ARRIVALS FROM HOME.
—. — 9 . NO DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT. BY TELEGRAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Nov. 20. From statements made by an official m the head office of the Labor Department it would appear that the large number of arrivals from overseas by recent steamers have found little difficulty in. securing work in New Zealand. Ail the applicants who were able to adapt themselves to the new conditions were sent away to employment within 48 hours of landing. Among the passengers by the Remuera, the last Home liner in, were a large number keen to get on the land, and no trouble at all was experienced in fending places for every one who applied. The demand for this class of labor still exceeds the supply. .< The Department finds* there is work for all classes of manual laborers, while in some directions, notably the building trade, there is a distinct shortage of workers throughout the Dominion
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 21 November 1911, Page 8
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153ARRIVALS FROM HOME. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 21 November 1911, Page 8
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