N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1932, Page 5

N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

INCREASE OF 770 TOTAL IS NOW OVER 55,000. (Per Press Association — Copyright.) WELLINGTON, July 15. An increase of 771 in the number of the registered unemployed throughout New Zealand is recorded in the figures for the week ended July 11 Last. The total number on. the hooks of the Labour '■ Bureaux was 55,099, compared with 54,328 for the previous seven days. u ,

Of the total number of the registered un'ciinployed, 43,157 were engaged under the No. 5 Relief iSehnne. This left 11,9-12 stand i ig down, or unplaced,, which number, although it was larger than the previous week, was smaller, than the total of those unplaced during preceding weeks, there having been a fair'.y steady decrease for some time in the numlxr standing down. DISTRESS IN TARANAKI. DURING STAND-DOWN” \VEEK. NEW'PLYMOUTH, July 15. Tlie position of thfe unemployed in tile provincial 1 centres' dtitiiig the; “stand-down” week was described as. being dstpo-at'e. at a. meeting of representatives of every important organisation ill New Plymouth, which was called urgently by the Mayor .the previous night. Hasty canvass had been made,: and £y)o was cofllected to tide 3C6 penni.eis men over, the week-end,' 1 It was explained that the' power of 1 the Hospital Boards to grant relief to, able-bodied men during the .“standdown” period had been taken away, • and that,-outside the foj.tr chief cities, the Unemployment Board had made no provision for relief in the “standdown” period. During that time many families are in desperate straits.'

Thee speakers vigorously and unanimously condemned the action of the unemployment Board in discriminating in favour of the four cit es. A strongly-worded; resolution was passed, calling qn the Government, either to eliminate the “stand-down” week ir. New Plymouth, or : to-withdraw its direction to the Hospital Board not to grant any relief or' work to the able-bodied men during that period: By this afternoon over £2OO had been subscribed by the cit: zens. TAXATION -LIMIT REACHED. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VIEW. WELLINGTON,; July 15. Tim Executive of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, expressed the opinioii to-day, that the limit of tftka* tiau lias been feacMd, axid they decided to ask the Prime Minister and the Minister of Employment that the unemployment taxation be not increased, and also plana hte deyhed for keeping the unemployment expenditure within the income of the department and that borrowing be not pursued for unemployment purposes; . It was further resolved that the Minister of Employment. be . asked t° : furnish a return,' showing the cost of. the administration of his department.

, MINISTER DENIES STATEMENT.

REFUSAL TO MEET DELEGATION

WELLINGTON, July, 15

In spite of a statement' to the contrary, in the city td-day, the acting Minister of Employment, Hon. Mr Hamilton, denied that any arrangements had been made by him to receive a deputation from the Wellington Unemployed Relief Workers’ tomorrow.

It' was stated among a section of the Wellington reiliuf workers tp-d'ay that a demonstration had been arranged to-day, and that it was intended to wait upon the Minister, as well as jother members of tins Unemployment Board.

When questioned upon the point, the Minister said that no arrangements whatever had been made for a deputation. Before a deputation can wait upon a Minister of the Crown, arrangements must bo made accordingly, and unless they are made,-no deputation will be received. ■ - ’