RELIEF TO GO ON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 169, 19 June 1931, Page 6

RELIEF TO GO ON.

THE NO. 5 SCHEME. PARLIAMENT TO BE ASKED FOR FINANCE. As announced in the last edition of tho “Standard” yesterday, Cabinet has reversed its decision to suspend the operations under the No. 5 unemployment relief scheme, which will be continued until such time as Parliament can deal with the problem of finance. The Premier, who made the announcement, further stated that the Unemployment Board will adjourn for a week from to-day following' upon the settlement of the question of providing work for tlie men employed under No. 5 scheme until Parliament votes more money for relief purposes. Commitments already made will absorb the greater part of the £60,000 required to carry the scheme on until Parliament meets. The result of the Government’s decision is that 30,000 men -will be kept in employment. There are 8327 men now engaged on farm lands and about 1500 on drainage works in different parts of the country.

“The Government realises,” said the Prime Minister, “that the responsibility for the stability and increase of the unemployment funds will rest upon Parliament, and as the session will commence within a week, I have every hope that reasonable provision will be made so that relief can be continued.”