TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2661, 15 March 1905, Page 19

TRADES AND LABOUR.

♦ 1 THE LABOUR MARKET. The Journal of the Department of Labour i contains th© following" information regard- ■ in:>- the state cf the labour market in I Otago : — j Duncdni. — Building trades: There seems io have been a falhng-otf during the month, ! and a number of men are out of employj raent. There are still a gcod many car-pe-nf er3 and bricklayers arvivirg from AusI tralia, which lie 3p o to make employment I difficult to get. Engineer. ng trades : Quiet, ' and a number of me 21 are out of employsTient Boot trado : A decided improvement jis reported Clothing trade : Fairly busy in j I all branches; overtime is being worked. Re- ! I tail trarle: Gcod in aU lino*. Miscel- ! lancous: Coachbuilding, good. Saddlery, all i hands fully employed. Plumbing and gas- ! fitting, bri.-k. Tanning and 'ellmongering, , improving-. Unskilled labour: The number 1 of applicants has greatly decreased owing j to tram line and corporation work? having •been in full swing. During the month 33 I nicn liavo bee-n found employment. The majority of those seeking employment are new arrivals in the colony. Oamaru. — Building trades : Good in stone and timber ; all available hands employed. Engineering tracks : Good ; all :egnlar hands •employed. Boot and clothing trade-*: Good ; regular hands employed. Retail j trade (general) : Good in all classes of busi-nes-5. Miscellaneous : Business and trade generally has been brisk. The harvest has now set in, and grai.i-cutting is in full I swing throughout the district, employing a large number of men at good wage-. The crops are good and prices satisfactory. T~nskilled labour- Only one man applied for work duiirg th-o month. About 30 men arc I ] now employed Uy the r.ii'vay locally, and I the county ard borough councils have a , number of men .n their employ. Men pro ' irakin* gooil wi^es, and tho labotuing men , of th-, "c? ~ti ici are h.ipio'. me ihon- co"- ■ dit-o'i m a «-al'sficto-y nuui'K-. Xo na.i wiling tc v. cik iv« il X- out oT implement. I *