THE EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3028, 27 October 1908, Page 5

THE EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK.

NAVVIES. AND FARM LABOURERS NEEDED. Mr M'Keown, of the employment branch of the Government Labour Department, was asked by a Wellington "Post" reporter yesterday regarding the immigrant, callers at his office. He stated that some of the Karamea's passengers had journeyed up to Wellington since their arrival at Dunedin last Friday, and five of them "had called on him this morning. One was a farm labourer, booked for a place in. Auckland, who looked in for advice, and three others were farm hands in search of employment. It was likely that they would be placed in the Wellington district in a few days' time, for there was still a fairly good demand for this class of labour. The fifth man was a plumber, and it was thought probable that a job will be found;: for him in an up-country, district. f Up to 11 o'clock this morning there were 29 caller 3 from amongst the Paparoa's passengers, who were landed here on Saturday, ,but several of them were booked for other districts, including Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Auckland, Dunedin, Westport and TimartL ' They comprised farm hands, general labourers, gas fitters, coal miners, carpenters, »nd joiners, and plumbers. There was one boilermakerv The coal miners were booked for the West Coast. There were a good many applicants for employment just now; much /wore than usual at this season of the year. Probably the compk-> tion of the Worth Island Main Trunk Railway was-responsible for this. So" far. however, tthw department was able to give employment to 1 all ! mes who are used to farm' Work or 1 pick and shovel work. Lately a> feirly large number of men had betfn 1 placed on bushfelling jobs. For city work the' number of seekers'greatly exceeded' the demands.