HELP WANTED.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20543, 11 May 1932, Page 13

HELP WANTED.

jjAYOR'S COAL AND BLANKET FUND. OfSAL TO OUTSIDE DISTRICTS. 4 ''■ u\] the suburban districts af 'JjZ&vreh a large number of appli%juahsve been received for assist'Zt lim 'iht Mayor's Coal and Blan'ififftßd, a° d thou S h tM most care * % itvestigation is made by experiff, workers, before any appliiftn is recommended, the rate of ex. IzLMtme from the fund is such, the D. G. Sullivan, M.P.) toM yesterday, that unless some assistance is forthcoming the rgfJJill last no time. IK- {and is a very old one in the sISL of the City, and originally, acfSmm to Mr Sullivan, was established citizens of Christchurch, and present depression it had been iSLa almost entirely to relieving the of citizens. With the existsTtt conditions due to the economic sSgja a more generous view had been iKaadassistance had been rendered to li«amp]oyed residing outside the City Sajjries." But so many applications Ejstißtance bad been received that W Mpunittee of the Fund, of which Pi j£ Archer was chairman, brought Laatter under the Mayor's notice. A Conference Held, ftfterday afternoon a conference on jgggbjeet was held at the City CounjCSaabers and was attended by refrom the New Brighton jjgJSunner Borough Councils, and the «ptssote -County Council. At this jffrinf, the Mayor told the reporter, the jpp jrere placed before the represenMgrtr of the local bodies by Cr. Ar■Agf gad himself, and the actual fig■udating to the number of applicajastnm each district outside the fir. were supplied. After a friendon the subject a general Lg* to assist if possible was expressed ■£ tie representatives undertook to Etjl the matter before the body they gnwented with the view of seeing Ishat extent assistance could be ren|f'tO the Fund; and also whether ftiUtrJet could undertake the necesf javestigation of applicants in its rfity. - Quite apart from the financial the time taken in investigating pajievere tax on the time and energy W'weial workers.