UNEMPLOYMENT
THE PRIME MINISTER’S PROMISE. ' WELLINGTON, Sopt, 28. ' The sensational statement was made by the Prime Minister in the House at 2.15 tins morning that in live weeks’ time there would be no unemployed men capable of doing work. This prompted shouts of gratification, and the Prime Minister repeated his statement with deliberation. - ‘‘Although I hope it will not be reported,” he said, “I want to say we want to watch out that we won’t be asked to employ ' importations from Australia.” In conclusion, the Prime Minister said that under the Government’s land legislation proposals and railways policy 'he fully expeqted to get employment for a large number of men now out of work.
“Of all the big things the Prime Minister has done,” declared Mr Fletcher' (Grey Lynn), ‘"this one promise to-night will write his name on the hearts of the of this country. That is the biggest thing that has been done in the history of New Zealand. I thank him for his promise.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1929, Page 6
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