UNEMPLOYMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21831, 19 December 1932, Page 10

UNEMPLOYMENT

RELIEF WORKERS’ WAGES THE TEN PER CENT. CUT BOARD’S ATTITUDE CRITICISED (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, December 18. Archbishop Averill expresses disappointment at the decision of the Unemployment Board not to restore the recent 10 per cent, cut in relief wages. All fair-minded citizens, he said, would endorse the attempts which had been made to impress upon the Unemployment Board the gravity of the reduction. The churches were of one mind in urging upon the Government the seriousness of the step taken and the terrible hardships inflicted upon honest men and tens of thousands of suffering wives and children. The mayors of a number of Auckland boroughs bitterly criticise the Government’s attitude. LOCAL ACTIVITIES GROUPS TO REPORT The following groups will commence work at 8 a.m. to-day:—

203—Hellyer’s farm, Norwood street (meet foot of hill 8 a.m.). ' 205 —The following men of group 205 at Highgatc, at Balmacewen road: —R. D. Donaldson, G. H. Dryden, W. A. Duncan, R. J. Gibson, T. Henderson, P. G. Homer, ,T. Jackson, C. H. Lowe. 205—The balance of group 205, at A. L. Bain’s farm, Wakari road, opposite Passmore’s. 207—The following men of group 207, at Stedman’s farm, Wakari road, near Passmore's: —F. Allan, G. Bennett, R. L. Bowles, J. P. Collins. 207 —The balance of group 207, at Dale street, off Shetland street. 209—Maryhill terrace, between Cross street and Avoca street. 211 —Barr street, at Elgin road. 215 North road, at Baldwin street. 216 Fraser’s road, at sanitary stables. 218 — Road round Logan Park (meet at Union street entrance to park). 219 Lockerbie street, top of Skibo street. 220 Sligo terrace, at Erin street. 221 Carson street, at Byron street. 224—Forfar street, at Leckhampton court. 226 Highcliff road, at Every street. 227 Kelgin Grove, at sanitary stables. 228 Woodhaugh quarry;—M. Forrester and C. Murphy. St. Clair quarry : W. J. Cunningham. 270 —Reilly’s farm, Signal Hill road, six chains above M‘Gregor street. 309—Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 314—Cargill street, at Scotland •treet. 332—Woodhaugh quarry. 375 —Road round Logan Park (meet at Union street entrance to park). 379—Road round Logan Park (meet at Union street entrance to park). 534 and 534a—Harbour terrace, at Dundas street. 535, 535 a, 544, 544 a, and 3500—Alva street, at Stafford street. 3501 —Reilly’s farm, Signal Hill road, six chains above M'Gregor street. Other groups will report for work at 8 a.m. to-day as under: — Reserves Department.—At Opoho Football Ground: Groups 507, 508, 514, 515, 516, 225, 320, 359, 608. The Stadium: Groups 222, 324, 371, 509, 513, 369. Logan Park; 10 men of 508. The Clear: 217. Chisholm Park: Groups 206, 271. Kaitnna Bowling Green: Group 91. Bethune’s Gully : Group 327. Southern Cemetery: Group 202. New Zealand Railways.—Members of groups 319, 330, 331 and 836 will start to-morrow instead of on Wednesday as hitherto. Group 89 will start on Wednesday instead of Thursday. No work has been allotted to the following single men’s groups:—62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 75, 77 and 78.

No. 4 DISTRICT The Inner Executive of "No. 4 District held the final meeting for the year on Friday evening, Or J. L. MTndoe presiding. The secretary reported that the registrations now totalled 584 and detailed the various activities being carried out at the depot for the benefit of these men. The amount made available for the Christmas cheer by the Central Executive was much appreciated, and with sums voted by the Social Committee and District Executive it will now he possible to grant a grocery order to those . who are not receiving , parcels from the Returned Soldiers’ Association and who were not members of the District Christmas Hamper Club. As over 450 of these orders will be distributed, it was decided to divide the recipients into three classes as follows:—Class A with one to three dependents; class B with four and five dependents; class C with six and more dependents. Class A ordei’s will be given out from the district office to-morrow only, and classes B and C on Wednesday only, and all recipients must px-oduce their time books. It was also decided that those who had been paying in regularly to the Christmas Club would be subsidised to the extent of 5s each, and these orders would be available from noon to-day. The executive thanks the Mayor and Mayox'ess (Mr and Mrs It. S. Black), the members of the Central Executive, the ladies who assisted at the depot, the porfox-mers at the Saturday night concerts, and all those who have contributed in cash and kind for the unemployed of No. 4 District. To Cr J. L. MTndoe, as district chairman, was passed a hearty vote of thanks, on behalf of the unemployed, for his untiring efforts to assist them during the year. All coal orders for delivery before Christinas must bo received before noon to-morrow, otherwise they will not be delivered until the following week. The district office will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. during this week and from 10 a.m. to noon daily during the holiday pen'od. The Social Committee announces that Its next dance will be held at the South Dunedin Town Hfill on Christmas Eve. The Carlton Dance Band will supply the music, and there will be lucky spot, Monte Carlo, and other novelty dances for which several citizens arc supplying the prizes. The admission charge will be fid each.

MORNINGTON RELIEF WORKERS A special meeting of the Mornington Unemployed Relief Workers’ Association will be held in the Mornington School Gymnasium to-night at 7.30. The last general meeting of the year will also be held this evening.