A.D. 1878.

"Foundries."

(13.) "Foundries," that is to say, iron foundries, copper foundries, brass foundries, and other premises or places in which the process 30 & 31 Vict. of founding or casting any metal is carried on; except any premises or places in which such process is carried on by not more than five persons and as subsidiary to the repair or completion of some other 5 work ;

c. 103. s. 3. See s. 13.

30 & 31 Vict.

(14.)

"Metal and india-rubber works," that is to say, any prec. 103. s. 3. mises in which steam water or other mechanical power is used for

"Paper mills."
30 & 31 Vict.
c. 103. s. 3.

"Glass works."
30 & 31 Vict.

c. 103. s. 3.

"Tobacco factories."

30 & 31 Vict.

c. 103. s. 3.

"Letter-press printing works."

30 & 31 Vict.

c. 103. s. 3.

moving machinery employed in the manufacture of machinery, or
in the manufacture of any article of metal not being machinery, 10
or in the manufacture of india-rubber or gutta percha, or of articles
made wholly or partially of india-rubber or gutta percha;

(15.) "Paper mills," that is to say, any premises in which the manufacture of paper is carried on;

(16.) "Glass works," that is to say, any premises in which the 15 manufacture of glass is carried on;

(17.) "Tobacco factories," that is to say, any premises in which the manufacture of tobacco is carried on;

(18.) "Letter-press printing works," that is to say, any premises in which the process of letter-press printing is carried on;

(19.) "Bookbinding works," that is to say, any premises in which

"Bookbinding the process of bookbinding is carried on;

works."

30 & 31 Vict.

c. 103. s. 3.

"Scutch mill."

Hat works.

Rope works. 9 & 10 Vict.

c. 40.

"Bakehouses."

(20.) Flax scutch-mills.

PART TWO.

Non-textile Factories and Workshops.

(21.) "Hat works," that is to say, any premises in which the manufacture of hats or any process incidental to their manufacture is carried on;

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(22.) "Rope works," that is to say, any premises being a ropery ropewalk or rope work, in which is carried on the laying or twisting 30 or other process of preparing or finishing the lines twines cords or ropes, and in which machinery moved by steam water or other mechanical power is not used for drawing or spinning the fibres of flax hemp jute or tow, and which has no internal communication with any buildings or premises joining or forming part of a textile 35 factory, except such communication as is necessary for the transmission of power;

(23.) "Bakehouses," that is to say, any places in which are 26 & 27 Vict. baked bread biscuits or confectionery from the baking or selling

c. 40. s. 2.

of which a profit is derived;

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(24.) "Public laundries," that is to say, any premises in which A.D. 1878. the business of washing articles of wearing apparel sheets towels «Public or other articles is carried on for profit;

laundries."

(25.) "Shipbuilding yards," that is to say, any premises in which "Shipbuild5 any ships boats or vessels used in navigation are made finished ing yards." or repaired;

(26.)" Quarries," that is to say, any place, not being a mine, in «Quarries." which persons work in getting slate stone coprolites or other

minerals;

c. 76. s. 12.

and c. 77.

10 (27.) "Pit-banks," that is to say, any place above ground "Pit-banks." adjacent to a shaft of a mine in which place the employment of 35 & 36 Vict. women is not regulated by the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1872 or the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act 1872, whether such place does or does not form part of the mine within the meaning 15 of those Acts.

A

BILL

To consolidate and amend the Law relating to Factories and Workshops.

(Prepared and brought in by

Mr. Secretary Cross and Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson.)

Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed,

18 January 1878.

[Bill 3.]

Under 9 oz.