UNEMPLOYMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21648, 19 May 1932, Page 8

UNEMPLOYMENT

LOCAL RELIEF ACTIVITIES WORK FOR TO-DAY The following groups will report for work to-day:— St. Kilda Borough Council. —7.45 a.m., at Scott street yard, group 61. Otago Education Board. —8 a.m., at Ford’s byre, Pine Hill, groups 35, 70. D.C.C. Reserves Department.—B a.m., at Opoho Football ground, group 506; ,8 a.m., at Ellis Park, Kaikorai (terminus of Rattray street car), group 43; 8 am., at Anderson’s Bay Cemetery, group 38. Works Department.—Groups to commence at 8 a.m.: 6, Dickson’s farm. Tomahawk road, at bridge; 7, Brinsdon’s farm, Dalziel street, at M'Millan’s corner; 9, Tahuna road, at Crest street; 11, the following men of group 11 at Bennet s farm. 32 Gamma street:—W. S. Agnew, H. V. Agnew, M. Anderson, W. H. Birt, W. H. Brinsdon, J. A. Calderwood, G. S. Dennison; 11, the balance of group 11 at Vernon’s farm, half a mile above Sonntag’s, at water trough; 12, Bell’s farm, top of Porter’s road, off Norwood street; 22, the following men of group 22, at Welbam’s farm, end of Ettrick street: — J. Billington, H. M. Cockerill, A. W. Constable, J. C. Davidson, J. N. Davidson, H. W. Evans, J. H. Haldane, D. More,. A. H. B. Jones, C. A. Lester, J. Miller; 22, Fox’s farm, Mornington road, above Industrial School; 23, the following men of group 23, at Paterson’s farm. Blackhead road:—A. Anderson, P. Buchan, D. B. Campbell, R. Chitty, L. Cook, W. H. Grimsey; 23, the balance of group 23 at Sim's farm, half a mile south-west from St, Clair Golf Club; 25, Water of Leith, Malvern street, at old sawmill; 26, Bain’s farm, Taieri road, at Ashburn Hall: 27, Tainui road, at Dundonaid street; 36, Dalziel street, at M'Millan’s corner; 40. Malvern street, at Paper Mill; 48, Reid’s farm, Kaikorai Valley road, at Manchester street; 49, the following men of group 49, at Kearney’s farm, 212 Malvern street, half a mile above Patmos avenue;—D. L. Donovan, P. B.‘Edwards, A. C. Goding, H. T. Illingworth, R. Little, H. M. Miohie, W. J. Shallish, T. G. Warren; 49, the balance of group 49 at Water of Leith, Malvern street, at the old sawmill; 55, Jeffery street, below school; 62, Allandale road, at Grove street; 63, Allandale road, at Grove street; 64, Thomson’s farm, Leith Valley road, at bridge; 65, North road, at Cleghorn street; 66, Kaikorai Valley road and Brockville road; 67, Kaikorai Valley road and Brockville road; 68, Kaikorai Valley road, at Fraser’s road; 69, Ross Creek, at Lower reservoir; 19. Portobello road, at bridge; 71, Malvern street, at Paper Mill; 72, Jeffery street, below school; 73, Kaikorai Valley road, at Fraser’s road; 74, Malvern street, at Paper Mill; 75, Boys’ High School, Arthur street; 76, Queen’s drive, at Russell street; 77, Queen street, at Cosy Dell. MEN FOR CARDRONA' Ten men will leave for the Cardrona gold mining camp to-day, and a similar number will leave on Saturday for the same destination if it is found possible to outfit them by that time. GOLD-MINING DEMONSTRATIONS A demonstration of the different methods of prospecting for gold was given yesterday morning by Mr T. E. Roche, who fully explained the processes he used. Mr Roche will giVe another demonstration at 9.30 a.m. to-day. w NEW PHASE OF PROBLEM MEN UNFIT FOR CAMP LIFE. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 18. “ What are we going to do with the 600 or 700 men who are physically unfit for camp, or for hard town work, who '■ are applying to the Labour Department every day? ” asked Sir George Richardson at a meeting of the Auckland Metropolitan Relief Committee. “No jobs can be found for them, but something must be done. Are they to be given sustenance? ” The Mayor (Mr G. W. Hutchison); 1 think we should ask the Minister of Employment what he is going to do about them. The Labour Department representative said that some local bodies could not find work for the men. The Mayor: Married men are still being coerced into camps, I say coerced, and I mean it. I think it is absolutely wrong. I am certain that 75 per cent, of the community would be against it. It was decided to ask for a return of the number of men physically unfit. The Mayor mentioned that some of the men had been certified fit by the department’s doctor, but had produced certificates from other doctors that they were unfit. These men were denied work. It was decided to write to the Minister.