UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 254, 26 October 1932, Page 9

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF.

AUCKLAND COMMITTEE. SUPPLY OF SEEDS REFUSED. A report by the treasurer presented to yesterday's meeting of the Auckland Metropolitan Unemployment Relief Committee showed that since the last meeting £80 had been received, making a total of £6781 since the formation of the committee. The accounts paid had amounted to £4206, and when present outstanding accounts had been paid and commitments,met there would be a surplus of £2135, of which £1750 was on deposit.

"During the past fortnight 157 men have received boots and clothing. Thirty-two of these were city men and 125 camp men," reported the officer in charge of the depot. The Labour Department's figures showed that 98 men had left Auckland for camps during the fortnight. The total number of men who had received assistance from the depot was 5141.

The officer in charge of the boot repair depot reported that for the two weeks ended October 24, 263 pairs of footwear had been received for repair, and 170 pairs had been claimed and paid for. The number or people calling was in no way decreasing.

Leave of absence until next year wae granted Mr. J. B. Munro, the honorary investigating officer, and the committee recorded appreciation of his services and assistance.

Criticism of the Unemployment Board for their failure to supply vegetable seeds to relief workers after an officer from Wellington had stated that this would be done, was made by the chairman of the committee, Mr. G. A¥. Hutchison, Mayor of Auckland. Advice was received from the board that the committee's request for assistance in this direction could not be met.