THE LABOUR OUTLOOK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 72, 24 March 1908, Page 4

THE LABOUR OUTLOOK.

(By Telegraph;— Own correspphdeat)

" ■ •■wmaN'Gmw;:.«d !! %- ;? : There iis no dear -cut "opinion. availahra louring outlook for thTwtt £ so .iar. Things seem to be a reasonable rate, and even thoughts eral flaxmills are threatening to follow suit there h no -large body :of .-workers clamouring fc* employment. It is somewhat ' however,-to hear that the l a bbUr°l3eoTrt' ■ ment has. orders not to'engage an y I.Am men for the .North Tailway or vthe r.Stfatford railway wSrf£ Both, are now fully manned. With.-Mus exception the Department -C littfe'conUuCQt'to-ttiake. ' iPessimifec ii« •"'' fons are already unloading their- opinLa as to what the prtospetts of tfale *i» be during the .next iew version is that a 'hard time 'is ik sto™ for:maay:a"hard working man; ; . ■■ The passengers '-who. arrived by", the-'ss. Mainari:irom Ixjndott .via.-' Cape a"owi"tnis morning, included- a small : party of tmm from the diamond : fields i)f South-Africa! They intend exploiting '.the .Dominion, their first hunting groutfd '-being- WaihL -wiose'famous mine-is already weU'kiibwi by repute to them. * One .b£ the men informed a-reporter that -work 'diLtbe ;part he _came from 4 standstill.. Xlie ■ -mines .had closed.-4own,-and. discontent was 'brewing.- -The trouble' was the'feHhi"ese. Tie Government ttos "trying to 'do 'away :V: with them, and ,:the -mine. owners were endeavouring to retain them. -iW tal for investment, was being withheld, and;little-or aq -work>as -going- : 6n. He predicted that civir-war before long. . As. an illustration of the ■farireachiirg effects ~6f "the' -deadiiock, ie mentioned that a whole fleet of -steamers which had *tradea to >]Soitth -Africa: waa now lying id1e.;.,....