THE UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1930, Page 3

THE UNEMPLOYED

ONE THOUSAND MEN. GIVEN JOBS IN AUCKLAND, (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND,; Dec. 23; A remarkable achievement wa.s carried out to-day by the; Labour Department, the Engineers’ Department of the City Council, and' the * Local Unemployment, Committee in finding work for about 1000 men. The fund available was a grant of £24,000 from the Unemployment Board, advice of which was received by telegram on Monday. Practically every man who reported up to three, o’clock this after- 1 noon was engaged. The remainder of the unemployed are requested to report to-morrow morning, when it is honed work will be [found for several • hundreds more. It is'Christmas emergency work, continuing until to-morrow evening. •. 1 7 ' ■ SUSTENANCE PAYMENTS. ; WELLINGTON, Hem 23. A, deputation frouit the Wellington Trades Labour Council and the Local i Unemployment .Committee suggested to tfy'i Minister iof ".Labour to-day. ithat,-. that, in view of the widespread (distress. :the Board:should put the sns-‘ tenance regulations into operation im- ( mediately. Hon. Mr Smith said the Board had been considering matters of urgency !in to the present. nm\ had not yet had time to complete the machinery necessary' for the payment of suston‘vance. He recognised that the posi-ti-bn would have' to be investigated ' carefully to prevent I 'the scheme being '•abused, : but ‘he 'Niopod that an announcement would be made very soon. He Was quite convinced that sustenance would have to he paid mtil the ■B'dard' formula ted' ‘a permanent policy. ■i ; i RETRENCHMENT. 1 <■>"- GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE. ■ WELLINGTON, !><•• 23. ■’' Suggestions have been made from time to time that the Government, as part of its economy campaign, is eon-ivdm-ine making retrenchments, in the public service. This question was mentioned to the Acting Prime Minister. Hon. Mr Ransom, to-dav. Mr Ransom stated definitely the i matter had not been considered bv . Cabinet. Special reference was made to the possibility of the Government deciding to retire civil servants on superannuation before the completion of forty years’ service.. Mr Ransom indicated that no jfgfyb step has,been considered bv the .Government.