UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21723, 15 August 1932, Page 8

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

WOMEN AND CHILDREN ASSISTANCE FROM BANK OF NEW ZEALAND ALLOCATION OF £4OOO (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 13. The directors of the Bank of New Zealand have allocated the sum of £4OOO for the relief of women and children in distress in the four chief centres in the Dominion. The amount will be disbursed through channels or organisations which the bank is satisfied is dealing with this particular phase of relief work. With a view to assisting the bank in making its decision in regard to the distribution of the money organisations engaged in this class of relief work are invited to communicate with the bank manager in one of the four centres, giving particulars of their activities. LOCAL ACTIVITIES WORK FOR TO-DAY The following groups will report at 8 a.m. to-day under the Works Department ; 62 —Maryhill tram terminus. 64—Ross Creek, at lower reservoir. 66 —The following men of group 66 at Water of Leith, at sawmill: —A. Anderson, S» G. Anderson, R. Black, E. J. Bruce, R. Campbell, G. Crawford, J. Fraser, W. H. Goss, G. Jager. 70—The following men of group 70 at intersection of Ravenswood road and Earl’s road:—A. R. Barnett, J. G. Barr, T. Barrie, C. H. Callam, L. Crawford, ' j 92—The following men of group 92 at Scott’s farm, Pine Hill road, at junction of Patmos avenue:—T. E. H. Godfrey, AV. J. Gower, W.'T. Heller, R. R. Henderson, E. A. Heller, G. A. W. Hurudell. , A 203—Norwood street, below Brown House (meet foot of hill at 8 a.m.). 205 The following men of group 205 «t M‘Arthur’s farm, Glenmore street, off Fulton rdad, Leith Valley:—J. Anderson, F, R. G. Clark, H. W. R. Clifford, A. L. Cockroft, R. D. Donaldson, G., H. Dryden, W. A. Duncan, D. Ferguson, R. J. Gibson, P. G. Homer. 203—The balance of group 205 at Leith Valley road, six chains above Stonyford .(meet Fulton road at 7.45 a.m.). 206 — Jeffrey street, below school. 207 Bain’s farm, North Taieri road, at Ashbum Hall. 209—Corporation yard, Melbourne street. 211—Scott’s road, at Southern Reservoir. 215 — Brown’s farm, off Cleghorn ■treet, near Bennett’s, North road. 216 Sligo terrace, at Erin street. 218— Logan Park, at Union street entrance. i 219 — South road, at Glen road. 220 Stenhouse’s farm, intersection Wakari road and Rudd road. 221 Fraser’s road, at sanitary stables. 224—Tainui road, at Dundonald •treet. 226—Tomahawk road, at Minto •treet, 309—Ross Creek, at lower reservoir. 318—Birchfield avenue, top of street. 535—Wharf street, at French street. 544—Wharf street, at French street. ,3500 —Wharf street, at French street. Other groups will report for work on Monday as under:— With St. Kilda Borough Council, Defence Department, Ocean Beach Do-: main Board, Otago Harbour Board, Taieri River Trust, D.C.C. Tramways Department, New Zealand Railways Department, and Otago Education Board at Pine Hill, as "per weekly time table. For groups 261, 270 and 281 see special instructions. D.C.C. RESERVES DEPARTMENT. 8 a.m., at Opoho football ground:— Groups 608, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 516, 225, 320, 359. 8 a.m. at Logan Park.—The ten men of group 508 who worked on this job last week. 8 a.m. at The Clear, Maori Hill.— Group 217. 8 a.m., at Chisholm Park.—Groups 271, 327., 8 a.m. at Montecillo football ground. —Group 264. 8 a.m. at top of Forfar street, Clyde Hill.—Groups 222, 324, 371. Otago Education Board.—Special instructions for week ending. August 20:— Group 279.—At Maori Hill School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: W. G. Angell and L. J. Davies. At NorthEast Valley School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: A. H. William,.?. Robb, R. Murdoch, J. J. M. Andrews, AV. Morris. At Mornington School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: J. M'Cormack, E. Griffin. At Wakari School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: J. Jackson. At Arthur Street School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: E. C. Hamel, J. A. S. Finnic. At Pine Hill, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: Balance of group. ! Group 261.—At Caversham School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: AV. H. Alen, E. J. G. Andrews, D. •M. M. Caddie, T. G. Thompson. At Tainui School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: P. A. Ireland, C. C. Marsh, J. Mercer, J. Murdoch, C. M. Watson. At Macandrew Road School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: P. M. Campbell, J. Wil•on. At Tainui: Wednesday, August 15, at 12.30 p.m.: Balance of-group. Group 281.—At Anderson’s Bay School, Monday, August 15, at 8 a.m.: G. M. Chisholm, C. Coates, VV. Collett, P. C. Earland, H. G. Earley. At Anderson’s Bay School, Wednesday, August 17, at 12.30 p.m.: Balance of group. SPECIAL PICTURE MATINEES Inspired by the success attending Saturday morning matinees given in other centres, the sole charge for admission being the gift of an article of food or clothing, the management of three Dunedin picture theatres—the St. James, Strand, and King Edward—instituted a similar scheme on Saturday morning for the benefit of the Central Mission Relief Depot. The response in each case was highly gratifying, and when the programmes were commenced at 10.30 a.m. the lobby of each theatre contained large piles of brown paper parcels enclosing a wide variety of acceptable gifts. Butter, jam, vegetables of every kind, and a good quantity of clothing were received, and the Rev. L. B. Neale and his band of workers at the depot were agreeably surprised at the public’s generous response to their request for food and clothing. They desire to express their sincerest thanks to all who gave assistance. PORT CHALMERS RELIEF WORKERS SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE. The dispute between the Port Chalmers Relief Workers’ Association and the Unemployment Committee was definitely •ettled on Saturday morning, when representatives of the association met the Unemployment Committee to discuss the position. The Mayor (Mr J. Watson) occupied the chair, and Mr A. E. Ansel!, M. also attended the meeting. At a previous meeting the two alterna-

tivc schemes offered by the Unemployment Board had been discussed, and it had been decided to adopt the scheme by which relief workers would be given 12 days’ work in each four weeks, the “stand-down” week being eliminated The Workers’ Association had objected to the adoption of this scheme on the grounds that the men could earn only as much in four weeks as they were previously able to earn in three weeks, and an added disadvantage was that they had no “blind” week in which they could obtain extra work to supplement tbeir relief pay. The matter was further discussed on Saturday, and it was decided to adopt the second scheme, under which the men will he given 12 days’ work in three weeks, and will then have a “standdown ” week.