PLIGHT OF WALES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 304, 21 November 1936, Page 9

PLIGHT OF WALES

GOVERNMENT’S CONCERN. NO SINGLE SOLUTION. ; TRANSFER OF LABOUR. (United Press Association —-By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright:) (British Official Wireless.) . Received November 21, 11.29 a.m. RUGBY, . Nov. 20. The King’s visit to South Wales has again focussed attention on the situation of the depressed areas; and his outspoken concern for their restoration to active life has evoked an immediate public response. The King’s visit coincided with a debate on the subject in the House of Commons and with speches by Ministers and others which have served to prevent, the more prosperous parts of the country from overlooking the hardships that have fallen upon South Wales. The Chancellor (Mr Neville Chamberlain), in a speech at Leeds, pointed out that already, by various schemes started in these areas, the Government had undertaken commitments which would total over £8,000,000. There was no single solution of the problem, and the Government was trying all possible methods and expanding old industries, bringing new industries into the areas, and by transferring labour. When, all that was done there .would remain-'some for whom tfierd was no work, and who could not move. It was the Government’s duty to try to make conditions better for these people. The Times says the transference has taken nearly 16,000 men, 7000 women, 6400 boys, and 4600 girls out of the depressed areas in the first nine months of the current year.

ROYAL INTEREST.

IN AVELSH PROBLEM. LONDON, Nov. 19. The cordiality of: the welcome everywhere extended to the King during bis visit to Wales -continued until the whole programme of the visits was completed, and when the Royal train finally moved off it was to an accompaniment of rousing cheers. Last evening, in the railway saloon car where he spent the night, the King had a long conference with the past and present commissioners of the South AVales special areas and received a detailed account of the schemes for reviving employment in South AVales.