CONTENTS.

Chapter I.-Industrial Relations (Conciliation and Arbitration)

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Introductory
Proceedings under the Conciliation Act, 1896, and the Industrial
Courts Act, 1919 (Reported pursuant to Section 5 of the
Conciliation Act, 1896, and Section 13 of the Industrial Courts
Act, 1919)
General

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(B) Single Arbitrators and ad hoc Boards of Arbitra-
tion under the Conciliation Act, 1896, and the
Industrial Courts Act, 1919

Miscellaneous Duties in Connection with the Relief of Unemployment

Relief Schemes-Grants to Local Bodies ...
Unemployment (Relief Works) Act, 1920
General...

Chapter III.-Unemployment Insurance

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Amounts of Contributions to the Unemployment Fund from
Employers, Employees and the State, since 2nd July,
1923

Return of Contributions paid under the erroneous belief that
they were payable
Repayments at Age of 60, and Compensatory Payments under
Section 9 of the Unemployment Insurance (No. 2) Act,

1924

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Unemployment Benefit Questions arising out of the Coal
Mining Dispute, 1926

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Finance of the Scheme

Appendix to Chapter III.-Important Decisions of the Umpire ...

Volume and Distribution of Juvenile Unemployment during 1926 72
Unemployed Juveniles-Special Inquiry

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First Part of the Report of the Committee on Education and
Industry (England and Wales)

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Chapter V.-Administration of the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918 ... 78 Application of the Acts

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Constitution of Trade Boards and District Trade Committees

New Boards and Dissolution of Boards...
Review of Constitution of existing Boards

Trade Board Minimum Rates

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Meetings of Trade Boards and Committees

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Registration of "Learners" and Indentured Apprentices

Inspection and Enforcement: Special Inquiries

Inspection and Enforcement

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Meetings of the Governing Body of the International Labour
Office
Eighth Session of the International Labour Conference
Inspection of Emigrants on board Ship

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Examination of Annual Reports rendered under Article 408 of
the Treaty of Versailles

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Ninth Session of the International Labour Conference
Seamen's Articles of Agreement; Repatriation of Seamen, &c... 93

Seventh Assembly of the League of Nations...
International Conference of Labour Statisticians
Ratification and Acceptance of Conventions and Recommendations... 95
Ratification of Maritime Conventions of 1920 and 1921 ...
Attitude of H.M. Government towards the draft Conventions
and Recommendations adopted by the Seventh Session of
the International Labour Conference (May-June 1925) 95
Annual Reports under Article 408 of the Treaty of Versailles
Hours of Labour Convention

Chapter VIII.-Temporary Functions arising out of the War
Industrial Training (Ex-Service Men): Civil Liabilities (Re-settle-
ment) Scheme: Training under the Royal Warrant

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Scheme for Training young unemployed Men ...
Scheme of Grants to Undertakings employing severely disabled Men 101
Central Committee on Women's Training and Employment...

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III. --Industrial Disputes settled in 1926 with the assistance of the
Ministry ...
IV.-Administrative Divisions, with Areas, Population, and Numbers
of Employment Exchanges and Branch Employment Offices 107
V.-Lists of Acts, Regulations and Orders relating to Unemploy-
ment Insurance for the year ended 31st December, 1926 ... 108
VI.-Unemployment Insurance: Estimated Number of Insured

Persons in Great Britain at 1st July, 1926 ...
VII.-Unemployment Insurance: Percentage Numbers of Insured
Workpeople in Great Britain unemployed

VIII.-Unemployment in Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

IX.-Unemployment Insurance: Claims allowed and disallowed by

Courts of Referees
X.-Unemployment Insurance: Applications for Unemployment
Benefit dealt with by Local Committees

XI.-Unemployment Fund :

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(1) Receipts and Payments of the Unemployment Fund
from 1st January, 1926, to 31st December, 1926 ... 119
(2) Amount of Debt at various dates and Rates of Interest
at which Money was borrowed...

XII.-Juvenile Unemployment Centres ...
XIII.-Trade Board Minimum Time Rites effective on 31st December,

1926 XIV. Variation in Trade Board Minimum Rates occasioned by Changes in the "Cost of Living " Index Figure XV.-Inspections made and visits paid under the Trade Boards Acts during the year ended 31st December, 1926 ... XVI.-Arrears of Wages secured on behalf of Workers under the Trade Boards Acts ... XVIA.-Number and Classification of Workers on behalf of whom arrears were claimed as a result of inspections made during the year ended 31st ecember, 1926 ...

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XVII. Breaches of the Trade Boards Acts in 1926
XVIII.-Changes in Rates of Wages in Great Britain and Northern

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XIX.-Changes in Working-Class Cost of Living in Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, 1925-1926

XX.-Industrial Disputes in Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

XXI.-Membership of Trade Unions in Great Britain and Northern

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REPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR
TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

For the Year 1926.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY,

I have the honour to submit to Your Majesty the accompanying Report, being the Third Annual Report of the Ministry of Labour, which deals with the work of the Ministry during the year 1926.

ARTHUR STEEL-MAITLAND,

H. J. WILSON,

Secretary.

26th April, 1927.

Minister.