SEEKERS OF WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19390, 27 July 1926, Page 12

SEEKERS OF WORK.

POSITION ! N AUCKLAND

OVER SIX HUNDRED NAMES. MEN FROM THE COUNTRY. . Work for more men than wore- originally on the regisier of unemployed in [Auckland has been found since the Lnemployment Belief Committee was formed early in June, yet, then: are to-day only 200 fewer names on the register.

A few days after the formation oi the Committee, over 800 men had registered. Up to yesterday BS6 mon had been provided with employment of some description. yet there were still (>2B names on the register. In the women s department 141 applications for work had been received up to vesterday. .Positions nad been found for 59 women and the cases of - 10 others

were pending. Mr. W. Slaughter, offier-in-charge of the Auckland office of the Labour .Department, said men were drifting in from the country, having been attrae' ' by the publicity given to, the- various • relief measures. He also had a suspicion that a number of small farmers were coming in to Auckland on t,he off chance of obtaining casual; employment during the slack season on the farms. Iheso men were not greatly concerned whether they found work or not, but were willing to accept a job if one was offered. Replying to a question, Mr. G. Baildon. chairman of the committee, said that, as far as the men were concerned, the situation was easing gradually. It-was impossible t.o say when the position would right itself, but until it did the committee would continue its activities.

Miss Eniel'son,: olheer-in-charge of the women's ■ bureau, said most of the" applicants foFWrk were .domestic assistants, but- all were not suitable for the positions offering. Work was available for experienced machinists for coats and trousers but there was no inquiry I'or table hands in the clothing factories. There was also little demand i'oi; young girls' and apprentices. Some shop -girls and-typists were out of work.

Mr. E. J. Phelan raised the question of married women accepting -employment while their husbands had work to go to. He thought it was unfair of-such women to take the, work while widows- and women who had to support their parents

were idle. Mr. Baildon said the committee had dealt with this phase of the situation. Mr. Slaughter said care was always taken that such women were not provided with work ahead of the more deserving applicants mentioned by Mr. Phelan. Two anonymous donations of 10s each were received.by the committee, the money being handed, to the Salvation Army and tHe City Mission.

AN INCREASE IN CHBISTCHU&CH. MARRIED MEN PREDOMINATE. [by telegraph.—pjxess association.] CHRI ST CHURCH. Monday." T&e number of applications for work male by unemployed 'to-day, was easily a record, the previous highest number, 34, being exceeded by 10. This indicates that the position is . now as acute as at any tim§ during the winter. Thirty-three of the applicants were married men. Their dependants numbered 97.