§ Return ordered, "showing statistics of
| 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | ||
| (1) Number and magnitude of Strikes and Lock-outs:— | |||||||||||
| Number of Strikes and Lock-outs recorded | |||||||||||
| Number of workpeople affected | |||||||||||
| Aggregate duration in working days | |||||||||||
| Average duration per head of estimated working population | |||||||||||
| (2) Principal cause:— | |||||||||||
| Percentage of workpeople directly affected by Strikes and Lock-outs due to the undermentioned causes:— | |||||||||||
| Wages | For advance | ||||||||||
| Against reduction | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total wages | |||||||||||
| Hours of labour | For decrease | ||||||||||
| Against increase | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total hours | |||||||||||
| Employment of particular classes or persons | |||||||||||
| Other cause | .. | ||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||
| (3) Results:— | |||||||||||
| Percentage of workpeople directly affected by Disputes which resulted— | |||||||||||
| In favour of employers | |||||||||||
| In favour of workpeople | |||||||||||
| In a compromise | |||||||||||
| (4) Methods of Settlement:— | |||||||||||
| (a) Number of Strikes and Lock-outs settled by— | |||||||||||
| Arbitration | |||||||||||
| Conciliation and mediation | |||||||||||
| Mutual arrangement | |||||||||||
| Other ways | |||||||||||
| (b) Number of workpeople affected by Strikes and Lock-outs settled by— | |||||||||||
| Arbitration | |||||||||||
| Conciliation and mediation | |||||||||||
| Mutual arrangement | |||||||||||
| Other ways | |||||||||||
| (5) Number of cases settled under Conciliation Act:— | |||||||||||
| Disputes involving stoppage | |||||||||||
| Disputes not involving stoppage | |||||||||||
| Total |
§ (Mr. Bell)