THE UNEMPLOYED FAIR.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 136, 11 June 1927, Page 8

THE UNEMPLOYED FAIR.

I It must hp to the organisrami 1 worker? at the fair m see bow svmpathetaailjj the public have re-por.dc«s to their appeal. Tb vast amount of ;w<;. r.f a ]] kinds tiathm been given for the \ariou~ stalls shows Art J the j<eople of .Auckland lealise the cbh j position ari c :ng Jr<<m unemployment and as I anxious to do their hit toward* relieving tb j situation. On visiting the fair one f>au% j however, what struck me most was tie triti 1 of the old saying. "The be»t friends d poor are the pc*>:." I continually aotioi j how people, some obviously having a gtn/ft | themselves. were patronising the stalls, ol s the frequent remarks. "I know what it ■ • ' be out of work and hungry, and now thatlHi ' pot a job I must do my bit for the snhrif j on< s. ' Some of the things I have heard fnß j the workers at the fair have been as j oj»ener to me. and I sincerelv trust that th : t!nanc:al result of the fair will enabk fc < alder and hi> mission staff to ease thinpi* . many unir-rmnate ones for the rest of , winter. I ■was rather surprised to bear tltf 1 something like ill<M of the proceeds IHBltp the council for hire o! the Town that the mission fr.lk hope to get some raw* | sion. Let council do the right ■! generous thing and rein it the lot and their sympathy wjih and appreciation of object* of tne work l»eing done. The payers are the people who loot the bill, I don t think thev will make a fuss. ratepayer. '"Paddy also suggests that the City Cnod should remit the rent of the halL