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place referring to the provisions of the Act, and stating the
number of hours in the week during which a young person
may lawfully be employed in that shop— and the Seats for
Shop Assistants Act, 1899, are being observed in this
Borough."
Later in the year I submitted the following returns:—
Total number of premises visited 436
Number of premises where young persons are
employed 198
Number of premises where Notice under Section
4 of Shop Hours Act, 1892, is
exhibited 93
Number of premises where Notice under Section
4 is not exhibited 105
Number of premises where females are
employed 64
Number of premises where seats are provided 62
Number of premises where seats are not
provided 2
It was then resolved "that the Town Clerk be directed to
prepare a Notice under Section 4 of the Shop Hours Act, 1892,
for exhibition in Shops within the Borough in which young
persons are employed, that such Notice be printed, and that
copies be supplied gratis to employers of young persons."
All officials of the Department being engaged in work
principally in connection with the amount of infectious
disease prevalent in 1907, it was not possible until early in
1908 to resume the work under the Shop Hours Acts.

Note.—Notices were exhibited in 30 2 per cent. of the shops where young
persons were employed.
It cannot be said that the employers have tried to carry
out the spirit of the Acts when it is seen that in only 30.2
per cent. of the Shops was the Notice exhibited.
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