UNEMPLOYMENT IS BAHIAN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 31 October 1921, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT IS BAHIAN

/Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Aoitrolun k N.Z. Cable Amociatiou.) LONDON, Oct. 22. Dr. Macnamara. at Kettering, slated that the unemployed were now 1,750,000 compared with 2,170,000 in June. It, is estimated .that there will he l_i million unemployed IhrojigUiut Hie winter. R ATLAVAY ELECTRIFICATION SCHEMES TO ABSORB LABOUR LONDON. OH. 28. Hail wav ideeirilieai'mn on a big scale, leased on* Government assistance m finding the necessary capital, 1S 11 ■ °P I( ‘ of'the limir in conneclion wilh nnemplovmont. It is Imped (hat I he, (roverninrnl, will guarantee h! n I . MST hr tinilorcroim,! osifnsiom. ®,000.M0 m the South-Eastern, and L0.000.0U0 dm Indian railways. Olher railways a,re preparing an extensive scheme, wh.cn will speed up the metropolitan railways 30 w. If. is estimated io save eveiy worker ten working days annually, which otherwise would he spent on railway trains. The schemes will necessitate new rolling stock and thus create employment in factories in t-ho North oi England and Scotland. About 00 ~ f dm outlay will go m labour, 40 ~ on ray materials.