BOYS AND WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 10, 12 January 1934, Page 5

BOYS AND WORK.

PROSPECTS BETTER. FARMING AND BUSINESS. PLENTY OF APPLICANTS. Discussing the employment of boys. Mr. N. G. Gribble, the secretary of the Boys' Employment Committee, said today that the position had improved, and that there were plenty of boys available Towards the end of last year thi number of boys applying for jobs had fallen off. That was only a seasons decline, due to the end of the school year, and the desire to be at home foi the holiday period. There was now a steady flow of application's from a fine type of vigorous lad. It was a little difficult to place inexperienced boys, a> at present farmers were very busy wit! seasonal jobs, and .had no time to tear] new boys the duties on a farm. An; farmer who had a vacancy could In assured of the right type of boy. " Business openings," said Mr. Gribble "are coming along again in encouraginp numbers. There is an improvement in thfe type of position offered. In fact, 1 would say that chances of employment in the city are the best for three years." Work at the committee's trainfop farm at St. John's is proceeding satis j factorily, and is a useful source from j which to draw experienced lads for farm jobs.