THE UNEMPLOYED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 169, 10 August 1909, Page 2

THE UNEMPLOYED.

CONDITIONS IN CANTERBURY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christcnurch, Last Night. ■ A party of twelve men were despatched l)y the Labor Department this morning to work on the Cass-Bealcy section of the Midland Railway. Work in connection with contracts jwraitly |let ibly Selwyn County Coimcii for the clearing of several reserves of gorso and wattle has been commenced. Nunc men from the city have gone on these contracts, but it is stated that they did not 'belong to the unemployed class. There have been registered to date at the City Council offices the names of 'M)~ men who are out of work, and of this number lof have got employment on relief works. Of 38 men whose names appeared on the latest posted list, 1(1 have taken work. Others mav have got work else-, where.

A "I'AXACKA" I'OK UNEMPI.OVMKXT L'hristclinri-li. Lisi Night! At 11 meeting of the CiinU'i'liury 'l'null's mill Labor Council on Saturday night 111" following resolution was carried: "That this council is ot opinion that the question of unemployment can only be solved through industry being organised on scientific lines, having as a basis pioduetion for use instead of profit, and that this can only be brought about by the instruments of production and exchange being in the hands of the- State. The present commercial system is, in our opinion, the real cause of the preI sent' unemployment with its attendant evils."