Annual Report, Volume 2New York (State). Bureau of Labor Statistics, New York (State). Department of Labor. Bureau of Statistics New York(State) Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1885 - Labor |
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Page 61
... less hours in a day and having more time to devote to education would make better men and women ? A. If they could be properly fed and properly housed and properly clothed , I should say yes ; but taking the condition of things as they ...
... less hours in a day and having more time to devote to education would make better men and women ? A. If they could be properly fed and properly housed and properly clothed , I should say yes ; but taking the condition of things as they ...
Page 66
... less pay . ― Q. Then you think the only abuse , if any exists , is the number of hours which constitute a day's work ? A. Yes , sir ; it is the abuse of that and the home conditions that together with intemperance . Q. Do you know ...
... less pay . ― Q. Then you think the only abuse , if any exists , is the number of hours which constitute a day's work ? A. Yes , sir ; it is the abuse of that and the home conditions that together with intemperance . Q. Do you know ...
Page 67
... less ? A. No , sir ; they do not attend night schools ; I was a member of the board of education years ago , and if the records were examined , it will be discovered that I was the originator of the night schools in Cohoes ; nine out of ...
... less ? A. No , sir ; they do not attend night schools ; I was a member of the board of education years ago , and if the records were examined , it will be discovered that I was the originator of the night schools in Cohoes ; nine out of ...
Page 70
... less than fifty cents a day ; we have five children working in the mill who all belong to one family- the oldest is twenty , and I think they take away $ 90 every four weeks ; that would be above the aver- age though . - Q. Do you ...
... less than fifty cents a day ; we have five children working in the mill who all belong to one family- the oldest is twenty , and I think they take away $ 90 every four weeks ; that would be above the aver- age though . - Q. Do you ...
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... less labor and more education would be bene- ficial to the children ? A. Yes ; by all means . Q. Do you not believe that commencing work at so early an age as they do here , and the necessary neglect of education , tends to make them ...
... less labor and more education would be bene- ficial to the children ? A. Yes ; by all means . Q. Do you not believe that commencing work at so early an age as they do here , and the necessary neglect of education , tends to make them ...
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Page 487 - The court of summary jurisdiction, when hearing and determining a case arising under this act, shall be constituted either of two or more justices of the peace in petty sessions sitting at a place appointed for holding petty sessions, or of some magistrate or officer sitting alone or with others at some court or other place appointed for the administration of justice...
Page 420 - ... to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and...
Page 488 - ... and, if so specified or negatived, no proof in relation to the matter so specified or negatived shall be required on the part of the informant or complainant ; and 3.
Page 484 - ... and, if served by post, shall be deemed to have been served at the time when a letter containing the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of post...
Page 484 - ... served or sent by post shall be deemed to have been served and received respectively at the time when the letter containing the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of post, and in proving such service or sending it shall be sufficient to prove that it was properly addressed and put into the post...
Page 401 - ... shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine not exceeding...
Page 356 - And well may the children weep before you! They are weary ere they run ; They have never seen the sunshine, nor the glory Which is brighter than the sun. They know the grief of man, without...
Page 340 - ... and shall, at the time of such employment, deliver to the employer a certificate in writing, signed by the teacher, or a school trustee of the district or of a school, certifying to such attendance or instruction...
Page 490 - Bleaching and dyeing works," that is to say, any premises in which the processes of bleaching, beetling, dyeing, calendering, finishing, hooking, lapping, and making up and packing...
Page 335 - There shall be reserved the lot No. 16, of every township, for the maintenance of public schools, within the said township...