UNEMPLOYMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1931, Page 3

UNEMPLOYMENT

WILL LEVY BE INCREASED? (By Telegraph—Vtr Vress Association) WELLINGTON June 15. One of the first questions to be submitted to Parliament upon the opening of the session on June 25th will be that of unemployment, according to a statement made by the Prime Minister, Mr Forbes, in an interview today.

An impossible position, lie stated, lias been reached by the Unemployment Board, whose 1 weekly expenditure of £40,000 is double the revenue that is being received. The suspension, of the No. 5 schemef will date from next Saturday. This will mean that thousands of men will be left without relief work. The Prime Minister said to-day that more money would certainly have t-> be fjjund' for unemployment relief, -in. ! ‘hat Parliament would be -isk *d i«. consider the question during the coming session.

Mr Forbes said that be was not in the. position to sn.y at present whether the levy would be increased or not. He was not in a position to say whether same other way of finding tho money required would bo attempted. Suggestions have been made that- a temporary scheme to assist the unemployed until Parliament can deal with tho situation, will be drawn up.

However, it is understood that The securing of the finance to do this will be particularly difficult.

AUCKLAND DISTRESS.

STATE HELP URGED. A UCK! A V D, Juno 15. Auckland members of Pivliament and representatives of local bodies, inter iewed to-day, we ,- e unrirmous in the opinion that tlie Governmen' could end should, meet the emergency caused bv the e hausiion of the f’n payment Board's funds. They mge tip Government to advance .sufficientmoney to enable Number Five Scheme to be continued a further fourteen days, by which time Parliament wo’dd have validated the. irregularity am* made Ire. h provision for t,.e future. A ration Oi meat is being added t., tho uiueis long issued by the L> until »le Aiu i-ioai u to app.i aius tor outdoor leliel. this ha. Ixui mace possible oy the purchase by ti.e tit of about 'Jo,st>t» care ses of mut

ion at i::w prices mostly m ... w «-s ay. tile meat was held in cool store, nil n that the waitr has airiieci tho Gove 1111, eat has ad ise , the vatiouHcspital l!oa:ds that it will be av i’ able to supp en eut the food or e s T* e Auckland 110m 1 will rece ve up ard of •f'/C .1 • 1 .m.s -j !<>: di.st: id. l ion. This

.'.ill bo recu.ved in parcels of ah tit 500 ea cases as required, Vt a !,’i;re_ i).i “iiig .of lirmmp’oyed a il>; 'lra ' 0 ’ 1 r e l! , •w’ job ‘o i ToiriinnrVite the large attendant 1 died to mow to St. Matthew's Hall, a dension vl- - fo nay no rent during tin.* p"'iod that the relief works are suspended. "u' l p’-o tp p , ” , nu»ce publicly th > ” r .C r , I-.), ’lords was re-c’ - ! , v n lmfoiv at f e”dnd meding o r 'ino>rp’ov'' l tips m'ruing. OF RELIEF, NELDEU. tUaIJfCHuItCH, Jt.ne !•>.. Meins ui meeting the amua-i.yii ci - cite., o i t suip. lisioir of til ' lilnsi.:l>l(. ~„ _ui iita,us Ao. o scheme were uibeu sen by . Lite Chi istchurch City Council ty-night. ojiile pmtesting to the Government that the scheme must be renewed immediately. .or a. substitute provided the Coun il decided to call a minting of tin representatives of all the local hd es concerned in the operation ot the scheme and to delegate power of action t.o the combined Works and Finance ( unmittees of the Council. ft was mentioned, in tlie course of the discussion that the Canterbury Ho-pital Board i.s already spe' ding at the rate of £36,009 a year in .the relief of dsl "ess, although the provision on the Estimates for this purpose is only £20,000.