UNEMPLOYMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21431, 4 September 1931, Page 10

UNEMPLOYMENT

PROVISION OF RELIEF WORK FOR TO-DAY The following groups will report for work at 8 a.m. to-day:— ■ Education Board.—At lord’s byre, Pine Hill road, groups 27 and 60. . Reserves Department. —At iamm School, those men of group 43 who reported on Thursday to Jubilee lark at 8 a.m. These men are also to report on Saturday at Ford’s byre, Pine Hill road, to complete two days’ work. Men in the following groups who lost time through wet weather this week will be given an opportunity of making up such time to-day at the following locations: —North road (above tram terminus); 1. H 3, H 4, 119, 140, 203, 215; Signal Hill road, 212; Pine Hill road (above Orbell street), 125, 143, 146, 201; Woodhaugh (near quarry), 133, Queen’s drive (at Russell street), 36, 58, 104, 141, 142, 216; Queen’s drive (between Littlebourne and Cobden street), 202; Dalziel street (at top of Brockville road), 57, 207; Lawrence street and Havelock street. 211; Forfar street and Glen avenue, 117, 123, 129, 138, 144, 145, 209,210. Men in group 136 who lost time this week owing to wet weather will be given an opportunity to make up to eight hours by reporting to Black Head road and Concord road (Taieri County) at 8 a.m. tomorrow. ST. ANDREW STREET DEPOT Donations of potatoes and coal would be gratefully received at the St. Andrew street depot. The following donations are acknowledged with thanks: —St. Kilda residents (groceries, per Mr J. A. Carman, carrier), St. .. Kilda residents (groceries, per Mr Love, carrier), Roslyn residents (groceries, per Mr Douglas), Armit’s depot (groceries, per Mr Armit), Arthur street depots (groceries, per Mr Lamb, carrier), Scurr’s depot, Musselburgh (per Mr Henderson), Maori Hill residents (groceries, per Mr Graham, carrier), Rutherford’s depot, Caversham (per Mr Rutherford), Mrs J, C. Thomson (jam), Mrs Leisliman (bread), Mrs Allen (jam), Mrs Grey (groceries), “A Friend (butter and jam), “A Friend” (jam), Mrs Beaumont (bapon, weekly donation), Mrs Armstrong (butter, weeklv donation), Mrs Hart (honey, weekly donation), Caversham and Kew residents (per Mr Taylor, carried), Mrs Young’s depot, Musselburgh (per Mr Lippett, carrier), NorthEast Valley residents (poi Mr Watt, carrier) , “H. E. A.,” Kaikorai (goods) , Guide and Ranger >, Company, Tapanui (two sacks potatoes), “C. F. G. ’ (two sacks potatoes), Mr J. H. Jones, Poolburn (goods), West Harbour residents (groceries, per Mr Patterson, carrier), “AFriend” (four bags swedes), Kaitangata residents (jam, per Mrs Aitcbison), Mr A. Stewart (13 tons coal). SCHEME No. 4a At the last executive meeting of the Otago Provincial Council of New Zealand Farmers’ Union, a strong protest was forwarded to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Labour in connection with the suspension of the 4A scheme. The following satisfaetpry reply has been received from the Minister of Labour (Mr S. G. Smith) “ I havri to advise you that it was ngver intended that scheme No. 4B should be curtailed in any way. Applications for development work to be carried out by subsidised labour on a' contract basis are still being dealt with under this scheme. The future position of scheme No. 4A has, however, been considered by the Unemployment Board, and it baa been decided that the suspension of the scheme should operate for one month only. In resuming the scheme a b from October 1, special precautions are being taken to ensure that the work carried out is of a developmental nature only, and the labour engaged is additional to that which would otherwise be employed. This decision does not affect existing contracts which extend into or beyond the period of suspension. Such agreements are being allowed to continue for the full term agreed upon. Local committees have been acquainted with the board’s decision, and advised that applications for farm labour under the scheme may again be accepted, but that the subsidy payable by the Unemployment Board will not commence until October 1,1931.” WORK AT DEEP STREAM - The district public works engineer (Mr T. M. Ball) advised last evening that the Deep Stream road deviation will be put in hand on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. At the present moment men are busy erecting the cook house and preparing tent sites near the scene of the work in order that when the 80 men who will be required to carry out the work arriye on the scene practically everything will be in readiness for them. The men will be drawn from the lists held by the Labour Bureau". As all the preliminary surveying work was carried out about a year pgo it is expected that _ the construction work will commence without dolay. • ■ . : GREEN ISLAND DEPOT On Tuesday afternoon the Green Island relief depot was a scene of activity, when 23 cases of relief were dealt with. The Mayor wishes to thank all those who have assisted, and special thanks are due to Messrs Duke and Sons for their donation of meat and also to Messrs Irvine ’ and Stevenson for their weekly donation of meat. The Mayor would be grateful to the residents if they would send in donations of butter, tea, cocoa, eggs, cheese, tins of syrup, bread, etc., of their weekly pound-a-week gift, so that relief may be given to those in need.