WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 654, 4 May 1929, Page 6

WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED

WHAT GOVERNMENT HAS ACCOMPLISHED

MEN BEING PLACED |«K ia maj>::3S to fftOwt aaeniytoymeax. vajt giv«a ay the Minister any read or other public worn that aceenruated mrrl quite y.hl:j- Worka De-partxaeat wa glaring '> aiei m AsckSaad, while the FcrLe partmerx ils tak.ng an. IA r-*a on lie Wtngasu: F ta- •. i- a a** .' e Prune M ixfeater iiea :n Oir-.ar.cn area arfor the pin ng of 250 men. and g dd. c o€ next month. Toward the end ot Jane the Forestry Department wonid >s ante to place men in Dibaci. lad been. m.arivt tor -me pLacing o< 24 men. on pAntm worsen in figPUiargfEL Tie Miaiater meat .coed a Lao that the ma.bmic.ies prom:.sed to local bodies to - the -erren: financial year totalled £.\#7,\,n, of which £.44,A<11 had been grp-proved itaee die present Govern--1 iii!isr -ams taro power Instructions fhat the umber? of men on public works were to be uereased were Limed on December 17, when there were 12..' 0 met employed. 2y Fei> jtr.arr 7T the aimber had acreaseti to 'a: there had been a alight jr duct tot a a race -hen, and the total cumber •mpioycd on April 27 was SU3) coritared with. HhSS on April 2-*, 1325. Tins there were 2*312 more gen employed on pab£ie works now than at the corresponding period last year.. Zaeiudir r contractors and local fcr*dy Mnployeea, the average number cf (joicnmesr. employees in March. • ; -s - . •- in March, 1328, an increase of 2.*vSl. The 3fl-iinter added that 4,7g0 men feed been aent to public works, mci iding railway works, since aaaumpt*on of office by the present Governjeent.