HARBOUR BOARD WARY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 279, 15 February 1928, Page 1

HARBOUR BOARD WARY

UNEMPLOYED INSURANCE more information wanted All the board is being asked to do *5 to express an opinion concerning a Principle. We might have very great difference of opinion as to the details a national unemployment insurance ®£heme, but surely we all know something about the general principle and voice an opinion on that aspect, would be belittling ourselves as members of a public body if we said ®. did not know anything about the Principle.” Such was the opinion of Mr. T. «loodworth. expressed at a meeting of Jr® Harbour Board yesterday during discussion on a scheme for unemployed insurance. invitation had been received from rj® Citizens Committee of the Council tK w stian Congregations asking that *7® board appoint a delegate to ata meeting to be held to-morrow Jmng to consider the scheme, v * do not think any member of the JnbT Wou id care to go along and speak e name of the board on this subth w * thout knowing something about eme »” sa id the chairman, Mr. H. th Mackenzie. He moved that until thZ board was made acquainted with e scheme it did not care to express *n opinion. fciK? I** 1 ** * Lider said it was impos- * i to say anything concerning a p-inc P i e unless they knew how the principle was to be applied. .1* l he motion was carried. ***''