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Evening Star, Issue 19803, 29 February 1928, Page 12

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UNEMPLOYMENT AND ARBITRATION. TAURANOA, February 29.- —The If on. O. J. Hawkon .addressed a fair audience in the Town Hall last night, his speech being in general on the lines of that delivered at X’apaiootoc on Monday night. Ho said that in a .country like New Zealand there should ho no unemployment. and it was very essential that the, reason why secondary industries had not been" able to. absorb the workers should he ascertained. Tie was hopeful that the inquiry into the working of the Arbitration Act would find the reason He explained the .system of rural-credits.-and emphasised .the good work done by the Government in dealing with the housing problem, also'hr helping fanners in herdtesting. export of fruit, and in other directions. A hearty vote ot thanks was nnaramonslv accorded for the interesting address. To-day the Minis+er attends t'm show, .and spends to-morrow visiting the clisf nti, Tie leaves on Friday morning for Itotoum. ALCANTRA DISASTER. LONDON. February 38.—The Coroner, in giving a verdict of drowning, owing to collision at .sea, said that he was not satisfied that the Russians by any means did all they ought to have clone to help tire men drowning under their very noses. It was incomprehensible why nothing was done to save their lives.