RELIEF PAY
(Press Assn.-
auckland position MINISTER CONTENDS CITY UNEMPLOYED WELL TREATED REPLY TO CRITICISM
-By Telegraph— Copyright)
Auckland, Saturday. The acting-Minister of Employment, had written to Mr. M. J. Savage, M.PV, that the weekly allocations made to Auckland by the Unemploymeht Board for distribution to the unemployed in relief wages and sustepanee are 53 par cent. greater to-day than the amount received a year ago. It was aaded by the Minister that it would he saf'3 to say that Auckland City- was very well treated when compared with other parts of the Dominion-. The Minister continued. "(1) Sus'tenance Provisions. — It is not possible at this stage to put into oparation- the sustenance provisions of the 1930 Unemployment. (2) Regarding conferences of landlords, unemployed and members of Parliament to dfia'l with the ranf . questions. — I feel that no good purpose can be servad hy the Government' entering into this question. "(3) To make equal provision for both sexes. — Provision according to circumstances and those means at our disposal are available for unem- » ployed women. "(4) The pay of 10s a day for married men and 7s 6d a day for single men being paid is considered to he reasonable, when taking into account the average earnings of workers in most industries to-day. "(5) The proposal that camp. work be voluntary can be considered. "(6) Regarding payment of over--eas and other debt obligations. This is a matter for Parliament to cons.ider. "I should like to draw your attention to the f ollowing facts, which at this stage, it is well to remember: — The estimated average weekly ineome ' 7 of the Unemployment Board is approximately £73 000. At present the board's weekly allocation is £83,000. For a number of weeKs during the late winter and spi'ing the board's weekly allocation was £91,000. Although the board's funds are quite healthy it is easy to see what the refult would he if the weekly allocations continued above our average . weekly income." a
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 409, 19 December 1932, Page 5
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328RELIEF PAY Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 409, 19 December 1932, Page 5
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