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Sess. IL—lBB4. NEW ZEALAND.

UNEMPLOYED WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR WORK (MEMORANDUM RELATIVE TO THE NUMBERS OF).

Laid on the Table of the House of Bepresentatives by leave of the House.

Memorandum by the Immigration Officer, Christchurch. Mr. Eliott. I forward list of applicants for work to the 7th October. As the Public Works Department are now giving the orders, this will be the last list I shall have to send. The total number of applicants since the 9th May, 1884, has been 558; of these— 46 have been in the colony over 25 years. 140 have been in the colony over 5 years, 47 „ „ 20 „ 37 „ „ 2 „ 51 „ „ 15 „ 25 „ „ 1 „ 185 „ 10 „ 27 „ „ under 1 „

The trades or occupations of the applicants are as follow:—

J. E. March, Immigration Office, Christchurch, 11th October, 1884. Immigration Officer.

Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4.

Occupations. No. Occupations. No. 5akers Jasketmakers Slacksmiths ... Soilermakers ... iootmakers iricklayers Srickmakers ... Sutchers larpenters labinetmakers llerks larriagesmiths loach-trimmers lompositors ... loopers looks 5 1 4 2 2 3 3 5 38 2 8 2 1 1 1 2 1 4 3 3 7 3 Labourers ... Millers Millwrights Miners Moulders Painters Packers Platelayers ... Plumbers ... Plasterers ... Sawyers Sailmakers, &c. Saddlers Storemen Stonemasons Survey assistants Strikers Waiters Warehousemen Well-sinkers Wheelwrights 412 2 1 2 4 11 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 5 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 Xrapers ... Ingineers Ingine-drivers 'itters rardeners rrocers Total 558