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Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1932, Page 4

The problem of the unemployed youth is ©till a very present ore. An organisation 1 is now at work in various centres to cope with the matter and some advance is being made. Two members of Parliament (Mecsrs Ansell. and Smith) are t our ' n g the country endeavouring to stimulate public interest in the work of finding employment, and are .laying the foundation of air organisation which should do much good. A late report says that under the organisation, 54. boys have be:n placed on farms ini Canterbury, 10Q bbyis w4re ready to do farm work in Dunedin. 'At' Invercargill 45 boys had been found work, 75 in Wellington, .50 in. Gisborne. In New Plymouth a co-operative kindling wood enterprise had been started, also, a message bureau had ben *j:t up. In regard to trades employment, employer; found themselves hampered by the Appirenticfe, Factories, mid Shop (and Offices Acts, and there was a desire to have the lawS amended to give more openings for youth. The present year is now advancing and thle end of the school year, is loomi”g up and it is estimated that in CPjrisWnireh vicinity 'alone, 7000 lads wifl] b'e leaving school and Peking employment. In some parts' of Canterbury welfare branches ate. being .a t nip to care far the lads .JwhiJe .pinpVymev.t'. At Lincoln Collegi a special course of farm instruction is. being nut in motion for the benefit of lads an-dons to get on farms, bud some 50 are being taken in at nee, and the Government is providing the necessary «v'«mmr<latn'on. Thes" various attempts indicate that thfe' matter is beLtr in”'tm->|ied i.tli seriously, ; and no doubt employers generally will be nrepared to do what they can within the law, to help in the absorbation of this labour. It * ‘' \ "

would be wteul if trades could he more open as n means to attaining sound tuition but the law restricts apprentice!? in traces, there are obvious objections to til© wholesale employment of apprentices, but the matter shou-d bo hwtw iiti.irailis.ij to permit of a greater number of tradesmen being created at this juncture—they will be fu.ly needed in the future. The matter is one of great importance to maintain the manhood of our youth, and all posable support should be given in th!e way of finding work for the lads.