Unemployment.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1921, Page 1

Unemployment.

| BY TELKOItAI’II —Plilt IMtKSS ASSOCI A l lON j WEI.I.INULA. Nov. 27. Tilt- City l oiliieil now lias the names <>t .‘il.’c Ullc-lnployi-'l men oil its hooks, but it has not liteti possiiile to provide work lor more Uinu 1,3 on theva i ions i c-liet wan ks. LONDON. Nov. 2t. ('out ra sting w till 111- K raomi-r s view, a | Jell in eon c’spoudeii t u-poils lluit the number "t unemployed receiving relic in Germany decreased during Get,diet 110 111 ISti.dlll) to |.-:2.(Ht11. I his ih’llile' coin inues. POSITION AT I.YT'I EI.TON. ( 11 R ISTl'l U' 111’11. Nov. 21.

Workers mi the Lyttelton w:iterlfonl ate experiencing haul times ""dig >" tin- slump in shipping, and several are n-porn.-d as not having done a day s work for a month. One man staled i hat he had earned only Cl lbs since the cud of September, lie is a nnioied man with a family of young children anil is now living nil his savings. Iwo or three Imnilicd men who live in Christchurch, Opawa. WooLloii. and I leat lieiile conic to port every day m the hope of obtaining wmk and icniain “hanging on" waiting until Hie lasi call for la flour at 2 p.m.. in case they -Inmid he sole,-led for sonic odd job. Coining down I'l'cun town and hanging ai,mini all day and ihen having to return day alter day wilhnin employment is very disheartening to a great many of tin- married men. A eslerdny only boats fieing worked in port were the Wakatu, Optm, C'nnopus. Mabikana, and Katina, the Litt wr aniviic: during the dinner hour. About. 27.0 men M .(.„,cil employment out of »7S <>" the Water-sillers’ Union regi-ter. 3 here is „ cdocimv feeling with so much unemployment amongst watcrsidcrs. sailors o.ui firemen in the port and business people ate feeling tlm ‘'A'*-' l *- TIh ‘ ohl- - for next month is- hetter, as several overseas vessels arc expected.