Report to the Honourable the Postmaster General

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Excerpt from Report to the Honourable the Postmaster General: Of the Methods Adopted in Canada in the Carrying Out of Government Clothing Contracts For this purpose I sought and obtained interviews with the sub-contractors and wage-earners, and procured from them the facts and information generally which are embodied in this report and which, I have every reason to believe, are perfectly trustworthy. As you can well understand, the conduct of such an investigation was attended with considerable difficulty. Apart from the time and trouble involved in discovering reliable sources of information, the information itself, when imparted, had to be scrutinized with care, and verified, as far as possible, in every material particular. Not having authority to compel testimony or statements of any kind, I was necessarily dependent upon voluntary evidence, which was given, in many cases, with great reluctance. The facts thus disclosed are none the less valuable, and may possibly be regarded as giving additional significance and weight to the conclusions arrived at. For obvious reasons I did not feel at liberty to interrogate any of the Government contractors. As the result proved, this was scarcely necessary, as in no instance did I find that the clothing, which was the subject of contract, had been made up entirely upon the premises of the firms which were awarded the work. In every instance the system of sub-contracting prevailed. This system of sub-contracting took one of three forms: (a.) The cloth, already cut, was given out by the Government contractor to the sub-contractor who, in return, employed hands to work in his shop, which was unconnected in any way with his residence, or(b) the cloth so cut was given out by the Government contractor to a sub-contractor who, in return, employed hands to work in his own residence, part of which was utilized as the workshop, or (c)the cloth so cut was given out by the Government contractor to individuals to be made up by them in their homes, and in the making up of which only members of the family were, as a rule, engaged. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.