Section 14. I n section 115 of the said Act, for the words " whole number of days in the current month," the fol

14. I n section 115 of the said Act, for the words " whole number of days in the current month," the following shall be substituted, namely :-c' number of working days in the current month. The number of working days in any month shall be ascertained by deducting the number of Sundays from the whole number of days in the month." Amendment of section `116.` 15. For the last sentence of section 121 of the said Act the following shall be substituted, namely :- Amendment `of` section 121. ' "The Inspector shall from time to "time, when visiting the estate, on the application of the employer, and may also at any other time on the application of either the employer or the labourer, endorse on the labourer's labour-contract, after such enquiry as may be necessary, the number of days so to be added to the term thereof : " Provided that an employer who omits to apply for the endorsement of such days on any labourer's labour-oontract, when the Inspeotor is actually visiting the estate, shall, in the absence of sufficient reasons to the contrary shown to the satisfaction of the Inspector, `1893.1` Inland Emigration. $5 (Sectioru 34.) under the section aforesaid of being absent from his labour or the term for which he is sentenced to im. prisonment, or both, as the case may be. " 182A. When any labourer is convicted under Endorsesection 176 of desertion from his employer's service, the Magistrate convicting him shall, on the applica. desertion or tion of the employer or his agent, endorse on the em- kegployer's copy of the labour-contract (in addition to desertion, the term of imprisonment to which the labourer may be sentenced for such desertion), the period during which the Magistrate finds that the labourer was absent from his labour in contravention of his contract owing to such desertion : " Provided that no such endorsement shall be made in any case in which the labour-contract has been cancelled under the provisions of section 177 or in any case in which the original term of the labour.. contract has expired on the date of the conviction, and more khan three years have elapsed from the date of the labourer's desertion to that of his arrest : "Provided also that the employer has duly reported the particulars of the desertion in the monthly statement provided for in section 171A. " 182B. When any labourer is sentenced to impri- ~,a~~,,. sonment for any time not exceeding three years for co~~tract merit on of any offence other than an offence under this Act, the period of Court or Magistrate so sentencing him shall, employer or his agent shall so request, endorse on the if the i(;ny rJ:Ff' $her employer's copy of the labour-contract the period for which the labourer is sentenced to imprisonment, or, if such pericd exceeds the unexpired term of the labour-contract on the date of the sentence, so much of such period as is equal to such unexpired term, c6 182C. The periods endorsed under the three last- Feriodrc `en-` preceding sections shall be added to the term for be which the labourer contracted to serve; and such term ofoopo labourer shall not be deemed to have performed his tract. labour-contract till he has served for the term speci. fied therein in addition to the period so endorsed." be 35, After `352` After section 183 of the said Act the following shall be inserted, namely :- Addition of new section after section `183.` Failure to " 183A. Whoever, being bound under section 111 forward con- to forward any labour-contract to the Inspector, or tract under section under section l P l B to cause any labourer to appear or to cause before the Inspector or Magistrate, wilfully omits or labourel>to appear under neglects SO to forward such labour-contract to the Insection `111~.` spector at or within the time specified, or to cause such labourer to appear before the Inspector or Magistrate within a reasonable time, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.'' Failure to