THE LABOUR MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 250, 19 October 1904, Page 10

THE LABOUR MARKET.

The Journal of the Deparfctne-nt of Labonr for October 10 reports:—Auckland.- Building trades: Fairly brisk, e.sjwially brick building, but not sunic'ieut i.t employ all hands. Engineering trades: Keeping steadily fair, principal 1 y jobbing; competent local workmen in full employment. Boot trade: Improved, and signs of further improvement. Clothing trade: In general busy; some working overtime. Ketail irade 'general) -. Steady. MisceUaneous —Coacii-building: Steadily busy and good prospects reported. Plumbing: Brisk. Saddlery: Decided improvement •in last, month. Unskilled labour: There is still a good number of appli- j rants, kept up by new arivals. During ihc. month tifty-four unskilled labour" its. also fifteen tradesmen and special wakens, were sent to employment. (ii.sboinc.—Building trades: Fairly good. No carpenters idle. Several' brick buildings are to l>c erected shortly, and ijuite a number of tenders u_re <>ut fur suburban residences. Engineering trades: Local nwn fully crnplovei' tlothing trade: All hands kept fully'eniployed. Miscellaneous: Painters and plumbers fully employed. Carriagobuilders, saddlers, harness makejs, steady, no one unemployed. Cabinetmakers fully employed. " Unskilled labour: Many applications ha-ve been made for employment during the month. Work in town is slack. Plenty of bushii'lling offering for experienced men who i arc to go some distance back. No road-work offering, and few inquiries for 'arm hands. Good fencers are inquirlt iOT { Freezin S w '°rks partly emWellington:—Building trades: Slack- * number of tradesmen of all branches oat of work. Engineering trades- Very W J Lf braDches - Boot trade: Not /. wit most men are working full

t-iine. Clothing trade t Some shops doing very little trade; others fairly busy. Retail trade (general): Apparently jrood business is being done. Unskilled labour: A number of applicants , for employment have, called during the I month, many of them new arrivals from I Australia and other places outside the col any. Goad milkers are in demand at present. Seventy-three men were ' seat to employment during the month. i Christrhtrreh. —Building trades: Still iin a very unsatisfactory condition: a [number of carpenters out of work. I There is also a falling off in the brick and stone lrranches; plasterers stall I idle, also a number of painters unemployed. Kngineering trades: Blacksmithing and fitting still quiet; the other branches urp making moderate time. Boot trade: This has been about the worst month for a considerable time past: very poor time has bpen made. Tinsnithing and sheet metal trades: Poor time has been made. Clothing trade: Trade has been UnUSnallv- quiet during the month. Retail I trade (general): Only a fair business ha,s been done. Miscellaneous: Plumbing and gasfitting trades: Much quieter than for months past. Saddlery and harness trades: This trade is still very quiet. Agricultural implement making: Fairly busy all round, one firm 1 working overtime. Tauning and fellmongering: Little or nothing is being ■ lone in. felhnongeriug: tanners and leather workers making only indifferent time. This is usually the quieten ■ month in the year. Unskilled labour: There is a number of unemployed here just now. many of them from othr-. parts of the colony, who have been at fratted here by an expected early star , with electric tramway formation work Nineteen men have besn sent to Government and private work. Dunedin. —Building: trades: Thoro ar. signis of improvement in a!! the differ cni: branches, and better time is bei""g made, although there are still a few mer out of employment; but this is usual .it this season of the year. Engineer mar trades: There is a good steady bnsiness doing on the whole, especially in the brass-finishing branch. There arc signs of improvement all round. Boot rra.de: During the month just ended business hus fallen away very much ir all the different bmiK-bes. and iv ?on;r <i the factories full time is not being worked. Clothing trade: Business ha* again beco.me active, and better time is bring worked in all shops. Kei&i. Trade (general): Oood. Miscellaneous: Fellmongeriug hn.~ much improved, and is likely to be active for fome time. Saddlery, still on the quiet- side. Cabinet nmk ing =teady. and full tint? is being worked in all factories. I'nskiHod labour: There his been a number of applicants for employment during the month, many of them from Australin and the Old Country. Those from Australia desire to get employment in the city, preferring to wait on rather than itn" into the country. During the month forty-one men have been sent to private and Government employment.