MINISTERIAL VIEW

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1932, Page 5

MINISTERIAL VIEW

ON REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF SUSTENANCE. (Per Press Association — Copyright.' September 9. A confirmation of th© Unemployment Board’s decision' to reduce to fifty per cent., as from next Monday, the amount of sustenatfife'”payable if a local b'ody is unable to find work for a man, was obtained to-day from Hon. Mr Hamilton, i, ’ .

It had been found, said Mr Hamilton, that some of the local bodies were taking advantage of the ninety per cent, proi ision to avoid their own responsibility of finding work, and the new decision could be taken as an indication of the Government's attitude towards the responsibility of the locail bodies to find relief work for unemployed men within their districts. line Government’s policy all along, had been “no work, no pay.” It is understood that, from the end of this month, the sustenance is to be paid only in respect of the work actually performed!

NEW UNEMPLOYMENT SCHEME.

COMBATING RABBIT PEST.

WELLINGTON, September 0. ,

A scheme for the utilising of unemployed labour in some sixty rural areas in combating the rabbit pest has been formulated by the Unemployment Board, working in co-operation with the Departments of Agriculture and of Lands and Survey. The new scheme is shown, as “No. 11 Scheme.” Briefly, it consists of subsidising both , the farmer and the workers. Among the conditions, it is provided that the Board is to pay £1 per week to each single man, and £1 ! 10s per week to eacu married man, together with 5s per week to their employer as a contribution towards the cost of their food supplied. Of the £1 10s per week for the married men, £1 will be paid direct to liis wife.

There are special provisions in respect of unoccupied Grown Lands, where the men will be required to keep themselves in food. The rates of pay there will be: —Single men, £1 15s per week (including £1 5s from the unemployment fund and 10s from the Lands Department); manned men, £2 5s pea* week (£1 15s from the Fund and 10s from the Lands Department.