UNEMPLOYMENT.
A GRADUAL REDUCTION.
{Special to the "Guardian.") WELLINGTON, January IG. "Although several of the relief works foivwhich special loans were, raised have been completed, there is .still money left on some of the accounts, although it is steadily dwindling and the number of unemployed engaged is gradually being reduced," said the Mayor of Wellington yesterday. In reply to questions the Mayor said he certainly would not view with equanimity the possibility of having to provide' relief works for unemployed in the future on the same scale as during the oast winter. Neither this nor any other local body could stand it, he said. Wellington had done far more than any other centre in this direction, with the idea of assisting the Government to relieve the situation, which was particularly bad; but he regarded it as an emergency and could not contemplate providing relief works on such a scale again. It would be a very serious nroblem if there were as many unemployed next winter.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 82, 17 January 1930, Page 3
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