WORKLESS MEN

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 144, 14 March 1931, Page 6

WORKLESS MEN

Board’s Activities DECREASE IN NUMBERS Past Week’s Figures The total number of unemployed registered at labour bureaux throughout the Dominion for the week ended March 9 was 29,941, an apparent increase of 507 when compared with the figure for the previous week. In supplying this Information to “The Dominion” last evening, the Minister of Labour, Hon. S. G. Smith, said the returns showed that new or renewed applications for work totalled 5176, of which 2691 were from persons who had not previously registered during the past 12 months. A total of 13,096 men were qualified for and placed in work under schemes inaugurated by the Unemployment Board. Deducting these from the total applications, it showed that there has been an actual reduction for the week of 470. Particulars of registrations in the main centres for the week under review are as follow: —

The total registrations in the centres .were as follow, figures for the previous week being in parentheses:—Auckland, 6718 (6639) ; Wellington, 4363 (4088) ; Christchurch, 3635 (4082) ; Dunedin, 2339 (2216) ; Invercargill, 791 (699). Excluding the men placed under the above-mentioned schemes, the position regarding registrations was as follows at March 9, the previous week’s figures being in parentheses:—Auckland, 5674. (5761) ; Wellington, 1893 (1757) ; Christchurch, 1128 (1299) ; Dunedin, 609 ( 612) ; Invercargill, 215 (253); other towns, 7326 (7633) ; grand total, 16,845 (17,315) —an actual reduction for the week of 470.

Auckland ... With dependants. .... 3,000 Without dependants. 3,718 Wellington .. ... 2,347 2,016 Christchurch ... 2,196 1,439 Dunedin .... 1484 1455 Invercargill . ..»« 403 239