THE LABOUR MARKET.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11508, 14 February 1903, Page 9

THE LABOUR MARKET.

■+- From the Journal of the Department ot Labour, published on February 10th, Wβ cull the following with reference to tta labour market in Christohurch: -Building trades- Busy; tradesmen in nearly every branch fully" employed. Plasterer*i very btuy. Engineering trades: No material chige from last month, except the mouldL branches, which are busy. Agricul-tural-implement making very busy, eeveral hwds working overtime. Boot trade: V, n poor time is being made in nearly ell the factories; quite a number of men unemployed. Clothing trade: 1 airly good Sμ"» being worked; not quite » busy isduring last month. Retail trade (gen--X Generally good trade doing. MisceU&oecras: Plumbing and gasfitting very hwr; Kaddlerv and harness trades exceedteeiT qniet. most of the shops working Srt time. In the tanneries and feUa few tanners are -till out ot ZZ£ Pelt-bands are very busy; woollen also very busy. Unskilled labour: Very much improved eince last month; not nearly so many applicant* lor work. EightyS »«. trlth a hundred and Hixteen ntrsous dependent upon them, have been Esifted to Government and private emtdovnwnt during the month. Hlansiora— Building and engineering trades fairly busy. Retail trade (gejieral): SSo/; tailors busy Mi-crfUo-ou-. wT/and twine mills busy. Unskilled labour: No applications for work during trades:. Still very W Widen, are fully employed. MjsSjKnß, Blacksmithing and coocUSis much improved Saddlery trade fcrthii time of the year is quiet. FellnUgers are doing a good bonne*. Uajtulld labour: A large number of men Lave again applied for employment on the Jdlway works Seventy-four have been sent to Government and private employment. Notwithstanding employment brtng herd to get in the city, numbers of young Sen still flock into town while work is plentiful in the country district* Labourers from the other colonies itoll arrive tn considerable numbers.