THE SEARCH FOR WORK.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 430, 12 February 1909, Page 7

THE SEARCH FOR WORK.

ALL TRADES NOT OVEftMANNEO. ' THE LUKE TfiAT BMNGS THE IIIMIGllibMTS. ■ v Inquiries made yesterday by a DoillNloN re-'that'tho'sliito'of-trade is liardiy ..'^.to ; bad'as. was/jiaintei by; iVitihb«rs of the .. .. . Trades CpUncii dopiitatioh.'whicK ■ recently ap- ■ ■' ,v - proached the Htali' G; Fflwlds, (Minister for Inir ril.H i'm Henv.to about tho •/ . cessation , : 6f'.the. issue of assisted passages to . ' - . oworkers who desire. ,to. settle, in 1 New Zealand. Furniture Trades A Chfcery Noto. I',;-, ; 'C;Amon^itUo&6 \*ho Wiire iiitejVieWcil was Mr; '.- . I>. Monarty;. secretary to. .the/ Wellington l J TJdibn '".o E f AVorkersi , ; He remarked- that he woUd not take it upon. • ■ himself. to affirm that. the representation niaddby .tho Trades.Council thai; thero was.a. cbno{xiinemj)loyilieiit)at : .th6:p're- . ; i;- sent timi was iilcotrdet. ; All_ that he could on^thftt{pbibt;.W(i^vthaK < ;if>.thiit-were / the ■ . case,-'it :,was r i^efyßt .tllfttr all the :trades union/'Whioh^ ; W6teh?d ; .v'W?; J' tho-.interests of the workers -in ono-of, tho ; largest'skilled; tradeshere,. coinprised;2l3-tilefiV-', > hers in the dlty, anil,: ili'; addition.> there r\Vete the . unemployiutht''l)ook - Were ,' tlie ' names of ■i;' tv •' onlySele^eliSworkers': foade' r lip as;J - follow :-r V 2?.ijiphblSterers *• . cabi&ot- . ; . .makers .'X' cli'aifiAafcer. 1, vii%chiaist& :' 3.' Of had.. • -. • just finished their time, and only - one Was. a; i:'" ; vP';topjSthat:jthe^as&shiM i slack" . : .'one. ' SpnVo' of''the shojis, it 'was true, had not VI been working full tube, but others had' bcetl ' working., overtimes Each: boat ..-brought; to .the :/. Doimmon several . furmjuro - workers. •As a: rule they wereiliiot so proficient as the colo-p!;;;sisvnials)?;,but-f.th^^Vt6r^-,able;-to;v'wftlk.,:EWai9[ht j* J into pbsi tiortii; i'.-'. thfe tt-hblej"? th« ; tio n -.• ~\rith-'.rcspect..to..tho trado.was'not at all. unsatisfactory^

Why.-More Immigrants :Ar6 Sura, to: Come. ; n ; :-ift:'rtMrS;influx?of/immigrants. When irt' his. line was': sla^ier::t\W, i ■■ Dopartmiht tvtett; able to . place' all tho. linenl* .ployed.:workerS:'in:VVaribUs:.l:bwns;:" Several 1 :in- ■(££■ the>'edhditibns','bf:'affairs' jf.-.Wl£; had been.-gives/lihti;by bile "Of ;:lhe ■ newcomers. .. •• Pbr. example,'.-SiX-intm' Were :rieodSd: fbf'■ship--;v5 /Sv:j:>fepairing work. Before.G o'clock next-hibrn»: .. . iiig, over 20CD workers were Waiting- 'outside '•'-vKH: the:'gateiof;.tllb: est&blißllhieiit.;fi ; .TWo /-MvVib&: . • were wanted by another firm, and the ero.Wtl asselhbled./.was':so' : TafSb/tbat, . the police had te 1 bo'.called out to: regulate it,' yiKivln:-another/case :'a;vm(ire■•.rumbfir;..that'...aVtrihn: was .needM WiS' respbiiPible • for. the a'Ssbpilily of a croivd numbering over 16t). Wfts it 4nV wonder tliit wbßers who hall a little capital :J <desired^tfT. thei:Hohlfe-iCoiiiitty? iWlieU: a v . ;'.•. member. 6f a- iihion at SbliieCttbtifiidi.his interi;i H,:tietu bd : ;what: itas Called 'tb.'eb^eral.pounds, ■ I'rom. inquiries -lie.had, Made, It and *iiot'tile :Gov* : ernnlont, \vliieh liiatt®, tlib iliisHiuesolila'nMis to *. . i the imnngrants.' . According io liis -iuforjiiants, £biiialisfflj Mt be= : r ; ¥ !y;f: causb#th^::wished- lof'Geteriiiiwutiv put because .they . thought tlii\t by ''agitating for ' extreme . fchahgeS?thby,;.might /succeed :'ih ; ' fore-' .• • i. ing-tho.hands bfithe.jibWs that be,'aiid get :■ • .; tho__happy niedWfti;.:. if . they : had laboiir laws i^i;w::.at^oine.'siinilat: ! tb'th6se;jrivtte;Dailiimbn:they' .'• .would not .wont. to.emigrate. ~. ~'

Is Meeting NScessary? 1 ' . • •; In; tho. course of. further remarks' Mr. Mori- , oK;.v:: ;^ty:;'exprbsSed r v:th'at' it .' was' 'very- :. .' unbecoming bp- the .paW of. the Trades :Council. ■'"i-AV: .*. to'.uoputatioiiise'. tlio-'ilinister., for. Ininligration prior to th 6 pttblio meeting: to dISeuSS tho mat-' ■■MK'if had ; to I '.-be, l 'rem'em-' ; j: : ;vg:ipf f wprtors.unWtacheditorthe^ lia'ed?:t° : .it.'SfAy.'de'puthtiou: appointed or;the_ meeting,of. oitizena .tvould,' lis EOlltillUfed, Ss^.viewes'Would^havß^cteWed^liibrb' • w-tjight. : It ' . was.- now practicaily\usele'ss'.'tb. hold • the public : ii'::#::; '-..the:;sam'e*argiiiuents" ; wouldVße' ; {.. ; used'-, over, again;.. andHbnly--.tho!• same' reply p;,:&'.could; be:'sspsetedvfroffl-- tli©ifinisteiv Although it ■ ; :>>;:f.;!'WPiiU;rbo.:;fOiind:\that; :. .:Vi'.a: Counbil:; meeting. .j. 'Ini: bbhclUsibhy::he: bbserved ■ thiit'.it was hard to behei-d • that uneiiiplo'yt i :;:':':A^ to ?.?J'V^ftSvas.vAvidespread'i^ icnted. j/ , , - , i - Vj . New Arrival's Interesting Story, ; . ' Cheerfully worMngwity"iii a'faotory,':wliioli H> ! :'''- ; '::*h. a ';!l6p6ltff.lSUbsetiu6&tly,'.;Visited, 'was . a 'new' arrival .svhbjisaid, that, ho : be'olilv. tO6: #i-? -to.igive: any,rinformatibfii-at'"his."coitf* l . mafld Oil the subjcct, <: )}'h*tirWjfsJtKft^cb'ndiHbii'Mif-:' '.tradewheil,you. SS .VV'*eft S^he^irasi^asKd;:i-" Hb . ansWcfed: " f that- he/couldiil6t :'eMitnate\ the 'nutnber' bf: u'rii- : •; . • employed, -but ho'.kiie'w: .that 'if.'hb'.had not emmratea h6 might hiUe starved. Tho state of And why did ybU cotlle to Mew Zealand?' • :.' ;: ny.r- 'l have ■ gone.-anvwliero.'.' I . • Knew-that-I. could not ,bo:ivorse elf. Whefever ':: '. any -boat took me. •' But New Zealand was ■ cracked iup'.so. ;v:> ■ <>%; By .whom.?/. .Tho•'Gbvernmclit .br—• ' . , Oh, not to me by tho Government. I camo ■'! acros9;,a, leaflet issued by aVshippinglcbmpany,' :iylt : jh :tolafe tb; rthat' it; was not l far I know' biroulated-brbadcast. : - ' •••...• ' . vr ..And what did itrepresent?'' • ' ; . • ;• .•' •• -Well, it. was Siated that there .was ne need to :be/:qut •,bf. : work ; : in ■ NewJ Zealand"-.'Aaflbng'.aß'. • peoplbrpaid ;their:Afarbs?.they:;did :iibti:'tiee3: : tb : • - have •a. single: penny when they' landed. '■ - I, to mentionj.thatht: was .also.-stated that ,&ffi'.farm:?labourershad 'over meoh« : iftv anicsV : :;r^.;:i;t&•; f.' v." ft/'. •"■?& rC V;>V: . : : : Aiid aro you satisfied'.ivith yon'r prospects?' •" ; :>":^': L .H i ;.,Tes I : I rath'er < j,i:;a6l': ; sehdkg:fo'r!my' , wiM 'What tho Labour Department is Doing. K..Yery; full;detiiil3'"re^6i c jiii^. : 'ae r 'stQt4: ofi'trade Sai®:: invthe' oityiJarevbeihgvcollected-by: ::t;' ; DepartihentJ''" which sec'rctariGS of to; supply':thb :,fbHowing ; •• v?'ii .-:;informatioli'':co'noerningj ; fliieraplbymeht : :in theif, s lliiionsV- .• '. ,i •. : .'}- " '■/ "•" ' ■ 'Number. of liioil ddle'?'. . . , ' . 'Number marrjed'and'.single? : ' "•Nnniber of local men idle (i.e., residents x'jiOi' of over 12 months)?.'.:. ' ' •' •• • • . . ■'' /Numbftt.bf WSent arrivals MleP i.".. :• • : . '• •. Is there any - distress among. men" unemployed? j ::::.v 'f :::i What.iisVithe ;avbrage.i^leligih. of ;''uhem- , . Are tho meii'. idlb physically capable; Of • doing heavy mhnual'Wfir'it? ' ' : , .. . :It ; is further stated'-that tho inforniition.is. "--'V /eiuired with ft desire to asist' the inbst 'desbrv-