N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1932, Page 5

N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

BELIEF PAY CUT. (Per Press Adsociution — Copyright.) WELLINGTON, September 22. It is understood .that, in future, the single men working on the city relief jobs will have to stand down every alternate week. Thus these men will be now earning 15s per fortnight, instead of 15s per week. The reason for this step is understood to be that it will provide several Kindred more days 'for married men, who will tak 6 their places during the stand down week.

strike continues. HASTINGS, September 21. The relief .worker’s’ strike is still in force. The men are determined not to work under Foreman McGill, with whom the' Beatson’s Park trouble arose. They defined .the Unemployment Committee’s offer to mediate. At a meeting this afternoon one of the unemployed eaid the issues were more than one. They are, the'trouble with McGill, ten shillings wage, compulsory camps, and th 6 whole rottenness of the 'schemes. The Mayor pleaded in vain with the men to resume.

DANGEROUS CARGO

NAPIER, .September 21. No labour was forthcoming to Work the Shell Company’s Raua, and Richardson’s Koutunui, water* riders adherinfVihrTO‘ r sfen to irefuee to work except under the old award rates of pay. It is that t'Le. men are awaiting instructions from Wellington. Th e Paua discharges hulk oil through pipes to the tanks, but case oil was untouched.