UNEMPLOYED RELIEF

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 55, 28 November 1929, Page 15

UNEMPLOYED RELIEF

RED CROSS ACTIVITIES A meeting of the Red Cross Unemployment Relief Committee was held at Red Cross headquarters on Tuesday. The Rev. R. Inglis, who occupied the chair, reported upon a number of eases that had been inquired into since the last meeting. Visits had been paid to the homes, and in every instance the cases had been found to merit the fullest aid of the committee. Through the co-opera-tion of the Ladies’ Red Cross Auxiliary boots and clothing had been furnished. A number of ex-service men out of employment had been furnished with letters of introduction to business firms. These had been fruitful of. good results. A case of a man, partially paralysed, who was not only out of employment, but in need of boots aiid underclothes, had been attended to. The necessary clothing had been supplied; in addition representations had been made to a likely quarter for employment. Ex-Service Man's Distress. A letter was received from Lower Hutt directing the committee’s attention to a case of distress in the family of an exservice man. The Red Cross nurse had visited the home, and reported that the ease was deserving of assistance in every way. The chief need was shoes and clothing for the children. The mother had been requested to state her needs, when the committee would do everything to help her. A business man in town who had referred tlie case of an unemployed married man with children to the committee wrote expressing appreciation of the method of working and promptitude in dealing with the case which had been shown by the committee. The secretary of the New Zealand Sheep-owners’ Debt to British Seamen Fund wrote in reply to a letter in regard to an ex-naval man and his family who were in difficulties. The seamen’s fund had taken the case up. A letter was received from a patient in hospital expressing appreciation’ of the committee’s aid to his wife. Clothing and monetary assistance was given this case. Married Woman’s Difficulties. A married woman with a young baby, to tide over her difficulties, had sold her perambulator. She was obliged to go out to work, taking the baby with her. To secure the perambulator Would be a great convenience. She asked the committee to agree to do this. Appreciating the benefit the use of the perambulator would be to her in going to and from her work, the committee decided to pay over to the auction mart the amount necessary to recover the perambulator. A. married woman whose husband was out of employment requested assistance in the form of shoes for her children. These were supplied. Appreciation Shown. A case which the committee had assisted some time ago in the way of footwear forwarded a donation of 2s. (id. This man explained that he was now in employment, and hoped to refund later the full amount of the assistance that others in temporary difficulties might be helped. . , ' It was mentioned that since last meeting a few people had communicated with the office offering light employment. This had proved a boon to the men sent. The chairman expressed the hope that people having work to offer would communicate with the office as there were men on the committee’s files for various kinds of work such as cleaning, wood-chopping, cooking, gardening, etc. These men were of a genuine .type, whose physical ability would not permit them to take on the heavier work. An amount ■of £1 was sent in anonymously iii aid of unemployment relief. This was gratefully acknowledged. Ten new cases presented themselves for assistance, and would be investigated. The committee requested anyone having work of any. description to offer to' communicate with the secretary, telephone 22 —574.