UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21953, 15 May 1933, Page 8

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

LOCAL ACTIVITIES WORK FOR TO-DAY The following groups will report for work at 8 a.m. to-day:—

203—The following men of group 203 at Muir’s farm, Upper Port road (meet at Skinner’s store, Normanby, at 7.45 a.m.): —A. N. Ballantyne, S. Boardman. 203—The balance of group 203 at Signal Hill road, at Grandview crescent. 205—Leith Valley road, a-quarter of a mile above Fatmos avenue. 209—South road, at Cole street. 211—Eglinton road, at Macnee street. 215—The following men of group 215 at Alderton’s farm, Signal Hill road (branch off at entrance to new road extension), meet at M'Gregor street at 8 a.m.:—O. H. Burgess, A. M. Coster, R. G. Fraser, J. E. Low, C. H. Lowe. 215 The balance of group 215 at M'Gill’s farm, top of Montague street. 216 — Cannington road, at Highgate. 218— Water of Leith, at Dundas street. 219 Sidey street, at Ryehill street. 220 — Bain’s farm. North Taien road (branch off at Flagstaff road). 221 Glen avenue, at Jordan street. 224 —Leckhampton court, at Forfar 226 —Tomahawk road, at Minto street. _ 227—Signal Hill road, at Grandview crescent.

228—Woodhaugh quarry. 230 —Hastie’s farm, Pine Hill road, below Orbeil street. 265— Reilly’s farm, Signal Hill road, six chains above M'Gregor street. 314 —Murphy’s farm, Patmos avenue, one mile above Malvern street (arrive 8.15 a.m.). 332—Woodhaugh quarry. _ 341—Midland street, at sanitary stables. 343 —Hastie’s farm, Pine Hill road, below Orbeil street. , 351—Waterloo street, at Pine Hill road junction (arrive 8.30 a.m.). 375 —Water of Leith, at Dundas street. 379 Sturdee street, at Mason street. 380— Woodhaugh quarry. 384—Hastie’s farm, Fine Hill road, below Orbeil street. ... ... 524—Highgate, at fire brigade station. 544—Water of Leith, between Leith street and Union street. 544a—Water of Leith, between Leith street and Union street. 808—Water of Leith, at north end ot Leith street (near Gardens). 3500 —Water of Leith, at Dundas Reilly’s farm. Signal Hill road, six chains above M'Gregor street. DCC. Reserves Department.—-225, 320/359, 507, 508, 513, 514, 516 at Opoho football ground; 222, 324, 369, 371, 509 at the Stadium: 10 men of 508 at Logan Park; 91 at Jubilee Park; 200, 273 at Chisholm Park; 272 at Rest Home, RosStanding Down. —62, 83, 64, 65, 60, 67, 08, 69, 71, 75, 77, 78. Group 207, hitherto employed by the Works Department, has been transferred to the Tramways Department and will meet at the bottom of Mr W. Ovens s property, Fraser’s Gully, every Monday, at 8 a.m.

No. 1 DEPOT The No. 1 Depot, which is now open on Tuesday and Friday of each week, is, on account of the cold weather, very bu y. There are now over 250 enrolments, a large percentage of which represents members readily availing themselves of the services at their disposal T l» e a-week scheme is now operating in the district with very satisfactory repsonse by the residents. The many who make use of this portion of the depot are grateiu to Adjutant Bartle and her assistants for the excellent service rendered. Tor the opening day the following number of parcels 8 were thankfully received the Depot Committee:— Pme Hill 40, Barnett 8, Thomson 30, Harvey 15, Opoho 21, Mowat and Co. 26, Ferguson 6, private 11. No. 4 DEPOT Commencing to-day, new registrations will be made between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily (Saturday excepted). AU men who intend registering are asked to make soecial note of the above instructions. P The District Ladies’ Committee is busy at the present time making childrens Wl The District ’Executive acknowledges a gift of clothing from Air Alannig. of the London Mantle Company. Inquiries have been made at the ofhe for a baby’s cot and a single bed. These cases have been investigated and are. genuine. Any citizen desirous °fassi ing is asked to ring the depot, through Air Poulter, No. 23-822. CENTRAL MISSION DEPOT Sympathisers with the work of the Methodist Central Alission in its endeavours to minister judiciously and economically to the distressed families in Dun edin will have an opportunity of supporting the work next Friday, when there will be a street collection. This will be the annual effort of’the mission for its social service work and the sympathetic co-operation of the public is solicited. There will be stalls at strategic points, and collectors will be at work in all par ts of the city. A feature of the day will be 100 fourpenny lunches provided by tue girls of the mission for those who are forced to stay in town for lunch. These lunches may be purchased at any ot tne stalls. Air Neale is anxious to purchase 300 carcasses of meat and a supply or warm clothing and footwear. An appeal is made for vegetables, potatoes being especially needed. Good manuka blocks are available at the depot, the proceeds of which, after deducting expenditure involved in cutting and delivering, is devoted to the relief of distress. Orders left at the Central Mission office (telephone 18-844) will receive prompt attenThe single men’s camp at Cromwell is urgently in need of a camp oven, and an appeal is made for one. If sent to the Central Mission relief depot, it will be at once forwarded on. . The following donations are gratefully acknowledged:—Air Smith, clothing; Westport Coal Company, coal; A. J* Allen, coal; Irvine and Stevenson, jam; Air Ellis, parcel; Mr Donaldson, scones, cakes, etc.; Evening Star Company, paper; Otago Daily Times, paper, Gutherie and Cumberbeach, meat; Johnstone, meat; Cunningham, meat; Do 1 well, meat; Betting’s (Kensington) meat; Botting (Cargill road) meat; Anderson, meat; Otago Co-operative, vegetables; Bates and Co., vegetables; Harraway and Sons, half-ton flour; Smith (Glen road), meal; Duncan and Marratt, meat; Jenson (second donation); Waitaki Dairy Company, butter; Barton s, Ltd., meat (weekly donation); Air AL, two bed rugs; South'Dunedin Methodist Church (per the Rev. Air Brown), clothing and vegetables; Mr Saltzman, 1001 b tea (second donation). THE AKATORE CAMP The overseer of the single men s camp at Akatore has asked ns to convey the thanks of the men in camp to the Otago Football Association, the Otago Rugby Union, Nurse Marryitt, Messrs W. Moore, Bovthwick, Anderson, and others unknown who have sent goods and rondei eel services to the ramp.