N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1930, Page 6

N.Z. UNEMPLOYED

5,259 LAST WEEK

ißy Telegraph—Press Association)

WELLINGTON, June 6

There were 5259 tin employed. in New Zealand for" the. week elided f-.J'mio 2, accord ing to a statement issued to-day by the 31 inister ot latb- ' our (Hon. S. Cl. Smith.) W this number' 2703 were registered at the Labour Bureaux and Post Offices as being with dependents, and 25-36 as being Without dependents. A total oh 880 men were placed in •work during the week. Details of the registration were as hollows;—Auckland City 726 with dependents, 654 without dependents; Wellington City, 315 and 335 >es- . oeetively: Christchurch City. 4(6 and 435, Dunedin City 197 and 1 39. The totals for the four cities compared with th(> figures for the previous week, which are shown in brackets arc as follows: Auckland 1380 (1494), Wellington 650 (650). Chriscehuich 911 (85S), Dunedin 333 (36i). I

WORK Kit,O’ OCMPENSA'iTOX. . 11KPORT OF CO.MMISSIOX. WKLMXdTOX. dun' 6. The Committee appointed by n.r (iovernment and subsequently converted into a Royal Commission to investigate the Workers’ Compensation Act with a view to removing anomalies and generally improving the legislation on the subject, concluded Os sittings last Saturday, and its report has been submitted to the CovernAn announcement as to the principal recommendations will pro--I,ably be made by tip. -Minister «>t l abour at an early date. So iar Cabinet has not considered the report.