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A number of the work rooms were measured up by your
Inspectors, and the cubical contents of such rooms, together
with the number of persons who might be employed in them
during ordinary time and overtime, were entered on cards and
supplied to the occupiers.
Notices in respect to the occupation of ten workshops were
received from His Majesty's Inspector of Factories. Four of
these had already been visited by your Inspector, and the
other six were inspected and duly registered.
Section 107 of the Factory and Workshops Act requires
the occupier of every Factory, Workshop or Place from which
any work is given out, to send to the District Council not later
than the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August in
each year a list furnishing the names and addresses of all
outworkers employed by him. As 110 such lists were received,
circular letters were addressed to persons whom it was thought
might possibly employ outworkers, and, as a result, only one
list was sent in containing two names and addresses. Three
other lists were received from outside districts with respect to
five outworkers residing in the district.
In one instance permission to inspect a workroom was refused,
but on the occupier's attention being called to the fact
that he was liable to a penalty for obstructing an Inspector
in the execution of his duty under the Act, no further trouble
was experienced.
In addition to the Workshops on the Register there arc
some 20 Factories in the district, most of these being small
premises in which few hands are employed, and but little
motive power is used. The general provisions of the Act in
respect to these premises are administered by H.M. Inspector
of Factories, but it is the duty of the local authority under
Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890,
to see that suitable and sufficient sanitary accommodation is
provided.