AT WORK AS USUAL
VERY FEW ABSENT (Per Press Association. — r, onyrtelit.i PALMERSTON N., This Day. When relief workers set out for their jobs yesterday morning, pickets and the police were present, but no untoward incident occurred. Of 'the 230 men - set'down to report for City Council work, only 16 were absent, and it is believed the absence of some 'of these was dufe to sickness. Workers on the Itairanga ’County job ye re practically at full strength/ ! Of 60 men usually employed oh. the Manawatu Drainage Board work, about' 25 put in an appearance yesterday.' BALLOT IGNOBip ,
(Per Press Association. — CopvrlfrhtA HASTINGS, This Day: The Hastings Borough unemployment officials estimate that fully 80 per cent of the unemployed ignored the call for a strike ■ yesterday morning and wont on to the job. It was.eonsidered that by today very few would not be at work as'usual. The result of the. recent ballot Was reported to be virtually in favour of the strike. 1
STRIKE SPREADS ■ '■■—r- J MANY TOWNS AFFECTED (Per Press Association. GREYMOUTH, ; This, Day. Approximately 300 men jn the Grey district joined the unemployed, strike yesterday. .The response to the call equalled 05 per cent, and it included men at Greymouth, Blackball, Cobden, Brunner and a proportion of..those in the Grey County. The strikers . are organising their own relief meetings.
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Northern Advocate, 6 February 1934, Page 6
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