FLOOD DAMAGE
ISUBSIPISINO OF REPAIRS" '/ t • :- t (By Telegraph— Pre*} .Association.) HASTINGS, This Day. - Assistance will he provided from the Employment Promotion Fund towards the cost of repairing flood damage in the Hawke's Bay County Council's area 1 . * According to a telegram received by the County Clerk, Mr. W. J. O'Connell, from the Minister of Finance, the Government will provide a contribution to the extent of 90 per cent, of additional labour costs, but not including the wages of the normal . county council staff, provided preference is given to registered unemployed men in the district, A subsidy of £1 for £3 will be paid on other costs, such as materials, supervision, and transport.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 146, 23 June 1938, Page 22
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113FLOOD DAMAGE Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 146, 23 June 1938, Page 22
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