UNEMPLOYMENT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 5 April 1926, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT

POSH lON A'i MELBOURNE (By Electric. Telegraph.—Copyright.) Aii»thl>-.-v * ivy, Uitbl« akhoi'iii ti<m. ■ MELBOURNE. April .".. A deputation waited mi I'remier Mian find requested I hat work should be provided lo alleviate unemployment. Il was stated ilia! ihe unemployment situation was more acute than il had i ver previously been nl this time of the year. Between eight and ten thousand men were on, of work in the city. Mr Allan, in reply, said he did not agree with the sinteinenl thai the Ministry should find work for everybody. The I rouble was ihe men on relief work demanded full wages, though last year showed that they did not average "•"> per cenl of tlie normal amount of work, lie said increased tariff might give more work in the city, hut il would reduce unemployment in the country, so ikere would be no real gain from that. He declared the Ministry would do whet it could with the money available. A member of th-> deputation: "I hope you are not sending us away with tlie impression that .he Ministry is on the rocks, and thai it can do nothing':" Mr Allan: I did nol expect yon lo gel any othei inipreission."