SECOND DEPUTAT[?]

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

SECOND DEPUTAT[?]

MR. CLINKARD APPROACH Last evening the deputation r ed upon Mr. C. H. Clinkard, 1 with a request that he place the] tion of the Rotorua unemployed f ore the Minister with the objec securing an increase in the alloci and the adjustment of several am ! lies.

The deputation was introducei Mr. R, Carnachan, who detailed. wishes of the relief workers foi creased payments, pointing out serious position in which the were placed since the reduction ii rates. A married man with two dren who received £4 10s for weeks' work, had but 30s left paying rent with which to pr food and clothing for his family | A second point raised was ti ! justice of reducing the weekly | cation when either the worker o wife received payment for other. official relief work. It was cons ed that this praetice removed an; ; centive for the worker to help self. Mr. Carnachan pointed that his association had no with the Rotorua Unemployi Committee which, he said, had al given any suggestion very fan sideration and was painstakingi efforts to carry out its duties fair and partial manner.

Representation Wantea Mr. Cottrell in supporting president, said that there was an ment which did not like the glove" tactics of the associationhe assured Mr. Clinkard thatt 1 sociation and the inaj ority o members were decided upon fo ing constitutional methods only. raised the question of represent. on the local committee in order such anomalies as men having o vel long distances when c^oS®r was available might be placed ( the eommittee. Mr. Clinkard suggested that was required was an overhau committees with the object o s ; ing the best men irrespective | class or ereed. t 1 The difficulty of men going 10 lie Works camps owing to the n sity of providing themselves sufficient funds to cover the week's canteen and °thei' ^ ^ was also pointed ont by Bh' . who considered that represei' should be made to the Mmis ^ Public Works that in such ea first accounts of these men s _ guaranteed by the departmen \ wages. He quoted a case V . man required for a specia ise had difficulty in accepting reason and was eventually g®1 by the association. Mr.- Carnachan pointed out the metropolitan areas the1'® . many charitahle organisatio could assist the worker, bu rua, with the exception oi _ men's Club, which did its , the meagre funds at its disp >■ were no such bodies. • Mr. Clinkard: "The should not have to provjde sistance and tbis matter i which I will make strong i' ^ dations." Continuing, « x' , said that he wottld be please the points raised before the ^ of Employment on his 1'etu . , ^ lington next week, and s ■ preciated'the manner m ^ depixtation had approache stated its case.