RELIEF SCHEMES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11954, 26 May 1933, Page 7

RELIEF SCHEMES

PENT SUBSIDY SUGGESTED

VLL SCHEMES EXCEPT No. •>

OPPOSED

(Press Association; WAIPUKURAU. -Way 25

A rcpres-mtaiive con ierence of the local bodio-. the Chamber of Commerce, and Unemployed Association, convened by the A Lay or. teas held last ■night, and passed a resolution that in the interests of unemployed workers' security of tenure of their homes, tlie Government be recommended to find ways of subsidising at least 50 per cent of the rental or interest payments, say within a limit of 10s lor married men with no children. 12s 6d with not more than two. and los with three or more, the higher scales to be contingent on the housing and providing that it is not less than three or. four rooms respectively; payment to be made direct to the landlord or mortgagee, who is rewuired to file an application for such supplementary assistance. It was pointed out that for -10,000 workers entitled to an average of 10s a week, the burden would be £20,000. It was also resolved that untill the board was able to pay all unemployed the full announced basis, all schemes, small farm plans, etc., involving the use of relief money on capital wdrk should be discontinued. Tn the opinion of the meeting, unemployment money should not be used for settling men on the* land, but.solely for the relief of distress and unemployment, all schemes except No. 5. to he cut out until they are functioning equitably throughout the country. The board’s attention was directed to the disparity between the amounts paid to workers in- Waipukurau town and country com pared with' larger centres, it being stated that the position’ was urgent as little seasonal work was obtainable.