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Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1931, Page 3

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■)..l ijdl ' i *Hii 'Q'i. ‘‘l v.r,;: - FOR UNEMPLOYED.' ■ - ... -l v , , 4,V<«i /liy Press Association) h,-V:.‘-•••I.nL-:-.-j-<‘*;•- » .-v'Vvv*'-pk-f, i WELLINGTON; Septtfmfien-2*. b-~ Mr J-.v-S; J.es»op, ' of. the Unemployment Board,- lias made the following'statements^ : " v ••-• i The newly-constructed Unemploy-' ment- Board, -after an - investigation, have unanimously reached very ; definite conclusioiis as to.- future policy. These who have been . approved by the Prime Minister and the Minister ofFinance. . The: Board* bave now decided that- it is imperative that the unem-' ployment::'funds shall he -largely diverted from : the»;'Wdrk' t 'dorte- ; ’ --'by*-:tiie. --locaU bodies -undeF-What i& called' Sbhetfi&'-Np: '5- directly tb‘'reproductive wdtkjj ’ iriain-' ly ■ oil bifid. : - y<. ‘V<» 1 Whilst; ' much irsefuF aVofk hkm ■ been doiie by the- -Lbcal BOdiesi'Vtlje’ ‘limit of the s'aine, in.-iSfany--''ixsases;,'' : ha« 'heeid' indite than -reachett;-' i -it »•> proposed that responsible j fckiijhe i various.merrtrbsy be given i-mucli’inorev, authority to -control- the in '.their-' various centres,'-.asbociafed : with-- soine;, permanent'publicsofficer; > >..■ ! 'The outstanding fact it that - it * r,s absolutely necessary that- the huge amount of money that is being paid out weekly' l hhalT'' b& definitely turned to productive uses, so that it m.».y tend- to incTea^es'.!.|he ; exports of the country- ' and increase the- revenue tn the State... Otherwise, it is obvious that the very source from which tlie unemployment funds’ are derived will tend to dry up. In those districts where tlie; brinin' industry is mining, attention will be paid : fd develop’ 'the'-''''■'sa.md : in evbry possible way. * : v Tlie Cliangeciverf wilhifeikesome "time -to effect,”- concluded-iMr' Jesseip,' “litthe -meantime,! -‘the Board is working in close :touch the ■ Departments" of - Public-- WIPES', 1 Lands Departments’, ' and' State vances to co-ordinate their forces and save overlapping. "' . •->