N.Z. UNEMPLOYMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1930, Page 3

N.Z. UNEMPLOYMENT

CABINET POLICY. ' PAYING OFF SINGLE MEN. (By Telegraph Press Association > WET LINGTON, December -.7. .. A. statement, by the . Mayor,;of. .Nel-. son that the Government- had Appart ently handed over the responsibility of dealing with the unemployment question to the Unemployment Board, and that it had paid off all men on relief works, was refuted by the Minister of Public Works on Saturday, and said' that the suggestion made was entirely contrary to the fact.

The Minister explained that provision of employment for men on Government relief works was still being attending to by; himself and other members of the Cabinet Employment Committee, although the Committee would be onlv too'pleased to receive suggestions from the Unemployment Board. He also explained that the Cabinet Employment Committee was of , opinion that at this time of the year, when seasonal wbrk is. or should shortly he available, the period of continuous employment of single men on relief, works should be limited to about three months.

Deal ins: specially with the NelsonMarlhorouah district. Mr Taverner stated that it had been decided to dispense with tlie. services of about 100 single men,, who had been employed on- relief works ,in that district- - for over four months, and fill the resulting: vacancies with other men from Nelson. Marlborough a.jid Wellington. who had been without vyork for several months... and were consequent-, lv in very straitened circumstances. This action, in addition to distributing flovernmcnt relief among a -larger nu.mh.or of unemnloyed,. would'"release nhysicially fit men. who would.-' he available for farming, and" agricultural work in the district.

THE UNEMPLOYED. •C’HT? | r T P OH. IV-. P. “How hmg.wiP’ we have Pus seething crowd in the Oitv. It is exceedindv daneerous.” asked a member at a. meeting of eifme-ns of the TTneinolntvment. Committee this morning. referring to the recent, demonstration. ATi- E. T:. Hutchinson a meml-or of the Unemployment Board retried th-d, the Hoard would get. -its machinery going in a dav Or two. when various v.evks con’ld he nut in hand.; The Committee onfamr] n . ynsolnV.ien recommending that failing provision- of work for single men. a en- ,M r*. nr cam’is should he ringed at their disnosal u-ith n. view to their obtaining work in the neighbourhood o r t'-e<e cam os.