ROLL OF UNEMPLOYED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20851, 18 April 1931, Page 13

ROLL OF UNEMPLOYED.

POSITION LAST MONDAY.

TOTAL OF 37.558 ON LISTS. SMALL REDUCTION SHOWN. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Friday. A slight decrease is shown in the number of unemployed registered at labour bureaux for the woek ended April 13. The total was 37,558, compared with 37,598 for the previous seven days, an apparent decrease of 40.

Returns supplied by the Minister of Labour show that although new and ronewed applications for work totalled 5345, during the week 25,767 men qualified for and were placed in work under the Unemployment Board's second and fifth schemes, which mpant that the real increase in the number not employed was 230. Particulars of registrations in the main centres are as follows: — Appli- Temporarily Unemcatioiis. Working, ployed. Alicklnnd . . 6,428 5,110 1,318 Wellington . . 3.129 Q,sfi2 867 Christchurch 4,753 3,461 1,292 Dunedin . . 2,273 2,006 267 Tnvercargill . 1,117 779 338 Other centres 19,558 11,849 7,709 Totals . . 37,558 25,767 11,791 Tho registrations in Auckland comprised 4317 men with dependants and 2111 without dependants, tho numbers in other centres boing:—Wellington, 1723 and 1706; Christchurch, 2866 and 1887; Dunedin, 1206 and 1067; Invcrcargill, 687 and 430.

The total registrations in the centres were as follows, figures for tho previous week being given in parentheses: —Auckland, 6428 (6403); Wellington, 3429 (4613); Chrislchurch, 4753 (4634); Dunedin, 2273 ( 2389); Invercargill, 1117 (1091).

The decrease in total registrations follows the reduction of 430 shown in tho total at April 6. Following is a summary of the weekly returns since the introduction of the rationing system: — /

Appli- Temporarily Unemcationa. Working, ployed. February 23 27,662 10,978 16.684 March 2 . . 29,431 12.119 17,315 March 9 .. 29.041 13,096 16,845 March 16 .. 31,678 18.236 15,442 March 23 .. 33,916 21.618 12,328 March 30 .. 38,028 /24.941 13,087 April 6 .. 37,598 ' 26,037 11,561 April 13 . . 37.558 25.767 11,791

Comparison with the return of March 30 shows a reduction of 2117 in the registrations in Auckland, of 1213 in Wellington and of 296 in Dunedin. There have been increases of 236 in Christchurch, 91 in Invercargill and 2829 in other centres. The board's announcement that the subsidy for wages would be reduced from 14s a day to 12s 6d and 9s a day for married and single men respectively was published on March 31. On the following day tho board announced the suspension of the No. 5 schemo from April 11 to 27. In tho meantime a new register is being compiled.

LAND SETTLEMENT. RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. LACK OF CO-OPERATION. What was described as a lack of cooperation between different sections of tho public service in connection with land settlement was commented upon at yesterday's meeting of the Land Settlement and Development League. The secretary, Mr. N. G. Gribble, stated that at the last meeting a' letter had been received from tho Hon. A. J. Murdoch, Minister of Agriculture, who referred to'tho result of the Unemployment Board's efforts to have men profitably employed on the land as negligible. A letter had also been received from the Hon. S. G. Smith, Minister of Labour, who stated that 2142 men had been profitably absorbed into productive work as a result of the board's schemes. Mr. Gribblo added that in tho past week the league had been informed that (ho board was going to put into effect tho league's zone settlement scheme, but without the essential safeguard of the local advisory committees, which it had strongly urged. The Director of Education had informed the league that it was not considered worth while to prepare a register of boys wanting to go on the land, but that headmasters at the different schools would be glad to give, any information when required.