UNEMPLOYED

Grey River Argus, 29 April 1932, Page 4

UNEMPLOYED

LAST EVENING S MEETING. e At a meeting of the unemployed held in the Lyceum Hall last evening, it , was unanimously decided that a demon, stration be held on Monday next, May Day. It was reported that the Mayor had accepted an offer from Mr J. Thomson, Poerua, of the use of the old Presbyterian Church in Guinness Street, as sleeping quarters for the unemployed who are at present sleeping out. It was resolved to take advantage of the offer. It was reported that the sum of from the Mayor’s Fund, had been used in helping needy cases, some being boys**' under 20. * A Sub-Committee was formed to final* ise arrangements for the demonstration. A deputation was* selected to wait upon the Local Unemployment Commit. * tee to ask for representation on that body. Camps Declared Black s ( BY WELLINGTON MENS’ UNION (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, April 28. * A very la-ge meeting of the Welling * ton Tramway Employees’ Union, yes-’ today, adopted a resolution that the. Union was opposed to conditions wages operating in unemployment V camps and declaring the camps “black ” j A rumour being current that the tramway men were enrolle3 as special ' constables, a formal e placed on record that members of t£e • Union were not enrolled and wer£ not contemplating enrolment as special constables, and that by vote, such duties be perform- < ed by them *