THE UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1933, Page 5

THE UNEMPLOYED

HOUSE DISCUSSION’ POLICY OPPOSED BY LABOUR.;

(Per Presj-As6o«iiitibii~-Copynglit). ■ ■ WELLINGTON, October 27. > Replying -to•• a- question .jp. the House ii'om Ml'. Jones as ito 'the Government 1 intensions regaining- 'Christmas ' holidays for; relief' workers, Mr. 'Hamilt-.a said -the Unemployment Board was looking into..the matter’ and the' avrangoment would probably •be very much whe same fiaiit year. It would most likely be a fortnight’s hoiday on full pay! ■;" •* *7 Mr Jones: And free transport ? Mr .Hamilton'; - The Board js looking into that too. • • '"' .. ’ Mr Fraser said the Minister h d haltingly attempted ■" Ip justify the piecework, system.' Apparently ho -vna ashamed pf the':'system. Mr Fraser asserted; it could, nol bo 'imposed equit* ably on /navvying . work. - The' ostensible object .of.the ’BdaTjj, was .to .i-g to sweat the. i-metf..:, The destruction of labour -Ijiavs .'resulted; in .sweated labour in. faetdriee. y, ; Mr Coates,: .Name on'e factory. Mr Fraser said • instances’ of sweat* ing in garmeptUncrtorjcs in Wellington •had heeii brought .linder his notice. •Mr .Coates: Vpliy were they not ."9* ferred to the Labour Department ? ■, Mr Fraser scidj the Labour Dep t* •meat* may. have-boeiiideceived in the matter. What was wanted was an ;n----vestiget;on into 'the conditions' in' Naw , Zealand factories.i- i fThere- were' a number of. manufacturers who would-prove his statement. The '' Government’s r-ol* icy had - also brogght about undesirable conditions %ih ,'dpmesii.?., service. , All they * asked for waft: 'a -proper 'inquiry.- : Mr Coates;. You'have hot named one factory. ■ . Mr Fraser said' that' t ,if an' .inqu’ry were set up, ; t-he facts would, be presented. if, . ' Mr Hamilton eajd fie had noted all - the points raised dqripg the delv'd®, - and would give them •cbpsideTatipii.