UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1927, Page 1

UNEMPLOYED

L uv TKi.iiuiurn —rim phems association. AUCKLAND, Fcl>. 16. The Auckland Citizens Unemployment Committee formed last June, decided to-day to disband and to place the onus for the relieving of tho unemployment problem upon the Government. It was resolved to notify the Prime Minister of this decision during Ins coming visit to Auckland on Friday and inform him that the Committee could no longer perform any useful service in view of the Government’s apathy towards its activities. When the Committee met, it was announced that the Mayor, Mr Baildon would not be present. It was also announced that the Assistant Town Clerk had resigned his position as Secretary of the Committee, owing to the pressure of other business.

These two circumstances were taken to mean that the City Council intended to drop out from the committee’s activities.

Strong criticism of the Government’s attitude was voiced. It was stated that the total number of unemployed in Auckland province was now well''over three thousand.

SYDNEY, Folk TG. Doctor Ingram, Bishop of London, arrived at Sydney to-day. Discussing migration, lie said, he finds that ho had boon “flogging a, dead horse.” Ho added that there is no enthusiasm in Australia over immigration, while the trades unions were against it. RAISING OF FUNDS. AUOKLIAND, Feb. 16. A scheme to raise funds by art unions to provide work for the unemployed has been submitted in the fqrm of a notice of motion to tho Auckland Unemployment Committee by Air E. Shat']), secretary of the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association. It will be considered by the committee next Monday. Outlining the scheme, Mr Sharp says that art unions of short duration could be bold every iwo months. The necessary tickets would cost one shilling bach, and selected unemployed men could be employed in selling them. Tho prizes would he, say, £SO, £25, £5 and twenty of £l, totalling £IOO, for each art union, from which, be believes, very large sums coubl bo raised without difficulty. The profits, lie considers, should be subsidied by tbe Government, and the whole sum would be handed to three trustees, say, the Mayor of Auckland, the Chairman of the Harbour Board, and Mr E. Pbelnnd (who is secretary of the Timber Workers’ Union), who would allocate it to (lie local bodies, which would expend it upon work for which the unemployed of their own districts would have the first claim.