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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 12 July 1920, Page 1

| LOST SOST, yesterday miming, between 1 \\asTiiiigton Valley ana Cathedral Cold Wristlet Watch. ‘Cinder rewardlist. Mali Office. •I i OST, two Sheep, branded on back, .(J j Ijj) conjoined. Howard. —11. I’erhett, Hope. JUST. Cold Crouch (Map o|' Au«J liaiia). Howard. Apply Mail (/ dice. ¥ OS']', Men nut f. living Dee and Suns |® J 70.- Oil Coal lose 20/-. It’s a I Idiyum. , f OST, between Triangle, Washingi £ J ton Valley, and Railway Station, I Sii\er-monnled and Sleek framed Umj I;re 11a. Kinder kindly return to P>. j Brough, Washington Valley, | OST, a Starting-Handle for Uvorland Motor Car between Town and Wharf. Reward at if. BA fCENT, Ti mher Merchant, Nelson. I OST, from reeent Cat Show, a Dark Tabby. A child’s pet. Will tinder please advise Mail Office. &Uog/Qsam2mmmam EMPLOYMENT 1., —■ EACTORV INSPECTOR’S' REPORT. Mr. S. Tvsoa (Inspector of Factories) make* the following reference to employment in Ids annual report: Wmk has been pentifnl in all 7*arts .>!' tlm district, and the demand has ham fa•• in excess of the-supply offering. Men have hers ab’c to pick and ch'Vwo their jobs, and there las been a diflicii’.ty iii obtaining labour for country \vo”ks such a* clearing, bushfa! hug. ami farm work generally. A difficulty has also been experienced bv the Public Works Overseer and road cont' acror.s in obtaining suitable men lo erf feeks ami metal roads in the (PiMiPv districts. During the year I'ortv-oi’e men .wm o assisted to work by the Department.

WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT BRANCH. This b'Hiu'h continues to do good vork. T>;n imr the year the demand for female workers has been far in excess of these applying for employment. SERVANTS’ REGISTRY OFFICE. There* are 1:0 nrivate rejjistiy officesi;i tile Nelson clmtiact. AVOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT BRANCH. Annua] report for the }W ending the 31-t .March, 1920. IMrP-g the year the v e ha-s been a coni [nuance of the difficulty in obtaining wurke's for private houses. Tns a’-'-' aop'ie■; to day worke’s. , and . th-v pi siti<vn lias become very. acute. Tu the dressmaking, tai’ormg. jam mid ojnfectiomn’v factories• the demand for women ■workers has been very been, the wainv obeyed boner from I'Ll,! week. NofcwUKtandtbm fact. r;mW>yd- rou'd not 'secure anything like the number of? women 'workers for whom employment, coi’hl have been found. During the hop-picking season a. eiunbor of apn’ications were received from giewers for p’cke' - s. Although every effort w?« made to assist the growers to obtain puckers the demand. w?c not fn'ly snnpHed. The apple industry has e*'o\vn very vam'dly. a”d affords scope for -women workers both in picking and packing fruit, the ■average earnings of' women packers beb’g from 10s f o 14s per day. During the period 361 anp'icat.'O’m »-ete re'd ? fe''ed for emw'oye’s. and £9 from employees, all of which weitp sui'aldy placed. •

AWARDS INSPECTOR'S REPORT. In liis annual report, Mr. S. Tyson (Inspector of Factories) makes the following rife; eccc to awards : The number of awards- in -force in the Nelson-Mnrlborough District is 24. During the year visits of inspection have been made to all parts of the district, and as a general rule it was found that the terms of the various awards weiv being cefnplied with. Fight complaints were received and investigated, and in all cases it was found that the- complaint was unfounded. and that no breach of the award had taken place. Industrial Disturbances: During the year two .trikes took place in the distiirt. one at Tarakohc Cement Works, in wirch 70 men went out for : ls days, ■ with a how of ££CO hi wages. I cause of the men refusing to work was that the company requested them to mdoad steamer* at less than waterside workers’ rates. As those men woe nob members of a registered union no action was taken. : The second strike took, place atNoith Cape Coal Mine,, when 35# m mers ivent out of tim e weeks, with loss of wages U, wo: k n s amountimr to D4GO, ana to employers £475. This ca.se was taken to Court, at the first hearing the Stineudiarv Magistrate ru mg- that thg, industrial agreement was bad; therefore no strike had taken place as set out under the I.C. and A Act An appeal was lodged, m-cl «P^ d J* Justice Stringer. y ena , il >' amount of £ll6‘?s has been collected in this case.

CRIBBACE. 'Hie Old Nelson Rifles bent tlio RS at the club rooms on Sutur- * night by 13 games to 11. the position of of 4be eleventh the Nelson Association’s day The following is teams at the end week’? phiy in tournament: — Team. Citizens Wanderers Albions Brewers Scottish Old Nava’s The followin', teams in the Wa the eleventh "hj Teams. Port Carpenters Old Navals Union Waimea Nelson Drivers Old Nelson Rifles