N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1931, Page 3

N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

OVER 10,000 UNPLACED. AUCKLAND, May '26. Returns supplied by the Minister of Labour (Mr Smith) showed that for the week ending M‘ l y 18, 39,553 men registerdd as unemployed in New Zealand. Of this number 28,760 were placed by various bureaux during the week, leaving the total unemployed as 10,793. ~ Registrations in the main: centres were as follows: , Auckland, with dependents 2264,: without dependents 2822; Wellington 1459—2355; Christchurch 2674—1745 Dunedin 1277—1037;' Invercargill

623—281. The registrations were greater than, the previous week’s total in all centres except Invercargill. Excluding men placed under the Board’s schemes, the registrations on May 18 were: .Auckland ,"971, Wellington 949,. Cjhrisit-church 615, Dunedin; 739 < 'lnvercargill 490, other towns 7059, total 10,793. MINISTER’S PLEA. BUY N.Z. GOODS. AUCKLAND. May 26. - Outlining various schemes for providing additional work in : the winter,: Mr - Smith (Labour Minister), at Otahubu, mentioned new fores, try, bovl, roading and rebuild in?. aetivit'os, and the encouragement of .the use of New-Zealand-made goods. , Regarding the latter-, ho said that every effort should be made to indue*-* wider use of those articles, Ayhicli could be made at ia price at.which the public would rot be exploited, in corn--parison with the charge for the imported article. Tt was calculated that if there .were a 10 per cent, increase, in the purchase of New Zealand woods, work would he provided for 2000 additional men and women. After a conference in Wellington shortly, overt woman would he asked to help the movement.

Mr Smith also sard he* had no proposal to submit to parliament to increase the unemployment levy.