THE GOVERNMENT'S SUBSIDY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 10, 12 July 1909, Page 8

THE GOVERNMENT'S SUBSIDY.

This afternoon a Post reporter pointed out to the Acting Prime Minister (Hon. J. Carroll) that the relief worka at Victoria College would not cost anything like the subsidy of £ for £ up to £2000 promised by the Government. That being so, would the* subsidy, it was asked, -be extended to any other works started by the committee? The Hon. J. Carroll replied that the subsidy only applied to the works at Victoria College. Any applications for a subsidy in connection with other works would be considered on its merit. A SOUP KITCHEN OPENED. TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL THINK IT UNNECESSARY. [BY TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE, This Day. A soup kitchen was opened on Saturday at the instance of the Salvation Army. Despite the fact that extensive preparations had been made to accommodate ,1 large number, only one man availed himself of the opportunity to obtain a, cheap meal. At a meeting" of the Trades and Labour Council, members expressed the opinion that, the opening of a soup kitchen was unnecessary, but called upon the municipal council to do its best to alleviate the distress of the unemployed of the district. RAILWAY DUPLICATION WORKS. [bt telegraph — rßEas association.] DUNEDIN, 10th July. Sir. J. F. Arnold, M.P., has received a reply from the Minister for Labour in connection with the unemployed problem. Mr. Millar says that he is making enquiries to see if more men can be put on to the Mosgiel railway duplication works, but he can only go as far as conditions will permit. Jf extra ..men are put on, it would only be with the object of getting over the next six or seven weeks. The railway deviation work is not likely to be ready in time to be of any use to the present unemployed. |The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Labour, speaking to a Post reporter this morning, says that only local men will be put on the above works. He has given instructions to increase the number, of hands to 100, if there are sufficient necessitous cases. He added that not more than 100 men could be profitably employed on such works at this time of the year.] [BY TELEGRAPII — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER," This Day. With a view to alleviating the unemployed distress the County Council today decided to put big road contracts in hand immediately. Temporary work has been found for the most deserving, and all actual cases of distress have been relieved. A GOOD EXAMPLE. Speaking to a Post reporter this morning, the Minister for Labour (Hon. J. A. Millar) stated that Mr. G. P. Donnelly has let contracts to have an area of bush felled at Waimarama, Hawkes Bay, sufficient to provide work 'for between 30 'and 40 men until October. "If,'' he added, "more of our settlers could be found to go in for similar development woi'ks, it would greatly assist the Government in solving the unemployed problem." Once again there is a large disparity between the numbers of people travelling to, and those coming from Australia this week. With the Moana, which sailed from here on Friday for Sydney, no fewer than 398 left, but on board the Moeraki, which is due here on \\ ednesday morning from Sydney, there are only 179 passengers. A noteworthy fact in connection with the numbers is that 297 are travelling in the steerage from New Zealand, and 91 in the saloon, but there are only 26 in the Moeraki's steerage, and 153 in the saloon. An unusual point was settled at the Christchurch Arbitration Court the other day. A claimant had, with the consent of the employer, taken on his father's work. In court the employer repudiated responsibility, and contended that the son was in the employment of his father. The court held tliut as the son had been accepted as a substitute, the employer was liable, and the father had dropped out of the matter altogether. Sister Mary Francis Xavier, who has been a resident of Wellington for many years, will leave for London by the Wakanui to-morrow..