COST OF THE DOLE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 11 July 1925, Page 10

COST OF THE DOLE.

THE BURDEN OF BRITAIN. LABOUR’S CENSURE MOTION. LONDON, June 30. In moving, in the House of C'ommon s to-day, that the Government was deserving of censure, for its failure to deal with the uneinp.o\ment trouble, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said that distress was widespread, and the Budget had not offered any prospect of increased employment. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, said tnat, although there were over 1,250,000 unemployed, being an increase of 228,000 over the number in 1924, nearly 90 per cent, of the employable population wa R working. One ol Britain’s greatest difficulties was the increasing restrictions which fore.gn countries were applying against imports. One wav by which the people of Britain could help wa> to insist upon, (ni.vitig. only B it h goods where* er practicable. 1 he motion was ueloated hv 373 votes to 143. ‘ In reply to a question, the Parliamen_ tarv Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Betterton, said that the total amount paid in unemployment relief from the armistice up till Mav last was £206.000,000, while “out-of-work donations” to ex-service men and ivi.ian.s had amounted to £62,009000. ’