UNEMPLOYMENT EXECUTIVE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18467, 31 January 1922, Page 7

UNEMPLOYMENT EXECUTIVE

REMEF OP URGENT DISTRESS. FRESH APPEALS TO BE MAPlik, ■ 111 The executive of the Unemployment Re- '-.'4 lief Fund met yesterday morning, when ' there were present—the Mayor of the-oily, »,■: (Mr J. S. Douglas), Or*- Wilson and Han* cock. Ensign Coombs, Miss Baneiman, Mia .. : Jackson, the Rev. G. E. Moreton, . juid Messrs-J B. Waters, C. Speight, J.'Haymes, and P. G. Camming. ■ ■ ji'-J’V.. The Mayor romanced that ( as tiw!re. waa r only. £B3B 18s 7d in hand, it was'evident, they oouid not undertake any more'.relief works.' "They now wished to kiw>w,‘>rb»t. the Social mntew’ Committee tttbught’ of the position. It was certain that some ©to- < ployers considered that when work was given . : for relief lees than the award wages should iSe 1 Rerv. Mr Moroton said ha had vhnted , eases, and found reel hardship existing! from which the women and children , were the ehiaf sufferers. He knew of mf a J wiflr' • ing to work, bttt who could not find emplhyj, ipient. As for funds, if these werd'wanted something more than' a general appear was neede4; ‘h® re must bo personal solicitation. In many oases the work] ess wore in for rent, and the funds from which the social worker® drew were getting low. ' m. Ensign Oxnnbs urged that it was wont that waa wanted, and not charity. In one , i;; case a woman and her throe children were i . i found deeping out in the Woodhaugh Gar- { dens, v ' ' "Mr Gumming suggested that fho money ! . ; they had in hind would be well spent'ill j ' sending 'men into the country to do haTvwrt- 1 ing work. He had not known so "much' s distress to' exist as during the last few , weeks, and some families were certainly; jn j ; dire need. , . j Mrs Jackson also bore testimony, to eases of distress brought under her notice. ’ j - , The Mayor remarked , that it was^'toty’y evident that the executive must cotitHitie L, to act. They had sent some men out’ into’ j'% the country to work, and had eacolarisdd’ |/ ‘ some -firm* who had not responded to (he ' : first; .appeal. ‘ - A{ ! ’A Mra Jackson stated mat not a sinrte I deserving case had been refused by the 1 Charitable Aid Board, and the xodmowas* packed daily with applicants for relief. 0 - r - ’ , Mire-Ruimunan boire out this and said that new;' applicants wore'■ p*eSip(‘ y, ing themselves. ' ' 'f"f J, v, •Vi Mr Waters suggested that an dppeal 11 h8 , <■& made to the many fannem aad at present in town. - 1 r '’ ,r A Mr Speight advocated an appeal to county oouncals and'to thd Famew’Umoo.Surdy 1 some work could, be found in the ooupttx districts. •"• 1 ‘'4 Mr Haymes express the opinion that the workers "would Buhsoribe better"‘'if-‘ , tba , -award ’rates were hot insisted uponv and -j thought an urgent appeal should made ,to %i afcizons. • \ Mr Gumming pointed out, as regardeftyme , • • rate of wages, that the men ware gwfen ' work: for only three day out of 4 Mr Speight - moved—‘That this . -'i , retains the balance of the money it bas in A hand to pay the wages* of those are spnt to work in the country; that cases '■< of distress be provided for as hitherto; that an appeal bo made for assistance in' finding .C 1 work for those men who are out jofwork - ■ and are in a ppsitidh to go to the' dotmiry; that to give - effect to this steps be- taken to appeal to the branches of toe Farmers’ ,r,; Union and the chairmen of county,.japahcil? . and road hoards asking them to ad*fed the , /'J executive of any work they haTwiini.iiheir'’ respective districts.” - - / f «3?* | Mr Waters seconded the motioni .wnicn J was carried. »’* J - The Mayor said he would’ call another rmeeting of the executive this week, «t„which fredi proposals would ,be mihirLitte<t in. 'con- ■ nectidn. with the whole, matter. sentative meeting of citisena ooold»«e Jheld at a later date to oonsidor i the ezeontiye’e \ 'suggestions.' ~ „ ■ ■ ■ <■' -, ¥