ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21413, 4 March 1935, Page 6

ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF

R RTHEII PROTESTS BY j IXEMPLOYED | i>:;m\M)s made diking j i!OV\l VISIT j ■ ■:" unemployed was held ! ■.: ;..-,■ morning in Latimer .! ■ :.:<..\-v(\ by the Canterbury .-..' V.'urki.r.-' A.-.-oeiation. fol- • ■■-.■ p.-otc.-t made at a meet- . v , • !•';■: day against the allo- •, •■ M. •] o'.ioli'ati Relief As- ■>:,• i L'.s.jd ;j-;ms!'erred by i ' , ,■.!•,! inm tiie electricity , ■;■ ... i,i-;M];,i y purpose of the j ::'■ i. ]■].; a (imputation to < ■ ;',, -;.'• ihe Mayor. Mr . ■ , ".] !' !n the absence of '.' • . ;■ .:■■■< :::'.- Deputy-Mayor, ',' .. :-. ;,i : ni.-uceessfu! nt- '...■ •■ i -..-euro an intcr- ■:.■. mU-r of lite Uncm- ;:..■:!• who. it was under- • :..■ .■;:-.•. While these in- ■-.<.■■ i.i'in ; sought, the lncci- ;.■ ■•:::-.-■:(! by several speakers, ■, , .'. ,■ 'he erh ici-ms expressed : ■•■■ •.■;-. laeotutg. There was -■:,: • •■,■■• of ;ibout 150 at the ■■■. •■• :..( :i \va.- orderly through-.-i ■• ■. informed ljolicemen and . ..;,■.'.-;! "Los men were stationed Mention of Royal Visit : ii.vr .-;■.: ci tliat the sum of ' -.-.•'-•:> )'.• (I been paid uiit of the . :.■'..:■,:r. italic!' Association's fund -..•■ t.:■..-.• r.f !he visit of the Duke i '•'. ;. •■-:■. :•. ought not to be re- '.<''■)■ fund out of the sum :.■'<\ ;':■ die electricity aei ■ . ■: ;.'■' !!..•; tiie whole of the sum .■■■ 'i ;. ;ild be immediately ' :.'./■ :■ r 'lief It was stated that '' •;: ;■!,.;.•.■<.! Wi rker.-:' Association •: also: r;y chosen the time of ; .■.:.■ v :' as, suitable for more :•. ; .j,id-. realising that the ■ '■ ■: ; '.'■: hod to avoid any rie- . •.: • :.:•■.■■■■. a 1 th:h time. Other ■■.:■:■ •■■■i 1 !' general criticisms of ,' : '.-a' ion of the funds for rea ■ : :i-" scale of relief payJ'ttitii::; liriii'>- Circulated '■'.'■ pi:., on Winch is being circuh '■ ; .:. :!.•- city for an increase of a \,•'.'. ;•. ;:i rtlief pay, and in the ; : ' ! nav on regular works, was •:■•■; ;•;' have Ik-j-.i signed by 4000 An .uiention was announced < i ■ ■■■!". e -top-work meetings of un- •■ ' ;.■..-: throughout New Zealand < ■ •!',.■ day ii: which the petition will i ■ i .; eidod to the House of Represents :■<■-■. ".'.':::!i 'ho meeting was being held !'■ l.a'i.o-er square there was a meetr ■. of uuernnloyori returned soldiers ;••. •'."■ Trades Hall. The meeting disci a iuo mv-vni position of the men •' • d is u' families, and considered the ' ■-.•.;',,■.- of making an organised ef•o 0.-uro better conditions. An- • ' -. ■ ::!'(':i::g will be held at the ''■'• '■''■ ■ Hal! next Saturday, when it i -.oevttd iir.it an attemnt will be .'.■':■■. o, '[,!-■. ;m organisation repre- ■• ■■•:-.■■ uu inployed returned soldiers. IW'LWIPLOYKI) WORKERS i'ITI.IC .MEETI.\'<; HELD Tj'.'. so was an attendance of about S'/a at the public meeting held in Latum.• square yesterday afternoon, a: C can vent d by the Canterbury Un-<.::.,.:-.yc\; Workers' Association. Referon .- v.a. irsule to the statement of '. :• ".t- >o: aaid other councillors at 11.. ia■! meeting ef the City Council i;' '•-<: Canterbury Unemployed '.'.'• . i-a . .'. -I'i'iaiinn does i:e! repre- ' ' o :. ••.icriiy of tiio imemploj'cd. i ■•■,:• yit'.d titat alreacty more '...■ a !'" ' loon on different jobs had • ,'■'.<. " ':.e statement, by resolution. 'i •:•■ h-jiowing motion was unani- ::.■ m ly endorsed: "That this meeting •■■'■ it. -:ia la.ndvr of the Mayor and ■• ..■■-• ('■■.■ C'.v:i : c:llors that the' Canter:•"'- l.'n-'ir.ijloyeci V.'crkers' Associa- ' n o'er-- !v t represent the majority of *: L" i mployod Executive Commit- •• • -;i any action they may decide to : ' ' :i behrtii oi the unemployed."

':.'• >■(•!--:•--.•, Mr C. H. Cole, was ■ '/-'■_ ch' '.v. Many matters of interest -•- • .•:"-!.\i-;;:n:.-c to the unemployed '■' '-'" dr.-:!' with by the sneakers— M -■-• K. McDc.tuild. W. Bayard. E. V.'. ];r;.Lhv/;\;t:\ E. Ewing. and A. E. A.'::: ' roe,- 1 . WOMEN SEEK RELIEF CU \K!TAI!I.K ORGANISATIONS AI'I'ROACIIED :■:.,>.:■• W ■'.•(ji!K-n wno.se want, it was "''■ .-i.ed. v.\i. de-sperate visited the ■ ;v Council Chambers, ihe Hospital '>'■••■!'■!. ; r:.-i I :ic- Salvation Army •'" "'■■'■ ■"■'-■ sacking relief on Saturday • ' • :.'"-; K.'.'hi o( thorn were civ-en '■■■ ' c:.'\:;r:- bv y\ y H. E. Crust. •' ' ; • <-f the },>w City Hotel, but '■■' '■">':;" '■"\iUi be done for the others. 'i'-'; women, led by Mrs R. Penny. ' • ■ 'dfiit <>( ihe -.■■(imc'irs branch of ■ Cae.'e.\bi;ry Unemployed Workers' ■ ■■:i-':n;\ worn to the council ' '•"■•:> t" see the Mayor, Mr D. G. '. .''v' : ''j- "'- r> - " : ' the Deputy-Mayor, .* K. Archer, but both were away. " •-. He:-:,;:;d Board and the Salvation ■:•;■■ '.vif'' approached; but the Hos- " ':.: rVaid was net able to deal with ■ :.. and the Salvation Army had no ■ - .e-iO:"- ;"..;• distribution Efforts lo ' : :r.:;.'i;i..'.!e will; the Metropolitan : ef A-;s<>c.-it!'-.n'< deoot failed. ":":■: -.'.■(-■.■:•:( n then went to the New ■■'. v Iktei t.-) look for Mr W. Brom- ■<: the Unemployment Board, but •::.'.! 1.-;'t ;!)<•> re. Mr Crust then • ;■ hot meal !o eight of them. • !V .:,-:■.■ : .;.ici tin.' plight of some • ' ; ■•■■.':'■■!! ■,<■;,; desperate. They ■• - ■■;>■ 'sennas and nothing to RELIEF CURTAILED IN SUBURBS I.VHAI. -"HON OF FINDS .:• :'■ tan now obtain little : i :•■.:■. ,-i. Durban relief depots, .. :' .. '.b'ugid. through exhaustion ■,■■'.'-} their resources for ; ',i :■.-. It is not known ':.•■ i: . .;■ will reopen for relic* ■.' . ■ ■'■ ti.'' cenlial relief depot is : ' a.: :..':, a mucl'i larger nurnI:i future relief will be :.';. ::. , a-e.- of distress, and " ■•■: ; .'■;::•.-. have beci! observed • ■•-. '■'■' '•■■ is an immediate : ' e ■■ '-ladiajg. especially ir^cti's ■ ■ .'. I'■ i .'-a. with clothing to ■ ■ ' .* --.i'e a.:heJ to telephone the ■ ■■ '. ' of i.'ii: eeutr. 1 depot. Mr A. '•he::.:', h ' telrpiTono 36-025;: a van : oc ■■ i:' -.-'.id the gift acknowledged. -'•■ !a.:•.';• 'n: , : \ wtik a 1 the Salvation •'• " Sanso■:taii depot is reported by .i .''..• Wood, who states that .i'-aoL '.■.■h.ei, has been closed all ... ,eoak to reiiei workers, will rei: :dn closed lo them next week. The a si, alloiv >nem lo be helped only in • '■ '•:• of great necessity. ■ - '« r amoiuit of sickness in the form '•' '-oht.-, influenza, and whooping ' ."'a t:a- been noticed, and bottles '' '■■.';'..-..<:• ii:'-.<• b( en di-iributcd to • i ■'' '■'■ ■ Ai.;. ".,|;_i oi medicine would ■■■■■ aeeepiabie, a.- would men's and ia-'.' elothhig, which is in exceptionally -Aror.ii demand. The depot was 1

pleased to receive green vegetables and bread in the week. Increase In Applications Although more cases were dealt, with at St. Martin's House of Help, Ihe Rev. P. Revell said that the week had not been unduly busy. The increase in applications he imputed lo the prevalence of sickness, which caused people to approach him for a few extra comforts.

I The resources of the depot were in a poor condition, and their task was one almost of building up again from the beginnng. Vegetables and groceries had been valued gifts in the week, but there was still a lack of both and Mr Revell feared, so slowly was money coming in, that next week all groceries foulri have to be bought out of his own fund. Men's clothing, too, was in short .supply. One class of contribution he would be glad to receive was crockery and household utensils. He had visited the homes of some of his charges and the state of their houses was distressing. Breakages of crockery could not be replaced and there was a groat need of utensils. The depot was not assisting relief workers as such, but only where they had sickness in their families or sudden emergency, in these circumstances, an applicant would pass from a case of relief worker to one of indigent poor. With the return of men from seasonal employment in the country, the numbers at the men's guest house in Antigua street are beginning to increase, and this week about 20 men were daily supplied with meals and a bed. Few of those returning had dene very well in the way of re-establish-ing themselves, and most of them had spent their earnings in buying clothes. They were of a fine type, said Mr Revell, and were obviously pleased to get work to do. All had registered in an attempt to get into the camps for unemployed men. A Busy Week Major G. Dry, of the Salvation Army men's home, had had a busy week, providing for the 84 men who stayed at the home, which is an increase of three on last wsek's number. Meals were supplied totalling 1724 and beds 570. No men had obtained work.

Green vegetables had come in but more were required, together with fruit and jam. Men's clothing, said Major Dry, seemed to be a permanent need —men's suits, or even working trousers, could easily be used. The very good health of the men, which had been noticeable, could be attributed to the regular meals and the good ventilation of the dormitories.