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(6.) Contractors Debts Act, 1897. 

 Protecting the wages of workmen. 



(7.) Broken Hill Trades Hall Site, 1898. 

 Vesting land in trustees of the Barrier District Council of the 

 Australian Labour Federation, conditionally on the erection of build- 

 ing thereon for the purposes of a trades hall. 



(8.) Small Debts Recovery Act, 1899. 

 Jurisdiction in cases of Debt up to £30 outside, and £10 within, 

 metropolitan district. 



(9.) Attachment for Wages Limitation Act, 1900. 

 No attachment to be made Avhere salaiy is not more than £2 

 per week, and where more than £2, then only for amount of wages 

 exceeding that amount. In other words, the amounts up to £2 are 

 free of attachment. 



(10.) Sydney Coal Delivery Act] 1901. 



Coal to be sold by weight. Penalty for selling one sort of coal 

 for another, and for selling wet coal. Coal to be delivered in sacks, if 

 required. Carters to have weighing machine on cart. Penalty for 

 refusal by cai'ter to weigh coal. All coal to be weighed, if purchaser 

 desires. Pen:dty for using improper weighing machine and for light 

 weights. 



(11.) Block Holders Act, 1901. 



Setting ajiart Crown lands for working men's blocks. -Providing 

 loans to lessees of such blocks. 



(12.) Games, Wagers, and Betting Houses Act, 1902. 

 Powei-s to enter and search gaming-houses. Penalty on persons 

 found therein. Cheating at cards. Powers to enter and search betting- 

 houses. Penalty if found on premises. Advertisements relating to 

 betting forbidden. 



(13.) Labour Settlement (Consolidated), 1902. 

 Lease of land for labour settlements. Loans to boards of control. 

 Repayiiient over extended periods. 



(14.) W amends Franchise Act, 1902. 

 Extending the parliamentary franchise to women. 



(15.) Paxvnhrokers Act, 1902. 

 Compulsory licensing of pawnbrokers. Entries of pledged goods. 

 Period for sale of pledges. Pawnbroker not to purchase. Certain 

 pledges forbidden. Stolen articles to be delivered to owner. 



(16.) Vagrancy Act, 1902. 

 Punishment of idle and disorderly persons, rogues, and vaga- 

 bonds. Penalties for obscene or threatening language. Goods in 

 possession of offenders. 



