LONDON UNEMPLOYED.
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES. Press Association—By Telegiapli—Copyright. LONDON, July 19. (Received July 20, at a.m.) The unemployed seized another plot of land on the outskirts of Manchester. July 20. (Received July 20, at 10.8 p.m.) In the House of Commons Mr John Burns explained that, pending the report ot the Royal Commission on the Poor Lavs,the Government proposed to make ft grant of £200,000 to assist the working of the Unemployed Act. That sum, with the rate-aided money and voluntary contributions, would be sufficient to tide over the winter. It was intended to legislate in order to provide rural housing in England and Wales on the lines of the Labourers' Housing Bill, which was operating in Ireland, and also to bring forward a scheme for the afforestation of iO,OOO acres of Grown lands so as to try to prevent dockers and casuals from burdening West Ham, Poplar, and Ea6t London.
Mr Burns strongly warned the trades unions that lie did not consider relief works desirable as a permanent feature of the social organisation.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13651, 21 July 1906, Page 9
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175LONDON UNEMPLOYED. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13651, 21 July 1906, Page 9
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