RELIEF WORKER MEETING.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20904, 11 July 1933, Page 14

RELIEF WORKER MEETING.

ADMISSION TO PA#| 'M REFUSED. J WITHDRAWAL OF PERMIT.^! (rXESS 4330CUTIOX TELEGCiK ) ' M WELLINGTON, July a.*l About 200 men who attended *£§£ Newtown Park to hold a relief workers were refused admkrfJli to the ground, as the pemtftto]SSi the meeting had been withdrawn. The men decided to march to •Wll Trades Kail, but the march forniaH§ll was broken up by the men proceeded along the footoatkill their numbers being augmentedonSii way. It is estimated that about Ttm men attended the meeting at &P Trades Hall, and decided national strike be called, to take eff«£l from midnight. nS The votes received from the varfm&J! jobs disclosed that 1210 men favotoStl a strike and 814 were against it^^U As a majority of 2000 was reaulrntfl a resolution was passed declarin*t»SSl| the bare majority should rule tß| It is stated that no votes wer» '*£ i ceived from relief workers on 26 iSffli in the Wellington district. STRIKE BALLOT. |j AUCKLAND MEN'S TO PROPOSAL. >8 (I\2E3U ASSOCIATION TXJUKWA&) -'iflj AUCKLAND, July $M It was announced at a meetiaratf the Auckland Unemployed AssocfiSm| yesterday that a ballot would be fara«| in Auckland to-day and to-morrowl!! the question of ceasing relief workili sympathy with the men strikuursßl Hawke's Baj. It was stated tbat/hiSl lots would be taken throughout <fflffl Dominion. ?H| It was a rainy day and omy'fclCTi 40 men attended the meeting. aUSI as is ascertainable the proposal Bjlml being taken seriously. -rajM! AGAINST A STlfflgJ NATIONAL UNION'S ATTITujli (press ±ssociiiiox itLZQZixii 'aSfl NEW PLYMOUTH, JulylJß A report of a national \ relief .mgjf& ers* strike having been decided' s&■ was denied to-night by Mr B. WtofiH secretary of the Taranaki Itfßl Workers' Union. He said the Union was against a strike. <F*IB| Referring to the decision Wellington men, he said their would be independent of the JlHi It could not be made national mffflfl the authority of the national cttmmi Questioned concerning land statement that a TVmlnltiwlßß ballot was to be taken, BfrwH said that was not connected present trouble. .. •Hi^H IN HAWKE'S-BAI&jH MORE MEN RETURNING 181 WORK. "*BH| (raxss assocutios TZ£feot^j^^H| .aaJH The Napier and workers are still on strike, awaiting developments as action. However, tbe returning to work is ing, and- had it not been day in Napier, more men been back on the jobs working last week. In Hastings, 400 relief now at work, last week's towlßH ing thus increased by abouMMiHI total of 349 were paid last TO&I9H A number of new received on Saturday and the number is expected within the nest day or twn^^H