RELIEF WORK.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20251, 1 June 1931, Page 13

RELIEF WORK.

* * PRESENT. POLICY CRITICISED; J Subsidy on wagbs suGGJtef ip. ; The nature of the work provided va» a means of unemployment relief criticised by Mr IL. Holland, MP., in 1 the course of some remarks, on ployment on Saturday evening. lie ni' replying to the toast of TarUaqnßt,*, at the Veterans' -JtssoSiatioa'tf; ajtnual", reunion. Some of the work ho. character- ■ ised. as a waste of money, while as (Hi; alternative ho suggested a subsidy, on Wages to enable the ihen to be employed productively, in industry. ' - . "It is easy> to- blame Parliament s' ia",, theso times of stress," said Mr Holland. - "We all know the couiitry ib upragainßt! ■ difftcultiesj but its interests should be considered before Party., "Wq should ' put our shoulder to the wfisel io" tiy iff get the country out of the rbail\; -times. ' For myself .1 am suppbrt any- measure- which will help to restore fhe r former happiness and, .-proa- t perifcy. Unemployment is one oft)he greatest' problems, and--the fact that there are; abA&t ,40,000 without - wurki.i the country causes everybody to should Idea. ; seMW/m S | the'country. would get some tftimtjsblim? thejnoney *pent. jJuum'\uju1u time—is really a nil very well to borrow relief of unemployment as seme loeatV bodies have dtfaa, a mcMure tiding assist towLrdg' prosperiFy." Tfo'-^^Sa-''! Government Tiowadays.' You «»ii» previously, taken •trout] can't g"t all of it Inck; you're tacky*to Iy trying to restart former si b« b many f <ScSSe?^'?^rt^ew Zealand is not'down means, The b»*st is sot behind is still in front." • *