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MEMORANDA 1.83 women employed in his mill, 251 were married, but 70 of the 251 were widows, and many of the others were deserted by their husbands, or were wives of invalids or of persons in very irregular employment.Mr. Bignold, Factory Inspector for Devon and Cornwall, gave very strong testimony of the prevalence of overwork of young women in the clothing trades.Much difference of opinion continues to be expressed about the best age for fixing the beginning of juvenile factory labour.Mr. J. II.Beever said that the Halifax Trades Council wished the age raised to twelve, and Mr. Roy that the Forfar factory workers wished half time abolished and full time to begin at thirteen; while the Rev. H. Williamson, President and Founder of the Dundee Factory Workers' Union, preferred the old age of ten, and Mr. Watson, of the Bradford Managers' Society, said his Society thought that the age should not be raised any more.Differences appear also about the eight-hours day.The Midland Counties Hosiery Federation, through its President, Mr. J. Holmes, object to it, because they think it would lower wages; while some of the Leeds and Forfarshire operators want it, because they believe it would extend employment.Complaints of the competition of foreign immigrants were made for London by Mr. Green, of the National Union of Boot Clickers; by Mr

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