HOMELAND HAPPENINGS

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 June 1936, Page 10

HOMELAND HAPPENINGS

UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

[BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS J

RUGBY, June 19

There is expectation in Parliamentary circkts that Hie promised statein -.nt of the Government’s policy in i- ipect. of the revised unemployment assistance regulations, which were withdrawn early in 1933, will not be much longer delayed. Some time mturaliy will be given to enable members of Parliament, to consider the new regulations before Parliament isl asked to approve of them, and it will! be probably found, therefore, that iti is not intended they should come, into! force before the autumn. On the other hand it is generally assumed that the Government will wish to see the position regarding unemployment assistance regularised before the be-, ginning of winter.

FOREIGN LOANS. j In a letter addressed to the Chairj man of the Slock Exchange Commit-] lee, a. week ago, which was published’' to-day, file Chancellor of the Exchequer say the country is not in his judgment, at present, in a position to invest largo sums at. long term in foreign countries. Mr. Chamberlain expresses anxiety lest the intrinsic factors of the country’s position should be obscured by the large inflow' into London of short term money from abroad. HOT WEATHER. To-day has been the hottest day of. the year in London. The temperature] was 78 degrees legistcred at 3 p.m.