THE UNEMPLOYED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 114, 11 June 1909, Page 2

THE UNEMPLOYED.

POSITION- IX CANTERBURY. MEETING OF LOCAL BODY DELEGATES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Chrislchurcli, Last Xight. A conference of delegates of the local bodies of the Christchurc.h district was held to-day and discussed' matters connected with finding work for the workless'. The .Mayor of Cliristclmrch presided, and stated that he had received no reply from the Prime Minister to his telegram asking if the Government would subsidise jxmmt for pound the works started by local authorities for the purpose of absorbing the unemployed. It wan decided to further communicate with Sir. Joseph Ward liv telegraph and adjourn the conference till a re.Jy had been received.

Mr. L. li. Wilson, secretary of the unemployment committee, stated lie had the names of 20S workless men-on '.is list. Of these one hundred were married with families, ranging from one child t,> fourteen. Ih the last-named rase live, children were earning something. He declared there were'at least 5110 men in Christehiireh out of work The opinion was expressed by delegates that the General Laborers' Union should issue permits to incompetent' men to work for seven shillings a day, and one, speaker advocated that this rate-be paid all round in order not to attract the unemployed from, other parts.