text_original: The broad result was that Trades Unions ceased to be necessarily criminal, but they remained non legal associations. Consequently their funds, unprotected by the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act of 1855, were at the mercy of any dishonest official.
text_transcription: THE BROAD RESULT WAS THAT THE TRADES UNIONS CEASED TO BE NECESSARILY CRIMINAL BUT THEY REMAINED NON LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS CONSEQUENTLY THEIR FUNDS UNPROTECTED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT OF EIGHTEEN FIFTY FIVE WERE AT THE MERCY OF ANY DISHONEST OFFICIAL
phonemes: ðə bɹˈɔːd ɹɪzˈʌlt wʌz ðæt tɹˈeɪdz jˈuːniənz sˈiːst təbi nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli kɹˈɪmɪnəl, bˌʌt ðeɪ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd nˈɑːn lˈiːɡəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz. kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli ðɛɹ fˈʌndz, ʌnpɹətˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə pɹəvˈɪʒənz ʌvðə fɹˈɛndli səsˈaɪəɾiz ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, wɜːɹ æt ðə mˈɜːsi ʌv ˌɛni dɪsˈɑːnɪst əfˈɪʃəl.