UNEMPLOYMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1931, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT

AUCKLAND DEMONSTRATE

(By Telegraph—Per Press Associate

AU UK LAND, Jan uary 16 Ihe unemployed made a demons! tion in Auckland this morning. T earned through the city streets wreath-covered coffin"’ bearing tbe scriptiou “Done—our jobs and i

faith in Forbes Government!” (jar ing banners, the procession, wh finally reached a strength of 3 inaidied to the Trades Hall, where t unemployed problem was discussed various speakers. Following

Trades Hall meeting, about one hi tired men called at the Police Statj and asked to be locked up. Their quest was . refused. One of the sen officers told the men that they .coi not be locked up as long as they wf law-abiding men. Then they Sa '‘The Red Flag,” and reforming t procession, marched - away, shoutir •‘We want work!” .

WORKING FOR MEALS.

CHEAP LABOUR SCHEME A' WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON, January 16

A deputation representing the W< Imgton Trades and Labour Coun< waited on the ' Wellington Hospit Board this afternoon in reference the unemployment difficulty, and; as ud for the Board’s co-operation in gc ing the 'Government to provide aui able shelter for the .destitute, uieritio mg certain, buildings >vliioh might ! used.,, .Arrangements should. ffI.SQ 1 made to supply Food. The members 'the deputation took exception of tl arrangements under .which the me who were unemployed had to do. thr* hours work for the City Council b tor© they could obtain assistance, an contended that it was unfair that tf City Council should get the men labour under terms which amounted t one shilling per hour. Mr J. CaStlj (Chairman of the Board), replying Said the work offered by the Oit Council, had been provided at the ri quest of the--Board. It-was not pail of the’Council's ordinary-work. Wbij it was true.the sustenance in j-etur tor three hour’s work amounted , t three shillings,-in .the ;case of .sing men, it amounted to five shillings fd married men. The Hospital Board wd doing ali it could to alleviate the pos ticn°The deputation's proposal wonl he referred to the Committee in du

course. •' NAPIER, January 15. That the teaching profession woul be seriously affected in...the. matter p unemployment was a statement tv hie was made by G. A. Aladdison, Chad man of Hawke’s Bay Education Board The Board had on its roll, the name of 72 teachers awaiting employment but it was anticipated that on libera estimate, no t : more than 15 to 20 them could be engaged by February, when the sohools reopen. There i always a certain amount of UnCmplojj mertt amongst ex-trainees at the W ginning of each year, but the pos« tion in 1931 will be far worse thfti ever previously. The position is neefp tunted by the necessity for econom, in expenditure. ,