THE LABOUR MARKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6623, 23 October 1899, Page 2

THE LABOUR MARKET.

The following remarks with regard to the 1 labour market in Canterbury appear in the; issue of the, "Journal of the' Department of Labour " published on Oot. 18 : — Christ- ■ cburch.-^-Buildittg trades : Exceptionally' busy. Engineering trades : Very busy, i Agricultural implement works also busy. 1 ; Boot trade: Still quiet. Clothing trade :j Only moderate time has been made in this" trade during the month. Retail trade (general) : No material change from last month, but there are better prospects for OctoTjer. . Unskilled labour: The number of mien otrf^ of work has diminished Considerably sinee 1 last month, owing to the improved condition of the local labour market. Rangier*.—- >' Building trades: Good. AH carpenters and. builders fully employed. Engineering trades : j Very good. Retail trade (general) : Quiet, i Miscellaneous : The flax-mills are all very: busy. Unskilled labour : No applications for work ; and there are no men out of em-ploy-' Jnent; Ashburton.— Building trades: Still. very brisk ; all builders fully employed. Enginerihg trades : Very good. Boot trade : ; Good. Clothing trade : Fairly brisk. Retail trade (general) : Good. Unskilled labour : j No applications for employment have beetfi received during the tnonth. ' There are very j few swaggers travelling the roads, and ther* are very few idle men anywhere in the district. Timaru.— Building trades : Brisk, i A few new shops in course of erection, anal all local tradesmen fully employed. Engi- 1 neering trades : Fairly busy. Boot trade : I Kather slack in factories, employees making only three-quarter time. Shop sales fa™f\ busy. Clothing trade : Dressmaking and tailoring busy ; employees making full time.; Shop sales fairly busy. Retail trade (general) : Fairly gond. Unskilled labour : During the month no ap-; plicants for work registered their names, bufc there axe a few idle men about town who,! no doubt, will have a good prospect of get-i ting employment during the coming month, at shearing and amongst the shipping. Wai-; mate.— Building trades: Very good: anum*' ber of buildings going up. All hands fairlj employed. Retail trade (general) : Good. : Unskilled labour : The spring threshing has commenced. This will employ some of the surplus labour. A few married men are out of employment, the majority of whom have just left co-operative works. There is every prospect of a good season, although the late heavy rains have killed some of the early lambs.