THE UNEMPLOYED.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15112, 30 October 1914, Page 10

THE UNEMPLOYED.

A.V AUCKLAND SCHEME. 'PRESS association telxcsau.) AUCKLAND, October is>. The Mayor (Mr C. -L Parr) intends to ask tho City Council, with a view to providing employment durin<: the present slackness in building trades, to proceed with its scheme for the erection of workmen's cottages in Grey Lynn suburb. • Tho City Couiril bnin's unable to provide the money required for this purpose, the Mayor that workers bavins atnall sums oi ihone.v available and other people wit]- money, !*> .invited to take up City Council debentures. That i.s t-o say. if the Council could arrange for £200.000 it would probably bo Mi.i.eient to erect thirty to forty cottages, and ihe Council would nvobably b** willing io pay five per cent.