DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) UN EMPLOYMENT. WELLINGTON, June 28. The .Mayor. Mr G. A. Troup, said to-day that the unemployed situation in Wellington is showing no improvement. There wn- a public meeting tonight. It was decided to invite subscriptions front the citizens, and to ask business firms to arrange with their employees for the making of certain deductions in the employees’ wages towards the unemployed funds, and also that the amount subscribed should he spent on city works.

The Mayor stated that an application hail been made for sanction to borrow further £20.600. The Wellington Football Association /has decided to give all the proceeds at the Basin Reserve on Saturday next to the unemployed fund. The Association Bands have agreed to assist.

A street collection day is to he held on Friday.

The professional musicians are also to give a concert to assist.

It. was suggested that the Churches also should take a retiring collection next Sunday towards the unemployed funds. DUNEDIN. June 2*. After the purging of the rolls, the names of II I unemployed in Dunedin remain on the Labour Dcparment s books. As about lifty men were placed in work last week, the above figures show that the unemployment U increasing slowly in Dunedin. One week ago the unemployed totalled 121.

Of to-day’s total of -11-1 there are 186 of the men married, and 228 are single men. The selection ol the fifty men. engaged for the Corporation works was completed hist night. All these men are married. PALMERSTON X.. .June 27.

There has been it oil per (cut increase in the list of unemployed at Palmerston North over the week-end. seventv-loiir out ol ii.inety-.lour men seeking work being labourers and farm workers. The Departmental Officer reports that no work is offering and his office has been besieged dailv bv a stream of men. •

R CGBY FLAYERS IN TROUBLE. CHRISTCHURCH. June 29. Three senior Rugby players were ordered off in l/hristchurch last Saturday. Last evening the Union, ordered G. Rhodes, of Alerivale, to stand down for one Saturday for criticising the roferoo’s decisions. The eases against E. V. A 100 re (Christchurch) for alleged deliberate kicking of an opponent and J. Jeffries, alleged striking of ail opponent, "ore adjourned so that the referees could give evidence.