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As to paving yards and open spaces in connection
with dwelling houses.
The Local Government Board forwarded to the
Vestry a set of model by-laws for the above purposes,
which were carefully considered and amended
in several particulars. They had, however, not
come into force at the date of this report.*
Factory and Workshop Acts, 1878 to 1891
Lists of Outworkers.—In December, 1892, the Vestry
received a letter from the Local Government
Board, forwarding, and asking the Vestry's active
attentionto, an Orderrecently issued by the Secretary
of State, under the Factory and Workshop Acts,
requiring lists to be kept of outworkers in the following
businesses, viz.:—
The manufacture of Articles of Wearing Apparel
The Cabinet and Furniture making and Upholstery
work.
The manufacture of Electro-plate.
The manufacture of Files.
which lists are to be open to the inspection of
the Factory Inspectors and the Officers of the
Sanitary Authority, with the view to the frequent
inspection of the places where outworkers are
employed.
It did not appear clear to the Vestry whether the
Sanitary Authorities or the Factory Inspectors
were to bring to the notice of the employers concerned
the Order and its requirements, and they
therefore communicated with the Local Government
Board, asking for further information the
result being that Mr. Lakeman and Mr. Graves,
two of the Factory Inspectors, had an interview
* These by-laws were approved by the Local Government Board on
August 11th, 1893.