UNEMPLOYMENT

Evening Star, Issue 21709, 2 May 1934, Page 12

UNEMPLOYMENT

WORK FOR TO-MORROW Works Department.—The following groups are to commence at 8 a.m. tomorrow : 62 Portobello road, at bridge. 63 Green Island aerodrome site (meet Caversham railway station at 7.55 a.m.). 64 Glencairn street, at Gladstone road. 65 Norwood street, at top of cutting. 66 Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 67 Preston crescent, at Harcourt street. 68— Kaikorai Valley road, at Brockville road. 69 The following men of group 69 at Woodhaugh street, at quarry:—F. T. Ayers, W. G. Baker; H. C. Braithwaite, E. C. Douglas, J. W. M'Watt, C. Reeves. 69 The balance of group 69 at Malvern street, at old sawmill. 70— Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 71— Ross Creek Reservoir. 72 Highcliff road, at Every street 73 Secular street, at Benhar street 74 Helensburgh road, five chains north of Balmacewen road. 75, 78—Wharf street, at tip. 79—Norfolk street, at Valpy street. 81— Fraser’s road, at sanitary stables. 82— Malvern street, at old sawmill. Reserves Department.—The following groups are to report for work at 8 a.m. to-morrow:— 706—At Woodhaugh Gardens. 705—At Tonga Park. GROUP 362 TRANSFERRED On completion of its work with the Education Board for week ending May 5, group 362 will be transferred to the D. works department. MEETING OF ST. HILDA ASSOCIATION The monthly meeting of the St. Kilda Unemployed Association will be held in the lodge room to-morrow, at 7 p.m. General business will be dealt with, and a vice-president will be elected. Admission will be by membership card. BUILDING SUBSIDY NO PERMANENCE (P*i UxiTin Fskbi Aisocunox,] INVERCARGILL, May 1. The following statement with reference to the No. 10 (building subsidy) scheme was issued to-night by Mr W. Bromley, a member of the Unemployment Boa rd:— “ When the Unemployment Board reintroduced the No. 10 building subsidy scheme last year the industry was almost at a complete standstill. The total value of all building permits in the centres which record statistics reached the low record of £86,000. The figures for the month of February last, which are the latest available to date, exceeded £400,000, and comprised the second highest return during the past twelve months. “ The granting of subsidies for building out of the unemployment funds,' when conditions are such as Were experienced last year, has a substantial justification. The industry, however, should not look for such a practice to become permanent. It is one thing to give an industry a push along when it is standing and bogged and the bulk of the employees are on unemployment relief, but it is quite another thing to pay subsidies to an industry from taxation when the industry is going along steadily and showing signs of greater recovery.”-