UNEMPLOYMENT.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17223, 13 August 1921, Page 11

UNEMPLOYMENT.

CANTEEBUBY progress league

COMMITTEE,

The Canterbury Progress League Unemployment Committee met yesterwhen there were present: Messrs "ff. H. "VVinsor (in the chair), A. -F. Drayton, W. J. Jenkin, S. F. Marshall,E. Leadley, P. It. Climic, .T. G. pjelder, and T. Druinmond (hon. secretary).

Mr, Drayton, reporting on behalf of the deputations which had waited upon the (various local bodies, said it had teeti found that the finances of those bodies were not sufficiently good to enable the members to offer much assistance. • •A letter was received from the local office of the Labour Department, stating- that the request for a donation of £lO to the committee's funds had been referred to the secretary of the Department of Labour. . 'lt was decided t-o write thanking tho Kaiapoi -Borough Council for the efforts 4t: had made to provide employment.--

- Deputations were appointed to wait apon .various local bodies, appealing for-assistance for unemployed. 1 .MrLeadley reported that lie and Mr OUmie liad waited upon, the Rangiora an#jj£awai County Councils. They had received a very sympathetic hearing, but ihe did not think there was much prospect, of securing work. He thought -ltjltQuld be. a good plan to make an gorifrcutting. He understood that there .TCiS.Tvork; of this nature offering in the Itogiora County, at 13a a day. /3j|, Climie.said that he had suggested .to the Rangiora County Council that tie .Government might be urged to undertake tree-planting on a reserve of SQ 'abtes on the sea-front. The Council to, undertaken to look into the mattef, and bring it under the notice of 'the Government. ; Mr Climie said that ho nii<l"Mr Leadley jwould wait upon a conference of local (bodies to be held at AmWley on August 18th', and appeal to those present. to provide work, «if possible. It fras decided, to write urging the Government 'to proceed as rapidly as Jfpssiblo ivith- the work of preparing the railway laying-out yards at Middleton . and' Springfield, with a view to absorbing.ljibour. . was instructed to, writ® thanking Mr .falter Helsdon, manager of fuller's Operii' House, for his action in .advertising the needs of the unemployed. • . „