ON TERRESTRIAL SURFACE WAVES. 315 



to the formation of the enormous leaping waves which are one of the 

 most awful exhibitions of the conflict of waters which the world affords. 

 What is here termed the ' leaping wave ' is a variety of wave almost as 

 distinctive as the ' breaker ' or ' the swell.' 



Women^s Labour. — Third and Final Report of the Committee, con- 

 siding of Mr. E. W. Brabrook (Chairman), Mr. A. L. Bowley 

 (Secretary), Miss A. M. Anderson, Miss Blackburn, Mr. C. 

 Booth, Professor S. J. Chapman, Miss C. E. Collet, Professor 

 F. Y. Edgeworth, Mrs. J. R. MacDonald, Mr. L. L. Price, 

 Professor W. Smart, Dr. G. Adam Smith, and Mrs. H. J. 

 Tennant, appointed to investigate the Economic Effect of Legislation- 

 regulating Women's Labour. (Brawn up by tJie Secretary.) 



Contents. 



Sectiox pagb 



Introductory 316 



I. affect on Hours Worked by Women. 318 



II. Effect on Hours Worked hy Others . 322 



III. ijjrect on Size of Workshops and Factories 322 



lY. affect on Employment of Women and Methods of Production . . . 324 

 (General Statistics, p. 14; Statistics re Bleaching and Clothing, p. IS.) 



V. Effect on Wages and Earnings 337 



VI. Effect on Efficiency of Women ......... 33S> 



VII. Effect on Efficiency of Industrial Processes • 33& 



Conclusion . 340 



JVote to Report. By Miss Heather-Bigg 342 



Appendix 



I. Reports of Investigators .......... 342 



II. Special Report on laundries. By Miss Anderson ..... 350 



III. 77(1? Factory Acts atid Infant Mortality 361 



IV. Recent Legislation Abroad. By E. W. Beabeook 364 



The Committee have associated with them in their work Miss Heather- 

 Bigg and Mrs. Bosanquet. They desire to express their deep regret at 

 the death of Miss Helen Blackburn, wJio was a regular and valued 

 attendant at their meetings. 



Miss Collet wishes it to be understood that she is unable from her 

 official position to express any opinions on the subject under investiga- 

 tion. Her examination and criticism of the evidence submitted has, 

 however, been of the greatest value to the Committee. 



Dr. C. Booth, Professor W. Smart, and Dr. G. Adam Smith have 

 been unable to attend the meetings of the Committee at which this 

 report was prepared and their conclusions on the matters in question have 

 not been communicated to the Committee. 



The Committee have obtained further information from investigators, 

 the essential parts of which are included in their report or its appendices. 

 They consider that, though it has not been practicable to cover the whole 

 field of their inquiry, they have jDractically exhausted the means of 

 investigation open to them and have obtained sufficient information, on 

 the more important points on which evidence is procurable, to justify 

 them in arriving at certain conclusions and closing their work. 



