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Tasmania.

Wages boards act, 1910, enacted Jan. 13, 1911.

Wages boards act, 1911, enacted Sept. 14, 1911.

Factories act, 1911, enacted Jan. 10, 1912 (fixing legislative minimum wage).

Victoria.

Factories and shops act, 1912, enacted Dec. 7, 1912.

Factories and shops act, 1912 (No. 2), enacted Dec. 31, 1912.

Factories and shops act amendment act, 1914, enacted Nov. 2, 1914.

Western Australia.

Industrial arbitration act, 1912, enacted Dec. 21, 1912.

New Zealand.

Industrial conciliation and arbitration act, 1908, enacted Aug. 4, 1908.

Industrial conciliation and arbitration act amendment act, 1908, enacted Oct. 10, 1908.

Industrial conciliation and arbitration act amendment act, 1910, enacted Dec. 3, 1910.

Industrial conciliation and arbitration act amendment act, 1911, enacted Oct. 28, 1911.

Factories act, 1908, enacted Aug. 4, 1908.

Factories act, 1910, enacted Dec. 3, 1910.

Shops and offices act, 1908, enacted Aug. 4, 1908.

Shops and offices amendment act, 1910, enacted Dec. 3, 1910.

These laws may be found in the following publications: Statutes of the various States. Annuaire de la legislation du travail (Belgium). International labor office Bulletin (French, German, English editions).

Germany.

Home work act (Hausarbeitgesetz) of Dec. 20, 1911. (Not a minimum wage act, but authorizes the establishment of trade boards for advisory purposes for certain branches of industry and in certain localities where home workers are employed.)

Great Britain.

Trade boards act, 1909. An act to provide for the establishment of trade boards for certain trades. 20 Oct., 1909. (9 Edw. 7, ch. 22.) (In U. S. Bureau of Labor Bulletin No. 86, 1910. p. 185–191.)

(In Quarterly journal of economics May, 1910. v. 24: 578-88.)

(In Andrews, I. O. Minimum-wage legislation. Reprinted from Appendix III of the 3d report of the New York State factory investigating commission. 1914. p. 169–181.)

Trade boards provisional orders confirmation act, 1913. An act to confirm certain provisional orders made by the Board of Trade under the trade boards act, 1909 [15th Aug., 1913]. 5 p.

Coal mines (minimum wage) act, 1912. An act to provide a minimum wage in the case of workmen employed underground in coal mines . . . 29th Mar., 1912. (2 Geo. 5, ch. 2.) (In Bulletin of the International labor office (English ed.) v. 7, 1912. p. 109-112.)

(In Andrews, I. O. Minimum wage legislation. 1914.

United States.

p. 182-187.)

California. Industrial welfare commission. (Laws of 1913, ch. 324.)

Colorado. State wage board. (Laws of 1913, ch. 110.)

Massachusetts. Minimum wage commission. (Ch. 706, acts of 1912, as amended by chs. 330 and 673, acts of 1913.)

Minnesota. Minimum wage commission. (Laws of 1913, ch. 547.)

Nebraska. Minimum wage commission. (Laws of 1913, ch. 211.)
Oregon. Industrial welfare commission. (Laws of 1913, ch. 62.)

Utah. No board. Commissioner of immigration, labor and statistics charged with enforcement of law. (Laws of 1913, ch. 63.)

Washington. Industrial welfare commission. (Laws of 1913, ch. 174.)
Wisconsin. Industrial commission. (Laws of 1913, ch. 712.)

The laws creating these minimum wage boards may also be found in Bulletin No. 5 of the legislative reference department of the Michigan State library, and in “Minimum-wage legislation, by I. O. Andrews, reprinted from Appendix III of the Third report of the New York State factory investigating commission. 1914.

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INDEX.

A.

Administrative and advisory bodies, composition of, different States.
Aged, slow, or infirm workers, New South Wales....

Aged, slow, or infirm workers, permits for...

American Federation of Labor, attitude of, on the legal minimum wage.

Apprentices and learners, fixing proportion of, Australia..

Apprentices and learners, fixing proportion of, Washington..

Apprentices and learners, graded scale of pay of, ready-made clothing, Great Britain.

Apprentices and learners, substandard minimum provided for.

Apprentices, award of industrial board, sawmills, New South Wales.

Apprenticeship rules, conferences of industrial welfare commission, Washington..

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Australia:

Arbitration court, powers of..

Arbitration court system....
Basis of minimum-wage rates..

Boards authorized and constituted, and agreements, awards, and determinations in force, 1914..

Establishing or fixing the minimum wage, method of..

Conciliation, special provisions for...

Decisions of wage tribunals, enforcement, appeals, duration, etc., of.

Industrial agreements...

Industrial agreements, awards, etc., number of, 1914.

Industrial unions.

Industries to which acts apply

Laws, comparative analysis of.

Laws in force and dates of enactment.

Laws in force, text of..

Legislation, history of, Victoria.

Minimum-wage acts, effect of..

Operation of the minimum-wage law, Victoria.

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Wages boards, mode of constituting, and of making wage determinations, Victoria..
Wages-board system...

Wages boards, typical awards of, Victoria.

Wages, changes in, methods by which effected, and workpeople concerned

Strikes and lockouts, provision against..

Union labor, preference for.

Wage determinations, effect of, in increasing wages..

129-132

Wage tribunals, name, creation, membership, etc., of.

110-112

Wages, average weekly, before and after determination of minimum wage, Victoria.

1896 to 1900.

Wages, average weekly, of all employees before wage board determinations, and in 1913,
Victoria.

Wages boards and arbitration laws, operations under..

130, 131

Wages, average weekly, in industries subject to the determinations of spécial boards, Victoria,

129

131, 132

114-117

122-124

105-107

124-129

118, 119

Australia and New Zealand, minimum-wage legislation in..

104-173

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Brush makers' wage board, Massachusetts, condensed preliminary report of.

Boy labor and birth certificates, award of industrial board, sawmills, New South Wales.

9, 12, 32

321-328
125, 126

152, 153
124, 125
126, 127
47,48
44-52

52

Brush makers' wage board, Massachusetts, first findings and determinations of..

California:

C.

Administrative and advisory bodies, composition of..

Basis of minimum-wage rates.

Constitutional amendment authorizing legislature to establish minimum wage.
Employees to whom the laws may apply.

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Rates below standard minimum, provision of law as to, and licenses for defectives.

Canneries, average monthly wages of women in, Oregon...

33

32

191

31

38

31

6,31,327

187-191

39,40

34

32

25

19

19

127

Canning and preserving, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States..
Cans and boxes, tin, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.
Cardboard box trade, wage determination of special boards, Victoria...

Page.

19

19

19

19

18

180-183

11

305-308

308-313

33

32

40

31

38

31

Cigar boxes, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States..
Cigarettes, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.
Cigars, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.

Clocks and watches, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.
Clothing, men's ready-made, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United
States

Clothing, ready-made, award of trade board as to learners and time rates in, Great Britain..
Coal mines (minimum wage) act, 1912, Great Britain.

Coal mines (minimum wage) act, 1912, Great Britain, text of..

Coal mines (minimum wage) act, Great Britain, typical award under.

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Rates below standard minimum, provision of law as to, and licenses for defectives.
Conciliation, special provisions for, Australia.

Condensed milk, average monthly wages of women workers in, Oregon..

6,31,327

191-193

40

34,35

32

114
25

Confectionery, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.
Confectionery, females earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.
Confectionery, wage determination of special boards, Victoria...
Constitutionality of minimum-wage laws, defense, Oregon..

19

21

128

Core making, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States..
Corsets, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States..
Cost of living:

Average annual, self-supporting women, Washington..

Living wage, basis of minimum wage, Australia and New Zealand.

Living wage, basis of minimum wage, New South Wales..

Living wage, basis of minimum wage, South Australia.

Living wage, basis of minimum wage, Western Australia..
Living wage, legal definition of, Victoria...

Self-supporting woman, Denver and other cities.

Self-supporting woman, lowest level of decency, Boston..
Self-supporting women, Oregon..

Self-supporting women, Washington..

Cotton, wages in, and females earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.
Crackers and biscuits, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.. 19

66,67

19

19

83

9,115

146-148

165

167

220

40

45

26

80-83

18,21

D.

Defectives, licenses or permits for.

Department and other retail stores:

Average monthly wages of women wage earners, Oregon...

Female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States.
Female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, Portland, Oreg.
Wages, etc., of females in, Utah..

Wages, etc., of females in, Washington.

Disputes, settlement of, award of industrial board, sawmills, New South Wales.
Disputes. (See also Strikes and lockouts.)

Earnings of female employees:

E.

10, 32, 66, 91, 100

25

21

25

68,69

84-86

153

Amounts, specified weekly, and women earning less than specified amounts, by industries,
United States..

18, 19, 21

Amounts, specified weekly, in all manufacturing industries, and women earning less than spec-
ified amounts, by age groups, United States..

Average monthly wages in specified industries, Oregon..

Average wages, comparative, in 4 selected occupations, glass industry, in specified States..
Wages, comparative weekly, of females and minors, in laundries, Washington...

Wages, comparative weekly, of females and minors, in mercantile establishments, Washington..
Wages, comparative weekly, of females and minors in telephone employment, Washington...
Effect of minimum-wage laws:

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Factories, in Portland, Oreg., women earning less than specified weekly amounts in.
Factories, in Portland, Oreg., women workers in, conferences concerning.

94,95
25

61

France, minimum wage for female workers in.

185, 186

Fruit and vegetable canning, women and child workers in, conferences concerning, Oregon.......

65

G.

Germany, laws in force, designation and dates of enactment.

Germany, trade boards in..

Glass, average hourly wages of women in, compared, in 4 selected occupations, specified States.
Glass, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States..

327

184

19

18

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Laws in force, text of..

Learners, ready-made clothing, award of a trade board as to..

Minimum-time rates for female workers, ready-made clothing, award of a trade board.

Minimum-time rate for male workers, ready-made clothing, award of a trade board...
Tailoring trade, minimum rates fixed.

Trade boards act, operation of, opinion of British Board of Trade upon.

Trade board, typical determination of a..

Trade boards act, summary of provisions of.

Trade boards, membership of, June, 1913.

Trade boards, organization and work of.

Trade committees, membership of, June, 1913.

H.

Page.
11,305-308
308-313

178, 179
6,327

295-313

180-183

180

182

11

180-183

179, 180

174-176

175

176-178

176

Hairdressing and manicuring, apprenticeship rules, Washington

93

Hardware, etc., female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States..
Holidays, award of industrial board, sawmills and laundries, New South Wales.
Hosiery and knit goods, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States..
Hotels and restaurants, average monthly wages of women workers in, Oregon..
Hotels and restaurants, minimum-wage conference concerning, Washington...
Hotels and restaurants, women earning less than specified weekly amounts in, Portland, Oreg.... 25
Hours of work and wages, award of industrial board, sawmills and laundries, New South Wales..

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Jewelry, female workers earning less than specified weekly amounts, United States..

19

L.

Laundries and dyeworks, minimum-wage conferences concerning, Washington...
Laundries, apprenticeship rules, Washington...

87,88

Laundries, average monthly wages of women workers in, Oregon..

Laundries, females earning less than specified weekly amounts in, United States.
Laundries, comparative weekly wages of females and minors employed in, Washington.
Laundries, women earning less than specified weekly amounts in, Portland, Oreg.
Laws in force, text of. (See Minimum-wage laws in force, text of.)
Learners, ready-made clothing, award of a British trade board as to
Licenses or permits for defectives, etc..

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94

97

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Manicuring and hairdressing, apprenticeship rules, Washington..

Manufacturing establishments, minimum-wage conferences concerning, Washington
Massachusetts:

Administrative and advisory bodies, composition of..

Brush makers' wage board, condensed, preliminary report of.

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Rates below standard minimum, provision of law as to, and licenses for defectives.
Wage determinations, by trades or industries, and dates effective..

Mercantile establishments, comparative weekly wages of females and minors employed in, Wash-
ington..

32

15

96

Mercantile establishments in Portland, Oreg., women workers in, conferences concerning..

62, 63

Millinery and dressmaking, apprenticeship conditions, order of the industrial welfare commission
concerning, Oregon.

Mercantile establishments, minimum-wage conferences of industrial welfare commission, Washington 84-86
Mercantile establishments. (See also Department and other retail stores.)

Millinery and dressmaking, apprenticeship rules, Washington..

64, 65

93

Minimum wage, basis of. (See Cost of living.)

Massachusetts, brush makers' wage board report..

Minimum wage, capacity of workers to earn, brush makers' wage board report on, Massachusetts.. 48-51
Minimum wage, effects of, on financial conditions of industry:

46,47

New York.

Utah..

Washington.

Minimum-wage laws, comparative analysis of, Australia and New Zealand.

Minimum-wage laws, comparative analysis of, United States..

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