BOARD OF TRADE LabourTHE • 1 J Gazette

VOLUME VIII.

JANUARY-DECEMBER ■ mg ■ 1900.

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LONDON: PUBLISHED FOR HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HORACE MARSHALL & SON, TEMPLE HOUSE, TEMPLE AVENUE, and 125 FLEET STREET, E.C.

& INDEX [Note.-*T&5 references given in this Index to the principal groups of Trades relate to the general summaries, tables, and special articles in which those Trades are dealt with, but not to the Local Correspondents' Monthly Reports, for which reference must be made to the various Towns and Districts,']

ABERDEEN & DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 24, 54, I ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION CASES AND COL­ 88,119. T5°» 182, 214, 247. 279, 311,344, 375. LECTIVE AGREEMENTS, MONTHLY NOTES ON (cont.):: ACCIDENTS [See also “ Cotton Trade," “Factories and Work­ ------, Northumberland Conciliation Board, 8, 295. shops," “Mining and Quarrying," “Railway Servants," and ----- *-----South Staffordshire Conciliation Board, 295. “ Seamen "J: Coopering Trade, London, 198, 359. Compensation Act (Workmen’s), 1897. Contracting-out Schemes Cotton Trade, Bolton,. Wages Agreement in Spinning Trade, certified by Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, 192, 221. 38. —------7------, Proceedings in Sheriff Courts -, Brooklands Agreement Amended, 134. in Scotland and in County Courts in Ireland in 1898, 166. -, Colne, Twisting and Drawing (coloured work),. ------in 1899, 22/. 198. ------———, Legal Cases under, 8, 39, 73, ■, New Uniform List for Weaving Jacquards, 263. 103, 134, 167, 198, 229, 359. -, Radcliffe and District Twisting and Drawing, Cotton Trade. Accidents from Machinery in, Home Office (coloured work). New Uniform List, 263. Report on Prevention of, 37. ------, Wigan, 229. Industrial, Monthly Tables of, 25, 55, 89, 123, 151, 187, 219, Earthenware Trade, 164. 251, 281, 315, 345' 379. Gas Trade, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Gateshead, 133, 197. ———, in 1899, 67. Glass Bottle Makers, Yorkshire, 38. Insurance against, Compulsory, in Austria, 69, 299. Harness Stitchers, Walsall, New Price List, 295. ------in Denmark, 332. Iron and Steel Trade, Workington, 359. ------in Germany, 132, 324. Iron Mining Industry, Dalton-in-Furness, 229. ---- ——--- •------in Switzerland, 170. Lightermen, Hull, 253, 294. Notice of Accidents Act, 1894, Monthly Returns of Accidents Limestone Quarrying Trade, West Cumberland, New Board of' reported under,*25, 55, 89, 123, 151, 187, 219, 251, 281, 315, Conciliation, 198. 345, 354. 379- Printing Trade, London, Overtime in, 134. Railway Employment (Prevention of Accidents) Act, 1900,261. Railway Servants, North-Eastern Railway Wages and Hours Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1900, 261. Agreement, 38. AGREEMENTS, For list of, see under Arbitration and Concilia------, Taff Vale, 259. tion Cases, etc. Sheet Millworkers, South Wales, 102. AGRICULTURE: Shipbuilding Trade, Plumbers and Brass Finishers, Port of Agricultural Produce, Irish, Prices of, 166. the Mersey, Demarcation Dispute, 166. Employment in, State of, 2, 15, 34, 45, 66, 79, 98, 110, 130, ------, The Clyde, Weekly Payments discon­ 141, 162, 173, 194, 205, 226, 237, 258, 270, 290, 302,. 322, 334. tinued, 155. 354, 365. ------. The Tyne, Demarcation Award, 197. Harvest Wages in 1900, 293. ------“------:—» Shipwrights and Joiners, Liverpool' Hirings in England, 377. and Birkenhead, Demarcation Agreement, 134. ------Scotland, 7, 228. Tailoring Trade, London, 166. Labourers, Irish Migratory, in 1900, 260. Timber Trade, West Hartlepool, 73. — ------, Wages and Earnings of, 262. Tin and Ironware Articles, London Price List for making, 3*59*. Wages, Recent Changes in, 195. Tin Plate Trade, Morriston, 72. ------from 1850 to 1899, 325. Tramway Employees ; Oldham, Ashton and Hyde, 329. ------in December, 1898 and 1899, 69. Weavers (Sateen); Sateen List, Additions for Staves, 229. Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1900, 261. ------(Shawl), Saddleworth, 102. ALIEN IMMIGRATION [See “ Emigration and Immigration.’’] —— (Velvet), Oldham, 102. ANTHRAX [See “ Diseases of Occupations.’’] AUSTRALASIA, Friendly Societies in, 167. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION CASES AND COL­ AUSTRALIA [See under separate Colonies.] LECTIVE AGREEMENTS, MONTHLY NOTES ON: AUSTRIA-HUNGARY : Boot and Shoe Trades, Bristol (Clickers and Pressmen), 38. Accident and Sickness Insurance Laws, Working of, in* ------—, East of Scotland (Clickers and Press­ 1897, 69. | men), 102. Accidents in the Mining Industry, Central Reserve Funi ■ ------:------, Glasgow, 295. for, 299. ------—------Leeds (Clickers and Pressmen), 198. Agricultural Labour Bureau in Hungary, 169. ------—------(Rivetters and Finishers), 229,263. Book-printing and Typefounding Trades, Uniform Conditions, ------, Leicester, 295. of Work, Renewal of Agreement, 107. ------——-, Liverpool, 198. Disputes in 1898, 72. ----- 7------——, Manchester (Slipper Makers). Revised ------in 1899, Provisional Figures, 77. Uniform List, 295. —■— ■, 12, 67, 100, 107, 171, 202, 234, 267, 299, 363. ■ ------, Northampton, 8. ------, Coal Miners (Koflach-Voitsberg District, Styria), 12. ------, Renewal of Trust Deed, 72. —*------,------, 67, 100. Brass.Trade, Arbitration in, 133, 166, 356. ------, Employees in Machine Factory of Hungarian State Building Trades, Aberdeen, 134. Railway (Buda Pesth), 234. — ------Barrow (Masons and Bricklayers), 263. Employers and Employed, Hungarian Law regulating the? “—------:—Cheltenham, 263. relations between, in relation to the construction of Water­ ------, Dundee, 134. works, Roads, &c.. 203. ------, Dunfermline, 134. Hours of Labour in Austrian Factories in 1899, 324. --- ;------, Leicester (Plumbers and Engineers). De­ Insurance against Accidents, 69, 299. marcation Dispute, 133. ------— Sickness, 69. ‘------rr, London, 133. Labour in, 12, 42, 76, 107, 138, 171, 202, 234, 267, 299, 331, 363.. 4————, Demarcation Agreement, 329, 359.. —;—— Department, Austrian: Journal of, 76. ------(Plastering Trade), 102. Printing and Typefounding Trades, Employment in, in 1899,107. ------, North Staffordshire, 102, 133. Seamen’s Relief Funds, 138. ------—s Nottingham (House Painters), 73, 102, Wages, Increase of, in Government Printing Establishment, 138. ——, Paisley, 263. ------, Potteries and Newcastle, 133. ~~------, Tamworth (House Painters and Decorators), 133,166. \ BAKING TRADES: ------, Wigan, 166. Disputes, 157. Cabinet Making Trade, London, 263. ' Hours of Labcfar, Changes in, 186, 218, 250. Goal Porters, London, 38. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 27,122,186, 217, 250. 284,347, 377.. Coal Trade, Durham, 134. BANKRUPTCIES, Numbers Gazetted Monthly [See “ Mis­ ' ~-----, Merthyr, 102, 197. cellaneous Trade Notes ”]. iv.—Index.] THE LABOUR GAZETTE. THE LABOUR GAZETTE. [Index.—v. BARNSLEY, Reports on Employment in [See 41 Sheffield, CHARTS, showing (continued) : Unemployed in Trade Unions, Percentage of, 1, 33, 65, 97, i2g Barnsley, and Rotherham District ”]. plNGEROUS TRADES : • BARROW. Reports on Employment in [See “ Cumberland and 161,193, 225, 257, 289. 321, 353." DISPUTES—Foreign Countries (continued): Wages of Agricultural Labourers from 1850 to 1899, 325. United Kingdom : ------, Weavers (Berteaucourt les-Dames), 137. Barrow”]. Home Office Orders, 320. BELFAST AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 24, 54, CHILDREN, EMPLOYMENT OF: Elementary Education ------(St. Quentin), 137. (School Attendance) Act (1893) Amendment Act, 1899, 2. Lead Compounds in Pottery Manufacture, 7. Germany, Cabinet Makers (Berlin), 76, 100. 88, 119, 150, 183, 215, 247, 280, 311, 344, 375. Foreign Countries: BELGIUM: CLOTHING TRADES: ------, Coal Miners (Saxony), 75. Arbitration and Conciliation, 8, 38, 72, 102, 166,198, 229, 263, Belgium, Additions to List of Trades classified as Dangerous, 138. ------, Shipbuilding Trade (Hamburg), 233, 267, 298. Co-operative Societies in 1899, 42. Germany, Zinc Smelting Works, Special Rules for, 76. Dangerous Trades, Additions to List of Trades Classified as 295. Holland, Dock Labourers (Amsterdam), 20z. 298. Disputes (Monthly Tables), 61, 125, 157, 189, 253, 287,* 316,317, Russia, Boiler Attendants in Mines, New Rules, 332. Dangerous, 138. DENMARK: ------(Rotterdam), 202. 233. Diamond Cutting Industry in Antwerp, Condition of, 11, 349, 381. ------(Zaandam), 298. Employment in. State of, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, Accidents, Insurance of Fishermen against, 332. ------, Iron Ore Workers (Amsterdam), 202. Disputes, 138,170, 196, 202, 233, 267, 298, 331, 363. Agricultural Wages, 328. ------, Coal Miners (Battice, near Verviers), 267. 290, 322, 354. Spain, Building Trades (Bilbao), 171. Hours of Labour, Changes in, 218. Co-operative Distributive Societies in 1898, 42. ------, Dock Labourers (Bilbao), 171. ------, Cotton Weavers (Ghent), 196. Disputes in 1898, 5. ------, Dock Labourers (Ghent), 233. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 58,121,154 185,217,283, 313,376 ------, Miners (Bilbao), 171. Insurance, Accident, 332. ------(Rio Tinto, Andalusia), 171, 203. ------, Glass Trade (Charleroi), 267, 298, 331, 363. COAL AND IRON, Prices of, 59, 106, 167, 231, 294, 378. Labour in, 42, 332. ------, Nail Makers (Fontaine-l’ev&que, Hainaut), 170. COAL MINERS, accidents to [See “Mining and Quarrying”]. ------, Railway Employees (Bilbao), 171. Old-Age Relief, 64. United States, Building Trade (Chicago). 107,171,234,268,299. ------t-----, Rope Makers, (Hamme, East Flanders), 138. ------, Arbitration and Conciliation, 8,102,134,197,29:. Sickness, State-aided Provision against, in 1898, 42. ■------(Kansas City), 235. ------, Textile Trades (Ghent). 202. ------, Changes in Wages of [See “Mining and Wages, Agricultural, 328. ------,------(Renaix), 202. Quarrying”]. ------, Coal Miners (Baltimore), 139, 235, 268. DERBYSHIRE DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 21, 50, ------(Centreville, Iowa), 107. ------, Woodworking Trades (Ghent), 233. COAL MINES, EXPLOSIVES IN, Home Office Orders on, 320 85. 1*5. f47> 179. 211,244, 276. 308, 340, 371. Home Work in, 256. ______REGULATION ACT, Legal Case under, 200. ------(Philadelphia), 268, 299, 332. DISEASES of OCCUPATIONS, Monthly Returns of, 10, 59, 93. ------(Springfield), 172. Insurance against Old-Age, 42, 163, 331. COAL MINING, Employment in, State of, 1, 12, 33, 43, 65, 77, 119,130, 162, 223,226, 258, 319, 322, 354. Labour in, n, 42, 138. 170, 201, 233, 267, 298, 331, 362. ------, Dam Construction, Italian Workmen employed 97, 10S, 129, 139, 161, 172, 193, 203, 225, 235, 257, 268, 289, 300, DISPUTES: [See also “ Arbitration and Conciliation.”] in (New York), 138, 171. Old-Age Pension Law, 163, 331. 321, 332, 353, 363. . United Kingdom: ------Pensions, State-aided Purchase of, 42, ------, Engineering Trades (Chicago), 107, 171. ______, Disputes, Monthly Tables [See “ Mining ard Articlesand Notes on Certain Disputes : ' Railway Employees (St. Louis), 107, 235, 268. Trade Union Unemployed Benefit, Provincial Grant in aid Quarrying ”]. Earthenware Trade, 164. of, 138. ------, Tailors (Chicag »), 107. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS [See “ Arbitration and Con­ Great Eastern Railway, 291. ------, Woodworkers (Chicago), 299. BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in,. Railway Employees, Taff Vale, 259. 22, 52, 86. 117, 148, 180, 212, 245, 277, 309, 342, 373. ciliation Cases and Collective Agreements ”]. DIVIDENDS ON PURCHASES PAID BY CO-OPERATIVE COLONIES, Monthly Reports on Labour in the, 10, 41, 75,106, In 1899, Preliminary Figures, 3. SOCIETIES, 71, 155. BLACKBURN, BURNLEY AND DISTRICT, Reports on Em­ ------, Strikes and Lockouts, 355 ployment in, 19,49.83,1114, 145,178,210, 242,275, 306, 339, 370. 137, 169, 200, 232, 265, 296, 330, 361. DOCK AND RIVERSIDE LABOUR : ------, GERMAN LABOUR, in 1899, 71. Monthly Lists of, 28, 60, 92, 124, 156, 188, 220, 252, 286, 216. BOLTON AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 19, 49, 348. 380. Charts showing Employment of Labourers at London Docks and 83. 114,145, 178, 210, 242, 275, 306, 339, 37°- COMPENSATION (WORKMEN’S) ACT, 1897. Contracting­ Wharves, 17, 47, 81, 112, 143, 175, 240, 273. 304, 336, 36S. Monthly Summaries of, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, Disputes, 28, 60, 93, 125, 157, 189, 22r, 253, 286, 316. 317, 349. BONUS ON WAGES : out Schemes certified, by Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, 290, 322, 354. Co-operative Employees, Paid to, in 1899, 328. Monthly Summaries, 192, 221. Employment, State of, 2, 16, 34. 46, 66, 81, 98, 112, 130, 143, ------, Proceedings in British Colonies: 162, 175, 207, 226, 240, 258, 272, 290, 303, 322, 336, 354, 367. Profit-Sharing in 1899-1900, 227. Canada, 265, 296, 330. Scheme for Corporation Gasworks, 329. Sheriff Courts in Scotland and in County Courts in Ireland H mrs of Labour, Changes in, 24. New South Wales, 137, 200, 232, 296, 330.' Wages, Changes in Rates of, 27, 58, 91, 122, 154, 186, 217, 250, BOOKBINDINGTRADE [See “ Printing, Paper and Bookbinding in 1898, 166. Queensland, 296, 330. Trades”]. •, in 1899, 227. 283. 347- -, Legal Cases Victoria, 41, 75, 137, 232, 330. BOOT AND SHOE TRADE: Western Australia, 200. DUBLIN AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 24, 54, 88, Arbitration and Conciliation, 8. 38, 72, 102, 198, 229, 263, 295. under, 8, 39, 73,103, 134, 167, 198. 229, 359. 119, 150, 183, 215, 247, 280, 311, 344, 375. Disputes, 157, 189, 253, 316, 317, 349. 381. Foreign Countries: COMPENSATION (WORKMEN’S) ACT, 1900. 261. Austria, in 1898, 72 J DUNDEE AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 23, 53, Employment in, State of, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, CONCILIATION ACT, 1896, PROCEEDINGS UNDER: 88, 118, 150, 182, 214, 247, 279, 311, 343, 374. 290, 322, 354. Boot and Shoe Trade, Leeds, 229, 263. ------, in 1899: Provisional Figures, 77. Hours of Labour, Changes in, 218. Brass Trade, Arbitration in, 133, 166, 356. Austria-Hungary, 12, 67, 100, 107, 171, 202, 234, 267, 299, 363. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 58, 121, 154. 185, 217, 283, Building Trades, London, 133. Belgium, 138,170, 196, 202, 233, 267, 298, 331, 363. EASTERN COUNTIES, Reports on Agricultural Labour in, 15,. ------, North Staffordshire, 102, 133. Denmark, in 1898,5. 313, 376. France, 137, 170, 201, 233. 266,' 297, 330, 362. 46, 80, in, 141, 174, 206, 238, 271, 302, 335, 366. BRADFORD, HUDDERSFIELD, AND DISTRICT, Reports ------, Potteries and Newcastle, 133. ------» Reports on Employment in, 22, 52. 86,. on Employment in, 20, 50, 84, 115, 146, 179, 211, 243, 276, 307, Germany, 42, 75, 76, 100, 107, 170, 201, 233, 267, 298, 331, 362. Coal Trade, Merthyr, 102, 197. Holland, 202, 233, 298. 117, 148, 181, 213. 245, 278, 309, 342, 373. 340. 371- Gas Trade, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Gateshead, 133, 197. Italy, in 1898, 264. EDINBURGH AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 23,. BREAD, The Price of, 259. 357. Iron Mining Industry, Dalton-in-Furness, 229. 53, 87, 118, 149, 182,214, 246, 279, 310, 343,374. BRISTOL AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 22, 52, Spain, 171, 203. Masons and Bricklayers, Barrow, 263. Sweden, in 1899, 234. EMIGRATION : 86, 117, 148. 181, 213. 245, 278, 309, 342, 373. Painters (House) and Decorators, Tamworth, 133, 166. Emigrants’ Information Office Annual Handbooks, 189. BRITISH AND IRISH EXPORTS [See ‘ Foreign Trade”]. Plumbers and Engineers, Leicester: Demarcation Dispute, 133. United States, 107, 138, 139,171, 172, 234, 235, 268, 299, 332. Articles and Notes on Certain Disputes : Emigrants’ Information Office Quarterly Circulars, 101, 296. BUILDING SOCIETIES Registered and Dissolved, Monthly Re­ Railway Employees, Taff Vale, 259. EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION : • turns [See “ Industrial Organisations Registered and Dissolved ”]. Tramway Employees: Oldham, Ashton and Hyde, 329. Austria-Hungary, Coal Miners, 67, 100. —:- 7------(Koflach-Vpitsberg District, Emigration and Immigration in 1899, 164. BUILDING TRADES: CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION CASES, Monthly Notes Styria), 12. ------Monthly Returns, 32, 64, 95, 125^ Arbitration and Conciliation, 73, 102, 133, 134, 166, 263, on [See “ Arbitration,” &c.]. 155. 183, 218, 255, 284, 317, 351, 383. 329, 359. ------, Employees in Machine Factory Of Hun­ CONGRESSES: garian State Railway (Buda Pesth), 234. EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES [See Public / Disputes (Monthly Tables), 60, 92, 124, 125, 156, 157, 188, 189, Authorities, Employees ot]. 220, 221, 252, 253, 286, 287, 316, 317, 348. 349. 380. Co-operative, Annual (Cardiff), 165. Belgium, Coal Miners (Battice, near Vervier*), 267. Employment in, State of, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, Co-operative Alliance (International), Fourth Congress, 137------7-—, Cotton Weavers, (Ghent), 196. EMPLOYERS AND WORKMEN ACT, Legal Cases under, 136. Trade Union, Annual (Huddersfield), 260. ------, D »ck Labourers (Ghent), 233. EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY ACT, 1880, County Courts, Pro­ 290, 322, 354. ceedings in, Return, 227. Hours of Labour, Changes in, 59, 91, 122, 154, 186, 218, 250, CO-OPERATION: ------;—, Glass Trade (Charleroi), 267, 298, 331, 363. EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY FOR ACCIDENTS [See also^ 377. Bread, Price of, 259, 357. ------, Nail Makers (Fontaine-1 £veque, Hainaut), 170. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 26, 56, 90, 120,152, 184, 216, 248, Co-operation in 1899, 358. ------:—, Rope Makers (Hamme, East Flanders), 138. Workmen’s Compensation Act]. Legal C *ses, 9, 40, 169, 199. 282, 312, 346, 376. ------, Recent Progress in, 103, 166, 194, 314. ------, Textile Trades (Ghent), 202. EMPLOYMENT, STATE OF [See also “ Foreign Countries,. BURNLEY, Reports on Employment in [See “ Blackburn, Burn­ Co-operative Banking in 1899, 194. ------(Renaix), 202. Labour in ”]. ley, and District ”]. ------— Conference, Scottish, 155. ------. Woodworking Trades (Ghent), 233. Agriculture, 2, 15, 34, 45, 66, 79, 98, no, 131, 141, 162, 173, *.------Congress, Annual (Cardiff), 165. France, Bakers’ Assistants (Havre), 266. *94» 205, 226, 237, 258, 270, 290, 302. 322, 334, 354, 365. ------Farming in 1899, 194. ------, Bakers, Journeymen (Marseilles), 267. Coal Mining, 1, 12, 33, 43, 65 77, 97. 108, 129, 139, 161, 172^ ------i------Insurance in 1899, 194. ------, Biscuit Makers (Calais), 330. 193., 203, 225. 235, 257, 268, 289, 300. 321, 332, 353, 363. ------Shipping in 1899, 194. ------, Boiler Makers (Havre), 266. Colonies, 10, 41, 75, 106,137,169, 200, 232, 265, 296, 330, 361. CANADA: ------Societies, Distributive, Dividends on Purchases, ------, Carters (Marseilles), 267. District Reports on, 17, 47, 82, 112,144, z76» 208/241, 273, ------, Coal Heavers (Havre), 233. Conciliation Act, 262. 7i. 155- 304. 337. 368. Department of Labour, 263. , Profit-Sharing by, 328. ------, Coal Miners (Meurchin), 233. Docks and Wharves, London, 2, 16, 34, 46 66. 81, 98, 112, 130^ Immigration in, 347. -, Provision of Houses, 215. ------—■.——- (Pas-de-Calais), 362. 143, 162, 175, 207, 226, 240, 258, 272, 290, 303, 322, 336, 354, “ Labour Gazette,” 326. •, Registered [See 44 Industrial Organisa­ ------, Coal Porters (St. Malo), 331. 367. Labour in, 41, 75, 106, 137, 169, 200, 232, 265, 296, 330, 361. tions Registered and Dissolved **]. ------, Coffee Sorters (Havre), 266. Engineering and Metal, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258,. CHANGES IN HOURS OF LABOUR, Monthly Tables of, 24, ------, Sales and Membership, Quarterly Com­ ------, Cotton Spinners (Lille), 201. 290, 322, 354. 59, 91, 122, 154, 186, 218, 250, 314, 347, 377. parison, 103, 166, 314. ------, Dock Labourers (Bordeaux and Pauillac), 297, 330. General Monthly Summaries, i, 33, 65, 97,129, i6r, 193, 225,. ______in 1899, 293. CORK AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 24, 54» 881 ------(Calais), 297. 257. 289, 321, 353. ______—------, Preliminary Fi- 119, 150, 183, 215, 247, 280, 311, 344, 375. ------(Dunkirk), 266. Iron Mining, 1, 13, 33, 43, 65, 77, 97, 108,129, 139,161, 172, gures, 4. ------:— ------(Marseilles), 266 193, 204, 225, 236, 257, 269, 289, 303, 321,333, 353, 364. ------RATES OF WAGES, Monthly Tables of, 26, 56, COTTON TRADE: ------, Hosiery Workers (Troyes and Neighbourhood), 137. Pig Iron Industry, 2, 13, 33, 43,65, 77,97* *08, 129, 139, 161, 90, 120, 152, 184, 216, 248, 282, 312, 346, 376. Accidents from Machinery in Cotton Trade, Home ------, Lace Makers (Calais), 362. 172, 193, 204, 225, 236. 257, 269, 290, 300, 321, 333. 353, 364. —------Monthly Summaries of, 2, Report on Prevention of, 37. — ------, Laundry Workers (Paris Suburbs), 170. Seamen, 14, 44, 78,109, 140, 176,207, 240, 272, 303, 336, 368. 34, 66, 98, 130 162, 194, 226, 258, 290, 322, 354. Arbitration and Conciliation, 38, 102, 134, 229, 263. ------, Metal Workers (Havre), 266. Shipbuilding, 2, 14, 34, 66, 98, 130, 143, 162, 194, 205, 226, 258, ------—------in 1899, 293. Employment in, State of, 2, 17, 34, 47, 66, 81, 98, 112,13°» — ------(Le Creusot), 266. 290,301, 322, 354. ------•» Preliminary Figures, 4. 162, 176, 194, 208, 226, 239, 258, 270, 290, 304, 322, 337» 354- -—■—, Oil Mill Workers (Marseilles), 267, 330. Steel and Iron Works, 2, 13, 34, 44. 66, 78, 98, 109, 129, J40,. 365. ------, Plaster Makers (Havre), 266. CHARTS, showing: Statistics [See “ Miscellaneous Trade Notes ”J. r6i, 173, 193, 204, 226, 236, 258, 269, 290,301, 322, 333, 354, Disputes, Causes of, 355. — ----- , Seamen (Havre), 233, 266, 364------, Results of, 356. CUMBERLAND AND BARROW DISTRICT, Reports on ——, Seamstresses (Havre), 266. Tinplate Works, 2, 14, 34, 44, 66, 78,98, icg, 130, 140, 162, Employment of Labourers in London Docks and Wharves, 17, Employment in, 19, 49, 83, 114, 145, 177, 209, 242, 2741 300’ — ---- , Shipbuilding Trades (Havre), 266. x73» 194.,205, 226, 237, 258, 270, 290. 301, 322, 334. 354, 365. 47, 81,112, 143, 175, 240, 273, 304, 336, 368. 338,369- — ----- Stokers and Coal Trimmers (Bordeaux), 266. Trade Union Members, 1, 33, 65, 97, 129, 161, 193, 225, 257, ------r ■ ----- ; (Maneilles), 266. 289, 321, 353. vi.—Index.] THE LABOUR GAZETTE. THE LABOUR GAZETTE. [Index.—vii.

EMPLOYMENT, STATE OF (continued): FRANCE (continued): HOURS OF LABOUR (continued)’. LABOUR MARKET, THE, in 1899, 35. Women in Textile Trades, 2, 17, 34,47, 66, 81,98,112,130,142, Dock Labourers, Threatened Strike at Havre, 266. Foreign Countries— ------REGISTRIES (or BUREAUX), Monthly Returns, 30, 162, 176, 194, 208, 226, 239, 258, 270, 290, 304, 322, 337, 354, Factory Inspection and Trade Unions, 75. Austria-Hungary, 324. 62, 94, 126,158, 190, 222, 254, 285, 318, 350, 382. 365. Hours of Labour, Regulation of, 101, 170. France, 101, 170. ------REGISTRIES (Women’s), Monthly Returns, 31,63,93, Labour in, 10, 41, 75,106,137,170, 200, 232,266,297, 330, 35^ ENGINEERING AND SHIPBUILDING TRADES : Germany, 138,287. 127. x59. X9X. 2x8» 25°» 284» 3U. 349. 378- Arbitration and Conciliation, 134,155, 166, 197. ------Councils, Establishment of, 319. Holland, 11, 12. ——— Exchanges in 1898, 11. LANCASHIRE AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS, Reports Disputes, Monthly Tables. 28, 29, 61, 92, 93, 124, 125, 156, Switzerland, 215. on Employment in, 19, 49, 83, 114, 145, 177, 209, 242*, 274, 306, 189, 220, 221, 252, 253, 286, 316, 317, 348, 349, 380, FRIENDLY SOCIETIES: Monthly Returns [See “Industrial Organisations Registered HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT, 1900, 290. 338» 370- Employment in, State of, 2, 34, 66, 98,130, 162, 194, 226, 258, HUDDERSFIELD, Reports on Employment in [See “ Bradford, LAW CASES [See “ Legal Cases affecting Labour ”]. 290, 322, 354. and Dissolved ”]. ------ACT, Legal Cases under, 136, 230. Huddersfield and District ”]. LEAD COMPOUNDS IN POTTERY MANUFACTURE, 7. Hours of Labour, Changes in, 24,122, 347. LEAD POISONING [See “ Diseases of Occupations ”]. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 26, 57, 90,121, 153, 185, 217, 249, FURNISHING TRADES: HULL AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 20, 50, 84, 283, 313, 346, 376. Disputes, 61, 157, 189, 253, 316, 349, 381. 115, 146. x78. 210, 243, 275, 307, 339, 370. LEATHER TRADES: Weekly Payment of Wages Discontinued on the Clyde, 155. Employment in, State of, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, HUNGARY [See “ Austria-Hungary ”J. Disputes in, 157. ESSEX AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in [See 290, 322, 354. Employment in, State of, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, “ Suffolk, Essex and District ”]. Hours of Labour, Changes in, 154, 186, 250. 290, 322, 354. EXAMINATIONS FOR MINING MANAGERS’ CERTIFI- Wages, Changes in Rates of, 27, 58, 154,186, 217,250,283,284, IMMIGRATION (ALIEN) [See “ Emigration and Immigration ”]. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 122, 186, 2x7, 283, 313, 347. . CATES, 10, 91, 122,157, 189,221, 255, 280, 317, 352, 358. 3i3. 377- IMPORTS [See “Foreign Trade ”]. LEEDS AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 20, 50,84, EXPLOSIVES IN COAL MINES—Home Office Order, 320. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS [See “ Accidents ”]. 115,146,179, 211, 243, 275. 307, 340, 371. EXPORTS [See “Foreign Trade Monthly Summaries ”]. ------ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, LEGAL CASES AFFECTING LABOUR, 8, 39, 73, 103, 134, DIRECTORY OF, 98 167,198, 229, 264, 359. GERMANY: — ------r---- ORGANISATIONS (NEW) registered in 1899, 70. LEGISLATION AFFECTING LABOUR IN THE UNITED Agricultural Labourers, Duchy of Anhalt, Law relating to — ------t----- :---- Registered and Dissolved, KINGDOM, Recent, 261. Breach of Contract by, 201. Monthly Reports, 29, 61, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 320, LEICESTER AND NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT, Reports on FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS: Building Works in Potsdam, Special Rules for, 11. 352, 384- Employment in 21,51,85,116,147,180,212,244, 277, 308,341,372. Accidents in, Monthly Tables, 25, 55, 89, 123, 151, 187, 219, Children (School), Industrial Employment of, 331. ------PROSECUTIONS [See also “ Legal Cases.”], 32, LIVERPOOL AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 251, 281, 315, 345, 379, Coalition Law, Freedom of, 11. 64,96, 128, 160, 192, 224,256, 280, 320, 352, 384. z9. 49. 83, 114, 146, 178, 210, 243, 275, 306, 339 370. Diseases of Occupations: Monthly Returns, 10, 59,93,119,130, INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS : 162, 223, 226, 258, 319, 322, 354. Disputes, 42, 75, 76. 100, 107, 170, 201, 233, 267, 298, 331,362. LOCAL AUTHORITIES, EMPLOYEES OF [See “Public ------, Cabinet Makers (Berlin), 76, 100. Chief Inspector, Report of, for 1898 (part 2), 34. Authorities, Employees of”]. Inspectors, New Appointments and Addresses [See “ Inspec­ ------for 1899, 231. tors of Factories and Mines ”]. ------, Coal Miners (Saxony). 75, LOCK-OUTS [See “ Disputes”]. FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS: ------, Shipbuilding Trade (Hamburg), 233, 267, 298. INSPECTORS OF FACTORIES AND MINES, Appointment LONDON, Dock and Wharf Labour, Employment of, Reports on, Accidents reported under, 35, 55, 89, 123, 151, 187, 219, 251, Dwellings (Improved) for Government Workmen in Prussia, 233. of, 29, 103, 259, 377. 2,16, 34, 46, 66, 81, 98, 112, 130, 143, 162, 175, 207, 226, 240,258, “Factory” Provisions, Extension of, to Power-using Workshops INSURANCE OF WORKPEOPLE IN FOREIGN COUN­ 272, 290, 303, 322, 336, 354, 367. 281,315, 345. 379- _ a Dangerous Trades [See “ Dangerous Trades.’’] in Germany, 231. TRIES : ------, Employment in, Reports on, 17, 47, 82, 112, 144, 176, Hours of Labour of Government Workmen in Bavaria, 138. Accidents— 208, 241, 273, 304, 337.-368, Factory and Workshops Bill, 1900, 68. Insurance Against Accidents: Amendment of Law, 324. Austria-Hungary, 69, 299. Legal Cases under, 40. ------— in 1898,132. Denmark, 332. Orders under, 253, 320. ------Old Age and Invalidity in 1898, 132. Germany, 132, 324. Prosecutions under, 32, 64, 96, 128,160, 192, 224, 256, 280, 320, ------—------New Law, 31. Spain, 37, 267. MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 352.384- , _ x ------Sickness in 1898, 195. Switzerland, 170. 19, 49, 83, 114, 145, 178, 210, 24.2, 275, 306, 339, 370. Report of Chief Inspector for 1898 (Part 2), 34. Labour in, 11, 42, 75. 107, 138, 170, 201, 233, 267, 298, 331,362. Old Age and Invalidity— MATCHES (Non-poisonous, “Strike anywhere”), Invention of, 171. ------1899, 231. ------Colonies in 1899, 71. Belgium, 42.163, 331. MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION [See “Arbitration and ■“FAIR WAGES” IN PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Returns— Conciliation Cases, etc.”]. County Councils and Guardians: England and Wales, 323. —;------Registries: Cologne Registry for Employment and Germany, 31, 132. Workmen's Dwellings Agency, 54. Italy, 12. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS: Local Authorities: Ireland, 323. ------; Munich, Municipal Labour Registry, Sickness— Prosecutions under, 32, 64, 96, 128,160, 192, 224, 256, 280, 320, School Boards : England and Wales, 323. Work of, in 1898, 42. Austria-Hungary, 69. 352, 384. FEMALE LABOUR: METAL TRADES [See also “ Iron and Steel,” “ Engineering and Employment Bureaux, Monthly Statements, 31, 63, 93,127, Picketing, Prohibition of, in Liibeck, 138. Germany, 195. Printing Trade, Uniform Conditions of Work in the, 11. Switzerland, 170. Shipbuilding,” and “ Tinplate”] : 159, 191, 218, 250, 284, 314, 349, 378. Disputes (Monthly Tables), 28, 29, 61, 92, 124, 125, 156, 157, Employment of Women and Girls in Textile Trades, State of, Seats for Shop Assistants, 362. Want of Employment— Shop Hours Act, 287. Switzerland, 76. 189, 220, 221, 252, 253, 286, 287, 316, 317, 348, 349, 380, 381. 2, 17, 34, 47, 66, 81, 98, 112, 130, 142, 162, 176, 194, 208, 226, Strikes, Association of the Employers of Elberfeld for the IRELAND : Hours of Labour, Changes in, 24, 218, 314, 377. 239, 258, 270, 290, 304, 322, 337, 354, 365 Prevention of, 138. Agricultural Labourers, Irish Migratory, in 1900, 260. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 26, 57, 90, 120, 153, 185, 2x6, 249, FISHERY STATISTICS [See “ Miscellaneous Trade Notes.”] 283, 312, 346, 376. FOREIGN COUNTRIES, Labour in (Monthly Reports;, 10,41, Women and Children in Baden, Industrial Employment of, 107, Employment in, Reports on, 24, 54, 88,119, 150, 183, 215, 247, Zinc Smelting Works, Special Rules for, 76. ___ 28o> Bn. 344. 375- MIDDLESBROUGH, STOCKTON AND DISTRICT, Reports 75,106, 137, 170, 200, 232, 266, 297, 330, 361. on Employment in, 18, 48, 82, 1x3, 144, 177, 209, 241, 274, ———— TRADE, Monthly Summaries, 31, 63, 95, 127,159, 191, GLASGOW AND WEST OF SCOTLAND, Reports on Employ­ IRON AND STEEL TRADES: ment, 23, 53, 87, 118, 149, 182, 214, 246, 279, 310, 343, 374. Disputes, 28, 29, 61, 124, 156, 189, 220, 221, 252, 253, 286, 287, 3O5- 338, 369- 223,255. 288, 319, 351, 383. 316, 317, 348, 349, 380. MIDLAND COUNTIES, Agricultural Labour in, 15, 45, 79, no, FRANCE: GLASS TRADES: Employment in, State of, 2, 34, 66,98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, Hours of Labour, Changes in, 24, 218, 314, 377. 141, 174, 206, 237, 271, 302, 334, 366. Coal Mining in, 11, 41,75, 106,137, 201,233, 266, 297, 330, 362. Pig Iron Industry, State of Employment in, 2, 13, 33, 43, 65, ------, Reports on Employment in, 21, 50, 85, Conciliation Law in, Application of, 357. 290,322,354- Glass Bottle Makers (Yorkshire), Agreement, 38. 77. 97. Io8. *29. 139. 161,172,193,204,225, 236, 257, 269, 290, 115, 147, X79, 211, 244, 276, 308, 340, 371. ------;— and Arbitration, 137, 170, 201, 232, 266, 297, 330, 300, 321, 333, 353, 364. MINING AND QUARRYING: [See also “ Coal and Iron ”]. 362. Hours of Labour, Changes io, 59. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 58, 91, 122, 154, 186, 249, 347. Prices of Coal and Iron, 59, 106, 167, 231, 294, 378. Accidents in Mines and Quarries in 1899, 163. Co-operative Alliance (International), Fourth Congress, 137. Steel and Iron'Works, State of Employment in, 2, 13, 34, 44, ------(Monthly Tables), 25, 55, 89, ------Productive (Workmen’s) Societies, International GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Reports on Employment [See “ Bristol, 66, 78, 98, 109, 129, 140, 161, 173, 193, 204, 226, 236, 258, 269, Somerset, and Gloucestershire.”] 123, 151, 187, 219, 251, 281, 315, 345, 379. Congress of,' 106, 290, 301, 322, 333, 354, 364. Arbitration and Conciliation, 8, 38, 102, 134, X97,198, 229, 295. Disputes, j 37. 170, 201, 233, 266, 297, 330, 362. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 26, 57, 90, 120, 153, 185, 216, 249, Coal Mines, Output of Coal and Numbers employed in, in 1899, ------in 1899, 326. 283. 312, 346, 376. Preliminary Figures, 66. ------, Bakers* Assistants (Havre), 266. IRON MINING: Disputes in (Monthly Tables), 28, 29, 60, 61, 92, 93, 124, 156, ------. Journeymen (Marseilles), 267. HARVEST WAGES in 1900, 293. State of Employment in, 1, 13, 33, 43, 65, 77, 97, 108,129, 139, 188, 220, 221, 252, 253, 286, 287, 316, 317, 348. 349, 380, 381. ------, Biscuit Makers (Calais), 330. HIRING FAIRS, AGRICULTURAL: 161, 172, 193, 204, 225, 236, 257, 269, 289, 300, 321, 333, Explosives in Coal Mines, Home Office Orders, 320. ______—, Boilermakers (Havre), 266. England, 377. 353.364. Hours of Labour, Changes in, 24, 218, 250, 377. ------, Carters (Marseilles), 267. Scotland, 7, 228. ITALY: Mine Managers, Certificates of Competency for, 10, 91, 122, ------, Coal Heavers (Havre), 233. HOLLAND: Disputes in 1898, 264. 157. i89, 221. 255, 280, 317, 352, 358. ------—Miners (Meurchin), 233. Chambers of Labour, 42. Old-Age Pensions, 12. Mines and Quarries, Numbers employed and Accidents in ------/ (Pas-de-Calais) 362. Diamond Workers’ Federation, 107. 1899, 163. ------Porters (St. Malo), 331. Disputes, 202, 233. 298. ------Acts, Prosecutions under (Monthly —, Coffee Sorters (Havre), 266. ------, Dock Labourers (Amsterdam), 202, 298. LABOUR ABROAD, Monthly Reports on, 10, 41, 75, 106, 137, Tables), 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 280, 320, 352, 384. —, Cotton Spinners (Lille), 201. ------(Rotterdam), 202, 233. 170,200, 232, 266, 297, 330, 361. Wages, Changes in Rates of (Monthly Tables), 26, 56, 90, 120, —, Dock Labourers (Bordeaux and Pauillac) . 297. 33°» ------—------1----- (Zaandam), 298. 153, 185, 216, 248, 282, 312, 346, 376. ------(Calais), 297. ------BUREAUX [See “ Labour Registries ”]. ------, Iron Ore Workers (Amsterdam), 202. •— -----CASES (LEGAL) [See “ Legal Cases affecting MISCELLANEOUS TRADE NOTES: 29, 59, 91, 98, 154, 186, ------(Dunkirk), 266. Eight-hours’ Day for Gasworkers, 12. Labour”]. 223, 250, 287, 313, 349, 381. ------(Marseilles), 266. Labour in, 11, 42,107, 202, 233, 298. MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES [See “Public Authorities, Em­ ------, Hosiery Workers (Troyes and neighbourhood), 137. —------COLONIES, German, in 1899, 71. National Labour Secretariat, 107. ------DEPARTMENT, Reports by:— ployees of”]. ------, Lace Makers (Calais), 362. Wages and Hours Clauses in Municipal Contracts, 11. ------LABOUR BUREAUX [See “Labour Registries”]. ------, Laundry Workers (Paris Suburbs), 170. Industrial Associations in United Kingdom, Directory of, 98. ------, Metal Workers (Havre). 266. HOME OFFICE : Orders issued by: Labour Statistics, 1898-99, Abstract of, 131. ------— (Le Creusot), 266. Explosives in Coal Mines, 320. Standard Piece Rates and Sliding Scales, 1900, 196. ------, Oil Mill Workers (Marseilles), 267, 330. Factory and Workshop Acts, 253, 320. ------Time Rates of ^Wages in 1900, 291. NEW SOUTH WALES: ------, Plaster Makers (Havre), 266. HOSIERY TRADE, State of Employment in, 2, 34, 66, 9s* Strikes and Lock-Offts in 1899, 355. Labour in, Reports on, 41, 75, xo6, 137, 169, 200, 232, 265, 296, ------, Seamen (Havre), 233, 266. 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, 290, 322, 354. Trade Unions, 1898, 6. 330, 361. ------, Seamstresses (Havre), 266. HOURS OF LABOUR: Wages and Earnings of Agricultural Labourers in United NEW ZEALAND : ------, Shipbuilding Trades (Havre), 266. Great Britain and Ireland— Kingdom, 262. Employment in, in 1899-1900, 347. ------, Stokers and Coal Trimmers (Bordeaux), 266. Changes in (Monthly Tables), 24, 59, 91, 122, 154, 186, 218. Wages and Hours, Changes in, in 1899, 293. “ Fair Wages ” and Hours on Public Contracts, 358. ------——-- (Marseilles), 266. 250. 347. 377- ■— DISPUTES : [See “ Disputes.”] Industrial Organisations, 314. ----- —, Weavers (Berteaucourt-les-Dames), 137. Changes in, in 1899. Preliminary Figures, 4. IN THE COLONIES, Monthly Reports on-, 10, 41, 75, Labour in, 10, 41, 75, ro6, 137, 169, 200, 232, 265, 296, 330, 361. ------(Saint-Quentin), 137. ------, Report on, 293. IQ6, 137, 169, 200, 232, 265, 296, 330, 361. ------Legislation Recent, 4. viii.—Index.] THE LABOUR GAZETTE. THE LABOUR GAZETTE. [Index.—ix.

TAILORING TRADE, State of Employment in, 2, 34, 66, 98, VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA), Factories, Workrooms and Shops, NORFOLK AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICT, Reports on, ROLLING MILLS, State of Employment in [See “ Employment 130.162, 194. 226, 258, 290, 322, 354.. Report of Chief Inspector, for 1899, 384. Employment in, 22, 52, 86. 117, 148, 181, 213, 245, 278, 309, 342 State of”]. TASMANIA, Reports on Labour in, 10 106, 200, 330. ------, Labour in, 10, 41, 75, 106, 137, 169, 200, 232, 265, 373- ROTHERHAM, Reports on Employment in [See “Sheffield^ TEXTILE TRADES [See also "Cotton"]. 296,330- NORTHAMPTON [See " Leicester and Northampton ”]. Barnsley,and Rotherham District”]. Arbitration and Conciliation, 38, 102, 134, 198,229, 263. NORTHERN COUNTIES, Agricultural Labour in, 15,45, 79, no, RUSSIA: Disputes (Monthly Tables). 28, 29, 60, 92, 125, 157, 189, 221, UL >73» 205, 237, 270, 302, 334, 365. Boiler Attendants in Mines, New Rules, 332. 252, 253, 286, 287, 316, 348*, 349, 381. ------— , Reports on Employment in, 18,48,82, Labour in, 299, 332. WAGES: Hours of Labour, Changes in, 59. Great Britain and Ireland : 113, 144,177, 209, 241, 274, 305, 338, 369. Seamen's Institute, The Marie, St. Petersburg, 299. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 27, 57, 90, 121, 153, 185, 217, 250, NORTH WALES DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 23,53, Agricultural, Recent Changes in, 1.95. 283, 347. 377- —------, from 1850 to 1899, 325. 87, 118, 149,181, 213,246, 278, 310,343, 374. Women, Employment of. State of, 2,17, 34, 47, 66, 81, 98, 112, NORWAY. Christiania Municipal, Labour Registry and Board ——- -, in December, 1898 and 1899,69. SCOTLAND, Employment in, Reports on, 23,53, 87,118,149,182, 130,142, 162,176, 194, 208, 226, 239, 258,-276, 290, 304/322, ------, Wages and Earnings, 262. of Conciliation and Arbitration, in 1899, 344. 214, 246, 279, 310, 343, 374. 337, 354. 365 NOTICE OF ACCIDENTS ACT, 1894» Accidents reported under Bonus on [See " Bonus on Wages ”]. ------, Hirings, Agricultural, 7, 228. TINPLATE TRADE: Changes in Rates of, in 1899, Preliminary Figures, 4. [See “ Accidents ”]. SEAMEN: t'-' Conciliation Cases, 72,102, 359 NOTTINGHAM AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, ------, Report on, 293. Accidents to (Monthly Returns), 25, 55, 89, 123, 151, 187, 219,. r?" Disputes, 29, 92, 125, 156, 189, 252, 286. Monthly Lists of, 26, 56, 90, 120, 152, 184, 216, 248, 282, 312, 21, 51, 85, 116, 147, 179, 211,244,276, 308,341, 372. “*■' Employment in, State of, 2, 14, 34, 44, 66, 78, 98, 109, 130, 140, 251,281,315,345, 379. 346,376- Employment of, State of, 14, 44, 78,109,140,176, 207,240,272,. 162, 173, 194, 205, 226, 237, 258, 270, 290, 301, 322, 334, 354, Monthly Summaries of, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226 258, 303. 336, 368. 365- 290, 322, 354. OLD AGE PENSIONS: Wages of; Changes in Rates of, 27, 58, 91, 186, 217, 250,284,. Wages, Changes in Rates of. 57. " Fair Wages" Clause. County Councils and Guardians, In Belgium, 42, 163, 331. 313, TONNAGE OF VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED [See England and Wales, 323. In Germany, 31,132. SHEFFIELD, BARNSLEY AND ROTHERHAM DISTRICT, “Foreign Trade"]. ------, Local Authorities, Ireland, 323. In Italy, 12. Reports on Employment in, 20, 50, 84, 115,146, 179, 211, 243. TRADE, FOREIGN, Monthly Summaries [See " Foreign Trade ”]. ------, School Boards, England and Wales, TRADE UNION ACTS: Legal Cases under, 75, 361. OLDHAM AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 19, 49, 276, 3O7» 340, 37i- 323 83,114, 145, 177, 209, 242, 274, 306, 338, 370. SHIPBUILDING TRADES [See also "Engineering and Ship­ TRADE UNIONS: Harvest Wages in 1900, 293. ORGANISATIONS (INDUSTRIAL) REGISTERED AND DIS­ building Trades ”]. Congress at Huddersfield, 260. British Colonies: SOLVED [See “ Industrial Organisations ”]. Arbitration and Conciliation, 134,155. 197. Registered and Dissolved (Monthly Reports) [See “ Industrial Canada, 265. Disputes [See ** Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades "]. Organisations”]. New South Wales, 137, 200, 232, 296, 330. Employment in, State of, 2, 14, 34, 66, 98, 130, 143,162, 194^ Report on, in 1898. 6. New Zealand, 232. 205, 226, 258, 290, 301, 322, 354. Unemployed in, Charts, etc., showing percentage of members Queensland, 361. PAPER TRADE [See “ Printing, Paper, and Bookbinding Tonnage of Vessels under Construction (Quarterly Returns),. each month, 1, 33, 65, 97, 129, 161, 193, 225, 257, 289, 321, South Australia, 75, 265. Trades ”]. 14, 143,205, 301. 353- Tasmania, 330. PAUPERISM, Monthly Statistics of: Wages, Changes in Rates of [See " Engineering and Ship­ TRAFFIC RECEIPTS OF BRITISH RAILWAYS [See " Mis­ Victoria (Australia), 41, 75, 137,169, 200, 232. In 35 Selected Urban Districts of the United Kingdom, 30, building Trades ’’]. cellaneous Trade Notes "J. Western Australia, 169, 200, 296, 361. 62, 94, 126,158,190, 222,254,285,318, 350,382. Weekly Payments of Wages discontinued on the Clyde, 155.. TRUCK ACTS, Legal Cases under, 136, 199. Foreign Countries: PENSIONS, OLD-AGE [See " Old-Age Pensions "]. SHIPPING [See " Seamen " and " Foreign Trade ”]. TYNE AND WEAR DISTRICT, Reports on Employipent in, 18, Austria-Hungary, 138. PHOSPHORUS [See " Diseases of Occupations "]. SHOE TRADE [See " Boot and Shoe Trade ”]. 48, 82, 113, 144, 177, 209, 241, 274, 305, 338, 369. Denmark, 328. PICKETING : Legal Case arising out of Taff Vale Railway SHOP HOURS ACT : Legal Case under, 41. Holland, n. Dispute, 264. SICKNESS INSURANCE: UNEMPLOYED : United States, 268. PIG IRON INDUSTRY, State of Employment in [See *• Iron Austria-Hungary, 69. Charts showing percentage of, in Trade Unions, in each WALES, Reports on Employment in, 23, 53, 87, 118, 149, 181, 213 and Steel Trades "]. Germany, 195. month, 1, 33. 65, 97, 129, 161, 193, 225, 257, 289, 321, 353. 245, 278, 310, 343, 374. PLYMOUTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN DISTRICT, Reports Switzerland, 170. UNITED STATES? WANT OF EMPLOYMENT [See "Unemployed"]. on Employment in, 23^ 52, 87, 117, 149, 181, 213, 246, 278, SOMERSET [See “ Bristol, Somerset, and Gloucestershire Arbitration and Conciliation, Illinois State Board of, in 1899, WAR OFFICE: Shoeing Smiths, Collar-makers and Wheelers 310, 342, 373- District ”J. wanted: Notice issued, 8. POOR LAW RELIEF, Legal decisions as to payment during SOUTH AFRICA, Report on Labour in, 10, 75, 106, 137, 169, 332- WEAR DISTRICT [See "Tyne and Wear District "]. 200, 232, 266, 296, 330, 361. ------Massachusetts State Board in South Wales Coal Dispute, 105. 1899, T92- WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Reports on Labour in, 41, 75, 106, POTTERIES DISTRICT, Reports on Employment in, 21, 51, 85, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, Reports on Labour in, 10, 41, 75, io6r Commissioner of Labour, Annual Report, 375. 169, 200, 265, 296, 330, 361. 116,147, 180, 212, 244,277, 308, 341, 372. 137,169, 200,232, 265. Disputes, 107, 138, 139, 171, 172, 234, 235, 268, 299, 332. WEST SCOTLAND [See " Glasgow and West of Scotland "]. PRICE OF BREAD 259,357. SOUTHERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN COUNTIES, Agri­ ------s Building Trade (Chicago), 107, 171, 234, 268, 299. WHARVES, EMPLOYMENT AT, in London [See " Dock and PRICES, Changes in the Level of, in 1899, 99. cultural Labour in, 16, 46, 80, in, 142, 174, 207, 238, 271,. ——>------(Kansas City) 235. Riverside Labour”]. PRICES OF COAL AND IRON, 59, 106, 167, 231, 294, 378. 303, 335, 367. ------, Coal Miners (Baltimore), 139, 235, 268. WOLVERHAMPTON AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employ­ PRINTING, PAPER AND BOOKBINDING TRADES : SOUTH WALES COAL DISPUTE, 1898-Legal Decisions as to ------,------(Centreville, Iowa), 107. ment in, 21, 51, 86, 116, 148, 180, 212, 245, 277, 309, 341, 372. Arbitration and Conciliation, 134. Poor Law Relief, 105. ------, —------(Philadelphia), 268, 299, 332. WOMEN/ EMPLOYMENT OF [See “Female Labour "]. Disputes, 189, 253. SOUTH WALES DISTRICT, Employment in, Reports on, 23,. ------,------(Springfield), 172. WOODWORKING TRADES [See " Furnishing Trades ”]. Employment in, State of, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, 53, 87, 118, 149, 182, 213, 246, 278, 310, 343, 374. ------, Dam Construction, Italian Workmen employed WQOLLEN TRADES, State of Employment in, 2, 17, 34,47,66, 290. 322, 354. SOUTH WESTERN COUNTIES, Reports on Employment ia„ (New York), 138,.171. 81,98, 112, 130, 142, 162, 176, 194, 208, 226, 258, 270, 289. 290, Hours of Labour, Changes in, 24, 59, 122, 154,186, 250, 347, 22, 52, 86, 117, 148, 181, 213, 245, 278, 309, 342, 373. ------, Engineering Trades (Chicago), 107, 171. 304, 322, 337, 354, 365. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 27, 58, 91,121, 154, 186, 250, SPAIN: ————, Railway Employees (St. Louis), 107, 235, 268. WORKING HOURS [See " Hours of Labour "], 313, 347- Accidents; Workmen’s Compensation Law, 37, 267. —-———, Tailors (Chicago), 107. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT, 1897: PROFIT-SHARING IN 1899-1900, 227. ------, Regulations for ------, Woodworkers (Chicago), 299. Contracting-out Schemes Certified by Chief Registrar of ------by Co-operative Societies, 328. Insurance Offices, 267. Free Employment Registries, Illinois, 165. Friendly Societies, 192, 221. PROSECUTIONS, Industrial [See also ** Legal Cases affecting Children, Young Persons and Women, New Law Regulating Industrial Combinations and Wages, 292. ------;——, in 1899, 227. Labour ”], 32,64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 280, 320, 352,384. the Employment of, 101, 363. Labour in, 42, 107, 138, 171, 234, 268, 299, 332. Legal Cases under. 8, 39, 73, 103, 134, 167, 198, 229, 359. PROVIDENT SOCIETIES [See " Industrial and Provident Disputes, 171, 203. —, American Federation of, 42. ■------Proceedings in Sheriff Courts in Scotland Societies”]. ------, Building Trades (Bilbao), 171. ———:—, Statistics; Illinois Bureau, Report of, 96. and in County Courts in Ireland, 1898, 166. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, EMPLOYEES OF: ------, Dock Labourers (Bilbao), 171. ------j Maine Bureau, Report of, 68. WORSTED TRADE, State of Employment in, 2, 17, 34. 47, 66, Disputes, 316, 349. Hours of Labour, Changes in, 24, 59, 91, ------, Miners (Bilbao), 171. ------; New Jersey Bureau, Report of, 122. 81, 98, 112, 130, 142, 162, 176, 194, 208, 226, 239, 258, 270, 290, 122, 154, 186, 314, 347. ------(Rio Tinto, Andalusia), 171, 203. ----- ———New York Bureau, Report of, 330. 304, 322, 337. 354» 365. Wages, Changes in Rates of, 27, 58, 91,122,154, 185, 217, 249, -----Railway Employees (Bilbao), 171. ------; Pennsylvania Bureau, Report of, 329. 2831 3i3, 347» 377- Labour in, 171, 203, 267, 363. Labour Saving Devices, 378. PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT,-1891: Legal Cases under, STEEL TRADES [See also “ Iron and Steel Trades "], State of Legal Cases affecting Labour, Recent, 295. YORKSHIRE, Reports on Employment in, 20, 50, 84, 115, 146, 200. Employment in, 2, 13, 34, 44, 66, 78, 98, 109, 129, 140, 161,1731 Wages, Increase of Miners' Wages in Missouri, 268. 178, 210, 243, 275, 307, 339, 370. 193, 204,226,236, 258,269,290,301, 322,333.354,364. STOCKTON DISTRICT [See “Middlesbrough, Stockton and QUARRIES, Accidents in [See “ Mining and Quarrying ”]. District ”]. — ACT, Prosecutions under [See " Mining and STRAW HAT AND PLAIT MANUFACTURE, changes in the„ Quarrying”]. since 1861, 327. QUARRYMEN, Wages, Changes in Rates of [See ‘‘Mining and Quarrying ”]. STRIKES [See "Disputes”]. QUEENSLAND, Labour in, 10,41, 75,106, 137, 169, 200, 232,265, SUFFOLK, ESSEX AND DISTRICT, Reports on Employment 296, 330, 361. in, 22, 52, 86, 117, 148, 181, 213, 245, 278, 309, 342, 373. SWEDEN: Disputes in 1899, 234. RAILWAY SERVANTS: Labour in, 171, 234, 363. Accidents to (Monthly Returns), 25, 55, 89,123, 151, 187, 219, Matches non-poisonous, strike anywhere, Invention of, 171- 251. 281, 315, 345, 379. Trade Unions on January 1st, >900, 363. •------, Report of Royal Commission, 36. Women and Children in Factories, etc., Employment of. —7------in 1899, Bi­ Proposed Legislation, 171. Disputes, 157, 286. SWITZERLAND: Prevention of Accidents Act, Railway Employees, 1900, 261. Conciliation and Arbitration, New Law of Geneva, $97- RATES OF WAGES, Changes in [See “ Changes in Rates of Co-operation, Progress of, 107. Wages "]. Hours of Labour in Swiss Factories in 1899, 215. RE-EXPORTS of Foreign and Colonial Merchandise [See Insurance, Sickness and Accident, 170. •• Foreign Trade: Monthly Statements of Trade and Shipping ”]. -...... , Want of Employment, 76. REGISTRIES, LABOUR [See " Labour Registries ”]. Labour in, 11, 76* 107, 170. RIVERSIDE LABOUR [See “ Dock and Riverside Labour ”]. Trade Unions, Statistics of, 11, 76.