OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS I. REPORT ON THE STATISTICS OF LABOR. (Public Document No. 15.) The first Annual Report on the Statistics of Labor was published in 1870, the first Labor Bulletin in 1897, and Special Reports have been issued from time to time as occasion required. Beginning with the year 1913 all of these several publications of the Labor Division of the Bureau have been styled "Labor Bulletins", and a certain number of copies have been set aside for binding and publication at the end of the year under the title of the "Annual Report on the Statistics of Labor." The Labor Bulletins are numbered consecutively as issued and each number contains matter devoted to one subject, concerning labor or the condition of the wage-earning population or questions of general economic or social interest. A list of the Bulletins issued since January 1, 1914, will be found below. Those indicated by an asterisk (*) are now out of print; those which remain in print will be mailed to applicants upon receipt of postage to the amount specified. Persons or organizations desiring to receive the Labor Bulletins as issued will be placed upon the mailing list upon making application. (A list of the Reports and Bulletins issued prior to January 1, 1914, will be furnished on application.) No. 97, February 13, 1914. Union Scale of Wages and Hours of Labor, October 1. 1913 (4 o.). No. 98, March 9, 1914. Thirteenth Annual Directory of Labor Organizations, 1914 (3 c.). No. 99, April 3, 1914. Immigrant Aliens Destined for and Emigrant Aliens Departed from Massachusetts, 1913 (1 c.). Betts. No. 100, June 8, 1914. Labor Bibliography, 1913 (5 c.). Industrial Home Work in Massachusetts (7 c.). Action affecting Labor during the Legislative Session of 1914. Wages and Hours of Labor in the Paper and Wood Pulp Industry in Massachu No. 104, February 1, 1915. Handbook of Labor Laws, 1914 (6 c.). No. 105, March 1, 1915. Sixth Annual Report on Labor Organizations, 1913 (4 c.). No. 106, April 1, 1915. Fourteenth Annual Directory of Labor Organizations, 1915 (4 c.).) No. 107, May 1, 1915. Union Scale of Wages and Hours of Labor in Massachusetts, 1914 (4 c.). No. 108, June 1, 1915. Immigrant Aliens Destined for and Emigrant Aliens Departed from Massachusetts, 1914 (1 c.). No. 109, July 1, 1915. (4 c.). No. 110, August 1, 1915. Wages and Hours of Labor in the Manufacture of Paper Products in Massachusetts II. REPORT ON UNEMPLOYMENT OF ORGANIZED WAGE-EARNERS. The first Quarterly Report on Unemployment of Organized Wage-Earners was published in May, 1908. A few reports for the following quarters are still available for distribution, and will be sent to any address, upon receipt of postage to the amount specified. 1913-June 30 (1 c.); September 30 (1 c.); December 31 (1 o.). 1914-March 31 (1 c.); June 30 (1 c.); September 30 (1 c.); December 31 (2 c.). 1915-March 31 (2 c.); June 30 (2 c.). Annual summaries were published in the Annual Reports on Labor Organizations of which the following are still available for distribution: 1910 (3 c.); 1912 (4 c.); 1913 (4 c.); 1914 (4 c.). Persons or organizations desiring to receive copies of these reports as issued will be placed upon the mailing list upon making application. III. REPORT ON THE STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURES. The First Annual Report on the Statistics of Manufactures was published in 1886. Each report issued prior to 1907 contained comparisons for identical establishments, between two or more years, as to Capital Devoted to Production, Stock and Materials Used, Goods Made, Persons Employed, Wages Paid, and Time in Operation. Beginning with 1907 the comparisons for identical establishments were omitted, and all returns made to the Bureau were included in the tabulations. The twenty-eighth annual report covers the year 1913. It will be sent to any address, upon receipt of four (4) cents to cover the cost of mailing. (Public Document No. 79.) The first report on the Statistics of Municipal Finances was issued in September, 1903, and covered municipal fiscal years ending between November 30, 1906, and April 1, 1907. The reports for this and for later years contain tabular presentations showing the Cost of Municipal Government in Massachusetts: Summarized Statement of All Receipts and Payments, together with Analysis Tables and Definitions of Terms intended to promote uniformity in accounting and presentation of municipal reports. The first and second reports are now out of print. The seventh annual report covers municipal fiscal years ending between November 30, 1912, and April 1, 1913. Any of the reports now in print will be sent upon receipt of ten (10) cents to cover the cost of mailing. V. THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN: These Bulletins contain matter relating to municipal affairs, especially finances, and are intended to promote a sound and efficient administration of city and town government in Massachusetts. That indicated by an asterisk (*) is now out of print; those which remain is print will be mailed to applicants upon receipt of postage to the amount specified. No. 1. January, 1910. A Uniform Classification of Municipal Receipts and Payments Prescribed for the Cities and Towns of Massachusetts as a Basis for a Standard System of Accounts and Reports (3 e.). No. 2. July, 1910. Recent Legislation relative to Town Finances and Municipal Accounts. (Superseded by Bulletin No. 7.) No. 3. January, 1911. The Issue and Certification of Town Notes Under the Provisions of Chapter 615 of the Acts of 1910 (1 c.). No. 4. March, 1911. Outstanding Indebtedness of Certain Cities and Towns of Massachusetts Against which no Sinking Funds are being Accumulated or for the Extinguishment of which no Annual Payments of Principal are being made (2 c.). No. 5. July, 1913. Laws relating to Municipal Finances, including the Municipal Indebtedness Act of 1913, the Acts requiring the Certification of Towa and District Notes, providing for the Auditing of Accounts, and the Installation of Accounting Systems by the Bureau of Statistics, making of Annual Returns of Financis! Transactions, etc. (1 c.). (Superseded by Bulletin No. 7.) No. 6. July, 1914. Laws relating to Municipal Finances with amendments of 1914. (Superseded by Bulletin No. 7) No. 7. July, 1915. Laws relating to Municipal Finances with amendments of 1914 and 1915. (Supersedes Bulletins Nos. 2, 5 and 6.) VI. REPORT ON THE STATE FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. Free employment offices are maintained under the jurisdiction of this Bureau in Boston, Springfield, Fall River, and Worcester. The first Annual Report on the State Free Employment Offices was published in 1907. The annual reports contain statistical tables and descriptive matter relative to the work of the offices, and, with the exception of the 1st and 4th (out of print), will be sent on receipt of five (5) cents each to cover the cost of mailing. The Eighth Annual Report was issued in January, 1915, and covered the year ending November 30, 1914. VII. SPECIAL REPORTS. Special reports will be mailed upon receipt of the amount indicated to cover the cost of mailing. Those indicated by an asterisk (*) are now out of print. January 4, 1911. A Special Report on the Cost of Retirement Systems for State and County Employe in Massachusetts (4 c.). January 6, 1911. The Population of Massachusetts as Determined by the Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (3 c.). March 5, 1913. April 15, 1912. Report of a Special Investigation relative to the Indebtedness of the Cities and Towns of the Commonwealth (8 c.). Report of a Special Investigation relative to the Sinking Funds and Serial Loans of the Cities and Towns of the Commonwealth (2 c.). August 1, 1913. August 1, 1914. A Directory of Massachusetts Manufactures, 1913 (8 c.). VIII. THE DECENNIAL CENSUS. The Decennial Census of the Commonwealth for 1905 was published complete in four volumes, now out of print. The Decennial Census for 1915 was taken as of the date April 1, 1915, and the returns are now being tabulated. BIBLIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS. *OLD-AGE PENSIONS. Labor Bulletin No. 37. September, 1905. p. 205-208. *MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON LABOR TOPICS, 1906. Labor Bulletin No. 45. January 1907. p. 53-60. *MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON LABOR TOPICS, 1907. Labor Bulletin No. 60. JuneJuly, 1908. p. 271-288. *HOMESTEADS FOR WORKINGMEN. Labor Bulletin No. 88. January, 1912. p. 34–41. Part II of the Annual Report on the Statistics of Labor 71 p. LABOR BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1912. for 1912. July 15, 1913. LABOR BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1913. Part IV of the Annual Report on the Statistics of Labor for 1914. June 8, 1914. 150 pp. HOMEWORK BIBLIOGRAPHY. Labor Bulletin No. 101. June 12, 1914. p. 152-177. LABOR BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1914. Part VIII of the Annual Report on the Statistics of Labor for 1915. Sept. 1, 1915. 105 pp. * The publications marked with an asterisk are out of print, but copies may be found in many publie libraries. APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF PUBLICATION. |