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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1665, 4 February 1913, Page 9

A moetihg of ladies, convened'by" Mes-' dames Trevor: and f Godber, was held in the Hospital Board room, yesterday, in connection with the' Hospital Saturday movement.' wore, re* ceived regarding 'the;arrangements made to date, and a number of stations were allocated. -The final allocations will be made;on Wednesday week, when a further Sneeting, is-to bo held. • A considerable 1 number of 'ladles have already, volunteered/ their, services as collectors, but more aro .Wanted* Any ladies willing to assist should send'in ; their names to Mr. J. Coyle, secretary of the Hospital. Board.

The demand for unskilled: workers"in North Canterbury at 'present .'.-.is veiy brisk (according to the '•, Christchurch "Press"). The Publio Works Department require a large number : .of men for the Bealcy Flat works., and several'men have been sent to employment there, Grass-SeCders'-are more or less in demand; and a number have been engaged. ; Harvesters . have not yet been asked for, for although the-very dry. season; has on the crops on the light, lands, Harvesting hasVnot becom6 general in raany districts. Workers in all trades have been kept very -busy, though there .has been a falling-off in orders in:the order tailoring tradeoin- consequence of the.holiday season-. havihg Closed. :',. The ■-. wholesale clothing tradesh«ve experienced a slight falling-off in overtime work, bnt all hands have boon-kept working full tune, :■- -.