BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1928, Page 2

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Australian Press Assn. —United Service DUNOON. April 30. Air Hetleroii replying to a question, said the Transferancc Board was reporting shortly. The hoard was giving

special attention to oversea settlement. The Government was co-operating with education authorities to prevent demoralisation of unemployed youths. Work would he found for ninety-two pm- cent of the youths from training centres, ol which there were now one hundred, with an average daily attendance of fi.liOO.

Mr Grenfell —"One tenth of the money needed to transfer unemployed miners would reeoiistruet the coal tradi* mid re-absorU the lot.” Wellhead read a letter from exports staling that there wore one hundred thousand unemployed in Australia, and it was cruel and criminal to send out men to the vigours of hush life which native Australians would not face.

A XFAV HR is TO QUESTIONS. LOXDOX. April 75;i. In the Commons, lion. L. Aineiy informed a questioner that the Knipire Marketing Board, during the year ended .March 31st. spent L’2( 1(5.337 on all forms nl publicity, including press amt poster advertising, and participating in exhibitions, fairs, shopping weeks, lecture campaigns mid cinema films.

Samuel in answer to a question said the iiiicrest the Government received from their holdings in the Aiiglo-I’er-sian Oil Company totalled L'3.(H3.-i->9. LOXDOX. April 30.

Mr Shinwell, in committee, moved to reduce the .Ministry of Labour estimates as a protest .against the Government's callous disregard ol unemployed. which was unparalleled in Britain’s history. The true state of allairs had not been disclosed. It was much worse than the official statistics showed. The Government passed the Light Ilnur Ait in the interests of increased coal production and now the coal-owners were demanding restrictions on output. The Industrial r l ranslierenee Board found no work tor a single man though then' were fifty thousand unemployed in South Males. It, sent only 221 to training centres. The Government had produced a new problem of derelict mining towns. Sir I!. Horne (.Minister of Labour) said nobody had a remedy lor unemployment. What was Labour's remedy for the importation of Lite commodities which was causing unemployment in Britain:- He emphasised the opportunities for migrants in Australia and Xew Zealand.

Air 1!. C. Wallhead (Labour)-

tls all go there.’’ Sir R. Horne—" If 1 wore young enough 1 would lie glad to lead you thither." Ali- A. AlaoLaren (Labour) —"Why don't you marry ” Sir R. Horne —" 1 have not your attractions or I might have done. The chairmanship qf a matrimonial agency is not included in the functions of the .Ministry of Labour. The Alinistry ought to pay particular attention to the emigration of juveniles. I here are half a million more people unemployed in Britain than helore the war. but more people than over could find "»ik. It was Britain’s responsibility and lmimden duty to find opportunities overseas and get rid of the tragic ease of vim l l l s unemployed from the moment of leaving school. Afr R. S. Hudson (Labour) said hundreds of men in his constituency had refused to go to training centres.

Lord Cavendish-Bentinck ifon.) said the Government’s refusal to ratify the Washington Eight Hours’ Convention gravely injured British workers. Air C. Edward -'.Labour.' said it they approached the problem in a nonparty spirit like the prayer hook, a solution could he found. They would have to consider pensioning the older order to give the younger men a chance.