N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1931, Page 3

N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

37,558 REGISTERED ... (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) \Yi'i 1.1.1 NOTHN. A; :18. A. slight decrease is shown in the number of unemployed registered at labour bureaux. For the week ended April 13, the total was 37,558. compared with 37,508, hit the previous seven days, an apparent decrease ol 40. Returns supplied by the Aimistei of Labour show that although new and ruiewcd a-p-plcations for work totul J 345 during the week 25,7d7 men qualified for and were placed in wm k uuuer the Unemployment Board’s second and fifth schemes, which meant that the rcai increase for the week was 230. ParMculais of registrations in the main centres 'lor ihe week under review are as follows:

With dependents: Auckland, 4317 without dependent 21J1; Wellington with dependents: 1i23, without depndent 1700; Chrisieliurch: with dependents, 2sob, without dependents, 18,87 ; Dunedin . with dependents 1200, without dependents 100, ■ Invercargill with dependents OSi, without dependents 430. Th-e total registrations in centres were as follows, figures for the previous week being given in parentheses : Aucklalid 0428 1 0403) ;- Wellington 3420 (4013) ; Christchurch 4753 (.1034) ; Dunedin 2273 (2380) ; Invercargill 1117 (1091). Excluding men placed under the uhove mentioned schemes the position regarding registrations on April 13, was as follows:—Auckland 1318, AVe’lingtoii 807. Christchurch 1202, Dunedin 207, Invercargill 338, other towns 7700; total 11,791. CHRISTCHURCH, April 18. In order to make up for the time lost this week as a result ol the hitch that occurred in regard to the unemployment relief works, the City Council has made arrangements for 000 men to make a start on Monday morning. The men will lie kept on lor lour or live days. MASS MEETING. CHRISTCHURCH, April 10. At a mass meeting of the unemployed this afternoon, tint'following resolution was carried :—“That this mass meeting oi the unemployed calls on the Alliance of Unhour and the Trades and Labour Councils to take effectiveaction to obtain adequate relict lor the unemployed. Failing a sattslaotor.v reply, barked up by action, this meeting takes the initiative of launching a Dominion Organisation. witfi branches in every centre, with a militant policy to compel tile Government to give ear to our demand. DESTITUTE GIRLS. AUCKLAND, April 17. The National Council of women with the Y.W.C.A. opened a register a fortnight ago at the Y.W.C.A. Building, for unemployed girls, and 85J rogisteiatioiis have been recorded, and 473 registrations. A woman officer of the Hospital Board attends at intervals, with a view to assisting girls who are dcstitue.

IN NORTH AMERICA. OTTAWA. April 17. "'I lie solution of the world’s economic conditions lies with the people ol the world alone. They must come to learn fully their own business end that, ol their neighbours.’ This was the a iriee given by Kir Josiah Stamp when add:€■ ssi ll • the Canadian Club on Friliiy. WASHINGTON, April 17. I igu res collected here and abroad mdieate that there are perhaps *2.1,0011,000 p > in the world who are willing to work, but have no jobs. It came as a sh ,ek ;o the people c 1 the United S;at“s when the official figure of more than '>,000.000 unemployed was recent!v anno 'need, placing the United tat s we:l up in the internationa’ unci, iployinc it list. Reports received lieie are generally optimistic but there is alt nil ei'tone of doubt in some of them.