Labour Conditions.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 October 1912, Page 2

Labour Conditions.

L\ UOIIOAYHENUA AND PALMERSTOX. The October issue of the Labour Journal gives the following details of Otuki and Palmcrston North :-- | palmer.stox north. During the past mouth trade generally has been satisfactory: outside work has not heon so good, owing to the wet weather which provailed. Building trades. Bricklaying. fair. Carpentry and joinery fair: not uis good as the previous month. Painting - All hands fully employed : prosix-cts very good. Plumbing and gasfitting 'busy; plenty of work on hand. Stonema.sonry satisfactory. Woodworking trades: Boxniaking has been rather slow, but is hoginning to get busy now. Cabinofinaking and upholstering very satisfactory ; all hands kept busy: , first-class cabinetmakers wanted. Coopering fair. iSash and door factories fairly busy. ! Engineering trades: Agricultural implement making very good : men kept busy. Boilormaking fair: all men fully employed. Fitting and turning fair. Leather trades :Bontntaking (factories) very quiet. Bootniakiug (repair-shops) very mood ; plenty of .work offering. Saddlery .'ind harnessiiKiking rather quiet ju.st now. Clothing trades: Dressmaking and millinery 'busy. Tailoring (order) - -Shops kept very busy. Retail trades: Clothing busy. Boots fair. Drapery Fair business has obtained. Printing trades: Bookbinding and printing fairly busy. Moat-freezing, etc: Tanning, currying, and felliuongery. slaughtering, freezing and preserving. "Works closed down: will resume operations in November. Coaehbuilding trades: Blacksmithing fairly busy. Coach and carriage building. --Trade has heon unusually quiet. Cycle and motor trades have experienced a very good month. Agricultural operations: Farming dairying, etc.. are just fair, hut expect to he busy when the weather improves. Miscellaneous: Flax-milling With the exception of three mills which are now in the course of reconstruction, the. industry can be regarded to be in full swing. Many mills, owing to the high prices ruling and the firmness of the market, and runninm night shifts: this, with the establish men t of several new mills, points to a prosperous -Hid record year. The present supply of la.bour ■meets the demand without surplus or shortage to any degree. Unskilled lahour: Very ffftle work and not very much Innour offering during the past month : prospects quiet. OTAKT. There has been very lit He change in the condition of trade iiuid lab our for the pre.-ent month compared with the previous period. an! owing 1o tlie excessive Wet Wf.iihei experienced the farmers are backward with (heir crops. Dairyium is now in full swing, feed is plentiful, and stock generally look well. A record season is expected. Two new cheese-factories have commenced operations in the district, and a considerable amount of cheese will he manufactured instead of butter. Building trades: "Bricklaying fair Iv hrisk. Carpentry and joinery Trade generally has heon mood : all hands fully employed. Painting fair. Plumbing and gasfitting continues good. Woodworking trades : Cabinetmaking and upholstering verv good during the period, local hands working full time. Sash and door factories- Business fairly good. Sawniillirinr hrisk. Engineering trades; Tron and brass moulding fairlv good. Leather trades: Bootniakiug (repair shops) Trade continues fairlv good. Saddlery and luaniessinak-ing--Business about normal.

Clothing trades: Dressmaking Jin /| millinery fairly good. Tailorin:/ (order)-There lias: been a slitrlit falling-off in trade during, tlie period.

Hotail trades: Clothing ■ Trade nboiit normal. Boots rpifot. during flu' month. Drapery- A fair business reported. Groceries continue about normnl.

Brinting fairly brisk. Moat-freezing, etc., Slaughtering fairly 'brisk business doing.

Coachhuilding trades : Mlaeksmitbing -Trade 7ms been rather I'l'iiet during the mouth. Coach and carriage building .. Trade lias n?i upward tendency, and local bands are working full time.

Cycle and motor tr,-vde.s fairly busy during period.

Agricultural operations: Dairvi"fr is iimr in f„u „,.;„,,_ . 1)](1 j' |N creased activity lias been shown; fair prices arc ruling for butforfat.

Miscellaneous: The flnx-mills and ha sleet-factories are v<Ty busy. and are working { ,t bigh pressure.' The local brickworks aro also very busy. Unskilled labour: No application have, been made during the month, and local hands ran more thin moot the demand for this class of labour.