UNEMPLOYMENT

Evening Star, Issue 20958, 24 November 1931, Page 10

UNEMPLOYMENT

DECREASE IN NUMBERS GROUP WORK FOR TO-MORROW A decline in the number of unem- ( ployed in the' Otago industrial district' is officially reported. Tho figures for the week ended November 21 with those for the week« ended October 31 in parenthses arc as j follow: Registrations: Town, 2,922 - (3,027); country, 1,673 (1,798). Onf relief works: Town, 1,673 (2,166) ;i( country, 1,055 (1,115). The number j of men on work varies according to the ’ Men will report for work to-morrow; as follows: St. Hilda Borough Council.—At Scott’ street yard, 12.30 p.m., groups 122. 157. ■ ....... Otago Education Board.—At Ford’s byre. Pine Hill, 8 a.m., groups 39, 53 ;l 12.30 p.m., group 34. Defence Department.—At rifle range* Pelichet Bay, 8 a.in., group 127. : Ocean Beach Domain.—At band rotunda, St. Kilda, 8 a.m., those men, of. group 147 who did not work ou Monday and Tuesday. ‘ Otago Harbour Board.—At boat harbour, 8 a.m., groups 48, 30. Gas Department..—At gasworks, Anderson’s Bay road, 8 a.m., those men; of group 37 who did not work on Monday and Tuesday.'' ' Tramways Department. —: At tramways yards, Anderson’s Bay road, 8 a.m., group 28. Reserves Department. At Knox street, off Opoho road, 8 a.m., groups 507 to 512 and 403 to 406. Works Department.—At 8 a.m.:) Groups 2, intersection Ravenswood road and Earl’s road; 14, Queen’s drive, between Massey avenue and Como street; 101; at top end of Baldwin street; 102, Queen’s drive, at Russell street; 103, North road, at Hangman's Gully;, 104, intersection Wharf street and French street; 105, Woodhaugh street, at .quarry; 106, intersection Tainui road and Duudonald street;] 107, Sligo terrace, at Erin street; 111, Cavershanl Valley road, at Aberfeldy street; 114, Leith Valley road, below Sullivan’s dam; 115, Alva street (Staf-' ford street, at William street); 117* Musselburgh Rise, at Bayfield road;) 129, Alva street (Stafford street, at William street); 133, Wakari road, at Ross .Greek; 136, St. Clair golf pavilion,. Taieri County; 138, intersection Gard’ner street and Elgin road; 140, North* raod, at Cleghorn street; 141, Queen’s drive, City road,to Young street; 143, Piuelull road, at Orbell street; 144*) Stone street,’ at quarry; 145, intersec-' tion Wharf street and French street;); 146, Patinos avenue, off Leith Valley, l road; 148, intersection Tainui road and Dundonald street. UNEMPLOYED WORKERS' MOVEMENT

A ■ meeting of the above was held, yesterday in the Y.W.C.A. Hall. Mr.j W. Ballantyne presided over a fair at-! tendance of delegates. Reports of de-j t putations from the works department,-' gas and electric light departments, and! the Unemployment Committee were dis-j cussed, also a report re a deputation:' to the Alliance of Labour. A depute-J tion was appointed to wait on the local! Unemployment Committee re com-, plaints from different groups and to interview the R.S.A. as to proposed unemployment demonstration. The secretary was instructed ■to make arrange-, meats for the general meeting in Burns Hall on November 30, instead, of De-j cember 3. Two speakers will address the meeting. ■