UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21129, 11 March 1932, Page 12

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF.

ROTORUA MAORIS' NEEDS.

DEPUTATION WAITS ON MAYOR

[BY TELEGR A I'll. —OWN COR RESPONDENT. ] R()TORUA, Thursday.

A deputation representing between 200 and 300 Maoris waited upon tiie Mayor, Mr. T. Jackson, this morning, and placed before him facts concerning their position owing to lack of money and work. In most cases the men had been out of employment. for between two and three months. 'lhey were previously employed on developmental work in connection with the Native Affairs Department's schemes. Many of the Maoris were stated to he destitute, and Mr. Jackson was urged to do what lie could to relieve their position. Mr. Jackson explained to the deputation that in the earlv days of the -No. ;> scheme more natives had been employed at Rotorua under the scheme than in any other town in New Zealand. The 1 neniployment Hoard had taken exception to this, as a grant had been made, lor development schemes under the Native Affairs Department. He stated that, unless additional grants were made by the Unemployment .Board, he did not* see how work could he found for them. T<> find them employment would penalise the men already working under the scheme. Mr. Jackson said he would £0 into the matter and see whether anything could be done.

DRAINAGE AT TAUPIRI. MARRIED MEN FROM AUCKLAND. [FROM Orn OWN CORRESPONDENT."! HAMILTON. Thurnday. Arrangements for giving work to 200 unemployed married men from Auckland on improving the Komakorau drainage system at Taupiri and Gordonton were confirmed to-day at a meeting of the Taupiri Drainage and River Board. The decision was the outcome of a conference between representatives of the Unemployment Board, the Public Works Department, the Land Drainage Department and tlie Drainage Board a fortnight ago. The work will be supervised by the Land Drainage Department. WAIMAKARIRI RIVER SCHEME. COST ESTIMATED AT £60,000. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] CIIHIS'I'CHURCII, I'll 11 rsdny. Including payment of wages by the Unemployment Board, the total expenditure on the Waimakariri River Trust's relief scheme, which is to lie started next month, is estimated at £60.000. Of that sum the trust's share will be £6OOO. It. is intended to employ 550 men continuously for six months and 150 men for 12 months on works which will include tree planting, embankment building, drainage, clearing, e'c.

POSITION AT DEVOITFORT.

POLICY OF THE COUNCIL. Il.ri report of a special committee SPt, up liy tlie Devon port Borough (Council to consider unemployment, relief measures in I lie borough 11:1 s lieen adopted Ijy the council. The report staled thai unless some relief was provided from the (lovernmeiil in respect of financial assistance for insiiranre, tools, etc., the Devi nport Council would he compelled to redure. the number of rucn employed under the No. 5 scheme, during the next financial year, probably by 50 per cent. All funds for unemployment relief should he provided hv national taxation Ilecommendalious in the report included unemployed registry districts fixed hy the boundaries of local bodies, so that each might care for ils own unemployed residents; a special committee to lie set up for the dispensing of unemployment relief; and approval bv the central comm.(tee before social organisations were rocognised to carry out relief. The prohibition of house-to house canvassing was urged, except by authorised persons.