LABOR IN GISBORNE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2531, 18 June 1909, Page 2

LABOR IN GISBORNE.

DEPARTMENTAL REPORT

The following is the report published by the Labor Department showing the position of the labor market in Gisborne :

Trade during the month' has been decidedly quiet,, especially in regard to factories, and, although Via hands have been put off, employers state that it lias been a difficult matter to find work for all. The building trade is still very slack, and the prospects of improvement are not at all bright. There are a number of artisans of all branches idle. Retailers report that on the whole business has been satisfactory. although in many instances below that of the corresponding month of last year. Building trades: Bricklaying quiet, and three or four journeymen are idle. Carpentry and joinery very quiet indeed; 11 journeymen registered as out of employment. Painting is fairly good, and at present no journeymen are idle; a-lot of time has been lost through bad weather. Plastering quiet, but no journevmen are idle. Plumbing and gasfitting Sufficient to keep all local hands employed. . Woodworking trades: Cabinetmaking and upholstering, decidedly quiet, but all hands employed. Coopering busy at present, but will be slack within the next few weeks, as the end of the slaughtering season approaches. Sash and door factories very ~uiet indeed. Sawmilling) busy, and all hands fully employed. Wood-turning, etc., quiet. Engineering trades: Electrical engineering fairly busy. Fitting and turning: All hands fully employed. Bootmaking: Repair shops busy. Saddlery and harnessmaking fairly busy, and no operatives idle. ' Clothing trades: Dressmaking and millinery fairly busy, and all operatives fully employed. Tailoring (order), very quiet indeed; no improvement on the previous month. Retail trades —-Clothing: Fair trado reported* and said to compare favorably with corresponding month of last year. Boots: Retailers report that a good month has been experienced. Drapery quiet, and below corresponding month of last year. Groceries: An average month has been experienced. Printing trades: Bookbinding and printing quiet, and all hands are employed. Meat freezing., etc.: Tanning, currying, and fellmongering still busy. Slaughtering, freezing, and preserving still busy, but it is expected that the season will close verv shortly now. Coachbuilding trades: Blacksmithing fairly busy, and there is sufficient work for all local hands. Coach and carriage building quieter than the previous month, but this is thought to be only temporary, and there is sufficient to keep all hands fully employed. Cycle and motor trades: These trades have fallen off considerably owing to the unsettled weather.

Agricultural operations Farming, dairying, etc.: Farming is extremely quiet. Dairying is still fairly busy, and the receiving depots are open daily ; but as the. supply is diminishing, it is stated that possibly from next month and during the winter these places will open only on alternate days. Unskilled labor: The month just ended has been the quietest experienced in regard to placing men in private, employment, and at the present time there are a number of strong, able-bodied men out of employment. It is reported .however, that several propertyowners intend calling for tenders during the coming month for felling a fairly large area of hush, and this should relievo the market considerably. Thirty-eight men were sent to Government'works, and of this number 13 were married men with 37 dependents. Tologa Bay (Shearers’ and Agricultural Laborers’ Accommodation Act): Before Mr Barton, S.M., Michael Mullaney, sheepfarmer, Wigan settlement, was prosecuted for failing to provide suitable accommodation for his shearers The Magistrate ordered defendant to make the necessary provision within 30 days, and to pay the Court costs. Report received from the secretaries of industrial union—Gisborne Carpenters and Joiners: Fourteen members are signing the Labor Department s book, and four men are signing our own unemployment' register—a total of 18. Trade in the carpentering line is had, and the town is very much over-stocked with unemployed.