VI. Department: Labo u r- Office. This department has to follow closely the conditions 

 of the Austrian as well as of the foreign labour markets, and especially the fluctuations of wages, 

 and to collect the respective statistical data in order to be in a position to make appropriate proposals 

 and to undertake actions for the purpose of controlling the conditions of agricultural labourers. 



It has to collect besides the demands and offers of agricultural labourers, and to serve the 

 interests of the agriculturers by procuring them season-labourers. 



The Labour-Office procures agricultural labourers, and before all all kinds of season-labourers 

 against a very moderate commission, and assists the agriculturers in all other questions concerning 

 the conditions of labour, such as labour contracts, etc. 



The registring of permanent labourers, before all of stablemen, is confided to a special 

 department annexed to the Labour-Office, viz. the Registry-Office for Dairymen and Stablemen in 

 Vienna, XIV"' district. 



The Labour-Office began already at the end of 1911 its activity as an intermediary in 

 accordance with the project of a labour-contract, the obligation bill for agricultural seasonal or itinerant 

 labourers, adopted bv the Assembly of interested parties for the organisation of registry-offices for 

 season-labourers held in the premises of the 1. R. Agricultural Society of Vienna. 



The necessity emphasised in all circulars, conferences and meetings of permitting labourers 

 to begin work as soon as possible has been duly considered by all employers. It was thanks to this 

 fact that the majority of employers covering their wants of agricultural labourers through the Labour- 

 Office of the I. R. Agricultural Society of Vienna could be entirely satisfied with regard to the com- 

 position as well as to the working capacity of the various gangs of workmen. 



Apart from itinerant labourers there were also procured and settled, although in small number 

 only, single workmen as well aswhole workmen families with a view to replacing the servants lost 

 by our agriculturers in consequence of the tendency of our country-people to abandon the country 

 and to settle down in towns. 



As regards the results obtained we may state with satisfaction that almost all the orders for 

 procuring labourers received and accepted by the Labour-Office could be filled according to the 

 wishes of employers and employees. 



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