THE UNEMPLOYED.
POSITION AT WANGANUI. PROTEST AGAINST MIGRATION. (Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, This Day. The Mayor (Mr Rogers) wired to the Prime Minister a few days ago for relief for the unemployed here. He has received a reply that the Departmental figures showed that only six men were unemployed in Wanganui. This morning a meeting of unemployed was held, at the invitation of the Mayor, when 270 men registered, practically all being labourers. In addition there is a largo number of young students who have just left secondary schools and are seeking employment. Resolutions were passed asking the Government to take immediate steps to relieve the situation, and protesting strongly against immigrants being brought into the country while the present conditions' exist.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 78, 12 January 1928, Page 4
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122THE UNEMPLOYED. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 78, 12 January 1928, Page 4
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