The Lou, of Factories and Workshops. By Alfred H. Rue gg ,
R C., and Leonard Mossop, BCL. (stevens and Son. 12e. 6d.)- The, first Fartory Act was passed early in the nineteenth century. State care of the helpless had not advanced very far. The hour, of labour for apprentices were limited to -twelve. Their instruc- tion was limited to reading and either writing or arithmetic. In lett came the "Ten Hours Act" (for children the limit was five and a half, but they could be employed at eight years of age). From this time Factory Acts, of one kind and another, were frequent. In 1878 previous legislation was amended and codified Thi process was repeated in the Act of 1901. It is this enact- ment Ora foetns the subject of Messrs. Ruegg and Mossop's volume. In these columns we cannot do more than call our readers' attention to it.
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