UNEMPLOYMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1929, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT

STATEMENT BY SIR J. G. WARD. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 4. Despite the fact that the major problem of creating avenues .of employment for the early placing 1 ' of unemployed has been dealt with, the Cabinet committee which is .administering the Government’s unemployment relief proposals is finding itself fully occupied at meetings, which j|]fisj having daily. The Prime Minister announces that it has been decided that it will he necessary to enforce the stipulation that men engaged must have been resident for three months in the Dominion. ' “ The object of this will be obvious,” said Sir Joseph. “If some such safeguard were not applied, there . would in all probability be an influx of workers from overseas, with the result that the position would become worse than if the Government had made no attempt to deal with .the situation.” “ As soon as registrations are sufficiently complete.” added the Prime Minister, “it will he possible to allo"site the men. The object will be to distribute them as far as possible with the best advantage to themselves, that is as near to their homes ns possible. It will he recognised that this will not he practicable to the extent that the Government would like, but it will he followed wherever it-is reasonable to do