UNEMPLOYMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1932, Page 4

UNEMPLOYMENT

FIGURES FOR BRITI AN

OVER NINE MILLIONS

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, Jun e 8.

In connection with , the figures for employment and unemployment given in the Ministry of Labour’s statement for May, it is estimated that they were approximately 9,402,000 insured persons between.the ages of 16 and 61 years employed on Muy 23rd. At that date the, unemployed (*.v’ ; included 430,828 Wjqmen, al o 69,537 boys and 50,413 girjs) comprised 2,001,227 wholly unemployed, and 0L0,664 who were temporarily stopped, and an additional 109,515 who, normally are in casual employment, making a a tptal of 2,741,406. ...

RELIEF WORKS BILL

AMERICAN MEASURE PASSED

WASHINGTON, June 7.

The United States House of Representatives to-day passed the Garner Relief Bill, .as cabled on May 19th, by iZI6 votes to 182, after defeating a substitute measure that was approved by President Hoover. The Garner Bill provides for a vote.of funds for public construction by way r* relief works. The measure rejected eliminated those funds.

The fate of the Garner Bill in the 'Senate is doubtful. If flnai'ly adopted, the Bilj! will in ah’ probability be vetoed by Mr Hoover. The United States Senate .struck from the Economy Bill provisions that were intended to save forty-eight mi 1 - lion dollars by curtailing .the allowances to the war veterans.