LABOR BAROMETER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3687, 23 November 1912, Page 7

LABOR BAROMETER.

CONDITIONS IN GISBORNE. TIIE MONTHLY REPORT. The monthly report in the current Labor journal, which, came to hand yesterday, is as follows, as regards Gisborne

The conditions of trade and labor have improved slightly during the month; no doutbt this is to some extent due to the Show and race week. The Spring has been good. The freezingworks are now opening, and the dairying season is in full operation, so that from now onward men should find no difficulty in obtaining employment in any class of labor for the balance of the season. There has been a decrease in the number of applications for work during the month, twenty-three having applied as against thirty-two last month.

Building trades: Bricklaying, carpentering and joinery, painting, plastering, and plumbing and gasfitting are all very busy, and there have been frequent advertisements for hands in the carpentering and painting branches. Woodworking trades.—Cabinetmaking and upholstering are still busy, and. one or two applications have been received for hands. Sash and door factories, sawmilling, and wood-turning are still busy; several applications have been received for sawmilling hands, and one for a first-class certificated driver.

Engineering trades—Agricultural-imple-ment repairing, electrical engineering, and fitting and turning are all fairly busy, but there have been no inquiries for hands. Leather trades—Bootmaking (repair shops) and saddlery and harness-making are now quite busy, and are likely to continue so for the rest of the summer season.

Clothing trades.—Dressmaking and millinery have been very busy throughout the month, and a considerable amount of overtime has been worked in the larger factories. Tailoring (order) is also busy, but no inquiries have been received for hands. Ilctail trades.—Clothing, boots, drapery and groceries have had a good month, owing partly to the holiday week. Printing trades—Bookbinding and printing are fairly busy. Meat-Preserving trades.—Tanning, currying, fellmongering, slaughtering, freezing, and preserving factories have not properly opened yet, but there is every prospect of their becoming very busy during next month. Coachbuilding trades—Blacksmithing and coach and carriage building are now ‘busy: very little overtime has been worked, and there is no inquiry for hands. *

Cycle and motor trades.—The improvement noted last month still continues, and all hapds are kept busy. Agricultural operations. Farming, dairyng, etc.: The recent wet weather has somewhat hindered farming operations, but dairying is now in full swing, and there is every indication of its having an excellent season. Unskilled labor: During the month twenty-three men have applied for work, but the demand has so far been small, and the Department has been able to find employment for only three. Notwithstanding this, it is not anticipated that there will be any dearth of employment for unskilled laborers for some mouths to come. _