39. An Employment of children (Prohibition) Bill is now before the
Legislative Council. This Bill seeks to raise the minimum age of employment
from 14 years to 15 years.

 X. LEGISLATION
 40. The following were enacted during the year: -
 (1) The Agricultural Workers (Sugar and Arrowroot) Wages Regulation
 Order, 1954 (S.R. & 0. No. 1 of 1954). This provided for minimum
 remuneration to be paid to all daily-paid workers employed in the 2
 major industries-sugar and arrowroot.
 (2) The Industrial Workers Wages Regulatipn Order, 1954 (S.R. & 0.
 No. 2 of 1954). This provides for minimum remuneration to be paid
 to Industrial Workers including holidays with pay.
 (3) The Shop Assistants Wages Regulation Order, 1954 (S.R. & 0. No. 11
 of 1954). This provides for minimum remuneration to be paid to
 Shop Assistants as well as holidays with pay.
 (4) The Accidents and Occupational Diseases (Notification) Ordinance
 1954 (Ordinance No. 8 of 1954). This corrected certain minor errors
 which appeared in the Principal Ordinance No. 24 of 1952.
 (5) The Agricultural Workers (Minor Crops) Wages Regulation Order,
 1954 (S.R. & 0. No. 34 of 1954). This provides for minimum remunera-
 tion to be paid to all daily-paid workers employed in the cultivation
 and in the- processing of minor crops.
 (6) The Trade Unions and Trade Disputes (Amendment) Ordinance 1954
 (Ordinance 'No. 30 of 1954). This provides for (a) provisional regis-
 tration (b) political fund and (c) majority of members of Manage-
 ment Committee to be workers in the trade or industry
 (7) The Public Utility Undertakings and Public Health Seivices Arbitra-
 tion (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954 (Ordinance No. 34 of 1954). This
 provides for (a) the Public Utility Undertakings and Public Health
 Services Arbitration Ordinance No. 4 of 1952 to come into operation
 by Proclamation and (b) the main provisions of the Ordinance to be
 brought to the notice of the persons conceived.
 (8) The Shops (Hours of Opening) (Amendment) Order, 1954 (S.R. & 0.
 No. 70 of 1954). This provides for late opening during the month of
 December 1954.

 XI. MISCELLANEOUS.
 41. Mr. Frank Walcott, Chairman of the Caribbean Area Division of ORIT,
 visited St. Vincenbt on behalf of the British T.U.C. and had discussions with a
 number of people.
 42. Mr. C. G. Huggins, Labour Commissioner, attended the Third Annual
 General Meeting of ,the Caribbean Tourist Association which was held in Aruba
 In May. He also took the opportunity to visit Curacao as well and discussed
 labour matters with the Oil Companies and Government Departments in both
 Curacao and Aruba.
 C. G. HUGGINS,
 Labour Commissioner.
 Department of Labour,
 Kingstown,
 St. Vincent,
 11th February, 1955.

 TABLES.

 STATISTICS.

 TABLE 1 (a).
 Occupational Distribution of' Gainfully-Occupied Population.
 Statistics not available.

 TABLE 1 (b).
 Wage-earners employed in Industries and Services (Estimated).
 AGRICULTURE.
 Period Males Females Total Remarks
 December-May 2,000 3,000 5,000 Peak Period
 Jun(.-November 1,250 1,750 3,000 Slack Period