UNEMPLOYMENT

Evening Star, Issue 21636, 3 February 1934, Page 13

UNEMPLOYMENT

WORK FDR MONDAY The following groups are to report at 8 a.m. on Monday:— WORKS DEPARTMENT. 203—North road, at Buccleugh street. 207—Fraser’s creek, half a mile above baths. 209—Caversham Valley road, at Aberfeldy street. 211—Sconlar street, at Benhar street. 217 — Midland street, at sanitary stables, 218— -Queen’s drive, at Cosy Dell road. 219 Meville street, at MGlashan street. > 220 Leven street at City road. 221—Fraser’s road, at sanitary stables. 224—Maitland street, at Manor place. 226—Somerville street, at Abbotsford road. 254, 321—E. O. Reilly's farm, Signal Hill road, six chains above MGregor street. 341—Midland street, at sanitary stables. 375—Queen’s drive, at Cosy Dell road. 386 Portobello road, at bridge. 387 E. O. Reilly’s farm, Signal Hill road, six chains above MGregor street. 524—Highgate, at Fire Brigade Station. 4,000, 4,002, 4,oo3—Water of Leith, between Leith street and Union street. ' RESERVES DEPARTMENT. 215, 225, 320, 359, 368, 514, 515, 516, 707, 708—At Opoho Football Ground. 222, 230, 272,’ 371, 709—At Tonga Park. Ten men of 708—At Logan Park. • 'B4, 216, ■ 300, 365—At Mornington Football Ground. 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 273 At Chisholm Park. 408, 410, 412, 414, 416—At the Gardens. 235, 363 —At Montecillo Football Ground. 205—At Donaldson’s nursery, Ross Standing Down.—Bs, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 93, 94, . 604, 606, 608—Central Mission and depots. GRDUP TRANSFERRED Group 205, hitherto employed with D.C.C. Works Department, is now transferred to the D.C.C. Reserves Department, and will commence work at 8 a.m. on Monday at Donaldson’s nursery, Ross .Creek. FORM U.B. 32A Members of the following groups must obtain Form U.B. 32, from the Labour Bureau, and, after completion, return it personally by the date-speci-fied. Each man must produce his levy book with the completed form. Any man who fails -to return ■ the form by the specified date will be deleted from his group, and will not be re-entered until he has been regrouped by the Labour Bureau. . - To be returned by Saturday, February 10, 1934.—Groups 250 to 264; 300 to 319; 350 to 363; 200 to 212. All numbers are inclusive. To be returned by Saturday, February 17, 1934.—Groups 265 to 279 ; 320 to 335; 364 to 373; 213 to 225. All numbers are inclusive. CENTRAL MISSION SOCIAL SERVICE The Central Mission social service department will shortly publish a full report on the annual camps which have been held at Company Bay, superintended by Sister Lenna. A considerable amount of work has been undertaken by the department since September 30, including the distribution of Christmas parcels and general relief to necessitous cases. The Rev.' L. B. Neale desires again to express appreciation of a monthly anonymous gift of £5. This donation comes regularly to hand, and there have been times when it would have been absolutely impossible to carry on the work but for it. The debit balance on the last four months’ work is £l5B. MEETING IN TRADES HALL A meeting of unemployed workers was held in the Trades Hall last Tuesday, Mr G. Maitland presiding over a good attendance of members and their wives. Correspondence was read from the National Executive, N.U.W.M., the .Acting Town Clerk, Dunedin, and the Otago Master Grocers’ Industrial Union of Employers. Organising reports were received from G., Dale and Z. Williams. It was decided to ask the City Council to receive a deputation at the next meeting in connection with relief workers being asked to work alongside permanent men at relief rates of pay. A national strike has been declared, to take effect on next Monday, and it was decided to hold a mass meeting of employed and unemployed on the Oval to-morrow afternoon. SOUTH DUNEDIH ASSOCIATION The South Dunedin Unemployed Association held its weekly dance this week in the South Dunedm Town Hall. A lengthy programme of dances (old time and modern) was greatly enjoyed, and the winners of the Monte Carlo were Miss Ramsay and Mr Jackson. Other prizes were won by Miss Pearce and Mr Casey, and Miss Nicholson and Mr A. Barbara. The Triumph Nine again supplied the music, and have been booked again for the dance next Tuesday. This will take the form of. a “ Mad-hatters’ ” dance. Patrons may appear in any kind of fancy or novelty hat, and there will be good prizes for the winning lady and gentleman. The admission miarge will be unchanged.