UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21976, 10 June 1933, Page 12

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

LOCAL ACTIVITIES GROUPS TO REPORT The following groups will report for work at 8 a.m. to-day:— 250—Leith Valley road, quarter of a mile above Patinos avenue. 252—The following men of group 252 at Kearney’s farm, Malvern street, half a mile above Patmos avenue: —K. F. Morrison, D. B. Muir, W. S. Templeton, L. Halsey, T. W. Dodds. L. Booth. W. T. Heller, H. 0. Solomon. 252—The balance of group 252 at Jarvis’s farm, Patinos avenue, one mile above Malvern street (arrive 8.10 a.m.). 255 Stafford street, at William street. 256 Chapman street, at Lynn street. 259—Sim’s farm, half a mile south-west from St. Clair Golf Club house. 266 — Sidey street, at Ryehill street. 267 W. E. Fox’s farm, Barr street. 268, 270 —Leckhampton court, at Forfar street. 275—The following men of group 275 at Signal Hill road, one mile and a-half above tram terminus (meet' M'Gregor street, 8 a.m.): —W. R. Boyes, W. A. L. Budge, C. Gilchrist, W. F. Gillam, F. Howarth, E. Lockstone, J. D. M'Coll, A. M'Glashan, J. C. M'Neill. 275—The balance of group 275 at Clifford street. „ m . . 281—M'Leod's farm, North Taien road, below Ashburn Hall. 283—Highcliff road, at Every street. 351 Opoho road, at Hatfield street (Saturday morning only). 352 Leven street, below Scarba street. 353 Signal Hill road, one mile and ahalf above tram terminus (meet M'Gregor street, 8 a.m.). 354 Cavell street, at Lochend street. 355 Ross Creek reservoir, , 356 Somerville street, at Abbotsford road. * , , 357 Taieri road, at branch road quarter of a mile above Halfway Bush substation. 360, 361—Melbourne street yard. , 362 Sidey street, at Ryehill street. 363 — Preston crescent, at Harcourt street. . ~ 364 — Kelvin grove, at sanitary stables. 365 Dean street, at Taieri road. 366 Murphy’s farm, Patmos avenue, one mile above Malvern street (arrive 8.15 a.m.). , 367 — Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 368 The following men of group 368 at M'Gill’s farm, top of Montague street:— A. T. Sutherland, J. Y. Ward, J. N. Wilde, W. Woodrow, J. W. E. Scott, J. W. Gumming. 368 —The balance of group 368 at Campbell’s road, at tool box, three-quarters ot a mile beyond Watt’s road (arrive 8.30 a , 370—Pine Hill road, at Ford’s byre. 372—Portobello road, at bridge.

f 373—Wharf street, at tip. . 378 —Stone street, at Kaikorai Valley r °433, 535 —Water of Leith, between Leith street and Union street.

GROUPS TRANSFERRED Group 350, hitherto employed by the Education Board, is now transferred to the Otago Harbour Board, and will report at 8 a.m. on Monday, at the black hut, Anzac highway bridge. LIME FOR GARDENERS Supplies of lime for men with garden plots have been received by the Garden Committee, and distributed to various portions of the city, where it may be collected by relief workers on application to their own district inspectors. ■> > RAE’S JUNCTION CAMP The men of the Rae’s Junction - camp write cordially thanking Messrs Charles Berg and Co. for refitting a wireless set; the students of Knox College, associated with the Rev, H. Barton Lawrence, for clothing; and other friends in Lawrence, acting through Mr F. D. Grant, for reading matter. ’ ' BOOKS | FOR CAMPS The district engineer, Public Works Department, Dunedin, acknowledges with thanks gifts of hooka for distribution to single men’s camps under his supervision from the following donors:—Mrs Laing, secretary, . St. Kilda Public Library; Christian Science Church of Dunedin.

WINTER RELIEF FUND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 9._ The Governor-General and Lady Bledisloe have appointed Sir William _ Hunt and Sir Alexander Roberts, of Wellington, trustees to administer the Governor-Gene-ral’s Winter Relief Fund With a view to augmenting the tuna the Auckland Racing Club has intimated its intention of holding a special race meeting at Ellerslie on Saturday, July 22, devoting the entire proceeds to the object named. ______ MARRIED MEN’S CAMPS' PRINCIPLE OF COMPULSION OPPOSED. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. June '9. Twenty-five delegates, representing business organisations, churches, social workers, local bodies, and relief workers in Christchurch, at a conference to-day, expressed disapproval of any attempt to force married men into camps against their will. The .Mayor (Mr D. G. Sullivan), who presided, was requested by the conference to secure a definite assurance from the Minister of Employment (Mr A, Hamilton) that no compulsion would be used, and that those married men who would not go into camps would not be penalised by the relief authorities. A further meeting will be held to-day to consider' the Minister’s reply. ,