The Dunedin Affray

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6835, 16 April 1932, Page 7

The Dunedin Affray

ACCUSED REMANDED IN CUSTODY Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, April 15. Arthur Waters (28), a New Zealander charged with inciting to lawlessness was remanded in custody till next Wednesday. The police, in opposing bail, said accused was a man of riotous conduct who took part in the unemployed demonstration on April lltli.

DUNEDIN MEN ARE ANXIOUS TO WORK. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Last Night. Nothing occurred in Dunedin to-day to indicate that any desire remained among a section of the unemployed to continue the disturbances of the past week. The situation was perfectly quiet and a very small number of unemployed who gathered in front of the Town hall in the morning, dispersed after only a short wait after the relief works had been declared “black.’'

As a sequel to the disturbance at the Hospital Board’s office on Monday night, a number of men approached the Mayor (Mr. Black) and expressed the opinion that if a ballot were taken, tnc great majority of the men would express willingness to continue working. The Mayor agreed to take the ballot and to-day voting papers were handed to each of the 566 men engaged during the day on works under No. 5 scheme. No fewer than 703 of the men replied “yes” and only 90 answered “no.” A total of 73 elected to express no opinion. The overwhelming majority m favour of work being continued indicated that the general feeling coincided with that of one man who wrote on the back of his paper: “Work? Yes, and as much more of it as I can get. A vote for ‘mum.’ ”