"FIT FOR LIGHT WORK ONLY"

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 132, 8 June 1925, Page 6

"FIT FOR LIGHT WORK ONLY"

Quite a considerable proportion of the callers at the Mayor's office during the last week or so have been —and continue to be—men, some married, some single, who state, and who also obviously are truthful in their statements, that they are unable to undertake anything but light work, and are unable to find such employment. To know how best to help thoso callers, remarked Mr. Norwood to a "Post" reporter to-day, was difficult; the council would very" readily place every one o£ the them if it was able to do so, but plainly it could not, for very few of the civic activities called for men who could not undertake heavy work. It had to be remembered, also, that Corporation employees also fell upon unhappy times now and then, accidents which incapacitated, serious illnesses, and the council >vas in duty bound to see that those men did not go without employment. Mr. Norwood added that he would be pleased if citizens, who were able to offer positions, would communicate with him: the men were genuine, they would work if they could find work.

'"Lhe Post's" London correspondent, writing cm 21st April, says that "Piithc'fl 'uiizcUi.'," during tin's "week contained .scenes of the opening of the Maugahao nydro-elei:triis headworks, including tho niniiug on of the power by the Prime Minister for 'New Zealand, Mr. Massey. The. lilni was taken by the New Zealand (.iovernii.ent Publicity Department, and }'-'as placed with PatWs by the Publicity .Section in London. Faille's made a spneLit feature of the Prime Minister, st:;ting in their tilling'that he was at the lime lying dangerously ill. On the previous week's Pathe programme were shown scenes of the landing of the Gov-ernor-General, General Sir Charles FcrSiisson. which was also the work of the Publicity Office. This demand for New Zealand topical film is rapidly growing., and small sections are being forwarded to England by each mail.

liufore Mr. W. A. Worth, J.P., at the Muvilit Cook Police Court this morning, a- first offender for drunkenness was fined .10;:.

Messrs.-Vine ,- llK l Co will sell household I.M-ush«-ai-n-ii|-. tini Mnrt, 107. Uislomhou&e>;y-, ou WeUucsduy next, at 1 y.m.