SCARCITY OF LABOUR.

New Zealander, Volume I, Issue 52, 30 May 1846, Page 2

SCARCITY OF LABOUR.

The steady progress of the Northern Division of the, Colony, in prosperity, by the developement of its valuable resources of minerals, timber, &c, as well as the increased cultivation in the agricultural districts, is most completely proved by the great inconvenience now experienced from the great scarcity of all descriptions of labour. We consider this a most important matter, and we seriously and urgently appeal to those of our readers, who have friends or correspondents, in the neighbouring colonies, or in the Southern settlements of New Zealand, to circulate the information far and wide, so that such serious drawback to the continued advancement of the Waitemata district may be counteracted. The incessant, increasing demand for timber for export, as well as for the erection of barracks, stores, and houses ; — and the continued addition of hands to the mining establishments ; — naturally occasion the requirement of other trades and labour, so that all classes and occupations are rapidly on the increase among our population. With every facility to obtain the necessaries and comforts of life exceedingly cheap, and in great abundance, the Waitemata district is one of the most favorable locations for the labouring classes of all trades and description.