TRADE AND LABOUR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1466, 14 June 1912, Page 3

TRADE AND LABOUR.

POSITION |NI MAY. LABOUR DEFARTMEXT'S KKPOHTS. Tho following reports on: the condHi.ari of trade and 1 laloiir appear i:'U' tli'e "La-B-our Journal":— A\i)U,IKGTO.N, Although ili tli.o pari-psppilding periP'd of last year ilip Exlii.li'ifi'cii .lipid li'ere toiiifc' ed to iiicrciuis: traile- in tile ltioni i.t is pleasing: to -note 1 that shu'pke.c'iicrs gc-is-erally report- .b'S'iiiiitos lor t-lie- month* asboijifj well ii.p. in tl:» average at this time pi" .the. year. W it!i I lie exception of briVKla.vfi.ig aiid $to.iie>iiiab'.fliiryi the building trades liaye been fi.iirly busy. An iuiprovc'mdiil' ivas noticeable in- the di'i' gineenng trade's, • and 'topor-W iroi'ii factories on the. whale, iniisi be- regarded! its very favourable. Building, itrade.s:—Bricklaying has. quietened considerably, and at time, of writing several mcii are. iclle, Ciarpeiitry and joinery goqil,;.. all kiwis fully emplffycu. Painting: huilicieiit work has offered to supply all jogai .hniidl, : Plastering: busy> anil likely to bo .so for' sonic time. Plumbing aifd .gJsSt.tiiig':. Trade ■lifi.s n* niained very stonily, and no iiiieniploycdare reported; Stond.-iua.iso.jiry' si.i.cli, andlikely to be so for some. .tini?,. as no st oiiebuilding contracts are' i.il sight. Woodworking, trades. -- lftx-making steady. Cajjinfitn'iak'i'iig. anil -.upholsteririg continue bris,k-.; : inquiries-are ln.a.dftjor lipnoisterersi.. Coapeiing: Fair' trade has been done.; l,i.k'e'ly to .siackon as.. meat scar son ends. Saslv and. door. factories;Trade is not bright, Ira! has kept fairly steady. Sawmilling'- is very' .for. this time of; the year. ' fairly good'. Engineering trades.—Boilerniaking fairl.v busy; an improvement on .previous month has, bee.ll siipw.n. Brass. iifid!-pop-per-smithing,,:.. Trade 'good. Fitting -aii'd-. turning: A marked improvement 'is.; ieported, but. tliere, ;isj n'o .call for ..'extra hands. Iron; . arid; .brass founding r.ow very acthyf '■? l iR a and likelyi:Jo..impr6ye/ !/Electrical! engineering: Trade is very good. leather tratles^Bbotmakiri^ Trade is riot; this time last year, <and : 'cUn?- only yfaii;.. V.Saadiery' and tained to keep all .hands omp'.oyed. _ lir.er.v busy,-trade being considerably brighter thaii'at the^saimc"^tiiiioj'ltisT:yje!»'i i! . Shirt-makingV'Hah^s^lE^nt^/'X'ipjW;. ing factories:. \Vork;is sti!l.-.at high pressure, and , 'd«i»4n'd!.'sqnfjiin^ ; ' ;tp- iexisfc for girls. Order still fai'.ly brisk. Woollr-u- milling: Trade is 'fair;, but not as' brisk as usual.- .. '' r !.'.!' Retail -£nd boot shops have boon -busy with, incoming winter goods. Grocer? and provision merchants :Ireport;:a\ : ;fairrmpiUlu.;isOther' shops not "dealing :m. the ncceswiries' of life state • that trade lias been on. the quiet side." . Printing; jTrafles^Keppi^.iiStiUVjfaXibiirT able; trade,,(has in.-! both' .::,tlie; printing -.-sea;, soil has row ended/., the past- month's business was w-ciy better.'than that of last the presejßying^r'.departpi^nt;'" : . -Janriing,--; currying, and' fellmongering f are busy, and will be .£o' , foi v : time;: no Handsarc, howcver^;Vanted^'.. Coachbuilding!'.trades,:'/still*!f airly ■.'■•' quiet;. but slightly moritti.-!" ' '; Cycle and^'motor : :jtrad!i;s.7tSMsp.n:: over,.' and trade J Unskilled v lia' employmenWforitthis/clasV-pf'-M been fairly', (rood,-; arid . quite- lip to theaverage of that"of : (lis ' two previous months, no difficulty. enceil in pla<Hng4men>'fit ual labour. Work in roiineelion ./Kith, tho Buildings has given- employment to .1 good number 01 local 'married men. At present there is-a t in-plus'ol" labour ofTerlng due to 'the ius.uall;'niigration.; pf/i'meiK to_ the city -from the country districts at this time of the year,/pausing'.an ..in? crease 111 the. number 'of applicants for employment, espeoially for . city work. Tlii're is still a demand .for men *'or railway construction. ;work.,'. in.;:. tlie.~ Gisborn'e and Stratford-;*';districts.V iDuriiig ... ■ the: month employment has' been.found for. 35 married and-111 single lr.en, with -n total of assisted 73'; proceeded;?td',.,pnyate; emplpyr tnent, while ' 7G. wont. : to Cipyernmeut work, engineers;'' farm w'orkers,fniiiners,<>fl^ Four I; nnd : ;( , \vr:-l'o ; also? assisted to">,ijoiii.- ; tlicir .ihtVsb'aiids' try districts.;.,!' ... .» • -' PALMERSTOX NORTH. Trade gei:Vraily : !ias been :very.. satisfactory during .the inoiitli.'ai'Kr equally as course of erection, and il:e biiildin?.trade appears to have.Jiad.the b-si.'time; ; Building' trades : , :Ca'rpentry ,;, aiid'';'jSin'Mj : j fair. Tainting foirly ifot'd.' . Plumliing and ga.sfitting rvery:': still keeping fairly bu<y.' . ' ' "■! :■ Woodworking; trades)?-■Boxniaking';' ;.yerj{; slack. C'abiiiiitniaking and" 'ipholflediv; fair, but not as;-': good last men Hi? C'pppering very dull. ,i J asli .and dcir ,facitpries the averapo : trad-o has- been done.- ; ■:■." Engineering- trades.-fairly gocd; ell' hands employed. ; • "V Leather trades:- Bootniaking (factories) very busy; there,is a?great;dearmiiofila.:.; bour at present, and employers -report that if they,i-aiir.of. get-more men' very shortly they, are afraid -it,will kili the industry. Boo'tmakiiig? (repairisnops)-. Saddlery and-. harnessmaki;i|; not very brisk. -M ISTEHTON". During tfiei'p'Mt; nipnttt -trade: and business conditions have bccri rc-pprtcd. gener l ' ally as quiet. In the building trade thereis an indication ..of- improvement, .which denotes that .aniple employment will be ■ found for the nunil.'er fct' iradesmeh .tt: present in tlie .f 1 istrict. v ;:lri of other the :The principal,. iridiistries'fbf '.district—viz'.,-. gery, etc., also butter and- chceso making : —have slackeWd':'dp!mi,-fdr/ihQ-,^aEohi;M'ii,V-siderably. Thus, a number 0: additional ifluSt-'-for, ' at rather a'Lslackr'p.erip'd;; General itatipn work during the'past month and. at the present ti mg':; is repevte'd : slnck.V. Tlioi'o is, however, . a consider'able quantity of scrub ljeiiig : civt, :consp'fii:ently: a-, deniand-: for scrub-cutfirs existsgood! \vages are ■ offered, but,;;tlie : wet ' ivcather . interferes: very much - wit-li-! tlie ivorking hours. ■ W-ANGAXTJI. ■Trade te-cr. sSt'is.-: factory, arid;fe!repprts : ' Jr&,.Tery*-;encpuragT' : ing, but ]abouririgf^offe : Ms>;riptr,!been(:sci;: plentiful, and ihere;!has'j:b^n;;^.cdn^iler : • able eniployinent.during tlip month. However, an order forHnerir.'for/th way works has relieved, liiatters somewhat,. and the outlook;!!far:,iuVskillwl;.^-orkL i rs : : ; is' now more ' hopeful. The building trade is still busy-in'ajl branches. The textile trades are :.also! ; :experien.ein'g.:.a yery. biLsy : season —iiideed,- : th-ese!tra'flqs,have T in a very ftourishing 'oon'di tipn thrpyghoiit.: the year. .!Shppkee^rsV.li'aviij. : done excel-, lent business; - and';this,.month's turnover is quite up'tpi tHeiiisual. 'standard,.-;. Building trades.li.rickla.yin'g and: no men idle;'!pr<-.spects;ar'.: gobii, 6r : e ortwo extensivc;j<>bs -\v;ill!;sliortly, b6 put!; in hand. Cariiontry; ami joinery busy;' there has been af?deman<l; in: tlio rep'jii'iti'.'y ..fpir'-. good tradesmen; ali loea! lumds fullv em? ployed. vliiive- had :a good moiitli;;. !rinplprars r siate'.lJiaS t|ieire is plenty ofv.wprk 'bn-.!liand',- aii'd n.ie.ji liave been in deinaiidVi .Elastsiririi— I Th?. ;Mii.iplotion of ; .tlK:;'cphyeu!tv .the dismissal of a rinuilu'r o. hands, but other works emploved most of them. wh:.:< some have left the-district for woik piformg m other contrcsS... : :Plun'ibiiig-. -.and! good; all hands!. fully employed. Stpnßr masonry " v:.,.'!