LITHE WORK IN VIEW

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 275, 10 February 1928, Page 1

LITHE WORK IN VIEW

POSITION WILL BE MORE SERIOUS CITY FUNDS DISAPPEAR SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL Pointing out that loan funds were nearing exhaustion, that, road works were two years ahead, and that no new works were in view, Councillor Allurn told the City Council last evening that the unemployment position next winter was liable to be very serious indeed. T H E City Council declined an invitation to appoint a representauve to attend a citizens’ meeting to support unemployment insurance. An invitation was also received bom the Civic League to attend a conference on farmlets, with the idea of te ™® ne ntly relieving unemployment. The Mayor remarked that the ia- ™ idea savoured too much of the dole, and he did uot approve of it. councillor E. T. Phelan pointed out hat the council was in no way comnutted. and the council should take u P®rt in a national movement. Others were against the motion, on ground that it was a national question’ and the council had always ou U3e ° t 0 g ° ou *- s^e its own local

WORK WANTED, NOT DOLE hrm!!!J no^or "*■ *-'■ Alium said he Insurance would never come ut- The efforts of the people a should be directed to prong worl1 ’ n °t to a means of paying f r ey t° keep people out of work, ‘■min it j ' stallw °rthy thought the should make some contribu--n discussion on a very vital A “ckland ° Ue * hat seriously affected Mayor pointed out that the inthe* 11 Was to attend and support of unemployed insur- , it Is not a question of politics. It * •srlous position outside politics,” , i “ uu ‘ke<i Cr. A. J. Entrican. “1 beve the council might spend a night the position.” He ex-

pressed the opinion that Western Australia had done better—in the inauguration of community settlement—than anywhere else south of the line. MUCH WORSE COMING “I do not know whether Auckland realises that we will soon face a very much worse position,” stated Cr. J. A. C. Allum: “Our street works are two years ahead of programme and our loan expenditure is reaching exhaustion. Huia dam is finishing, and there are no tramway extentions to put men on. Moreover, the Government works cannot continue indefinitely. “We are liable to come from the high to the very low, and we face a very serious position.” Replying, Cr. Phelan denied that a dole was suggested, and said the Government was at last awakening to the seriousness of the position. If the discussion in council had been at the suggested conference it would have served the purpose desired. The council finally decided to discuss the position at a special meeting. but in the meantime to appoint Councillors Phelan and Stallworthy to a -1 the Civic League conference.