THE LABOR JOURNAL

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2457, 23 March 1909, Page 3

THE LABOR JOURNAL

MONTHLY REPORT

The Labor. Journal for March reports as follows for Gisborne : Trade during the month has been decidedly. quiet. Carpentering and painting trades are very slack. Bricklayers and plasterers are kept going;. but the prospects even in these trades are not bright. Tailoring is also slack, and there are. a number of journeymen cither idle or working short time. Coachbuilders still continue busy. Both freezing works are going at high pressure, and the season in this respect will be a record one for the district. Sawmilling is also , busy, all -the mills are fully employed, and new bush is being opened up. Building trades. —Bricklaying fairly busy, al lhands employed. Carpentery and joinery slack, and a number, of journeymen idle. Plastering is quiet, but all hands fully employed. Plumbing arid gasfitting quiet, and twojourneymen idle. Woodworking .trades. —Cabrnetmaking and puliolstering: Trade has considerably improved since last month ;no journeymen idle. Coopering busy, all hands fully employed. Sash and door factories a are very quiet. Sawmilling busy, all hands being fully employed. Engineering trades.—Electrical engineering and fitting and t-urnig fairly busy, all hands fully employed. Leather trades. —Bootmaking Repair shops busy; all hands fully employed. Saddlery and harness making fairly busy, and all hands employed. Clothing trades. —Dressmaking, and millinery busy, and considerable overtime has been worked-. Tailoring very quiet, and a number of tailors idle. Retail trades. —Clothing, boots, drapery, and groceries very fair trade reported generally. " ... v Printing trades.-—-Bookbinding and printing busy ; all 1 hands fully employed. Meat-freezing, etc.—Tanning, currying, and fellrnongeving, and slaughterin", freezing, and preserving very busy. Coachbuilding trades.— Blacksmithing and coach and carriage building busy; all hands fully employed. Cycle and motor trades fairly busy. ■ Agricultural operations. —Farming, dairying, etc.: Harvesting is just about over, but the dairy factories still continue busy. . ~ Unskilled labor.—During the month a large number of men have called, at the* office in search of work, mostly those who have been paid off from the Mam Trunk, but as the local railway works were full-handed, it was impossible to place many' of them. Nine men were sent to private employment, and three to Government works.