LABOUR CONDITIONS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 10

LABOUR CONDITIONS

| REPORT FOR JANUARY, The journal of tho Department of Labour, just issued, gives the follo\yiiig notes on labour, conditions during January in 6ome centres outside, of Wellington:— . . , AUCKLAND. . /.There is" practically/:no change since last month, excopt that business is a jittlo * quieter after the. holidays. - . . CHRISTCHURCH. : '. Trade and labour have been/well maintained, and 'are quite up 'to the standards former years. There is, however, the usual falling'od in order ttiiloring, dressmaking, millinery; etc., after the holidays. Tile building trade keeps fairly well up, ..especially in the carpentering branch. .' • NAPIER. ' /;. ' Trade -and business liavb been quiet, and not quite-on a.par.with the, corresponding month of last year. Several'carpenters and painters are out ' of work.It is/oxpected that when money from the ,I'eoent wodl 'sales .is in- circulation' the building-trade will pick,up.' Retail traders find business, very, quiet aftor Christmas. / ; ' . . - NEW PLYMOUTH. ' | JThere ihbs' been "a natural ' reaction,., after the'holiday/season, and, business is not quite so brisk. - Manufacturing trades continue fairly busy. / The milk supply at. the 'various factories is well main■tained,- and stock are - ( in excellent conditionr There/.is very little/offering : fortho unskilled labourer. • , WANGANUI. Trado has been quieter than iri December,: although retailers generally, reporthaving had a fairly 7 good month. The building ,trade', is still busy, and likely to remain so for some time to come; yet there are several carpenters out of-.work, and'also:one or This:is, due no doubt 'to the influx of men from outside districts,--'and;, as the' work in band is only advanced far/enough to employ. a liriiitbd number of men at. present, tradesmen'would be. well' not to tome: to the district seeking /work. /The tailoring trade is'.also quiet, while ihilli-. nory .and dressmaking are fair.; . : . TAIHAI'K: Bricklaying fair. : Carpentry ,and. join'ery/has improved since/last month. Painting ' and'-:plumbing and gasfitting 'fair.. Boxmaking : '' b'usy. . Cabiii'etmaking ; and upholstering have improved.: Sawmilling improved ;-,thb, ouCfook. is -liow/much--bet-ter. ,' Wood-turning/ etc., fair;. .: Agricul-. tiiral-implement making fair. '.'Fitting and .turning,: and : iron anil brass /• moulding fair. • Bootmaking', (factories, find 'repairsh'ops) rind saddlery,., and ; ' harnbssriiaking fair.- ;-'Dressniakiug and', millinery-, busy. Tailoring (factories 'and*order) busy...Retail .'trades busy.' " Agricultural operations brisk., ; // -■/ ! ■'■;/'■;/

PALMERSTON. NORTH; Tlie month has' ,'boen-'-,, a rather quiet 'dne'all round,,/part'ly owing to, the reaction after Christmas.,,'/Witli .this gen.cjral'. quietness there , has -been ,a/ feeling, of hopeful anticipation' for/a .prosperous how. year, : and several firms ..are: already preparing for these expectations by re-, building or enlarging 'their ; bu6ineK :pre. mises./ There is 'no . complaint of - the scarcity of money,/'which was the' prevalent talk during, tho corresponding period last year.; There.ato noiopeilings.for un-. skilled labour. /.-; .'' ./

. ; - MASTKRTON:. : ; :vTrade'and business, generally. mained.-about the samoas in December.. Botatters-generally report that : the volume of business handled during the recent holiday; weeks .lifts.:been quite on ft: par : w;ith, or rather better than, that of. the corresponding -month' - ;of last .year, r- The, bulk of"tho station'.ahd '-.farming operations - throughout the - district,-' such •as shearing and- harvesting,.' iis-now. almost completed,-and numbers, of men- aro proceeding.'farther : south ' whore .' the - Reason is not so: far, advanced, to take part iin the work "of harvesting'there. Butter ■and 6heeso' ; factories are still irt 'full swing.,; Dairying - and . milking -operations qrp also:,brisk.; The demand for milker's has evidently been supplied, as'there has been very .'little - demand' for. this . class of workers during the. latter' part: of tho. month-.' Thero is '-'little unskilled: ..work offering. A fair. number' have'.made' ap-. plication for:such work. .....• i/ft'; :-/ :^'vNELSbN.-. v :^,-/ ; ■■■!<: » Shopkeepers"state', that;.there :has been iio great pressure of business and money has been . hard to.,obtains; Export and manufacturing houses,. on the '.other hand; report fair, business .;'for:.' 'the month. Fruit-preserving .factories and : freezingworks, are:in.full; Giving., . ;V' : 'V;,;