UNEMPLOYMENT.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20881, 14 June 1933, Page 3

UNEMPLOYMENT.

MARRIED MEN'S CAMPS. UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD'S ATTITUDE. The notice issued to three-day married relief workers to go to the Ashley cfmp sets out definitely the attitude of the Unemployment Board respecting men who, without reasonable cause, refuse to go to camp. The . notice, which is signed by Mr R. T. Bailey, officer in charge of the Labour Department in. Christchurch, reads as follows:—

"You are hereby notified to report on the Ashley job. You may, if you so desire, proceed by train and remain in the camp for a period of 12 days, or, if you elect to travel daily, arrangements will be made for a bus to leave the Government Buildings, Cathedral square, at V a.m. each morning. You will be required to pay Is a day towards the cost of transport. Please advise the bureau immediately which conditions of employment you are prepared to accept. Failing compliance with this notice without reasonable cause, the rules of the Unemployment Board will be applied in respect to voluntary unemployed." A GREYMOUTH PROTEST. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGE.AU.) GREYMOUTH, June 13. A meeting of the wives of married unemployed was held to-day, when a protest was made to the Government against relief camps for married men. It was stated that the Unemployment Committee at Greymouth had so far received no notification regarding camps. It was clear from the attitude of the board in other centres that it was only a matter of time before such a notification would be issued. EXCEPTION TAKEN TO CONDITIONS. DEMONSTRATION BY RELIEF WORKERS. (TfiESa 19SOCUTIOV TZLIOBUt.) MASTERTON,. June 13. Objections to the conditions of employment of relief workers by the Masterton County Council led to a stopwork meeting and a demonstration by the majority of the unemployed men •to-day. About 300 men participated and waited in a body on the local body officials and expressed their grievances. Later in the day a deputation representing the unemployed accepted the proposals made by the county in settlement of the differences. The men were fairly orderly, although a window in the county offices was broken by a large stone allegedly thrown by one of the ttnemployed. The men are expected to return to work to-morrow. Several men, including the foreman and the camp cook, were dismissed from Blairlogie camp, the cause Alleged being that the men neglected their work in order to engage in a drinking bout.

EMPLOYMENT OF BOYS. SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH COMMITTEE MEETS. A meeting of the S&uth Christchurcb Boys' Employment Committee was held on Monday evening, Mr J. H. Shier presiding. The duties of the committee were explained by Mr Irving Sladen, chairman of the Central Committee, and it was suggested that, to effect closer cooperation, the South Christchurch committee should have representation on the Central Committee.

It was reported that canvassing was ' proceeding satisfactorily, and that it should be completed before the next , meeting, which will be held ,on June ' 26. ' The following executive committee ; was set up: Messrs J. H. Shier (chairman), A. E. Hardy (secretary), A. R. Eagle (treasurer), and Milne, the Rev. Father Maguire, ans the Rev. L. M". Rogers.