UNEMPLOYMENT

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21236, 7 August 1934, Page 13

UNEMPLOYMENT

WINNING OF GOLD MR BROMLEY TO INVESTIGATE MINING SCHEMES [From Our Parliamentary Reporter.i WELLINGTON, August 6. With a view to securing co-ordina-tion of policy in the winning of gold with the assistance of the Unemployment Fund, an inter-departmenta] committee of three members has been formed. The members of the committee are Mr W. Bromley, deputy-chair-man of the Unemployment Board, Dr. E. Marsden, secretary of Dhe Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Mr A. Tyndall, undersecretary for mine& "We are trying to press forward the search for gold, with a view to improving the general economic conditions," said Mr Bromley in an interview to-day. "The measure of assistance which the Unemployment Board ia prepared to give to gold-mining companies depends a good deal on the merits of each proposition.' Some companies ask us to find the money while they find the gold. We cannot be interested in such cases. However, in cases where the schemes are approved and the companies propose to spend money in quest of gold, the board is usually willing to give financial assistance, one condition being that the money advanced should be refunded to us before any dividends are paid." Since the retirement of Mr J. S. Jessep from the board, Mr Bromley has taken charge of the gold development side of the board's work, and before Mr Jessep's withdrawal, he accompanied Mr Jessep on tours of gold mining districts, with the object of becoming more closely acquainted with that phase of activities. If engagements permit, Mr Bromley proposes to leave Wellington towards the end of this week on a visit to the Thames and Coromandel districts, While the object of his visit is to investigate general unemployment problems in that district, he hopes to deal particularly with goldmining.

RELIEF WORK IN NEW BRIGHTON SPECIAL MEETING OF . BOROUGH COUNCIL Various matters affecting relief workers in New Brighton under the No. 3 scheme were discussed at a special meeting of the borough council last night, when a deputation of seven was received from the New Brighton branch of the Christchurch Relief Workers' Association. The Mayor (Mr E. A. M. Leaver) presided, and there were present: Crs. j W. E. Wilkins, A. E. Lawry, L. Ors- 1 born, W. L. A. Taylor, J. K. Worrall,! W. Hulme, T. E. Thomson, R, E. Holloway, and J. S. Ainsworth. The requests of the branch and the discussion were taken in committee, Messrs H. Kennedy and H. W. Burnand speaking for the deputation. It was decided that on wet Mondays the men should assemble at the central depot, between 7.30 a.m. and 8.30 a.m.; that the overseer should then advise them whether the whole day would be declared wet; that on Tuesdays, when Monday, had been declared wet, the procedure would be the same, and that if the men had started the week's work notification of a wet day would be given to the men on the gangs before 8.30 a.m.; that no change could be made in the present arrangements for payment; that the council's motion that men be given work as near as possible to their homes be adhered to; that consideration of requests regarding sick pay and making up short time be deferred until enquiries had been made; that the present arrangement for the periodical employment of relief workers on the permanent staff should remain unchanged; that, if orders were given by the men concerned, the council should deduct 6d a week from their pay, to be contributed to the New Brighton relief workers' sick fund.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAYOR'S FUND Contributions to the Mayor's Belief of Distress Fund yesterday reached the total of £3346 Is 4d. Cash and goods

promised amount to £2290 14s. The latest cash contributions are:— £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 3341 9 4 Mr and Mrs W. E. Kiddey (3rd contribution) .. 10 0 Staff, Josephine's Kitchen (Ist contribution) .. 015 3 Staff, Massey, Harris, Ltd. (10th contribution) .. 0 7 9 Staff, Marldon, Ltd. (2nd contribution) .. 0 5 0 Staff, Weston, Ward and Lascelles (3rd contribution) .. .. 2 4 0