Foxton

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 168, 17 July 1937, Page 8

Foxton

From Our Own CorresDondent. Work for Unemployed. Considerable time was taken up at the monthly meeting: of the Foxton Borough Council in discussing the matter of finding suitable work for Foxton’s unemployed. The Clerk (Mr W. Trueman), reported on a conference of local body representatives convened by the Minister of Labour (Hon. P. Webb) held In Palmerston North last week and attended by the Mayor (Mr M. E. Perreau) himself, to discuss ways and means of finding employment for the men in lieu of. paying sustenance. The position was that Foxton was practically the only local body that was continuing employing men under the No. 5 scheme. Other local bodies had given the scheme up some time ago ana thrown the men on sustenance. The Goverenment now felt alarmed at so many men being on sustenance and was beginning to feci that sustenance was wrong in principle, in view of this it was now emphasising the fact that men on sustenance must be taken off it. The position to-day as far as Foxton was concerned, added Mr Trueman, was that the La-

bour Department was finding £l3- per week and the men worked for that amount. “The Minister’s proposal was for us to take 30 men at £4 per week and the balance would then have to go on sustenance,” said Mr Trueman, "meaning that sustenance would be introduced into Foxton for tho first time.” The Mayor said that they had made their position quite clear to the Minister and had suggested that Government assist tho Council to find the money necessary to carry out a road and streets improvement programme as discussed at a previous meeting of the Council, but he had held out little hope in that connection. After a lengthy discussion. Crs. Barron and Chaffey moved the following resolution: “That tho Council is prepared to take twenty men at the £4 per week subsidy offered by the Government and that it commence the following programme oi works on July 9: Union street deviation footpath; Wharf street road sealing; Liddell street and Ravensworth Place road sealing; and road sealing of tho following: Duncan street, Whyte street. Avenue road (as far as Flutter street), Cook street, Coley street, Thyune street, and Flutter street. The programme to be carried out according to order of precedence shown and as finance can be arwas carried unanlmousBorcugh Affairs. The Mayor (Mr M. E. Perreau) presided over the monthly meeting of the Foxton Borough Council. Also present were Councillors J. It. Middleton, W. H. Read, T. Chaffey, R. Rangireuea, D. R. Barron, L. Titcombe and the Town Clerk (Mr W. Trueman). Messrs D. Brooks and 11. Fodmore read tneir declarations and sat at the Council for the first time. An apology for absence was received from Cr. ±’. Robinson. . Tho treasurer submitted a nnanciai rtatement which disclosed that during the month of June the sum of £4J>66 13s bo was received and banked. The ledger balances at June 30 were as foliow:Ac-j counts at debit: Gasworks. £2,141 19s 6d, unemployment relief, £5; a totalof £2,146 19s 6d. Accounts in credit. Rate arrears £149 7s 9d; cemetery, £149 16* lid: general, 263 12s lid; Hospital Board. £66 Is 7d; heavy traffic, £212 Os 3d; interest £3619 7s 2d; library. £27 5s 6d, reseerves £196 17s lid; town hall, £372 Os 3d, workers’ dwellings, £77 l?s4d; waterworks, £95 13s 8d; a total of £5.230 Is Mr J. M. Thomson wrote against the Government’s proposed action with the carrying business and asking tne Council’s support in the proposed takin o ° V The > Ma C yor said that while the Council appreciated the service rendered y t hat carrying companies, he did not think that it would be right for It to place any °bstacles in the way of the Government i carrying out any proposed legislation. The Government had evidently decided to take certain steps in connection with thecar eying business and whether good would Stereo “we JS been well served and the people of F oxton till been well catered tor in the past. We can only hope that we will rec _ service Just as good in luture. It was unfortunate that those who had worked up business in this connection should nave it taken from them, but the Council could not stop that. The letter was received. Personal and General. Miss Eva Ebbett, of Hamilton, is at present tho guest of Mr and Mrs H. of Mam street. ... U IS? and Mrs J. a. Deerof tovercargM. are the guests of Mr and Mrs J. M. Thom non of Thynne street. . Mr H. Osborne was a ■ ion Airways to Auckland last week when ho went north to see Mr and Mrs A. Ebbett oil by the Mariposa. Mr Ebbett {fan e "-Foxton resident and he and h.s are on an Island holiday tour. W Mr and SIS. 0. Barber. Jnr of Maretiro were visitors to Auckland o\er tl week-end. for the purpose of attending Sm wedding of Mrs Barber’s brother. .Mr A! Bomo‘tone -during the lunch J«r on ‘“‘whyVsS-eet. was entered •“two weeks have now elapsed sines the opening of the whitebait season, but s far no 'bait has been offered hx»Uy. Tne indications are that the season W.U bo a