerston North Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including Motor Mechanics and Cycle Workers) Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 918, situated at Palmerston North. The Wellington Match-factory Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1170, situated at Wellington. The Wellington Stage Supernumeraries' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1018, situated at Wellington. Canterbury Industrial District. Industrial Union of Employers. The Canterbury Grocers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 339, situated at Christchurch. Otago and Southland Industrial District. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Dunedin Manufacturing Jewellers, Watch and Clock Makers and Kindred Trades Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 974, situated at Dunedin. The Invercargill Branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (including Motor Mechanics, Electricians, and other Electrical Workers), registered number 731, situated at Invercargill. The Invercargill Hotel, Restaurant, and Boardinghouse Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1203, situated at Invercargill. Taranaki Industrial District. Industrial Union of Workers. The New Plymouth Freezing-works Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number .1089, situated at New Plymouth.

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