UNEMPLOYMENT

Evening Star, Issue 22920, 30 March 1938, Page 2

UNEMPLOYMENT

, RELIEF EFFORTS OF R.S.A. Referring to the subject of unemployment, the annual report of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association states: —■ “ The committee has met regularly throughout the year to deal with this very important problem, and all appli- , cations lodged at the office have been, considered, and at least one day’? work in the month has been granted to the value of 16s. “ A further conference was held with the Otago Patriotic Society, and they again agreed to work in the closest harmony with us. These arrangements have been beneficial to all concerned. We wish to express our sincere thank* to the reserves department of the Dunedin City Corporation for placing our men on their respective groups and arranging the necessary work. “ The Otago Patriotic Association is handling all cases of sickness, and who are in receipt of the war veterans’-’ allowance.

“ We again wish to express our grateful thanks to the ladies of Roxburgh and Miller’s Flat for their generous donation of 396 101 b tins of jam, also to our Kaitangata sub-branch, who did not forget those who are sick, and they again Generously forwarded to us one 10-ton truck of coal. Many friends have in various donations, and to all tve express our grateful thanks. “ The Christmas parcels were again distributed, the Otago Patriotic Society agreeing to find the necessary finance. Each married man received a grocery order for 30s and a meat order for 7s 6d, and the single man a grocery order for 15s. . _ ■ “The afforestation scheme at Rox. burgh is well established, and, although the'trees suffered a setback as a result of frosts and drought, the Roxburgh Committee, under the very able guidance of Dr J. R. Gilmour, is makiti!) steady progress. With the young tree! in the mirserv. tVv arc hoping to p an out at least 15,000 more trees this cow dug year.’ 1 ' ~, / -