THE UNEMPLOYED.
RELIEF WORKS IN WELLINGTON. By Telegraph.—Presa Awkttion. Wellington, Lasi Night. The Wellington IJarhor Uoard had umler coiirdderivlioii io-day the question of proceeding with new works with a view to nH'ordiing some relief 10 a large number of unemployed at present in Wellington. It wa< resolved to immediately proei-ed with the works recommended hy th ( . engineer, involving an expenditure o{ about i-IO.tWO. The ehairman (.Mr. T. M. W'ilford. M.IM, in explaining the attitude of the Board, said the members had been actuated with the idea of alFording *onie rollof to the serious dMreV< now e\istin«». but. at the same time, he desired to em* phasitse trie point that inn a shilling was being expended, whivli had not been reeomnieiided l»y the engineer, so that the ] Uoard would get full value for its' money. I
Dr. Xownian (Mayor of Wellington) said tlic I'ity Council would en-operate ivifli the Harbor Jioaril as far as ]iossilile, and lmd already I'lnli-avon-d to meet tile difticulty in siartinj; uselul works.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 103, 28 May 1909, Page 2
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166THE UNEMPLOYED. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 103, 28 May 1909, Page 2
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