UNEMPLOYMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21647, 18 May 1932, Page 10

UNEMPLOYMENT

REVENUE OF THE BOARD MISAPPREHENSION REMOVED AN INSTRUCTIVE STATEMENT (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 17. The deputy chairman of the Unemployment Board (Mr Jessep) states that a very erroneous impression has gained wide credence with the public that : the increase in the wages tax .from 3d to Is in the £ moans that the board’s income has been quadrupled. That suggestion, Mr Jessep says, is very wide of the mark. ' The estimate for this year is that the total i come of the board will not exceed from £3,500,000 to £3,750,000. If the full amount of the estimate is realised it means a weekly income to the board of £72,000. The total number (.f unemployed registered, plus those who are receiving assistance from the board but have been taken from the registrar, totals 58,475. Of this number 48,601 were dependent for relief upon scheme No. 5. The commitments outside this scheme are estimated to cost the board in a full year £1,000,000. That leaves an income of only £52,770 per week for the purpose of carrying on scheme No. 5 at the present figures. One has only to compare these two figures, £52,000 and 48,000 unemployed, to realise the difficulties. that the board has to overcome. “ The question is continually asked,” proceeded Mr Jessep, “What is a fair thing to pay the relief worker in the way of wages? But it is also an important question how-much more in the way of taxation could the public stand without precipitating absolute ruin? We can only distribute the amount in the most' equitable manner and at the same time in such a way as to ensure that some proportion of it can come back again to the country in the way of increased production.” LOCAL RELIEF OPERATIONS WORK FOR TO-DAY The following groups will report for work to-day: — St. Kilda Borough Council. —12.30 p.m., at Scott street yard: Groups 273, 258. Otago Education Boards —8 a.m., at Ford’s byre, Pine Hill: Groups 300, 301. 12.30 p.ni., at Kaikorai School: The following men of group 279: —J. M'Cormack, T. M'Cormack, Morris, Murdoch and Nicholson. 12.30 p.m., at Ford’s byre, Pine Hill: Those men of group 279 who were not nominated for work at Kaikorai School. .. Ocean Beach Domain. —12.30“p.ni., at band rotunda, St. Kilda:'Group 280. Otago Harbour Board. —12.30 p.m., at Leith bridge, Harbour terrace: Groups 292, 294. 12.30 p.m., at retaining wall, Wharf street: Group 289. Tramways Department. —12.30 p.m., at Roslyn power house (terminus of Rattray street car): Group 267. Reserves Department. —8 a.m., at Opoho football ground: Groups 510, 511, 512, 513, 327, 330, 509. Works Department.—Groups to commence 8 a.m., 209 Ward street, at Halsey street; 303, Signal Hill road, one mile above tram terminus; 304, .Tomahawk road, at Hunt street; 205, the following men of group 305 at Wakari road, top of Fulton road:—D. R. Harkness, G. C. M'Lennan, S. G. Peters, J. Peterson, J. L. Ritchie, R. Taggart, S. J. Harborne, C. Chambers; 300, Mannering street, at Belfort street, Vauxhall; 307, Macleod’a farm, Taieri road, at Ashburn Hall; 312, Gardner street, 18 chains from Elgin road; 313, Brockbank’s farm, top end of Glenelg street;- 314, Ross Creek, at Wakari road entrance; 317, Musselburgh Rise, at steps; 322, Cameron’s farm, Rudd road, threequarters of a mile above Wakari road; 325, Marshall’s farm, 34 Riselaw road, near South road; 326, Keenan’s farm, Kaikorai Valley road, at Barr street. ST. ANDREW STREET DEPOT Messrs Wardell Bros, have forwarded to the St. Andrew street depot a cheque for £lO to be used for cases of sickness and to assist families in specially necessitous circumstances. GOLD-MINING DEMONSTRATION A further demonstration of gold washing will he given at the ‘ St. Andrew street relief depot yard by Mr T. Roche at 9.30 this morning. MAYOR’S -RELIEF DEPOT The following donations to the Mayor’s relief depot, St. Andrew’s street, are acknowledged with thanks:—A. D. Minn, bread; “A Friend,” six bags swedes; F. M. Anderson, King Edward street, basket of meat; Stuart Sim, Heriot, four sacks of potatoes (per T. Roche); W. Scoular and Co., half chest of tea, 501 b cocoa, four 25’s oatmeal; H. Keenan Burnside, five sheep; Mr G. R. Ritchie, half-ton Kaitangata and half-ton Taratu coals; Quaker Priest, groceries, bread and honey; “A Friend,” three bags carrots and three bags swedes; Fraser and Sons, “Rata-,” bread; H. Wood, baker, bread and rolls; Coulls, Somerville, and Wilkie, three indexed books; “Donation,” four bags coal (per John Mill and Co.) ; Mrs Fotheringham, whitebait; Evening Star, paper; Mr J. C. Rigby, Gardens, scones; Master Erridge, one package; Miss Douglas, Castle street,'one package; Anderson’s Bay redidents, 24 packages (per Pringle and Son); Anderson’s Bay residents, 14 packages (per M. Cariipbell)St. Kilda residents, 24 packages (per T. Roche); St. Kilda residents, from the stores of Roy, Dunstan, and Cuttle, 27 packages and vegetables (per James A. Carman); St. Clair residents, 133 packages (per J. T. Smith); St. Clair residents, 87 packages (per Mr Balneaves); W. Wright, Cargill road, 1 package (per J. H, Taylor); Cavcrsham residents, 30 packages (per R. Rutherford) ; Carroll street residents, 8 packages (per H. H. Croft); Morningtun residents, 27 packages (per W. G. Hook); Mornington residents, from the stores of Goodall, Burgess, Easton, and Gumming, 32 packages (per Lamb); lloslyn residents, 43 packages (per Armit and Co.); lloslyn residents, 15 packages (per Laurenson and Son); lloslyn residents, 90 packages (per Goodley and Son); lloslyn residents, from the stores of Mackay Bros, and Newman, 68 packages (per T. Douglas) ; Kaikorai residents, 66 packages (per G. W. Brocklebank); Maori Hill residents, 07 packages (per Mr Graham); collected by Masters D. Tuckwell, Bert and Jack Dayman, 30 packages; collected by Mr Hayes from the stores of Small, Airey, Millar and Gillies, 20 packages; North-East Valley residehts, from the stores of W. Mowat and Co., C. Barnett, A. V. Thomson, and J. Harvey, 108 packages (per Sam M'Bratney) ; north end residents, 04 packages (per Alex Allan); north end residents, froin the stores of Matheson and Moir and Young and Anderson, 13 packages; north end residents, M‘Farlane and Co.’s store, “Anon.,” 81b butter;* “Anon.,” 1 package, and packages from Mesdames ,L Wallace, Castle street, J. Dick, Park street, and G. Gray, George street; Opoho residents, from Donaldson’s store, 5 packages (per R. Cahill and Son); Portobcllo residents, bread

and four packages (per Peninsula Motors). Mrs Whipp, of George street, has given a sewing machine to the unemployed girls’ room. This gift is very much appreciated.