Demand for Labor.
As was predicted would be the case by us sotn? months ago, the demand for labor of all lands is steadily incieasin'j; in and near Feilding, and wages are rising in proportion. As a natural consequence we may expect au influx of " all sorts and conditions of men " in search of work, attracted by the higM rates. As a word of caution to those who may be tempted to come, we may stale that the only class of men who will have the slightest chance of doing well must be good bushmen, sawmill hands, pick and shovel men, or laborers. Skilled labor of any kind'is not much in demand, and j of carpenters' and builders' work there is only sufficient to keep the tradesmen already settled here in fall work. Unless j men are able and willing to do hard manual labor, they are not required here, j There is nowork for what are called "genteel employes" on the Manchester Block. For those wno can fill the conditions we have named, this is the best place in the Colony. Many miles of road making have been, ard are about to be let by j contract, the. sawmillers are short of j hands, the shearing season has com- 1 menced, and plenty of other work is i offering. .-.
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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 58, 18 October 1883, Page 2
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220Demand for Labor. Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 58, 18 October 1883, Page 2
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