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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2327, 8 December 1914, Page 5

The : Labour Department's port- for . the- of be?..-states that general .satisfaction;is: expressed on all sides with the. coiiditiona of trade and 'labour -prevailing.' The worker especially the skilled tradesman) feels .more seoiire iiC; r'the tenure of his employment tlian lie. has ~ done since the outbreak of the war. ~- The building trades are exceedingly ac- , tive, and a number of large jobs are about to be' put in band.:: For these trades, therefore, the. outlook is good. The engineering trades are also brisk, and a demand exists for skilled men ill the various branches of tho'-.tradel-Tlio - textile trades liaye had a . very busy month, and a. considerable "amount of overtime lias been worked to cope with, the rusli of- orders. 1 Some retailers report business as a.- .littlo below the standard, but with, the approach of th? Christmas holidays an improvement is anticipated. A compliment was recently paid .to Mr. John Bollard by ' the electors of Eden. Taking advantage of Mr. Bollard's presence at Mr. Parr's meeting at ''Waikumete, Mr. J -Rout-ley," tho chairman, said the electors felt grateful to Mr. Bollard for all he had done for the district- during his 18 years' membership of tie House of Representatives. Mr. A. Cochran moved that the meeting give Mr. Bollard its hearty .thanks and appreciation for'bis long. , and faithful services. _Mr. Marshall Lang seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously, and with enthusiasm. Mr. Bollard said tho electors had been very faithful to Ibim.' imd it .had been a great pleasure to him to. represent 'them so long. He strongly recommended Mr. Parr as the best man standing, and said that t with his ability, energy, and great municipal experience Eden would be fortunate if it secured liis services. ' ' ' ' i 'At the meeting of tho Tramways Committee of tlie City Council consideration was given to a reyiew of the salaries for the current year as far as the staffs, of the power-houses andl tramways are concerned. The result of the committee's deliberations will go before a meeting of the Finance Committee this after- t noon, when.',the Salaries ; of the wholo j staff tfill be' reviewed. with a, view of | making recommendations to the full council at the last meeting of the year ! .jifl ho had on Thursday, of nest week.