THE LABOUR MARKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 442, 26 February 1909, Page 7

THE LABOUR MARKET.

THE POSITION IN'QUEENSLAND

.At last night's meeting" of the Trades and Labour ,Gounoii;: Mr. P. J. Galliors drew at-' tention toVa paragraph in the press stating ™at Mr., Hanson, secretary: of the Queensland Master Builders! Association had cabledto Mr. Pryor as follows:—"Good demand for bricklayers. Any chance-men coming if work guaranteed?" / He thought that some notice should be inserted in the press warning men against, going, over to Queensland, if their going would have the effect of bringing down wages there and flooding the labour market. p Hβ moved in that direction." >■'.. •'As:-ah amendment, ilr. Carey moved'that they write;to the Queensland: Trades and Labour Association/, drawing their attention to the fact that notices Had appeared in New Zealand papers regarding the state of the labour-market, and asking if these reports were correct.. ,' ■•.."'-.'■■ "■.-■■•• ■ ..' Mr. Mesina, a, visitor from Queensland said he. did not believe there was a scarcity of labour in Queensland. The' action of ono colony m telegraphing to another colony for labour was ono that should bo strongly resented. Ho thought, that'labour representatives in New-Zealand should certainly tako some action to. provent other-markets beinc flooded in this way. ■ ,-.-:. ,'. ,■;■■<■. -. .f*-, Mr. Reardon said, that it appeared that the depression was general, and ho did not see ; how things could ■ bo bettor in Queensland than hero, .: . . ... .; ..-:-, ; The amendment was put and carried. ■