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UKVELOPMENT AYOR K. 1,000 MEN RETRENCHED. (Australian Press Association) (Received 11.20 n.m.j SYDNEY, March 24. Inability to secure a further loan for development work, about a thousand men are being retrenched on Friday by the Metropolitan Water Sewerage board. Tnis represents one third of tlie board’s regular employees. It is feared another fifteen hundred will be rendered idle in the near future resulting in ithe interference of developmental work, which will mean a shortage of water in the city area next summer. LABOUR’S ARMY. 8,000 ENLISTED. SYDNEY, March 24. The chairman of the Labour army committee, Mr J. A. Martin, announces eight thousand have already enlisted. LABOUR DAILY’S COMMENT. SYDNEY. [March 24. The Labour daily recording yesterdays Labour Army enlistments anys: — “Throughout tlie State widespread interest in manifested in the defence movement against the onslaught oi opposition to sedkionarv forces.” DOLE COUPONS. TR AT) ESDI EN COD I PLAIN. (Received 11.15 n.m.) SYDNEY, March 24. Replying to a deputation of tradesmen, who complained of non payment of dole coupons for food supplies since mid-January, itbc Chief Secretary, Dir Coding, intimated that if impatient • shopkeepers refused to accept the coupons tho Government would be compelled to establish its own depots, ns it was determined the public would be fed.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1931, Page 5
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