The Labor Market in Melbourne

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2962, 28 July 1888, Page 2

The Labor Market in Melbourne

Applications havo recently been received by the Victorian railway authorities for employment in various branches in the Be'rvico. Vacancies to tho number of 615 havo been advertised, and tho number of applicants has amounted to 5930. Of these 500 were of an informal character, and were rejected. The vacancies and applications were distributed as follows: —Permannnt way repairers, 230 vacancies, 1052 applications; porters, 100 vacincies, 081 applications; junior porters, 20 vacancies, 457 applications ; engine-litters, 9 vacancies, 133 applications; fitters, 1 vacancy, 9 applications; painters, 8 vacancies, 99 applications; blacksmiths (loco, branch), I vacancy, 38 applications; blacksmiths (existing lines) 1 vacancy, 63 applications; engine-cleaners, 60 vacancies, 1346.applications; laborers (loco, branch), 30 vacancies, 129 applications; laborers' (traffio) 20 vacancies; 154' applications j laborers, (existing .lines} 27, vacancies, 153: applications;;

linemen, 3 upbola erers, 1 vacancy, 32 bricklayus, 2 vacancies,34 applicant tuui<., cnuaige cleaners, 20 vacancies, ■* 126 applications; installment Gtteis, 2 vacancies, 9 npphcitions, shipwrights, i Miurniw, 14 applications ; carpenttis, 11 vacancies, 300 applications, lampmnkers, 1 vacnncy, 7 applications, engim tmncis, 1 vacancy, 42 applications , plumbers, 3 vacancies, 52 appliiai|oiis,cleiks, 30 vacancies, 59 applications, junior cleiks, 26 vacancies, 3C7 appliu'ions, students' mengi* neunii", 4 vacancies, 19 applications.— Aign*, July 7. Peaestrianism 1 Joo Scott once mora victorious, sa\s theN.Z. Eeferee. A six days' 1 (12 hours per diem) walking competi-'" turn ms biought to a conclusion at Bmgley Hall, Birmingham, on Juno oth. Eighteen Mlkeis toed the"* smutch on the fiist day, but as 'the timo woie on they letired one by one, and at the finish theio wero only half a do/en on the ti ack. The" attendance Mi not up to the niaik, and the mteiest takon in the pioceedings was not gieat. This mose fiom the' fact that there was absolutely no one to compete with Scott -*On the first day Head kept up with Scott, but it took it out of him, and for the lomainder of the week lie could tlo nothing, and letnod on the Tuesday. The lemamdot made no show, and Scott had' matters all Ins own way. The New , Zealander (sajsj, Bummgliam paper) is a magnificent walker. When pushed he can go at almost any paco, and without the faintest suspicion of unfairness, If theio is a man,in England or the world that could beat him, then we should be glad for him to bo found. Scott walked 346 milos, while Owois, tho second man, covoied 326 miles 5 laps Olarkson 315 miles, and Ooihett 270 miles. Scott accom- t pushed Ins 300 th mile in 611ns 15mm ' lOsec, Owois m 641ns 28mm lOsec, and Claikson in 661ns 49mm 15secs.

Mortality among Sheep. A correspondent of a Wauganui ' •paper writes: "I have been informed ' that there is considerable mortality in. ' • the lamb flocks up the coast; and somo > of the settlers are heavy losers thereby, It may surprise them to know that a ; v very simple and effective remedy lies' st their very doors possibly unheeded.'.. I.y most of them, Perhaps its simpiic-;. •; ity will -in some cases prove a barrier f >;V to its use, The plan or remedy'is to- .., cut down one or more blueguiu'trees, > ; : ; according to the size of tlio fiockj lop'f ■ off the boughs, and cart them out into'. .' the Uelds where tholirnibsare'runningxv" and strew them about intlie'indst'fre-; ••' quented [jnrts, .wlieti , the results ;wiir;£ surprise as well as delight;tl)6 flookt "V' owners, I have during/the presentirUJjl season practically; realised the' benefit ; W of •.; this■.'■ siaipla; find ; most, remedy, and : . would hot be afraid witb "3 its.use to run'lambspn theiriosfpoiuted '-'fi of inclined; to try this' ■■ novel way onrea'ting ray young flock by seeing iri'a.newspaperduring the ■'':,. paat>yeai-;or; tvvb that; ft sheep-farmer down Eirigidkei way had ~' ' turned some wretohed looking lambs. : X: into a yoiing guniitreo plantation, atii;;; and to his surprise' Ibey' commenced';';-; eating the gum tops with the result V lint they, were cured and throve wonderfiilly/. S I feel certaiti ; that the same ; ; '■' happyresults will attend those persons 1: trying the above plan, as was the case with the writbr."' . ;:

Edendale Butter. ,Tlio .Canterbury Agricultural ami j Pastoral Association buy received two jp. samples of butter from tho Edendale ' factory near Gore,- and they will bp on view for a little while for any one to see who may choose: to visit (ho Society's rooms. The butter is roado up in ono pound pats, oblong in ahapo; ono samplois salted and tho other is y ' fresh. Both' are exceedingly good, and are turned out-of tho mould in a pretti|y finished stylo. Mr Donald Donald, the, manager of tho factory, ' has written to Mr Murphy. The biitter, he says, is sent to show Canterbury farmers the superiority of imido by tho separator process, and a similar kind to the sample sent realised nearly 3d per pound moro than does tho ordinary k'ed. In winter time it look 221bs of milk to make lib of .butter. Mr Donald trusted the dairy factory movoment would bo a success here, and if it proved as great a boon to Cauterbuiy as in had to Southland, the farmers would have reason to be thankful to the pi'oniot'rs.-Christ" church Press.

Native Hops. A A bush giows in tlio intcuor of Austuha, sa)s tlio Euieka limos, called by the colonists "nati\o hops," j which some day must come into pio ■fcu nuiiont notice owing to its medicinal ~ values, as-ivell as the fact that tho blossoms have all the qualities of tho common hops m &ut intensified degree. The habitat of this valuablo plant is between tho Daihug and Lachlau meis, and it spicads over an aiea of about 250,000 squaio miles. Each bush yields on an a\eiago about five pounds of hops, which hang m clusters all round the outside of the bushfoi ■> about fom months m tho joai, and "aie fit for plucking all that poiioi The shepherds use them foi fermenting bread, the broweis also uso thorn m the fermentation of beer; and as a , tonic bilteis thoy aie unequalled by any known vegetable pioductions. r They thrive best on bandy Boiljaro ? not liable to any disease, \eiy litllo care is lequued in then cultivation, .. » as the bush is veiy haidy is graceful jmand eveigieen, The yield pei acre is moie than that of common hops, no «4t<' poles aie required, and the picking is \ a compaiatively easy and speedy pro- V' ceediug.

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