Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 537

Regulations under “The Labour Department Act, 1903.”

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of December, 1905.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Labour Department Act, 1903,” it is provided that the Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council gazetted, make such regulations as he thinks necessary,—
(a.) Prescribing the duties of the Secretary, Inspectors, and other officers under the said Act:
(b.) Prescribing the forms of notices to be given under the said Act, and the manner in which the same may be served; and also the forms in which the information or particulars required or obtained under section seven of the said Act shall be supplied, and by whom and in what manner the same shall be authenticated:
(c.) Generally giving effect to the said Act.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities him enabling in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby, for the purposes aforesaid, make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

1. In these regulations,—
   “Department” means the Department of Labour constituted under “The Labour Department Act, 1903”:
   “Minister” means the Minister of Labour:
   “The said Act” means “The Labour Department Act, 1903.”

2. The Department shall be under the general direction and control of the Minister, and subject thereto the Secretary and all Inspectors and other officers of the Department shall carry out the functions of the Department, and perform such duties as the Minister from time to time determines.

3. All Inspectors and other officers of the Department shall conform to the directions of the Secretary.

4. The Minister, the Secretary, and such officers of the Department as the Minister or the Secretary authorises in that behalf, shall be entitled to procure, require, and obtain the information referred to in section 7 of the said Act, and for the purposes of that section the following provisions shall apply:—
   (1.) The forms of notice and returns to be used may be such of those marked “A” to “D” in the Schedule hereto as are applicable, with such modifications as may be necessary to meet the circumstances of each case. In cases not provided for the notices and returns shall be in such form as the Minister or Secretary prescribes or approves.
   (2.) The notice shall be signed by the Minister, Secretary, or authorised officer, and the fact of any officer so signing shall be sufficient evidence of his authority so to do until the contrary is proved.
   (3.) The return shall be signed—
   (a.) In the case of a registered or incorporated company, by the manager, secretary, or other authorised officer thereof;
   (b.) In the case of an industrial union, trade-union, or other union or association of workers, by the secretary or other authorised officer thereof;
   (c.) In the case of an employer or firm of employers, by the employer or firm or any member thereof, or the manager or authorised agent of the employer or firm; and
   (d.) In the case of any other person, by such person or his authorised agent.
   (4.) The notice may be served on the addressee either personally or by leaving it at the nearest last known office or place of business or residence of the addressee, or by posting it in a registered letter addressed to the addressee at such office, place, or residence.
   (5.) The notice, if served by post, shall be deemed to have been served on the day when the letter would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post, and in proving such service it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing it was duly registered and posted.

SCHEDULE OF FORMS.
NOTICE “A.”
“The Labour Department Act, 1903.”
Marked
To
PURSUANT to section 7 of the above-mentioned Act, you are hereby required to furnish the information indicated in the enclosed return, marked , by duly and correctly filling in and signing the said return, and forwarding the same to the office of the Labour Department at within days after service of this notice.
Dated at , this day of , 190 .
A. B.,
Minister [Secretary or Authorised Officer].

DEFAULT NOTICE “B.”
“The Labour Department Act, 1903.”
Marked
To
By notice marked , dated the day of , 190 , and served on you on the day of , 190 , you were required to furnish the information indicated in the therein enclosed return (a copy whereof is enclosed herewith) by duly and correctly filling in and signing the said return, and forwarding the same to the office of the Labour Department at .
The return not having been received at the said office within after such service, application is now for the second time made to you to furnish the information, and your special attention is drawn to section 10 of the above-mentioned Act, which is as follows:—
“10. Every person who neglects or refuses for the space of one month after the second application to furnish the information required under any of the provisions of this Act is liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, and any person furnishing such information knowing it to be false is liable to a similar penalty.”
For the purpose of furnishing the information you may use either the original form of return or the copy enclosed herewith.
Dated at , this day of 190 .
A. B.,
Minister [Secretary or Authorised Officer].

RETURN “C.”
“The Labour Department Act, 1903.”
FORM OF RETURN to be made under Section 7, (b), by EMPLOYERS.
Marked , and served on [Name of employer], with application dated .

Particulars concerning Factories.
Return made by [Name of employer].
Situation of factory to which this return relates:
Street: .
Name of superintendent or manager: .
Total number of persons employed during year ending 31st March, 190 : .
Nature of employment: .
Total wages paid in factory during year ending 31st March, 190 : £ s. d.
Total number of days factory in operation during the year ending 31st March, 190 : .
Hours of work in factory:—
Monday to Friday, from a.m. to p.m.
Saturday, from a.m. to p.m.

Particulars concerning Wages of Persons employed.

I [or we] declare this return to be correct in every particular.
Dated this day of , 190 .
Employer.