THE UNEMPLOYED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 158, 29 July 1909, Page 3

THE UNEMPLOYED.

*\W : MEETING AT AUCKLAND. ' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Wednesday. • A large meeting held at St. James's Hall, So discuss the subject of the unemployed, passed resolutions urging the locjU bodies to prosecute vigorously municipal works, and asking the Government to proceed with the roading of Crown lands. A further resolution was carried demanding that Parliament be called together immediately to deal with the unemployed question. PAINTERS OUT OF WORK. Duncdia, Wednesday. The Painters' Union passed resolutions drawing attention to the fact that a large number of painters was out of work at Dunedfa, and asking if it were possible to find employment for them in painting and renovating some of the Goyernment "buildings in and about Dunedin.

POSITION AT CHRISTCHURCH. r ___ Christchurch, Last Night. A deputation appointed by the recent conference in connection with the unemployed, consisting of Mr. W. H. Cooper (City Council), Mr. Howard (Trades and Labor Council), and the 7)111061' of the Labor Department, visited Addington raleyards to-day for the purpose of interviewing farmers with a view to securing employment for a number of single men, about 120 of whom are now open for engagement in Christchurch. A number of farmers were interviewed, tut the mission of the deputation wa3 not conspicuously successful, many of those spoken to declaring that although there was plenty of work on their farms which required to be done money was scarce and consequently they were unable to engage men. There were no street demonstrations by the unemployed to-day, the leaders of the agitations on previous occasions having apparently decided to accept the advice which has been given them to abstain from a method of enlisting public sympathy which seemed likely to have rather an adverse effect.

One or two small groups of men were Wen about the Square during the day, and a few others were gathered at the Socialist Hall, but there was no suggestion of a demonstration. _ The Hon. D. Buddo stated this mornlag that the pressure on the public works of the Dominion so far as the problem of unemployment was concerned, was to some extent being eased. He anticipated that the crisis had .passed, tacV owing to the open winter there had bem very few complaints from the men employed in reference to broken time. Up to this morning 180 unemployed lad registered their names at the City Council Chambers. Mr. A. D. Hart's official announcement yesterday appears to hare deflated the militant unemployed agitation, as the fire-eating leaders of the movement today were resting from their labors. As one or two of those most .prominent in keeping matters in a state of ferment have decided to withdraw their aid, it is probable .that the problem will be left for solution by properly constituted authorities.