THE LABOR MARKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3201, 24 April 1911, Page 2

THE LABOR MARKET.

GISBORNE REPORT

The Labour Journal for April contains the following report from Gisborne :

Little change has taken place in general conditions of trade since last report. One or two carpenters applied for work and were engaged immediately. The building trade in all branches is very busy. There have been a great many applications from unskilled labourers, mostly from outside the district. So far, nearly all have geen placed in employment. Building Trades.—Bricklaying still busy, and likely to continue so for some but there Lave not been quite so many inquiries for men as during last month. Painting and plastering busv; no men inquired for. Plumbing and gasfitting busy. . • Wood-working trades.—Cabinetmaking and upholstering busy: all hands fully employed. Sash and door factories busy; future prospects good. Sawmilling busy; future prospects good. Wood-turning, etc., fairly busy, but present hands are sufficient to supply the demand. Engineering Trades—Agricultural implement making: Repair shops are kept going full time. Electrical engineering still slack; very little of this class _ of work is done here. Fitting and turning fairly busy, but no inquiries for hands have been, received. Leather Trades. —Bootmaking (repair shops) busy, but no hands inquired for. Saddlery and harness making very busy and likely to continue so. Clothing Trades. —Dressmaking and millinery are still busy, but the overtime is; less than that of last month. Tailoring (order) is still busy, _ and is likely to continue so for some time. Retail Trades. —Clothing': Sales very satisfactory during the month. Boots : Rather quieter than last month. Drapery: ' The month’s business has been good on the whole, but has shown a slackening off towards the end. Printing Trades.—Bookbinding very busy ; considerable overtime has been worked during: the month. Printing very busy, and every prospect of it remaining so. Meat Freezing, etc. —Tanning, currying and fellmongering busy. Slaughtering, freezing and preserving: Both local works are doing good business, and the season promises to hold out well into the winter* Coachbuilding Trades. —Blacksmitliing busy. Coachbuilding very busy, and work in hand promises very well for the winter. Cycle and Motor Trades.—Fair business is being done, and repair shops are kept busy. Agricultural Operations.—Farming, dairying, etc. : The dairying industry is 'having a splendid season; the heavy rains last month: and the fine weather since have made feed plentiful. Unskilled Labour.—There is still a large number of men coming into the district, but so far work has been found for most of them. Employment is plentiful in the country districts, but the season is drawing to a close. Men are not wise to come here unless they have something in the way of work to come to.