UNEMPLOYED REQUEST

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1923, Page 1

UNEMPLOYED REQUEST

j 11V TKI.EORAPII AYKIJ.IXGTON. Tunc A 7. A dcpilt.a tion of llm uim-mtilnyi'd wailed on llm ALiyoi to-day. Ihe Ue[.utatimi was about . •"> m number. The Main,' in!' rim'd them that the City Council had very little money lor the purpose o! relief. It was intended to -tart since work on a road conned inti Se'toim and I.yali Bay on Monday, hut this would not employe man. men. They also had £IOOO ear-

rkotl Inr 1111.• 11i] 1 1<>> >il snldii-r-. A1 1 :111 ! !<>lll i 11ir-. lir ii '| i•< i:>! ;i]• ]'*‘>I ■a,,i,! ( i i.i !,'■ mil'll' t-.i ill' 1 |il'!ilii' j' (1 i' iiiniU. ilc ui.iiiil iiiii^iill i!i<• Minisii'i- .f i’lilili.' Work' I" see 'I < l'" (;i;\ fi'iiiiii'iii ui'i'i' likely in cxtciiil tin'llnlii'l work' ni'iir \Vllingtmi■ Til,, ,Icin ll ni ion ucrc mil sal islie'l i w ith til.' Muyi'iT niily. Tiny express- j ~,1 tlio lie!ici that llii' City Coiiinli i., )U |,| iiiid irmiii'y in <-oniHin t ion v illi tlii. (liivi'niniciit. iiio I.iilnmr M.IV" i l Wellington lunv sirmsgly protc'l <■ I against the Me vnr' - utiiiiuli'. Tlicv say tlmt 1 lie re ' ... I .. ; -,V» ... lllll'l !'1,.i1l

the eiiv. nuil that n>>tin yr is being |,, nr . j,, i *•)it*\ (* i!:o -ini ' l i n n Uoyund iht* takiiJ'j «m tow mt'ii l*v ttu* Public AYorks Department at 12- a clay, wind, is uo low a wage to afford very nsu.-li relief. Tii,- W. l!iniiton Labour ALP.’- " nsj,i,.|- t h:i t ill,' Government should co,u it!, tln> City Cnimcil in providing s ll ita I,l<■ work fm llie unemployod in tin* <ii v. *>r in it- vicinity. ( TIT!TSTC 11 rHCIT 1 ’<ISITToX Juno 27. ] M, Mr.Mi inc. President of dio Cnn- | torbitrv Pregre.-s League. stated to- ■ J:iv that, with the greatly improved financial rendition of tlto country. and with so much flood damage to bo rettaiivd. tlto position in regard to oraplovmont this winter ought to show a marked improvement on the two previous years. The building trade was brisk, and had apparently absorbed ail the unskilled workers usually employed in the trade. In the clothing tradethe position was better than during la-t winter, and in the furniture and printing trades, the position, if no bot.v as certainly not worse than it a year ago. ' There was a slight improvement in the general engineer- j ing trade, but a minder of somi-skided worker- l'rr.m Britain were unable to find employment. The agruoutund implement trade was again slack. A few ••aimers were unemployed, and the T.u- j ’ our Depaitment had team-get - ant. j other farm hands on its lists.