UNEMPLOYMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1932, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT

FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS.

AGAINST COUNTRY CAMP PAY

'By Telegraph — Per. Press Association)

WELLINGTON, April 9.

The Unemployment Board’s derision • to send all registered single unemployed men now receiving two days’ work per week at 9s per day into the country camps resulted in a demonstration of the unemployed being made yesterday afternoon and 'another demonstration again to-day. . The intention- is to send to the country from Wellington where there are 2800 men in . the above category, some 500 men within the next month, and then to make up this number to 750 or 1000; in the following month. Any refusal to go into the country will automatically result in the man concerned ceasing to be employed under the Number 5 Scheme. It is understood over 200 men have signified their intention of refusing to leave Wellington and go to the cou n« try,

Forty-five men were required to go to Waijniha to a-camp near Taumur-u----r.ui, the men leave on Friday night, ? but only 26 men actually entrained, f

Trouble was caused by agitators ’encouraging men who had already signi-1 tied a willingness to go to the camp to join in a demonstration protesting against the camp principle, :

This morning a crowd of about two thousand men assembled at- Te Aro Post Office seeking an interview with the local Unemployment Committee.

The members of the Committee afterwards waited on the' Unemployment Board, asking for information regarding the scheme. They were told that every registered single unemployed man was affected by -the scheme. This information was later conveyed to another crowd in the Corporation Yard. It’ was received with a certain amount of hostility. The crowd of 2000 under a misapprehension marched away to the bottom of The Terrace to the office of the former Unemployment Commissioner, the Government Statistician, but on being informed of their mistake, they dispersed after speeches were made.

RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYED.

£4OOO RAISED IN CHRISTCHURCH

CHRICHURCH, April 10. An All Nations Fair, held to raise funds for use in helping the sufferers from unemployment during the winter months, concluded on Saturday. In four days the fair realised £2,326 12s lid, and there are still funds expected from entertainments that were held by outside organisations in conjunction with the fair.

The street appeal some weeks ago realised £1,675, so that the total amount, available should be about £4,000.