HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2517, 22 May 1895, Page 2

HAWKE’S BAY.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, May 21.

There is a peculiar state of things in connection with the unemployed here. Complaints have from time to time been made that the reports of the Labour Bureau ns to the state of the labour market here aro not accurate. This appears to be due to a marked disinclination to register with the Bureau. The other day a meeting of the unemployed was held, when the Mayor was informed by the police that only one roan had registered; He advised them to register in view of se\ r eral Government building contracts being put in band. Since then 80 more names, many those of carpenters, have been|handed to the Mayor, but only two or three have been registered at the Bureau. , The only reason given by the men when asked at a meeting why they did not register was that they feared they would be prosecuted for having no visible means of support. The Mayor endeavoured to reassure them on that point, but apparently unsuccessfully. A considerable number of carpenters will soon be required, and the police are to select them from the registered list; but there are not enough carpenters on the list. The bulk of the men are undoubtedly capable, and anxious to work ; but for some .unaccountable reason will not go the right way to get it.