UNEMPLOYED BILL

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1930, Page 1

UNEMPLOYED BILL

R.S.A. ATTITUDE. IBy Telegraph—Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, July 22. The new Bill which it is proposed to introduce into Parliament for the alleviation of unemployment was read to-night at a meeting of the Executive of the. Dunedin R.S.A.; and after a full discussion, the following motion was unanimously carried : —“That the Dunedin R.S.A. appreciates the fact "that thd Government, recognising the seriousness of unemployment among returned, soldiers, has suggested the appointment of one of the New Zealand R.S.A. members to the proposed Unemployment Board. However, the Dunedin Association desires to know, before any steps are taken in this direction, if and how soon the Government proposes to put- into operation the recommendations of the Rehabilitation Commission, because the question of properly rehabilitating 5000 men dealt with by the Commission is more pressing. Moreover the suggested Soldiers’ Civil Re-establish-ment Leauge would be more fitted to deal with all returned men, both (a) physically lit unemployed men, and (b) men suffering disability. It is suggested that on a proportionate basis, any such proposed Unemployment Board could allocate funds to the League .to disburse to physically fit returned men unemployed under the Unemployment Act. This stigesxion is put forward because it is felt sure that in many cases returned men physically fit are unemployed because of some result of war service.”