RELIEF WORKERS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 428, 12 January 1933, Page 4

RELIEF WORKERS

cUt iN allocation . — — ROTORUA COUNTY EXPRES* SYMPATHY WITH 1 MEN. REMIT TO BOARD Sympathy with the relief ^ in the recent cut in their \?ages 'expressed hy members of the Rok County Qouncil at it meeting day in the course of which a depi tion from the Rotorua \ Workers' Association waited v them. . ~ Headed by Mr. Carnaehanthei Workers' deputation asked the ccj to bring their case before the Uij ployment Board and to askthattj conditions should be allotted the Mr. Carnachan pointed out hardships which had already been flicted upon the relief workers previous cuts and contpared the p tion of the men in Rotorua unfav( ably with that of those in tlie ci where there was no stand-down He pointed out that with the sc] term beginning shortly the unri

of a man with two children of scl age was unenviable for on : £3/15/- per month which he was i receiving it was quite impossible him to provide the necessary h clothing, books, etc. which were quired. Mr. Geddes said that the cut ; caused consternation in the ranls the workers and many had counse the men that they should put u fight against the conditions. Howe the executive of the relief wot was determined to carry on in a stitutional manner. He contes that the board should creat^ avenues of work and suggested the coirnty should not find n difficulty in convincing the ti that Rotorua was a most suit place to undertake such works! Mr. W. J. Alexander in corrot ting th© remarks of the prev speakers dwelt upon the difficu and hardships experienced by de men who had been forced uponn and whose credit was now a t! of the past and thus made their j the more hard to clothe their fam in view of the approach of winter After a lengthy discussion ku all councillors took a share the e ty decided to inform the Unemr ment Board that it was of theopii that the present allocation was sufficient for a married man toi upon and to suggest that more; necessary in view of the appro ing winter.