A SUGGESTION.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7279, 8 April 1889, Page 3

A SUGGESTION.

TO THB EDITOR OF THE PRESS. Sm, —Ifc ia my melancholy duty to be oa the wharves otLyttelton, at an early hoax every morning, In the (frequently) vain search of work, and the sights there seen are not at all pleasing to the eye. Scores, I may say hundreds, of pool fellows, who are not only able, but willing, to work, are to be seen congregated near the vessels waiting to be called to the different ships, to work coal or general cargo. Many wait until noon, but there is no shelter from wind, rain or sleet, even in the hot north-west winds they still hold out. Why do not the Shipping Companies or local agente have some sort of a shed or house built, so that the men above spoken of, be able to hold themselves in readiness for work, and stop the cry that Is often raised by the shippers, " I am unable to find men to do the work required." I feel sore that all (loafers as they are called) the laborers would folly appreciate the shelter, if it were only to atop the cry above quoted, as many, or in fact, nearly all, have families to maintain, but by their absence from the spot lose many a day's hard work.| I trust the above may meet the eye ol some person of a philanthropic disposition, and cause a change which would be both advantageous to the shippers of cargo and the working men of Lyttelton wharves.— Tours, &c, Unemployed.