UNEMPLOYED RELIEF

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1933, Page 5

UNEMPLOYED RELIEF

£1,000.000 SOUGHT BY DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. (Per Press Association—Copyright). WELLINGTON, June 21. A deputation representing the National Union of Unemployed formed at the recent conference at Wellington Yvaited on, th© Hon. Adam Hamilton, asking for the following:— The restoration of ' che' sustenance cuts; The abolition of the compulsory camp scheme; The continuance of piece work ; It was also asked. that no deduction be made YVhen sickness or Yvet weather caused inability to Yvorkers; also that in the cases where'wives obtain Yvork to assist the home no penalty by way of a .cut be : applied to the relief workers; and that. Yvhere relief workers regularly earn a sum in, addition to sustenance, the /emergency.charge of . ohe shilling • in. the pound be made on the additional earn, ings, and not on the. sustenance'payment,', v k to’l , -

. The spokesmen were Messrs-S: Villa (Secretary of the* Union), ■ R. Hedgland (assistant secretary), and D. MeLaughlan (treasurer). • ■. ' At the conclusion, the deputation asked for an extra million poiinds. for unemployment relief. • uu- - said - that'it Yvould be a * very difficult • matter to raise an extra million at the present time, although he had' no objection to taking’ the question to,the Cabinet. No country in ..the Yvorld was doing! more for unemployment that. Now Zealaud. He admitted that there are a number .of anomalies in the present law, and said it was ’ possible that these would, be rectified- next'Session" if. the Prime Minister approved, of the Unemployment .... Amendment Bill, being brought down. : To grant some of the requests made, would involve breaking the law as ;• it at ,present;.;stcod v '..There Yvas no intention of; inflicting - hardship on married men. So far as camps and evictions were concerned they, found .it a very! difficult problem.