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Procedure — 



(1) Parties may jointly agree to a reference; 



(2) Either party may lodge application with, clerk of awards 



asking for reference to council ; 



(3) Either party may appoint persons (not more than 3) to 



represent them ; 



(4) Clerk will present applications to council of conciliation ; 



(5) Decision of counqil to be transmitted to president of 

 council of arbitration ; 



(6) Council to report failures to agree, whereupon clerk will 



notify parties, and either party may then require clerk to 

 refer dispute to council of arbitration. 



Council of Arbitration: 1 for whole State; 3 members, 1 each 

 selected by employers and employees, the third to be mutually agreed 

 upon by the other two. Council chosen for 2 years. The council of 

 conciliation may sit as assessors to council of arbitration if parties 

 agree. 



Reference to Arbitration — 



(1) By reference from conciliation council in case of failure to 



agree ; 



(2) Direct without fa-st referring to council. 



Council of arbitration to sit as open court and decide by the 

 principles of equity and good conscience ; no representation by 

 attorney. Award to be made in one month after completion of sittmg. 

 Award enforced bj' legal process if parties agree to be bound before 

 award is made. Power of enforcing attendance of witnesses, and of 

 entry for purposes of inspection. Claims may deal with the wages, 

 ■workmanship, condition of Avork, quality of food supplied to employees, 

 and sanitation of workshops. 



(3.) Employtrs' Liahility Aniendment Act, 1893. 

 Protection of piincipal Act extended to seamen. 



(-1.) Coal Mines Begulatton Act, 1896. 



Certificate of competence of managers. Inspection. Coroner's 

 inquests. Returns of owner, agent, or manager. Notices of accidents. 

 Employment of boys and females. "Wages payments. Prohibition of 

 single shafts. Safety rules. 



(5.) Factories and Shoi^s Act, 1896. 



Supervision and regulation of factories and shops. Limitation ol 

 hours of working. Extension of owner's liability for injuries suffered 

 by employees. Registration of factories. Inspection. Sanitary 

 arrangements, painting, lime-washing, kc. Safeguards against 

 dangerous machineiy. Protection from fire. 



(6.) Coloured Races Restriction and Regulation Act, 1896. 



Extension of provisions of Chinese Restriction Act to other 

 coloured races. 



