WORK IN WELLINGTON.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2267, 12 August 1908, Page 2

WORK IN WELLINGTON.

“LABOR JOURNAL’S’” REMARKS

[Press Association.]

WELLINGTON, August 11. In regard to Wellington, the “Labor . Journal” {issued to-day) remarksthat trade during the month . just ended can be said to be fair to fairly good. Employers say they have nothing to complain about, and considering the season of the year and the continued bad weather, the amount of business doing compares favorably with the corresponding months of previous years. There are a number of men out of employment, but these are men connected with outside trades, which have been hampered by weather conditions. The painting trade, especially, has been exceedingly slack, but employers say that this is only what can be expected and such as is usually experienced at this time of the year. Building trades are slack in the suburbs, but are said to be improving. In tlie city itself these trades are good. Dressmaking, millinery. and hootmaking are extremely busy, and in the former trade enough girls cannot begot. The engineering trade continues slack, with u© prospect of improvement. ' The coachbuilding trade has been rather slack, but tbi6 is usual at this time of the year, and an improvement is expected with good weather. Tailoring /lias been slack, though on a par with this time last year. The plastering trade is only fair, hut furniture, woollen .mills, plumbing—and gas-fitting, saddlery and harness-making trades have all been fiir or better. In regard to unskilled labor, the “Journal”. remarks that “there has been a considerable increase in the number of applications for employment. The cause of the increase has been owing to the •unsuitable weather for outside workers, also the large number of men arriving in the city from country districts and other parts. With the advent of fine weather and the starting of the dairy season next month, there should he few, if any, uem-. ployed. Any used to navvy and road work can he placed in immediate work by the Department of co-opera-tive (Government) work.” Twentyseven married men with sixty-one dependents were found employmnt on public and private works during..the month. Seventy men refused work in the country, preferring to take their dunces in the city.