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CHAPTBR VII. 
The same may be said of the restriction of such legislation, with 
certain exceptions, to places employing fifty persons and upwards, and, 
as far asadults of both sexes are concerned, to the regulation of sanitary 
conditions only. Indeed so great is the necessity of raising the 
standard of protection for all workers employed in places of this kind 
bo the level afforded by the Factories Act to their fellow workers 
in the larger power-driven establishments, that we would put a time 
limit of five years on the operation of the first Act. By the end of that 
period both employers and workers should not only have accustomed 
themselves to statutory regulation but have made the necessary 
adjustments. The second stage should accordingly prove easier than 
the first. We therefore urge that, when the Act recommended shall 
have been in operation for five years, Government be prepared to make 
such further advances as experience will have shewn to be possible.. 
Registration of Factories. 
Hitherto establishments coming under the Factories Act have 
been required to register themselves with the factory inspection depart- 
ments of their particular province. We would extend this requirement to 
those smaller places for which the extension of certain clauses of that Act 
has been advocated. Furthermore, we would make the same requirement 
in respect of those other establishments for which we have suggested a 
simpler form of regulation under a separate Act. We are aware that, for 
many years to come, compliance with this requirement will be imperfect 
in respect of both classes of establishment, owing to the extent of illiter- 
acy, the prejudices of persons who have never previously been called 
upon to register and who may feel that such registration will be used for a 
number of unspecified purposes, and the desire of many to evade compli- 
ance. Nevertheless it is imperative that the onus of compliance with the 
law should rest on the individuals concerned and that from the beginning 
the duty of acquainting the Government with their whereabouts, and 
thereby obtaining the abstract of the particular Act they will be required 
bo post, should lie with them. Aft the same time it will be evident that 
here, as in other countries where such regulation operates, the depart- 
ment in charge of the administration will have to concern itself with the 
oradual perfecting of these lists as a result of routine visits of inspection. 
Extent of Inspection. 
In referring to such visits it should not be presumed that we 
visualise the necessity for the immediate creation of a large additional 
staff of factory inspectors. In making these proposals we have kept 
in view the desirability of reducing to a minimum the requirements 
in this direction. In the case of the smaller factory employing 
power, all that should be required is an occasional visit to ensure 
that the machinery employed is not a source of danger and that a 
reasonable standard of sanitation is maintained. The great majority of 
these factories are situated in towns, and inspection will require no ela- 
borate technical qualifications. As there would be no question of evad- 
ing reculations in respect of hours of employment. ete.. there will be no