THE LABOUR REPORT.

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 September 1906, Page 4

THE LABOUR REPORT.

[uv TEI.EQRAPII—SPECIAL TO THU STAB J WELLINGTON, This Day. Mr J. Maekay, deputy chief inspector of factories, in his report says '“Tilts total numU r iif persons who registered their names for employment in the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin hrunches of the Department _w, as u-00, divided as follows -Canada 08, (treat 111-Lain 1 096. Cuited Stales of America 62. South Africa -13, Commonwealth foreigners t-l (this im hides ttennaus. Scandinavians, French. Italians, etc)..New Zealanders 7070. Uf this nunilier 6269

were actually sent to either public or private employment. One hundred and seventeen families wire sent to join their hits bands, iiml the fathers who had sun ceded in making a home for them at the scene of employment. The greatest diiiieidty we have to contend with is the man who is unable, either from lack of physical ability. incompetence, or unwillingness, to tackle bard work. .Many of our newcomers have ipteer notions ns to what the colony is like, and the class of work to he had. ' Many have heell greatly disappointed on arrival, and some have turned tail, and gone back to tie- Old Country. I cannot etnphasi.se too strongly the neieasily at the other end of warning such as those to slay away. The man who wants nothing but ji wlit employment will in many eases fail to get it. and unless his physiipie and health tire good enough to enable him to do h ml work, he will go to the wall." In re ard to the Conciliation and Arbitration Act. the report says: ‘This, the most important of (he labour laws, has he'll much more before the public during Dm pas! year, ami some veiy important awards have b ell under rotmideiatioii llm Act of la I session provided maehi m-ry se< lions of -great technical value, and d" ided di pub d positions, in a way ■ro nosing immense fn|nrc advantage. Many important suggi ' I ions have been made to councils and other bodies representing labour. Ilf these, ihe chief, and that most generally adopled. has I ' reference for unionists.. A strong desire exists for more prompt hearing of cases and delivery of awards, hut diilieullies appear to he m (he way which appear almost insurmountable.”