STATE OF LABOUR

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 409, 19 January 1909, Page 7

STATE OF LABOUR

TWO SHARPLY DISTINCT VIEWS,

CHEERFUL DEPARTMENTAL REPORT. BUT MANUFACTURERS GLOOMY, Tho Labour Dopartment'3'_report for .the month of December has tho following regarding '.Wellington: ;—" During the month just ended trade generally -can be said to havo been fairly good, although not so busy as tradespeople expected for tho. season of tho year.... Retailers report that, ftir to good business has been done, but many manuf actur-. ors say that trade is at a low ebb. Building operations are. exceedingly quiet; but as a number, of-large contracts aro. shortly to bo 'let an' improvement is looked forward to. Clothing, trades have been very busy, and employers report that very good business lias been dono. Bootmakiilg has also, been 1 exceedingly busy, and workers have been (making.a good deal of overtime. !•': .:■'•• -~. ■'.-."•

"Building trades: Bricklaying very quiet; a iiUmber. of contracts which- wore:in hand. .have' : 'been completed,' and there .are now several hands out of employment. Carpentry "arid joinery very, slack-—the quietest:mouth 'espei'ienpdd.fbr some time; a number of hands are'out of work. Painting fairly goodj although hot up. tothei usual.standard of the corresponding;;'month: of (previous years. Plastering quiet, with littlo. prospect of. an immediate improvement; a numbor of tradesmen:'are out of work; and', 'gasfitting fairly good; all hands are "fully employed. . Stonemasonry rather on the , slacksido; very little.work is hi hand.; '■'.'■. '-.■'■. "woodwoi'king trades:. Boxmakipg fairly busy; aro..quite satisfied with the amount of trado being done. : Cabinotmaking ■ and upholstering:. These traides' are exceedingly slack,'.and hands,are working on.stock work. Coopering busy; factories kept going, and.all hands working'full time..: Sash, and door factories fairly. busy,.-. although; a great falling off in trade has. been shown. Sawmilling very slack, and a number of millown-. ers ■' contemplate . closing'. down; during, January. .etc.,; fairly- busy,. although, a falling off in trade is being.-.esperi-; enced;;.:'.' ; '> , ; ' : .'" : ::-..; ■'..'■■ .'•'■•"■■..■ ; : •;

'"Engineering trades,: Boilermaking 'very slack,' with, little: prospect of an : ■improvement'., . Brass and copper-smithing ;busy; factories ,■ working* 1 full time. ; Electrical engineering busy.) 'all/hands fully■'employed';' employers express; themselves as quite satisfied with. the amWnt of trado being, dohe.' ; -. Fitting aid turning fair; there aro.-a few trades-: men out of , employment. ..Iron and brass' moulding fairly good,.' and quito .up/to' 'the usual standard of: previous.'years. / Kange,malting slack,'with- ; littlo. prospect: of'an ■ im- ; provembnt.-'.■■'::■. : ; '' :. ,- ;, '.-• ' i"Leather trades: ■: Bootmaking'.(factories) exceptionally Kuky .in all departments; arc. no hands out of employment. Bootmaking (repair shops)-busy'■with- plenty of work coming in. .Saddlery ..and. hariiossmakilig ■Very. 'Rood,; and. dmployers: express as-quito satisfied/ .. <•'.•'■.•'. :/' ■' '■ ~,' ■ ,: r . :: i "Clothing trades: -"Dressmaking; and; rriillinory—Some 'factories, have uDcn , exceptionally busy, whilst .others-' report a slackness; generally ■ good trade, has been 'donc; : ;. Shirtmaking rather on the slack side ;■ an improjemont is.now looked forward to. .Tailoring ■•-•■"* ■■-'■ .'.■,- ■;- ■;■■ '.-■ ■'.■ I -.■■•■'■'■ '". ■""' ' : ".

■factories are .kept/busy, , and thct'OxiS plenty ;0f work on ihnnd. :■,-'. Tailoring. '(orderV., good;; although not so'good-a's during ihefCqiTM-. .ponding month .of last/ year.; Woollen-milling good; lactones:wb'rkht£.full tinio; ■-,'■: ■':■. ';'< ..:■'■ '■' . ■ "Retail ■ trades .•Clothing—Good- trade has -been-done, .andemployers:have no reason:to complain.-. Boots , good,; arid -quite up to the usual' standard of provibus , months'.' Drapery good, although not so;/good ; as the corresponding month of last' year. Grocprics. good: a steaay.-trade ,is boi))g;done.; -. '?: ; .', : ; . i Printing trades:! 'Bookbinding vpry ; busy, with all hands.fully:employed;-tho briskness, is .likely; to contiririo ifor' somo.time.' ';. Printing very busy:' plenty of work) , and all hands fully employed: ~; I :• .- ;■' ':. '"■' -V; : :;.-• ■■>'■ ,; 'Meat-freezing, etc>: Tanning, ■.'■; currying, ■arid. fellmongefing—GoQd trade slicing"- .done. Slaughtering,:freezing,' .and-preserving;' very' busy; plenty of stock cbming\ in,y .ancC men' ■aroearnmg good ivages. -... ~:;.:;.,; • ■ -'■ "Coachbuilding . ■ ; ,trades:' Blacksmithing fairly good.: Coach;, carriage,, and tram-car buildinp; fairly: g00d,. 1 although not, bo good' .as employers expected for , tho-season,of tho year: there are no. iflen put ,of work. ',--' \ "Cycle arid motor ~ trades v fairly .good;, an improvement- is being shown. ; ' .. ; ~ : - : '--. "Unskilled labour: There , :' is practically iittlo or no demand locally 'for.Mi'hskillcd labour, but-tho ..call,' for experienced. :■; farmworkers— milkers < and- ploughmen—in -the country at present; exceeds the supply. ...Ill; many cases men used to this- class of workdecline to' take'<it up 'pwing : to the long hours 'worked. No:difficulty .has been experienced in-.-placing suitable ■'men on' road and-rail-way works, -arid ■ now that the Miarvps't ;is about- to start' there vshould be no lack of emplqyinent/for those willing to go into the country. A large , number of new arrivals applied for; worTc, and the. majority were assisted to . work ;in different part-s of the Dominion. During the period just ended the; Department has found' employment for 45. married end ' i 140 . singlo mcn,-> 'with 106 : dependants, j on i private and .public works; .Tho majority of .those engaged were .sent to private' employment. In addition,. 7 wives, with 15 children, were assisted',to. join their husbands on od-operative.works." 'A ; ■"■'./ ;".'■• iAucUlarit).; ' :-'-> ; -.' ; V : ■ Tlioreis little in the condition'of trade and labour'.from that.', reported, last month, ; except that .there has been an 'increase in the number of tradesmen.and others but of work towards the the month. This st-ato of affairs is no doubt, due. to Christmas and' New Year, holidays, when a consideAblo .amount of work is. usually hung up. Tradespeople speak of haying had a. v-ery-satisfactory. Christinas. season. There was a. largo number.of people in town,.and they .appeared .to spend their money freely. Wew Plymouth. . Retail trades'; do not show aiiy.' alteration since, last report; all .branches arc doing steady - business;. ThoroTras vory ; good business in tho toyiaiid fancy goods lines;during tho last few days of Christmas week;,in the other lines,: however, the amount of business, dono did not come up to expectations. :Shopkeepers generally state that' the amount of business, done iwafc' less. than usual for tho time of the year: Tho carpentering and bricklaying trades are very quiet at present; a number of hands.have been,,suspendcd owing to slackness of work since , last report. Tho prospect of re-engagement in-the near future is unlikely. The-painting tVadbValso''sh'p'ws'a v«ry decided falluiE_off; last month it woa difficult to obtain sufficient hands to doMhe

work,while at present there.arc*'α-rinmbcr of tradesmen idle. Tailors, dressmakers, mid .the other manufacturing trades'are-all doing good business, and all hands arc. fully omployed. Butter'and*'cheese manufacturing is ■still very satisfactory; grass is'ydry-.pleritifiil, and the supply of milk to tho various factories is w=ll maintained; the fact tha.t' the sum of £75,000 was paid out for/milk for. the month by tho factories of South Taranaki gives; a fair. indication of the prosperous condition of this industry. "■.,: v. :'■"■■ ■"'' ■ ■ * Wanganul, , .:■■' *■*;■'■: .".'■';■ There is no appreciable,chango in trade generally sjnop last report, the conditions being practically tho same. A' large number* of visitors have been in town holiday-making, and rotailers. report good business.. Tho weather at'time of writing is against haymaking. Shearing is drawing .ton close,' and good clijis aro reported; \ The dairying season is at its height,,and dairy-farmers are doin<* well, ' rocoiving good prices' for, cheese and butter. ,: .*,-.; ■'•■■: \■. ' • ■■:.-'.. : ■.*;'... .."■■. .'..,- falha'po. , '. ■■"..'•■ ■■"...'...,'■ Thero_ has been a slight improvement' in trade- business generally .during; tho last month. . Shopkeepers-report ;that : the trim-, ovor for the holidays' thus far has exceeded expectations.. Tho. sawmills : have all closed ' down for the annual holidays, and will not start operations'''again for.'a;week-or.moi'e—'' even then the inillors.seem to anticipate a. slackness for! some time on account of. Jack of orders. .There is a fair amount of harvesting work and a considerable area of grass-seeding that -will require a number of meii.,. Shear-: ing is still busy, being prolonged*., considerably on account of broken weather.: Some, tenders for road 'work'are''coming out.,- Tho district, all through,, is looking excellent. ..-*., ..•■'■.,■■' Palmorston North.. ,: ..-',' " ' •. Trado generally >. has .been :-\ety quiet indeed, for the, past month,. and opinions. are expressed all ground that this Christmas hasbeen the quietest, experienced, for; some yo'ars past. .'.Several, men .have;.applied- for work' , at (this office ;durjng • the .past month;; and, whilst a few 'have-.been, provided for,,others have been compelled to move, on ; In spite, ihowever, of the..general.tightness-of. the' money. market, ..the' matter of holidays' does not seem to have been interfered, lyitli.; Even the most, complaining ones found: opportunities for ; tho .usual libliday-niakirig; and the races: wero. still' well patronisecL' . •- '.'^Masterton.):- ';,■?;, V;,-.-,'.-;;U ■ There is still no imprbvelnent to reijprt in. the building . trades." *'-•"; Coach and xarriage building has-slackened off, , and the mark, applies^-.to .the."■,engineering :trades. 'Farming operations are going l on apace,■; and reports indicate an increased output- in itlie* dairying: industry. *. .Gqqd.;business ■ has been done;in drapery and millinery. '"."■/. '-, '■'.;")'.'<:'.' '■',■'■■• .''■■■:>;: '■'■■■•' Christohurch;;;' •;■: ■■"",'■:'■ . v-v:,'- : '; Trade during : ths : montli , of. December-has shown' no improvement./'on ; the .".previous* month,"-. .'.There.' aro. clear ■iiidications'..of : '"■ a- ; slump in the 'building tradpj as liiahy.- of : tho' largo contracts afo drawing. tb.'a close, aiid there are very few others coming; out.'■'." Ketail trade has been dislocated during tljo latter epd* .of the' month, and;■'large.-numbers'; of.""Christ-church-:residents haye left for other parts vonholiday'.bent...; The. closing.down, : of-.tho railway works, at Domett .'and Broken River for the. holiday season,■ and -the;usual number: of. labourers that:floek to the- town -during holi-' days, has-caused an-increase; in.that olass : of labour,.but; ;j«'ith tlio'railway works".coin- .

menoing. again shortly:',after the'Now;-Year,; ■also harvesting operations, it is expected thatmost of.the'surplus labour.wiU , bo absorbed.-:. :.'.■''■■' .;■)-.::■■::.■ : punedin.' v V'. '.-).;: : :. v , -It'has -been, noticeable- during, the. past month, that 'there has been-no .'great -rush of either .trade or .business. : Those■ directly ■ interested state that they have been able to'get'■ through- all : orders■ without, any ..u'nduo.pres-, sure. ■ Amongst - class- of' retailers, who cater particularly ...for the Christmas novelties, : eto., ,thoro was ho.reason ; to' complain— tho turnover' in Vthese' special lines would even indicate an improvement on past years'—but the ordinary, shopkeeper- has npi; ;.- experienced any estraordinary. run : oi. business; notwithstanding'tho holiday.season.,-,ln the factories all the.hands:naye been kept I: going,' and in a large number of : a coneiderablo amount ; of'i;overtime; ■ has" been worked. Outsido labour has, 1 generally speaking, mado very fair.time,"and tradesmen; ap-. pear satisfied with <the' result. Amongst'tW unskilled workers .there are -."»■; number '; of" young! fellows idle,'this being caused no doubt, by. the fact that: they :haye.no .qualifications to follow/any o| the 'ordinary .avenues of- employment open to'this class , of: employee, many .-of.'; them being .-physically; iricapablo of performing iiiannal hbour, whilp others have neithor conception nor 1 experience of .the ordinary duties pertaining.to "country- life:; .•'- : Woeful Tale by Union Secretaries., ■ Reporting on trade' during December,-the union, secretaries tell a: woeful tale; in. the Labour "Department .'Journal-'.- for■'■' -January.' They report as follmys:—-; V- •; '■;■..-.- : '-':* -. .- ■■■; .- :Aucklaud ;•-'Bootriiakers:.; Trado- was very slack : ; only one or two ..of, the large/ firms have.' been .-•working full time.: -One ■ or - two departments :have' : put in : a .few hours' ■ overtime to 'execute. prders' bofore -'the ■ end. of the year. . The majority, of tho smaller; shops have lost a.number of hours each week,.somo of them haying reduced their number of em-' ployces to about: half.: About thirty-;men; or more aro. out <of ■ work or doing-;,casual jobs. Number of,hours lost,time, 513; s numberof hours overtime,. 173, :-, : . >' : .: ■.....,,"; ' Auckland.-Bricklayers: The; bricklaying trade in Auckland.is very slacky a number of' tradesmen are out of employment, .but owing to-the"'apathy shown' by .'those -idle iirnot registering,their, names in the emplpymeritbook, it is practically; impossible, to compute' the number,of men.. There is not-much" indication of,there being any improvement until after the holidays, when it is hoped trade will bo.brisker. ... ' .'■ . ~y-; :•<.-'; -.-..': '■-~■■. ■ j Coal-mines (Huntly): ■ Work very. slackt-: ,mines averaging seven to eight days perfortnight;. No signs-of improvement at present date.: : : ': ''■'- -.-"'' -, .. - '.- ,v.'■■■' ■-.. . : ; -'..- Auckland Cooks and Stewards: The .secretary of tho;unio!n:reports.thntwork ;in tho trade-', has been'pretty busy this last' , quarter of the year. .■■..■.',:;,.... ; ■Vγ --. Auckland' Painters: Trade ■ rory quiet, arid'. there is every indication of a quiet timo for a, month or two.'. Twenty mon are reported , out of work. Four namqs aro on the em-ploymolit-book; but it is hard to got the men to sign on.. ■■.-•-■ ,'.- .. y. : .•■-';;■■ Auckland Plumbers: Tho ; plumbing trade of Auckland is moderate; two workmen are signing the "out-of-work" book of the union. Twelve workmen (noiwinionists) aro reported idle.- ■-■ ' ■•.■'.;■•. -' ■■ ■"■■•. ■ : .-- - '-■'■■. •■-.•■-:

;■ 'Auckland Stonemasons: Very- slack at present. Five members are unemployed.;' The stonework at the. Town Hall has- not cbnimonced yet. : ..,, ' ; ; ; '■•'■ ..••... Auckland Tailoresaos: Members havo ««yer made a rule of signing the employmoat-booki

A. groat nuuiber, howflver,;. have -.called' ing tlio last thred inonths on tho secretary of the union ro obtaining , employment. Several; now arrivals havo inquii;cd_re .work in.both shops ;antl; faotories. Last .winter the ' employees, in factories found.great) difficulty in obtaining work.'lt.is to;be. hoped that.futiiro prospects in both' order and; factoixwPrk. will ue '.*_-'y'-.l —; : , : . Gisboriie -'G&rpenters: There arei'-ohly'.' tyvo union men unemployed at prosent;, showing"itdecrease during tlio present ;-month..;';.,Al-; though trade .is. still .slack,- _it..has, improved' slightly, during the lri'oritli.;'"' ;; :y ;'■'■'■■ '.V ■' . 'i'aranaki Bootmakers: Traile'was'dull right' through the■ month, arid.tho_;:.bonchmert' lojt'; one daj''s work;■'..- .1908; was tho worst experienced for some ppnsiderable.time.. Behchmen; lost soventy-fite." hours};. .lrotk. Finishers have lost 133. 'hojfrsV end ;tTf9,-cjick--.ors.-hayp becii paid OfE..:""•.''..';'■'•'."!';'.;",' : '\^X'-.-' :: ' ir .; Napier'l'amtora:-Trade'has lieeii mticli'iHesame as-'last mon.th. Men:have.'Kad.'to7stind. down a' few days. No .large jobs ;'are' visible", in the immediate future.."";' ; .:.,,', ' ; rS^;' ; !- Hastings. Carpenters. are the nanios of six unemployed nienonrthe.' employnierit-book.' : Trade.vpi\y.'alackV','f ; r?'.', J : ;' l'ctono Carpenters: omplbyed and signing. emploj'nißnt-book. ; Wellington Boilermakers,.; etc:'. The. boilcr'maWng, etc^,;.tradoJiL J ,this.city during tlie., past month has bee'n .fairly'good, but a. slack-, nesshas nbw.sqt in. .SeveraK firms'are,'short-" ehing lia.nds owing to auvrcity"' of orders. 'One; or two; firms, "taking .tie; holiday timp- into consideration,- havb .almost closod their-tstaV .(isliments.'.'merciy. keeping', a,-few:,!hands'. 04 '.ttj, meet any urgent ■oonie in.. Tracle is expected, to."reyiyg' wliSi/. the holidays, are. over. ',A'irouf..memb'ers,h*ave;: .been fairly■■;■emploJed|■■'l^riV"'B,p*Wal^■MβJ,' % iiovy,' • idle, though .they, anticipate '. a. resumption*'c|' | workshortly. ; No;iianio3- ; are:bn;the...enJploy;-; mont book at preseji-D.'-..;"."';,;"• 'l""-^;*-"^., 1 ■'•'. AVellington ,, /Building.;' Tradps :;;tabpiirers :■. Bijsinnssr has; not^improved■■dnnng,:-t!ie-'-p'iistiV .mouth.; :Several■ buildings-:-'have! pleted, as farasnnbouflng-wqrjs'is'conce'riied,'' and this ha 3, number of hands. , . Very'little"new. worlf.'h'a's .been .taken , '-iu;-'; hand,::': and..'■■consequently: Uecember. hasibeen-the'worst;,month\e"xperi-'; ehced .for '. some.years! . Ab6.hi6'.'.-fiffer-- v o|..-oi:r; men are 'out of employm'?nt,' , .an'd;.'tho; l ]ianies; of thjrty-nine; are'..on". tboyeinj)lojmei]t;to)b)|"''-. '_; Wellington Carpenters "and lj.oihoi ; s.i' : l'rade'. .is woi;se' than ever, this;mdnt!)7,'n;otwi"th^ta!icl : ,' .ing';the;.numbers .that.-liai'e r ,;left ,;:!t)fo yfcity." There.; are. sixty-eijjht: mepiber's' siguihg''tho employmcut-bbok.- \Therek ih;the:wny,of bigbuildingsV'starfing'a'f'jJrer," sent.:'• \j .' ■; '■■' '.-. : .■.'.•''■■ '■■;^..,',";,".';;.. ]'x'<~~'~*,■..'■■ : Wellington Engineers ;^Trade;: ; ;very';'.Suli. ".■ Three fitters, oho ihacHiiilsfc, J two-;'.;tur'ne'rs l -; and one patternmaker out ."of One. mpmber has'gone farming, :alid;.a; recent ;!>z-, ..rival;, has^goiie . Home;.both;'were;unable.Jb; get.work aftliotrade, ~ :- .■'"';.-•.■■"r?''f;'; V :'/v' i- , -,''.! . ;• during '.tup.: past."month',has.''.bofi'it. :6tt'."a7Ci)ar,' with tho previous yery.M'qWiet., The 'iprospects.'; seem, m.qre' ever,- arid,'afier;. begin-:to boom.: -Several.,of ;the'..■'emplpy'.ers have, approached:the secretary' of; tho'unionwith- a view of getting hands 'to/starf after, the- New.'Year.,. Polishers■".■inU;..vipholsteieis have been'fairly well. enipl6ycdfbn,t..tho".otiffr: branches have been very quiet;./The,'different: "country 'districts still ■send , ! in: very discour'.'tgirig reports' as't».the state'of -trade, in' tlieir.. roapectivo districts, ~but if .tho' town' look's'.',up at all, tbpii' the country, can,vbe relied;,upiiri to'do the'saine.'iV';'. ;: --'--' : : ": :!■;/-,.• '':.s■':■ V-^"! ;';'' : : .Chnstchurch'Bootmaker's:" Trade;' ! is.:''y('ry' duU'.^^^ ; ,Orio faotery plosod.'(jotvu''fpV;'a;ni6nthi'. ; and others, aro;closing dpwri',for.:two-br! ; throe weekj. Machinists (females),'-.clickors, ; :beneh--men,-linishers,, arid repairers are'on.the books of.Hh^..-'umon-as;.out\qf-'wprk. I 'j;..-':'- /: .'. :: 1 - : -;j : -'''. : -iV- : ■' ;'..Canterbury' , Bricklavors: There.'Vro .bricklayors;'repprted idlo,van(l:mne-names -p.ip-o'ri:;the'eriiplbyhient-.bpok}^f.There 'iavo- ; been' 'several. now. arrivals 'during, the month'' fthm : South' Africa :and r a rfew '.from';; Engisiid. •There is no likelihood of ; an improvement'Cill iwbll ■.'■"■,}■: ■.;' t ;;;'r ; .' ; -;' J Christchureh' Erigirie-driVersl.About'tweiity s oertificated. nipn: cannot -get 'employment'.rit'; ''"driving;'-'but'''.follow,unskfllpd :labour.- ; . : f: 'Jhis , ; has -boon, tho'case.)for : some; time : past.';'- : -- : ' ; ? ~■ ■;.- ; [.- f Curisfy-u'urclV:-Er^^^^ cbirinioncing, -and •prospects; aro:'gobd;;'-; : ; ";.*.-;> .J-. .Canterbury ...Hotel:: Bmployoes'v.Union:state. of, ; employmerit ; for hotel 'employees;f«r 'th'isyseason of -tlio :-yeai\ is-.very; dull,' -tliere ■ beiiig- at twelve llamesViri' the uiiejnployecl'list'of tho uriioriv': luc!uded; , :ri : .this list are-cooks; barmen, ahd!porterb; : -:. Christihureh'. Slpat : p'i'fcSerjfers;:'-If.ot'y.etHn '. full, swing ;thb; names.;o'f thirteeb'liieii"areOn';' :''oHt-of-work".-book.'-,-:'.'?'•'■■-■ .v'- ! ; ■'&":<:, . v.. ■■?:':; ; . : .■.Christchureh Painters VWoHt has:b^eeri,and : . very; intermittent., ■- Future^prospects■ are. ;riot too .bright.; 'Abprit twenty.-men'^a.reiref l ported ..out. I .of -work, arid.>sis'■ nairiess'are ;'• on! the'employment-book.;; ; :;j...;;;.!; i;,vv : >':,.■, : ' ; ,Cliristchurchi'Plasterers'^^:iVery;-'s]ack';: : : prps'-: ■ poets fin' building , trade: are ■■ good many nion 'are; but 'pfrwrirkj;and'are-roT : . ported to bo.-leaving for England 'andvAus-. ;tralia.. f ;'. : :: : '- : -;!.; >i /' : ' r^SivV. , ,: 'Christchureh 'Trade'': Generally busy. for two , pressers ;are'!out of!;wqrk;for'soriie'itiraoiifT',:.'^^ , ■> Christchureh ; : Tailoring:-Trade .'Trade' is fairly busy.'but'.iiptras- Eo«l!as':usuaJ. at this 'time..of : tho year.-'..Two;• jonrncymi'ii; a.ro, out of'.woi-k; .ThOjorderitradphasDeen feeling keenly.-the.cbnipetition'r--. r caused. i : .by: chart-order .traders; ;:but; : ; tho; jfecerit prosepu-!' tions : havp- revealed .tollhalpublio :the .'itrue nature.Of.'.'the class of uW.brk'.camedaonj ..a'lid. it.is,anticipated■ that the'-cases just'docKlod will 1 liave ; tho effect ■of—diverting the .trade 'to, its-legitiwiiteVohnnael..!:.:;].'■•,' :■",:.',■: . '!■■": ; Timhrii."Painters:■ No riion"i'dle I ht■!present;; iTliore-.n'rp 110, names on-the flmplpymeutrbook; rind- no' men are needed. Ss \the trade is. Jiot.i.sb .busy- just now;, .';,':.:."|':.-v>' i>;^i .;;!>' ! -A" '■■'.-. Invercafgijl BootmftkerSMJiiThojJbobtmakirig. industry lias' been busy..'.cUi.riiigl, this: r .mqnt]i/ ;e7flry,pe'rsbn ,, --makJDg'-'fsili'f.tinie.-\>..-.- ; v-:v;.';'■.!•:>.,'-.