THE LABOUR MARKET. OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 July 1909, Page 4

THE LABOUR MARKET. OFFICIAL REPORTS.

The following are extracts from the Labour Journal, published last night, giving the official report as to the conditions of the various trades in Wellington for the month ending 30th June .—. — Irade generally has been quiet, more especially in t the building trade, all branches of which have been exceedingly slack. In tho painting trade alone there are at least seventy to eighty hands out of work, and the prospects of them obtaining employment in the near future seem exceedingly remote. There are also a large number of carpenters, builders' labourers, and plasterers out of work, and it is stated by various authorities that the position is worse now than it has been for many years. Bootmaking, dressmaking, and millinery are, however, fairly brisk, and hands in these trades have been fairly well employed. Building Trades. — Bricklaying slack ; very little work in hand, and there are several men out of employment. Carpentry and joinery slack ; little or nothing doing, and factories have had to shorten hands. Painting very slack, and a large number of men are out of work. Plastering rather on the slack sido ; very little work in hand, and several men out of work. Plumbing and gastitting : There is little change in these trades ironi last month, and all hands are kept fully employed. Stonemasonry fairly good, no hands out of work. Woodworking Trades. — Boxmaking fairly busy ; factories working full time. Cabinet-making and upholstering slack ; employers complain that no orders are coming in, and several hands are out of work. Coopering fairly busy ; little or no change from last month. Sash and door factories slack ; have had to shorten hands. Sawmilling slack, and a number of mills have had to put men off. Wood-turning, etc. : Fair trade being done. Engineering Trades. — Boilermaking : On the whole, trade can be said to be fairly busy. Brass and copper-smith-ing fairly good ; said to be improving. .Electrical engineering fair, but several meu are out of employment. Fitting and turning slack ; very little work in hand, Iron and brass moulding slightly improving, ■ and can be said to be fairly good. Rangemaking slack, with little prospect of an improvement. Leather Trades. — Bootmaking (fac tories) good, with all hands fully employed. Bootmpking (repair shops) fairly busy ; plenty of orders coming along. Saddlery and harness-making fair, and employers express themselves ! as quite satisfied. Clothing Trades, — Dressmaking and millinery : The large factories have been kept busy, but slackness has been experienced in the smaller ones ; generally 1 bpeaking, the trade nas been good. I Shirtmaking, fairly busy, and expected ito further improve. 'Tailoring (facto I ries), slack, with very few orders coming in. Tailoring (order) slack t and has shown a great falling-oil during the last few weeks, woollen-milling iairly busy, with factories working full time. Retail Trades. — Clothing, boots, drapery, and groceries are all reported to be doing a fair trade, and employers state that they are quite satisfied. Printing Trades — Bookbinding fairly good ; employers report that fair trade is being done. Printing rather on the slack side, and several hands are out of employment. Meat Freezing, Etc. — Tanning,, currying, feilmongermg, slaughtering, freezing, and preserving good; factories working full time, and all hands fully employed. Coachbuilding Trades. — Biacksmithing fairly good. Coach, carriage, and tramcar building fairly good for the season of the year, and a slight improvement on the previous month is being shown. Cycle and motor trades slack, with little prospect of an immediate improvement. At most other places trade is reported to be generally dull, but at Wanganui an upward tendency is noted.