SCHEME SUCCESS
WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED MEN. (Per Press Association —Copyright). WELLINGTON, Sept. 14. The complete success of the Government’s scheme for providing full time work for four months for 7003 men, was referred to by the Hon. P. C. Webb, Acting-Minister of Labour to day. The Minister stated that these men who were all from the register of eligible unemployed, bad been in a nly in receipt of sustenance.
“Starting in June, the commitments that have been entered into with local bodies up to the present date will give four months’ employment to 6517 men,” the Minister said. “Of til s number 3696 are in the North Island, and 2821 in tho South Island. The works upon which the men are to he employed, and the numbers engaged on each class of work are briefly summarised as follows :—■ Formation, metalling, widening, etc., of roads and'streets, t 924.
Levelling, formation, improvements etc., to parks, domains, school grounds, and hospital grounds, 1710. Drainage, river clearing, river protection. etc., 706. Tree planting. 517. Footpath construction, keibirg, channeling. etc.. 434. Miscellaneous, 226. Total, 6517.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1937, Page 4
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