UNEMPLOYMENT

Evening Star, Issue 21081, 19 April 1932, Page 6

UNEMPLOYMENT

ALLOCATION OF WORK

Groups will report for work to-mor-row as under:— St. Kilda Borough Council.—-12.30 p.m., at Scott street yard: Groups 122 and 139. Otago Education Board. —8 a.ra., at Ford’s byre, Pine Hill: Groups 35 and 39. 12.30 p.m., at Ford's byre, Pine Hill: Groups 116 and 118. Ocean Beach Domain. —12.30 p.m., at band rotunda, St. Kilda: Group 156 and the remainder of group 159. Otago Harbour Board. —12.30 p.m., at Leith bridge, Harbour terrace: Groups 131 and 137. 12.30 p.m., at retaining walk Wharf street: Group 143. D.C.C. Tramways Department.—B a.m., at tramways yard, Anderson’s Bay road; Group 28. Reserves Department.—B a.m., at Ellis Park, terminus of Rattray street car: Group 152. 8 a.m., at Anderson’s Bay Cemetery: Group 217. 8 a.m., at children’s playground, Forbury Corner: Groups 222 and 174. Taieri River Trust.—Group 204. D.C.C. bus leaves old Grand Picture Theatre at 7.15 a.m. and other places as arranged. Works Department.—To commence 8 to-morrow: Group 29, Wharf street, at French street; group 49, Sligo terrace, at Erin street; group 60, Tainui road, at Dundonald street. To commence 12.30 to-morrow: Group 105, Woodhaugh street, at quarry; group 109, Seaview terrace, at Ravenswood road; group 119, Bell’s Farm, top of Potter’s road, off Norwood street; group 121, South road, at Riselaw road; group 124, Macleod’s Farm, Ashburn Hall, Taieri road; group, 128, Welham’s Farm, end of Ettrick street, off Brockville road; group 132, Queen’s drive, at Russell street; group 135, Mannering street, at Belfort street, Vauxhall; group 164, Bain’s Farm, Taieri road, at Ashburn Htv'l; group 166, Brockbank’s Farm, top end of Glenelg street ; group 169, Bennet’s Farm, 32 Gamma street, Roslyn; group 171, Keenan’s Farm, Kaikorai Valley road, at Barr street.

PERFORMANCE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

As a preliminary to the pubho performance of ‘ Bird in Hand,’ to be given by the W.E.A. Little Theatre on Tuesday week, a special performance for the unemployed and their friends will be given in the Concert Chamber on Friday evening next at 8 o’clock. Tickets admitting one only are now being distributed at South Dunedin, the Moray place rest room, and the Central Mission relief depot. The play is a brilliant comedy by John Drinkwater. The orchestra for the unemployed concert will be provided by Begg’s, and for the public performance by the Anderson’s Bay Orchestra. The box plan for the public performance opens at The Bristol on Wednesday next.

MOSGIEL GASES

The Mosgiel unemployed have held several meetings of late, and placed their case before the authorities with good results. They have also decided to hold euchre parties and dances weekly to raise funds for necessitous cases in their ranks. Two well-known local citizens have agreed to act as trustees of any money received from this source. The first of the euchre parties will be held to-night in the Fire Brigade Hall.

ELIMINATION OF STAND-DOWN WEEK

The mayor (Mr R. S. Black) has for some time past been making representations urging the elimination of the stand-down week as speedily as possible, and in reply to Mr Black’s message of last week, the Minister in Charge of Unemployment (Mr Coates ( forwarded the following telegram yesterday;— “ Your telegram in reference to unemployment relief and the stand-down week has been referred to me by the Prime Minister, and the matter is under action at the moment.

MAYOR'S RELIEF DEPOT

Assistance was given at the mayor’s relief depot in St. Andrew street last week to no fewer than 1,400 men, this number including not only those who were having their stand-down week, but also those who lost time on relief work owing to intimidation and other methods which were adopted to secure support for the “ strike ” affecting those employed on the No. 5 scheme. Yesterday men from Green Island and other outlying districts received supplies of food, and to-day parcels were sent to Mosgiel for distribution to those in need. The depot will be open to-morrow and on Friday in order to meet the requirements of local men on their stand-down week. The depot has now a big district to supply, and an appeal is made for supplies, particularly of vegetables, from the country.

DONATIONS

The Rev. Bryan King wishes to acknowledge, with thanks, generous donations of groceries from Wardell and Co., vegetables from Reilly and Co., and bread from Messrs J. R. Brown, Laurenson, and Wootton, for distribution at the Mission House.

PINE HILL WORK

A group working at Pine Hill for the Education Department knocked off at noon to-day on account of a shortage of money. Any men not having worked full time were to report to the Education office.