UNEMPLOYMENT
. Within seven minutes of the tea adjournment, Mr: P. Fraser (Wellington Central) rCse in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon' to move the introduction of his Unemployed Workers Bill. . ,
In the brief time at-his disposal,' Mr.Fraser stressed the importance of dealing with unemployment, and said 'he hoped the Government would' do something this session to deal'with the problem. For years they had been urgin<* the Government to bring down' legisla° tion, but without ■success; and the only means of having the subject discussed was by bringing" down a private member s. Bill. : He was dealing .with what had been done in Queensland by way of relieving; unemployment; when Mr. Speaker announced that the time had come for the adjournment. Thus,the Bill was not introduced.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 50, 27 August 1924, Page 5
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125UNEMPLOYMENT Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 50, 27 August 1924, Page 5
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