THE UNEMPLOYED.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1909, Page 3

THE UNEMPLOYED.

COPING 'WITH THE DEMANDS. By.Telegraph—Press Auociatioa. Christchurch, Thursday. The efforts of the City Council and the Lalxir Office have considerably decreased tile namberjof men unemployed, and enquiries at the Bureau have diminished. Dunedin, Last Night. The Minister for Labor, a? a result of an interview with Mr. Macandrew. .Engineer for Railways, and Mr. I/" Cren, head of the Labor Department, today gave instructions for twenty-five men to be selected frfr employment on the Mosgiel duplication works. As a result of the combined efforts of the Department and local societies, the unemployed in Dunedin which stood «t 279 recently has been reduced to 70. It is anticipated that trains on the duplication of the line will be run to Green Island at the beginning of next fear, and to Mosgiel by Christmas, 1010. .

BU3TFELLING AND PUBLIC WORKS ?':» Wellington, Last Night. ■ tip to the present, 71 men from various parts of the Dominion have been sent by the Labor Department to bushfefling work provided by the Government .at Bangitatau. " Arrangements have been made to send another batch rf 20 men this morning, and a further lot of 30 are to leave for the scene of the work to-morrow. • These 40 men are from Wellington, Palmerston North, ChristchuTch and Auckland. Next week Jt is hoped to despatch 60 more men in lots of 20. lie Labor Department received advice to-day that men who have already started work at Rangititau are making good progress. There is room in the block for 250 men. Ten married men will he sent to the Stratford-Ongarnc --'V works on Saturday, and on ." ' ten more are to go Nelson to tic works in that district.