UNEMPLOYMENT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20105, 8 December 1930, Page 13

UNEMPLOYMENT.

TO THE EDITOR Or THS PKISS.

Sir,—l read with interest and I am in full agreement with remarks concerning unemployment made by "Casual* Worker" in the correspondence columns of Friday's Pkkss, and -I would appreciate the use of a littl» space to make a few further remarks. "With the Government dispensing witl* casual employees in Post and. Telegraph, Railways, and other branches, unemployment is being considerably added to. According to to-day's Press reports, the Post and Telegraph Department throughout the _ Auckland province has dispensed with casualworkers. In view of the increase in unemployment the Government should take steps to prevent all superannuated persons from accepting employment, unless the superannuation does not per- . mit of a comfortable living. Why should married women work if their husbands' earnings are sufficient to maintain their homes? It must be greed or living a life of extravagance. Others have/to live on less and so it should be, when so many homes are practically destitute in consequence of unemployment. The Government would be acting wisely if an amendment was made to the "Unemployment Act embodying therein a restriction against married women and superannuated persons being employed. The result or this would be in providing work for numerous unemployed. No doubt, oa the Prime Minister's return from the "United Kingdom,' a short session of Parliament will be called' to reopen discussions regarding the Unemployment Act. In our own City I believe there are some tramway men who, when off duty, take on other parttime employment to increase their incomes. It is a wonder that the Tramway Board does not prevent those men from doing bo by threatening them with instant dismissal.—Yours, etc., ANOTHER CASUAL "WORKER. December 6th, 1930.