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The licensed premises Lave been inspected and the
"Conditions" in pursuance of which petroleum and carbide
of calcium are kept, have been generally well observed. The
total quantity of spirit which may be kept on licensed
premises in the district is 5,044 gallons.
Shops' Act, 1912.
The Shops Act, 1912, provides (inter alia) that every
shop must be closed for the serving of customers after 1 p.m.
on one week-day in every week, unless it is a shop in which an
exempted trade is carried on. Every shop assistant in every
class of shop must be allowed a half-holiday once a week, commencing
not later than 1.30 p.m.; proper intervals, within
certain prescribed periods, must be given by employers for
meals and rest; young persons under the age of 18 years
must not be employed for a longer period than 74 hours,
including meal-times, in any one week; and not less than one
seat for every three female assistants must be provided.
On January 20th, 1913, the Council made an Order
requiring all shops in which non-exempted trades are carried
on, to close for the weekly half-holiday on Thursdays at
1 p.m., with the exception of the following trades in connection
with which a majority did not vote in favour of an order
being made, viz.:—Wardrobe Dealers, Timber Merchants,
Metal and General Dealers, Builders' Merchants, Coal
Merchants, Photographers, Cycle and Motor Dealers,
Electrical Fittings, Tailors, Furrier and Plumassier.
Systematic inspection of the district has been carried out
from time to time during the year, and the provisions of the
Order appeared to be generally well observed.
With reference to the general administration of the Act,
the whole of the shops in which exempted trades or businesses
are carried on have been visited, and suitable records of all
necessary particulars have been oompiled. A number of