UNEMPLOYMENT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 16 January 1931, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT

POSITION AT GISBORNE MANY CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE (By Telegraph—Press Association) GISBORNE, 14th January. Increasing demands made upon the Cook Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for assistance for those unable to obtain employment formed the subject of a lengthy discussion at a committee meeting of the board this afternoon. The opinion was expressed that such relief came within the scope of the Unemployment Act and the provision for those destitute through lack pf work should be made from the Uneinployment Board’s funds. It was decided that the chairman should forward the following letter to the Hon. S. G. Smith, chairman of the Unemployment Board: — “This board is at present greatly concerned at the demands being made for charitable relief assistance by unemployed. At present 46 separate cases, all attributable to unemployment are being given assistance by the board. “Demands upon the public have already been made to assist the railway workers at Kopua, in view of the storekeepers and milk and meat vendors discontinuing to supply stores on credit. It is anticipated that heavy demands will be made in the course of a few days, and this board is of the opinion that as the 46 cases now receiving relief 3re all eligible to receive assistance from your board in terms of the provisions of the Act, the especial needs of this district should receive earnest consideration. “The position in regard to the Kopua railw.ay unemployed is that a very large proportion of the unemployed there are not a fair charge upon this district, the majority of the workers having been brought from other districts. I am directed to request that should this board dispense relief to these cases, such assistance will be. accepted as a charge upon the funds of your board. “As the local unemployment committee is unable to deal 'with the matter I would appreciate an early, reply advising what assistance you are prepared to grant.”

INDIGNATION EXPRESSED MEN REFUSED WORK PROTEST AT ARAPUNI AUCKLAND, 14th January. _ Keen indignation is expressed in Putaruru and district at the fact that district unemployed, including experienced ex-employees, are being refused employment at Arapuni hydro-electric works, while it is proposed to transfer former railway workers to the works. It is understood that the cost of such transfer is to be a charge against Arapuni. , ; At a meeting of the Putaruru Chamber of Commerce speakers voiced strong protests against the action of the Public Works Department in refusing local men work. A letter to a former Arapuni tunneller from the. Department s engineer at Arapuni stating that work was not available and not likely to be for a considerable time was read. A sub-committee was set up to make a protest.

AUCKLAND’S THOUSAND

COUNCIL HAS NO MONEY

AUCKLAND, 15th January. Nearly a thousand unemployed men and ♦ one -woman marched to the Town Hall this morning. ' The delegates interviewed the -Mayor (Mr G. Baildon), who informed them that the council had not a penny to SP The unemployed then adjourned to the Trades Hall. GISBORNE RAILWAY CABLE TO- PRIME MINISTER GISBORNE, This Day. The Gisborne railway committee met this evening and decided to send the following cablegram to the Prime Minister, the Hon. G. W. Forbes: Poverty Bay is very dissatisfied with the stoppage of the Gisborne railway. "We urgently request you to give this matter immediate attention on your arrival in the Dominion and arrange for yourselt and Ministers Urn investigate the position on the spot.” _ The cablegram was signed by the Mayor on behalf of all local bodies.orderjTrefused IN JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASES WAIROA, This Day. Several judgment summonses were heard in the Magistrate’s Court against workers put off the Waikokopu-Gis-bome railway construction work. Mr Harper, the Magistrate, adjourned them for two months, emphatically refusing to make orders until the men were re-employed. The Magistrate said that the Government’s action came as a bombshell to workers, and storekeepers were faced with heavy losses. Although his sympathies were with the businessmen he thought that as the workers had been suddenly deprived of their means of livelihood their last pay would not go very far unless they were re-employed quickly. The Government should be urged to find them other employment, and no orders would be made in the meantime.

CHARITY PREFERRED TO WORK WELLINGTON TRADES HALL DECISION DEMONSTRATION BY UNEMPLOYED WELLINGTON, This Day. The Trades Hall decided that all men employed on certain City Council works for three hours a day in return for bed and meals must refuse to go to work to-day. They are to attempt to draw in afl other men employed on these works who were not at the meeting last evening, and at 2.30 this afternoon they will assemble at the Hospital and demand the same sustenance as they would have received from the Charitable Aid Board had they worked during the Another resolution provides for another meeting on Sunday to make arrangements for a demonstration of unemployed on Tuesday when the Prime Minister, Mr Eorbes, returns to New Zealand. , . , On 23rd January, the unemployed are to attend at the Magistrate’s Court in farce when some prisoners coming up on similar charges to those heard before Christmas will appear. A letter will be written to the Minister of Justice de'EUCALYPTI EXTRACT FOR ALL AND ALL POE SANDERS Because discriminating people have learned to appreciate the value of quality SANDER’S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, as well as being a curative agent, is an vnrivalled prophylactic for colas, flu, and all infectious diseases on account of wondorful antiseptic value and non-irritant action.