UNEMPLOYMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21600, 22 March 1932, Page 10

UNEMPLOYMENT

LOCAL RELIEF ACTIVITIES WORK FOR TO-DAY The following groups will report for work to-day:— St. Kilda Borough Council. —7.30 ti.m., at Scott street yard: Group 108. Ocean Beach Domain.—l2.3o p.m., at band rotunda, St. Kilda; Group 156, and those men of group 159 who did nor commence on Saturday.

Otago Harbour 80ard.—12.30 p.m., at Leith bridge, Harbour terrace: Groups 131, 137; 12.30 p.m., at retaining wall, Wharf street: Group 143. D.C.C. Reserves Department. —12.30 p.m., at football ground, Opoho: Group 152.

RELIEF TICKETS Holders of green relief depot tickets must call at the investigation office, Dowling street, on Wednesday to sigu their requisition cards before any move food parcels will be granted. A MASS MEETING The following resolution was carried unanimously at a mass demonstration of the unemployed in the Queen’s Gardens on Sunday That this mass meeting pledges itself to refuse to go to Dowling street to register for relief at the depot. We firmly believe that any man working on the No. 5 scheme has sufficient qualification to receive food at the Mayor’s Depot.” MAYOR’S RELIEF DEPOT Donations as follow are acknowledged with thanks at the Mayor’s Relief Depot: —Musselburgh Rise, packages from Mesdames Scurr and Young; Smith and Tennyson (per Masters Tuckwell and Hayman), 17 packages; St. Clair School (per Mr Black), 92 packages; George street (per Master Erridge), two packages; Arthur street schoolboys, 12 packages; North End (per Young and Anderson), nine packages; Maori Hill residents (per J. Graham), 177 packages; St. Clair residents (per Mr Smith), 104 packages; North-East Valley residents (S. M'Bratney), 145 packages; Roslyn residents (T. Douglas), 74 packages; St. Kilda residents (T. Roche), 185 packages; Dalraore residents, 10 packages; North-East Valley residents (A. Watt), three packages; Arthur street residents, 07 packages; Roslyn residents (per Laurenson), 20 packages; Mornington residents (per Weir), 22 packages; North-End residents (per Alexander Allan), 148 packages and vegetables; Match Factory, Caversham (per J. Taylor), 20 packages; Girl Guides collection (per Alexander Allan), ss; St. Kilda residents (T. Roy), 202 packages; Mornington residents (A. and L. Duff), 242 packages; Archerfield School, fruit, vegetables,, etc.; Roslyn residents (per Goodley and Sons), 90 packages; Free Press, 200 window display cards; C. B. Smith, Ltd., 200 plain cards; Neville Murdoch, one case jam bottles; Mornington residents (C. C. Lamb), 1G packages; Self Help, Caversham, last week should have read Cargill road (J. Taylor); Savoy, sandwiches; bread from Abbott, Scarle, and Wright’s. Owing to the Easter holidays commencing this week, the collection for the pound-a-week scheme will be made by the Boy Scouts and school boys to-mor-row instead of Friday. Residents who are making donations through this channel are informed of the fact that some difficulty is being found in organising the collection of donations, but it is hoped by Mornington Relief Committee to have its district worked on a systematic basis in the very near future. All boys who are authorised collectors must show their card to the householder if asked for.

UNEMPLOYED WORKERS’ MOVEMENT The weekly meeting of the Unemployed Workers’ Movement of New Zealand (Dunedin branch) was held in the Tabernacle Hall on Thursday. Mr W. Ballantyne presided over an attendance of CO delegates and representatives from various unions and the women’s branch of the movement. Mr Bayard, of Christchurch, addressed the meeting, and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. A deputation was appointed to interview the town clerk (Mr G. A. Lewin) regarding the matter of transport for relief workers. The secretary was instructed to have membership cards printed. The president and secretary were appointed to attend the Unemployed Workers’ Movement Conference in Wellington on March 25. A deputation to go before the Otago Harbour Board regarding the Leith scheme was appointed. At a meeting called by the Unemployed Workers' Movement of New Zealand (Dunedin branch) of youths under 20 and single girls, a resolution was passed protesting against the action of the Government in not recognising that boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 20 years must live, and that they had a right to work, and pointing out that the Government so far had offered no protection to them.

MARRIED MEN ON COUNTRY WORK PROTEST AGAINST LOW WAGES. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, March 21. Strong objection was taken at today’s meeting of the Christchurch Unemployment Committee to wages of 37s Cd a week being paid to married men for 40 hours’ work in the camp at Little River. After a discussion it was decided to protest to the Unemployment Board against the wages paid, and also against the board keeping the committee in the dark regarding the scheme under which such wages were paid. In respect to the 4a scheme the chairman said that in addition to paying 10s a week to each man employed the board, in some instances, was paying the farmer employing the men 7s (id a week for providing food for the men. With all their regard for the farmer it was a little “ over the odds ” to give him the labour free, and also pay the worker’s keep. Some farmers were only land speculators, and their lands were going to be improved at the expense of the country. A member of the committee said keep was paid only when the board was satisfied that the farmer could not afford to feed the man. The chairman said he was afraid the payments were not being confined to those men. It was decided to ask for particulars from the Unemployment Board.

UNEMPLOYMENT BILL THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY. (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, March 21. The Unemployment Bill, which encompasses the policy of the Government for an extra wages tax and establishing machinery for winter relief, has been finalised, and is awaiting the approval of the Cabinet before being brought down to the House. Mr Coates hopes that he

will be able to introduce the Bill on Wednesday evening, but if the Cabinet has not given its imprimatur by that time it will have to wait till after Easter. As the Bill will assuredly excite some comment in its initial stage, and, as the Government is anxious to get rid of the Mortgagors Relief Bill before Easter, this course may be followed, and the unemployment policy will be revealed after the short recess.