DUNEDIN NOTES.
BY TELEGR ATE—SPECIAL ' CORRESPONDENT. , Dunedin, April l. ' Men. are. .wanted'.-hero'iir .several' of' th'J; skilled trades. As an example, :Mr. . J.-Ross.. of the firm of Ross and Glehdining, oiV.be--. ing interviewed...to-day, said that the, greatscarcity was in the number of., boys l .avail-.-. ablo, but. in the clothing, manufacturing tie- • pavtments they, ..were very' short-handed. '. They could undoubtedly employ i a -great' : many more hand's if they could get- them. < "The.class of hands,we aro employing now," added the manager of that ! department,. " is very, young compared with what it . used to bo.' We liayo to refuse orders'on account of not having enough bands, and wo have. had, to import several small, lines'.of.' goods' which formerly we used to manufacture, our- . selves, N and would still; , make . if .wo', could ■get hands." In otli'cr." trades also .men are . wanted. Mr. . Slinger,. the', drainage, board'... engineer, is handicuppud.' in thq^co'niijletioii. of ,the drainage ..'outlet;;by!'- this', difficulty' of getting . plasterers . to, finish oil. tile interiorof the 'tunnels. , 'rhq, ~waj;os are. gomlt' 155.. • a day, but be .cannot get the .additional,;, hiuids ho .warita. •- !
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 162, 2 April 1908, Page 4
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181DUNEDIN NOTES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 162, 2 April 1908, Page 4
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