UNEMPLOYED CRISIS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1931, Page 3

UNEMPLOYED CRISIS

PKIMiEI; MINISTERS EXPECTATIO N ■■■■'• - : WELLINGTON, June 16. - / /lleplyingMo various - commpnta on tlie uiiexripioyineht relief situation, the Ifirii-mei' Minister, Mr .Forbes, said that iiie money, provided,., by Parliamenu Jiaving been spent, there was now no furtherv provision' for finding other funds-,'Untii: . Parliament gave author .The. means of providing further tuniis,;:had not- yet been (determined, Minister of Labour was going into the'question. He would make a re .bmmendation to Cabinet in time fpf-. ;tt, decision , v to be made, ,so that the matter could be brought before the House as early as possible in the coming, session.

,; Tt has been suggested that I’arliameht' should be called together earlier, .than the 25th. of. June for-the purpose; of.'considering ways and means of giv-, ling assistance, but Mr Forbes said, that , was .hardly possible. ■ The' Prime Minister suggested that 1 during the interval before the meetipgi of" Parliament, assistance could well ! ;h&!Csi‘ried on temporarily, from private and public body sources. “The gen- • Oral i.pbsition in regard to finance,” .he said, '“is very difficult indeed, but we are endeavouring to do everything possible td> deal with unemployment.” Mr Forbes added: ‘<l believe that co-op.- ; ©ration right throughout the country ! between private and public bodies and the Government will enable much further assistance to be given the - large numbers of men who were still engaged on Government relief works and: extra public works. We are employ--irig many more men than usual, and • are' straining/ every effort to keep’ them on, but our ability to give assistance is entirely.- limited by the finance available, and, at t present, the lack of money makes it all very difficult.”