THE UNEMPLOYED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 144, 15 July 1909, Page 3

THE UNEMPLOYED.

! DISTRESS Bf CHRISTOHURCH. ■V- i By Telegraph.—Press Association. "•'-''. Chriatchureh, July 14. A strong deputation of the unenipioy- ';. Ed waited on Mr. Hart, chairman of ;'- the Trades and Labor Council, complaining that the council was aot doing enough to hnd men work, and making threats of taking steps ou his own account. Mr, Hart says there was no indication as to the manner in which the unemployed intended to "shake tunics up." One man said he had to leave his lodgings and did not know where he was going to sleep. Another said hi did not, intend to commit suicide trident someone else having to suffer. The men, continued Mr. Hart, would probably parade the streets. He was certain there was a great deal of distress, out the Trades Council was doing all t could to help, despite the talk of some men. Christchurch, Last Night. Mr. W. H. Hagger says that the number of callers at the Labor Bureau has decreased appreciably in the last few > days. The list was posted outside the CSty Council office yesterday giving the Barnes of forty men for whom work was available. Six of the men commenced ■work yesterday afternoon and five nio.-e to-day, so that only 11 of the 40 men have put in an appearance. Mr. A. D. Jobson, city surveyor, informed a reporter this morning that ' the number of applications that he is at ' present receiving ior work is no greater' 1 than usual. The City Council is always \ looked upon to provide work when no- : thing else is offering, and, consequently. ' he is continually receiving applications " for employment from carpenters, labor- '' ers and others who are faced with a ten;- t 1 porary lack of work. J At the Trades Hall Mr. d'Arcy reports J ihat to-day there have been about the ' usual number of callers. He state that fl many of the men are becoming tired I * of calling and receiving the same reply I ' to their enquiries for work. Conse-1 j 1

quently there are not so many calling »nd asking for work. Those that call enquire more particularly what steps are .proposed to be taken to find work for the unemployed. The secretary of the Trades Council's Unemployed Committee (R. J. Eckroyd) has communicated with the city and suburban members of Parliament and asked them to meet the unemployed and d : steuss with them the question of the right to work and of the introduction of a right to work Bill next session. Wellington RELIEF WORK. Wellington, July 14. -The subscriptions to the local unemployed relief fund total £636.

Wellington, Last Night. Fifteen more men were put on to work at Victoria College grounds to-day, making forty altogether. The work is being provided in the vicinity for another dozen. There are now over four hundred names on the unemployed list kept by the secretary of the Relief Committee. Wellington, Lnst Night. At a meeting of the Citizens' Unem- , ployed Relief Committee to-night, the Mayor said that £717 had come in to date, meaning, with the Government subsidy, £1348. About £llO had to he paid to men now given work. , There . were something like 409 names on the Unemployed list, and the sum in hand would not go very far. If other work than that at Victoria college were found more people would subscribe. It was resolved that' the money handed over for tree-planting be ear-marked for that purpose. It .was decided to put the men on road construction from Constable street to the signal station on Mount Victoria. Any. further sum in hand will be used in making a recreation ground at Kilbirnie. About 30 men will be started at Constable street N en Monday.