AUCKLAND APPEAL

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1930, Page 6

AUCKLAND APPEAL

FOR EARLY AIEETING OF PAELAAI ENT.

(By T’oJegraph—Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, Alay 8

1 A request that Parliament should be called . together immediately to deal with the unemployed problem was contained in a telegram sent this morning to Hon. G. W. Forbes, at Wellington, by Mr M. J. Savage, ALP., for Auckland West. Air Savage states that the Alembers ■ individually are.- at present helpless to deal with the subject.. Air Savin go’s telegram was as follows: “The unemployed problem lias reached des"perate stage in Auckland. Numbers running into thousands are either wholly or partially unemployed. Their families are not getting sufficient to eat and winter is upon them. The local - benevolent organisations, both public and private are doing -good work, which is totally- inadequate t,o- meet) the » ; position,;. .Alep, and-woqie'iUl jtpo, want .work, • and a'ro:i willing to files ..anything. They-are human*,; -and must he fed and housed. What will the .Government do to give relief? .It, is no use talking about next, year., People qrc starving now. If Cabinet., will do . nothing else it -should at least call' Parliament together .and'place., the -responsibility, with! the AlemberH: s who ; are. helpless to db .any,thing worth while .until-the 11House, .meets.-,:Wc will, do ranything unjd-er. the suit that will . help;, to relieve the position, and will be glad to have your assurance that action is to be taken.”

RETURNED SOLDIERS’ IDEA

CHRISTCHURCH, Alay 8

Work for thirty unemployed returned soldiers was offered by the Hon: E. A. Ransom,. Minister lor Public .Works, in a telegram received by the Christchurch Returned Soldiers’ Association. The President (Ali“ G;, A. Havden) replied thanking the ('Minister,, for his prompt action but commenting that the- Grey district -hjid my unenviable reputation ipn qccoimt, of ..the expense of. travel, /tie (asked if /tlig/Ppblie .Works De.partmonjt would ■prqvidc dree; transport) without, refund, if .the men stay--ed on the work- at least one. month.

VICTORIAN RELIEF FUND

AiELBOUIINE, May 8

The Labour Government’s Unemployment Relief Bill was read the seeoh.cf./time' i|i the. Victorian As-_ seinbly.: .. , - _ , Tlio Bill provides for the iinpbsition ; of\a sta-nip .t'hx .on wages of one penny in the pound'per week on all incomes up to £312. On all incomes between £312 and £SOOO a year, there is to be. a graduated . tax, ~ v Tlie amounts to he paid in addition, to the . ordinary income tax, on the iilEppies bfr £soo?and ‘pver wdHJlipii as follows Oii djEoPO,*"" £2 10f year]; on £7OO, Y on eioop, £7 per year; on £ISOO, £ls per year;; on £2OOO, £24 per year; on £3OOO, ,£39 per "year? ' The Bill Till operate for twelve months.