LOCAL LABOUR CONDITIONS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 March 1910, Page 1

LOCAL LABOUR CONDITIONS.

AN official review He Inspector ..I Factories, in hj s 'vp-'M "ii the condition ~f ih, |,„.,.,! labour market during I'-Im u.i r\. "Almosi ill] elass.es i.f ih.- business '•t'limiuiiity appear well satisfied with ''i- trade done <!n 1111 u the month. In alums! every Jin,, fnJj i,,,,,. !,„„ ],., „ worked. Retailors ivj>..i! having done ; -'i"' business, and sa.\ thai ili,' i.,., IJ ;,J compares very favourably with ih< rrcspollding in.uilh of last y, ;n. CuildiHi; operations have h, .~' |„, NI . ;m ,| ■;'' likely In r,mtinit.- mi [,,, ;i | lm ... I'll' limhi r industry is Mill !: , ;r ~., v

I'lisftiisiact.-ry condition, the upward ''•llilcllCV fell ;il ill,- ~;„lv I will ~J th • month 11..1 bavin- 1),.,.|i' maintained. ; '»<l ''" the till ! WlitlJiy trade is \en slack. Coal mining is hiiM. in „'j ! k<'" i- still ;i . j. maii.j t"..i practical miiii-i-.. Th ■ outlook in ,}„■ ~,i,| mining industry is vr n hopeful. "•Building ' trades :' Ui-irkl.-ivin- ;" ls .' : '•<■ I'K'n idle. I'laM-.Tiny tairh '"' s . v : mil' or uv u works an- m-ai in • ■ •ii!|ilrii..n Plumbing ami uastiiiinI'usy ; all hands fully employ, d "\V<. ulwi.rkiiiy i rail, - ; i ■-.,!,,,■■ i: u ;ik 1: ► . ami upholstering- 'I i,i,1,, is luisy, ami full time is !,. in.: „,,, ; v ,., u Sash ■ uul door factories fair; all hands ■'uiis ••!' m.pnn.'iii. in inn,,- ih.' , arli-r I'i'ri i>f th.- month 1,.-,,,- lK ,i |, ~.„ „,.,. ' Tialised. \\ l-un inn■•. , !,•.. fair 'Mining . ( 'c.al -mining lnis\ . 11,..i, ■• |v ' ' '-M a _"".-iiU ii,.■!" is,,i ~,H| m luring (ii.- |iifs"ni month, i ; ( >ld 111111111■_: lirisk, "Engineering trades lloibrmakit," ;;m • "" men I'll'". lii.iss :ii,<i ,-,,| ifair. rilling ami luiniiie : airly luim ; i,,, mum dim,. prospect ~f ■ Leather trad.'s li.-.tiiiakim: (!,•.<■ ories) busy. ll.M.tiiiakini: 7r, paii ■hops) I irdinaiy hiisin. ss d.'in-. Sadll' iy ami hain '.,> makin : fair : ■ ufii ii-ni wi.ik ,ii hand >.. '. |, all opera ives fully employed. "Clothing trades : h;. --.;,:,|.,~._. and mllineiy I here |i,-,s l„ ~, a fallini: iway in this t radi . Inn business •nsid'ivd sails;- ~, iv i'..|. iliis |,,.1'|,, | 'I tli'.' year Tailoring (factories) 'III ; 'li..-! i.i ih" far!",;". - s!lll Col, inii'- busy. Tailoring (oith-i i bust. "Ketail trades : Clothing fair Boots uisy : "ii" "i tv - ,|, a! is n m.rl ■.:"•-! iail' d"!l' dull!! : til-' tni'tilh! I> I; ij • ■ <;\ til' ; cmnpar, s j'.,. nuiablv \> !»h thi' lonvsp'imliii'j month of "th. piwioiis

'■■'ill', ' Iroi'i'fii'.s normal. '■Printing trades . hookbinding and printing < Irilinary business doing, '•Meat-freezing. "1.-. (■". !!i..,"!i_"i.tli- /ill" and prosen m.lair : all hands fu i U . injdov, d ><>■- lb-palls lnis\ t'o.-i'li and car iia-.i" bnildiii". imsj. : ii" men nil, . "Cycle and motor Had.- Penan work hllM. -Mis,- -llan.-us - llii.'kmakinu is hasy. (In r. being a ■ I demand loi loealli m; d" bricks at im s. ~ ' Ctlskliled 1.-ll Th I. , s|j|| '•"i.v little deniaiid for Mils class ~t iv.»rk, i- Dining the pasi ~. ~,.|| :!,,.,. ..lllllbl'l' of call"! s fo|' , !;.!■],". 1,,1'1i1. Owilie |o ill" Completion of ill. Nollll I h"se loeetllcr '•'. I! Il a lllllllbel o| 111, Ii v.lio I" ep coniin • iii ii-n, lb" mines at l.'eefl'.H, dial Illliclill I" 111,. I cmploviif'iil for all li.inm: th,. p, , ~.,! 2d men haw i, ,n assist, ,| i,. empho, ni-ni. ot whom IV v .•,, mar, nd « iih I' ill. en of ! in- nn,id,, i a-.|s'. ,| u.i" •••■Hi !,. i io\.-rutin ut works, and f) hi