UNEMPLOYMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21021, 9 May 1930, Page 9

UNEMPLOYMENT.

PROBLEM DESPERATE IN AUCKLAND. GOVERNMENT RELIEF SOUGHT. ; (Peb United Press Association.) • AUCKLAND, May 8. A request that Parliament should be called together immediately to deal with the unemployed problem was contained in a telegram sent this morning to the Minister of Lands (Mr G. W. Forbes) in Wellington by Mr M. J. Savage, M.P. for Auckland West. He" stated that members individually arc- at -present helpless to deal with the subject. Mr Savage’s telegram was as follows: Unemployed problem has reached a desperate stage in Auckland, the numbers running into thousands who are either .wholly or partially unemployed Their families are not getting. sufficient to eat, and the winter is upon them. Local benevolent organisations, both public and private, are doing good work, which’-is -totally inadequate to meet the position. Men, and women too, want work, and are willing to face anything. They are human, and must be fed and housed. What will the Government do to git e relief ? It is no use talking about next year. People are starving now. If the Cabinet will do nothing else it should at least call Parliament together and place the responsibility with members, who are' helpless to do anything worth while until the House meets. Wo will do anything under the sun that will help -to relieve the position, and will be glad to have your assurance that action will be taken.” WORK FOR CHRISTCHURCH MEN. (Peg United Press Association.) .. CHRISTCHURCH, May 8. Information that work for IGS men uas bciiig provided in the Canterbury and West Coast districts was given by the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr P. A. de la Perrellc) •to a deputation of unemployed which waited on him tliis morning. Included in this is work for 30 returned soldiers in the Westport district.