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Grey River Argus, 23 September 1932, Page 5

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FOR SINGLE MEN City Relief Cut (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, September 22. It is understood that, in. future, the single men working on. the city relief jobs will have to stand down every alternate week. Thus these mc u will be now earning 15/- per fortnight, instead of 15/i er week. The reason for this step is understood to be that it will provide several hundred more days for married men, who will take their places during the stand down week. RELIEF WORKERS’ STRIKE. PALMERSTON NORTH, Sept. 22. Another case arising out of the local relief workers’ strike, was the appear a nee in the Magistrate’s Court thF morning of Albert Lewis, a labourer, aged 24, on charges of besetting relief workers. Accused was remanded until I riday, on bail of self £lOO and two sureties of £5O each, on condition that he refrains from activities among the unemployed. HASTINGS, September 21. The relief workers’ strike is still in force. The men are determined not to work under Foreman McGill, with whom the Beatson’s Park trouble arose. They declined the Unemployment Committee’s offer to mediate. At a meeting this afternoon one of the unemployed said the issues were more than one. They are, the trouble with McGill, ten shillings wage, compulsory camps, and the whole rottenness of the schemes. The Mayor pleaded in vain with the men to resume. DANGEROUS CARGO. (Per Press Association). NAPIER, September 21. No labour was forthcoming to work the Shell Company’s Paua, and Richardson’s Koutunui, to-day, the watersiders adhering to the decision to refuse to work except under the old award rates of pay. It is understood that the men are awaiting instructions from Wellington. The Paua discharges bulk oil through pipes to the tanks, but case oil was untouched.