AUCKAND LABOUR REPORT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1752, 27 September 1883, Page 2

AUCKAND LABOUR REPORT.

Mkshrh R. M. Heiwhton and Co., labour agents, 177 Queen-street, report that the arrival of the Doric with so Luge .1 number of immigrant*, so recently after the Ziulaudia, uhown ooncluhivoly that Auckland c<in supply work to a larger number of the light clors of working men than the district necms to get credit for. Tim rapid engagements of nearly all of the immigrants, by both the Doric and Zealandia, is sufficient proof of tin's, and also goes to show that the greater number of those who are out of employment is either owing to then not being adapted for, or willing to do work. We have too many Micawbers -waiting for nome kid glove work to turn up. Our new friends tackle any offered them, and are not afraid to soil their hands with manual labour. Our engagements for the week have boon three couples ; wages, £00 to €70; four ploughmen, 4J52 ; two stockmen, £55 r > ; one gardener, SZ6O per annum, and found ; sK farm men, groom*, and five hotel men, 15s and 20* ; two youths 10-> ; two bush cooks, 25s per week, and found ; ten labourers, Gs and 8s ; three niincis, «Ss ; mio carpenter, B.s ; blacksmith, i).s per day. Female servants are m better supply, and their demands not ■•<> p>o)>ouncod. Wage* current : cookt> <in<l biUin.iuN, l-">i and 2o>; household waltlesse^, I.uiiklh'^c-, and general ser\ants, 10-^ and V2<« foi country, ]2d and 15s perueck, «md found.