UNEMPLOYED RELIEF

Evening Star, Issue 20863, 5 August 1931, Page 6

UNEMPLOYED RELIEF

DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHING MALE APPLICANTS TO BE SUPPLIED BY SALVATION ARMY Tho magnitude of tho work which has been done at tho Dowling street clothing depot can bo gauged by the fact that about 1.000 registered cases have been on the books. Included in tho index cards are 500 which contain tho particulars of families—many of them large—which have been attended to. Two hundred other people, including a large percentage of single men, have also been supplied. Naturally this task has been extremely heavy on the voluntary helpers. With the approval of tho Unemployment Committee it has now been decided to hand over to the Salvation Army tho work of supplying clothing to men. After this week, therefore, men requiring articles of apparel will go to Adjutant Thomson in Langley’s Building, Maclaggan street. The Dowling street depot will remain open only for the distribution of clothing to women and children, tho two days set aside for this purpose being Tuesday and Friday of each week.

Tho workers there, however, will still attend to urgent cases of sickness, and boot repairing will still be carried out on the premises. Boots and bedding are urgently needed at the depot. The following donations to the Dowling street depot are acknowledged with thanks:—“K.N.,” goods; Mrs James Bogg, goods; Joyce Gibson, goods ;' Friend, goods; Anonymous, goods ; Mrs .Sutherland Ross, mattress; F. Wilkinson’s depot at Cavershara, goods; Messrs J. K. Butler, leather; Messrs A. and T. Inglis, goods. UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD FUNDS A DESPERATE SITUATION. Tho Unemployment Committee has decided to send tho telegram to tho local members of Parliament: — “ Tho wider allocation of tho unemployment subsidy is intensifying a desperate situaiton. The committee is being compelled to refuse assistance to starving eligible men. We urge your assistance in an appeal to the Commissioner, We require at least £450 extra next week.” SOHEME HO.S Groups commencing 8 a.in. to-mor-row:— WORKS DEPARTMENT. 2, Intersection Reynolds street and Glen road. 3, North road, below Cleghorn street, near Bennett’s nursery. 4, Corstorphine road, at intersection Black Head road (Taieri County). 5, Wakari road, at Ross Creek. 11, Stone street, at quarry. 12, Signal Hill road, above tram terminus. 13, Abbotsford road and Somerville street. 14, Queen’s drive, at Russell street. 16, Patmos avenue,' off Leith Valley road. 17, Intersection Norman street and Spottiswoodo street. 18, Intersection Wharf street and French street. 19, _ Intersection Norman street and Spottiswoodo street. 20, Leith Valley, half a mile above Stoney Ford. 46, Intersection Wharf street and French street. 47, Riselaw road, at South road. 49/ Pine Hill road, at Campbell road. The following men of Group No. 15 will commence work at the St. Clair Baths; —Lowe, W. F. P.; Mason, S. O.; Mulrooney, V.G.; O’Neill, J. G.; Townsend, S.; Wilson, A. S.: Woodward, J. H.; Pringle, T. C. J.; Simon, G. W.; Heather, A. E. S.; Kennedy, W. J. GROUPS TO COMPLETE FOUR DAYS’ WORK.

201, Pino Hill road, at Orbell street. 202, Queen’s drive, between Littlebourne road and Cobden street.

203, North road, at Uxbridge street. 205, WoodhaugU street, near quarry, 207, at top of Brockvillo road. 209, lliselau road, at Corstorphino road.

210, lliselaw road, at Corstorphino road. 211, Intersection Lawrence street and Havelock street.

212, Intersection Serpentine avenue and Cannongate.

215, North road, at tram terminus. 216, Intersection Serpentine avenue and Cannongate. Reserves Department.—At Opoho Football Ground: Groups 24, SO, 35, 39, 64. At Tainui School: Groups 29, 43. 54, 59. Public Works Department.—At South Dunedin High School site, Bay View road, group 50.