WEATHER AND TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1518, 14 August 1912, Page 6

WEATHER AND TRADE.

A DEPRESSING JULY. Tho spell of phenomenally bad weather experienced throughout tho Dominion last month lias had a very appreciable effect on trade and labour. That is very ele.'irlv shown in tho reports for Julv published in the current "Labour Journal." i Tho Wellington roport. says: "Tho wca- ; tlier has been most unsettled, and outdoor work has beeu practically at a standstill. Retailers complain thai on this account i also their business has been considerably affected." . Auckland reports: "There are somo men ; out of work iu the building trade, and also labourers, but that is <lue largt-lv to the unsatisfactory state of the weather. During tho last week or so there has been a considerab'o amount of wet weather, and of course outsido work must be con, siderably interfered with in consequence. . The report from Christchurch says: "The past few weeks have been very wet and wintry—in fact, it has been the worst spell of wet weather experienced for years. Retail trades were practically, at a standstill, and outside employment was interfered with very much, especially in the building trades." Timaru, Ashburton, Oamaru, and Invercargill wero affected in the samo manner, and the' Dunedin report refers to "tho bad state of tho wco,tlier."