UNEMPLOYMENT ACT

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1930, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT ACT

440,000 REGISTRATIONS,

There have been 440,000 registrations made under the Unemployment Act.

COLOURED COUPONS

The hook of coupons issued to those w,ho register contains eight coupons and receipt forms covering the quarterly payments to be made over a period of two years. The coupon which has to be filled in by the contributor provides space for the name and address of the contributor, together with the name and address of tlie employer, if any. These coupons, which vary in colour, contain the information that if the levy is not paid within one month of the due elate a penalty of sixpence will he added for every month or part of a month alter the first month for which the payment is in urrear.

The book may be presented to any money order office tor the purpose of making payment. Un payment of. tlie levy the counterfoil will be receipted and tlie coupon detached and retained by the receiving officer. Instalments of the levy are due tor payment on December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1 of each year, although contributors may pay the annual sum of 30s in one payment. INSTRUCTIONS IN THE BOOK.

Detailed instructions are issued with the coupon book. These state that the book must be presented when the contributor is paying tut instalment. Provided the book is produced payment will be received from any person who, on the contributor’s behalf, tendeiu the amount of the levy. The statement is made clearly that the hook is not transferable. A further direction is to The effect that any person who is not exempt and who will he absent from New Zealand on the duo date of any instalment of the levy should pay it before lie leaves or make provision for payment while absent.

While contributors are directed to pay instalments at money order (ffic (i, there is provision enabling any contributor unable to attend porsonnllv, or to arrange for payment at a monev order office, to tender payment at the nearest post office.