HEALTH.--The work is quite healthy and the girls all appeared to be healthy. The premises were light and airy. Two of the relief stamping presses _looked_ very heavy indeed, and the forewoman said that they were really men's work. The girls working them always had the same machines, and did not look ill, though they said that it was very tiring. MACHINERY.--Machinery has not displaced women in this firm. HOURS.--For _stamping and packing_ the hours are from 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. with three-quarters of an hour for dinner and a quarter of an hour for tea; on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with half an hour for lunch. For _painting_ they are from 9 a.m. to 5.45 p.m., with the same meal hour; on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The hours of painters had been shortened about a year ago, and it was found that they did just as much work. For the six weeks before Christmas they regularly work from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with as much overtime as is allowed, _i.e._, three nights a week. PROSPECTS.--They may rise to forewomen; _e.g._, the forewoman over the stampers came as an ordinary hand. GENERAL.--There is a dining room, and every girl can pay 3_s._ a week and get dinner of meat and pudding and tea every day. This covers all expenses, wages of cook, gas for stove, all utensils, etc. Last year there was money over, so they had free meals for a week. 17. G., _Large Stationery Firm in London. Visit to Works_. WORK.--About 60 girls are employed. _Stationery and Printing_ with following divisions:--(1) Plain cameo and relief stamping (about 25 girls), (2) illuminating, _i.e._, putting on the colour by hand (2 girls), (3) envelope folding and cementing (9 girls), (4) packing, including cleaning (girls in each department), (5) folding notepaper (saw 3 little girls doing this), (6) feeding printing machines, big and small, and lithographic machines (about 6 girls), (7) various odd jobs, _e.g._, cutting visiting cards to proper size, (8) feeding ruling machine (1 girl). REGULARITY.--This firm's trade is regular. They are busy all the year round, though perhaps they are busiest at Christmas. The bulk of their orders come from the country though. HEALTH.--The little printing and lithographic girls looked anything but healthy. MACHINERY.--Machines have not displaced women. There was nothing dangerous about the machinery used, though the small printing machine which 1 girl was feeding _might_ be dangerous. HOURS.--The hours worked are from 8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m., with one hour for dinner and half an hour for tea; on Saturdays, from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. They work overtime at Christmas. PROSPECTS.--Girls in (4) may rise to (1), and those in (1) to (2). 18. K., _Stationery Firm in London. Visit to Works_. WORK.--_Numbering and Perforating_; girls also dust and clean up after blocking. REGULARITY.--The work in this firm is regular, "as they work for the trade."