HELPING SINGLE MEN

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 60, 8 September 1931, Page 8

HELPING SINGLE MEN

Almost four times as many single men as could be taken applied in Wellington to enter the unemployment camps. This is proof that the proposal is viewed by the men most affected—the single men—as •offering lliem something better than they can otherwise obtain. These men are volunteers, ready and anxious to work. They are prepared to do their part, and the Unemployment Board is anxious to do its best to help them. The board realises that much cannot be offered in the. towns, where llie work, though useful, is not immediately productive. • In the country, on the other hand, there are opportunities, especially in land development, for the employment of labour on works which will give a direct return. It is this direct return that is the keystone of the position. Where it can be obtained, there is some contribution ultimate settlement of the work problem. Each man employed productively helps to provide work for someone else. The Unemployment Board's difficulty lies in organising the work to meet the needs of the men, and in providing the initial finance. When it overcomes these difficulties, it is to be hoped that no attempt will be made to place new obstacles in its way.