UNEMPLOYMENT
. riGXJEES STILL HIGH. Despite every reasonable effort made by ; the, local . bodies in the Manawatu district, the number registered as unemployed in, Palmerston-North is still high. For the week .ending July 14, . the figures, were:—-Married men 84, with 282 1 dependents, single inch 36, a total of 120. The figures for Saturday, July 21, showed,a.considerable-decrease being. married men 69 with 210 dependchts, 1 Single’mcn"3'3j "a total of 102. • .'"During-" 'the.'’past week 46 married men were employed as the result of the efforts "of the Borough Council and various l local bodies. : Ten were given work ;on road construction near Eketahuna, four were taken on by the Manawatu Drainage Board, ten by the Palmerston North Borough Council and 22 were absorbed in the Mangaone scheme near; .Shannon,
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6669, 24 July 1928, Page 6
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127UNEMPLOYMENT Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6669, 24 July 1928, Page 6
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