THE UNEMPLOYED.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 101, 1 May 1922, Page 2

THE UNEMPLOYED.

DEPUTATION TO PREMIER. IMMIGRATION CURTAILED. EXTENSION" OF PI'BUC WORKS. (By Telesrrapb.-Pn:se Association.) WELLINGTON", this day. A deputation from the Central Progress League interviewed the Hons. Maseey, (oates, and Anderson concerning unemployment, and urged that immi<rratjon should *top while there were men out of work in the country, and that public works should be speeded up go as to provide work, as the poeition was had now and would become worse before the winter. Mr. Mftseey stated that the last big shipment of immigrants had arrived, and there would be no more big shipments before the spring. The Government had sent, 110."> unemployed to various public werks. and would be employing more. New Zealand could not close its doors entirely to British people, who were now experiencing great difficulties. Immigrants all helped the country to hear its burden of debt. Assurance was given that works would be commenced to provide for a certain number of ablebodied men and a email number unable to do hard work, but Mr. Massey emphasised that local bodies who had raised loans must do their 6liare.