THE LABOUR MARKET

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2197, 9 July 1914, Page 11

THE LABOUR MARKET

A MONTHLY REVIEW

'The'.monthly l report.from.the Labour Dopartment states that :"th'e .conditions at.;pre'sent 'prevailing ia Wellington in : dicate'a slight, improvement."in manufacturing.: trade's'..compared-; with ..the samp 1 month "of last, yeaiv',;. This may be considered satisfactory, and with -tho approach of spring a decided-improve-ment generally: may'be expected. While skilled labour is f airly'well - employed generally,';there is' a slackness in one or. two trades, .'.'painting.; being .Very' dullj', a number of ''journeymen.:--, being, idle. 'Bricklaying is, also quiet,'but prospects are good in the near future."."-.' j ;Iri regard to unskilled.labour, the re-' I port states': "With the advance of win- • ter the. number of applicants foi-work continues to increase, and,thbugh weather conditions, have been bad during the month, the.unskilled:labour market is iri.a better condition than has been usual at this' period of.the year. ■ The dairying iridustfy';again promises well,' and indications at present point to ari early 'commenceirieiit of' operations this year; Already Several .'dairy. farmers have made inquiries forharids -for the comiiig season, and there has also beeii, and thorb is at' present, a, demand for mcri'used to bush; work; The -railway and road worksiu'eourse of constructionv ,have absorbed a large number of men,, but there is still the usual complement 'of those applying- for work who prefer rather to wait for odd jobs round tho city, than to gq, to certain employment in the country. --;-. ; ■. . .-.■: . '.' ■ ."The total number: of men: assisted was 195, of whom 42 were married and 153 single, with 139, dependents, .One I hundred and forty-four men were sent to private employment, and 51 to,Gov-, eminent: works; vThirty-'one men came I.from'-'-the' .North Island, 36 from the South Island, 19' from the Commonwealth of Australia, 90 from Great Bri,'tniri, and 19 from-.other countries. ' Six Wives;and three, children were also assisted: to join their rcliittves." . ;