UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22114, 18 November 1933, Page 20

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

LOCAL ACTIVITIES WORK FOR TO-DAY. Works Department.—The following groups will commence at 8 a.m. to-day:— 250 and 252—Pine Hill road, at top of steps from George street. 255 Newport street, at Kcumurc road. 256 — The following men of group 256 at Kearney’s farm, Malvern street, half a mile above Patruos avenue:—S. G. Peters, C. H. U. Spence, W. L. Thomas, R. Walker. 256 —The balance of group 256 at Burwood avenue, off Highgate, Maori Hill. 259—Earls road, at Ravenswood road. 266 Green Island aerodrome site fmeet at Caversham railway station at 7.55 a.m.). 267 — The following men of group 207 at Pitcairn street, at sanitary stables R. Anderson, A. F. Baskctt, J. R. Brinsdon,' R. Ednie, W. E. Garden, J. H. Hardie, P. E. Janowsky, P. A. Knox, W. G. Lambdcn. 267—The balance of group 267 at Serpentine avenue, at Queen’s drive. 208 and 270—Wharf street, at tip. 275—The following men of group 275 at Kelvin grove, at sanitary stables: — E. Ayers, W. R. Boyes, E. Bridges, C. Gilchrist, W. F. Gillam, W. G. A. Grainger, J. D. M'Ooll. 275—The balance of group 275 at Pine Hill road, at Fea street, 28i—The following men of group 281 at Dean street, at Taieri road: —A. Bell, W. G. Cocking, D. Dow, O. J. Eccles, F. Howartb, J. Haworth, J. A. Haworth, F. J. Hiude, W. A. Kirkby. 281—The balance of group 281, at Levon street, below Scarba street. 283—Somerville street, at Abbotsford road. 351—The following men of group 351 at D. S. Booth’s farm, Leith Valley road, at Hillswick street; —C. E. Dowell, D. W. Walker, W. J. Wilson. 351 —The balance of group 851 at Leith Valley road, at tool box, half a mile above Leith Valley School (meet at Fulton road at 8 a.m.). 353 — M'Gill’s farm, top of Montague street. 354 — Cavell street, at Lochend street. 355 — Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 356 Highcliff road, at Every street. 357 — Fraser Glen, at baths. 358 Portobello road, at bridge. 360 Earls road, at Ravenswood road. 361 Portobello road, at bridge. 362 — W. E. Fox’s farm, Barr street. 363 Preston crescent, at Harcourt stre'et. 364 Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 365 — Fraser Glen, at sanitary'stables. 866 Leith Valley road, quarter of a mile above Patmos avenue. 867 — Queen street, at Dundas street. 368—Signal Hill road, five chains above M‘Gregor street. 370 —Pine Hill road, at Gladstone street. / 372 — King Edward street, at Wain street. 373 Lindsay road, at Thomson street. 378 — Elgin road, at Barr street. 379 — Bur wood avenue, off Highgate, Maori Hill. 2500 arid 2501—Water of Leith, between Leith street and Union street. 8500, 3501, 8502 and 3503—Heriot row, top of Constitution street. GREEN ISLAND RELIEF It has been decided to give the children of the Green Island unemployed a Christmas treat, and in order to raise funds for this,- an “ Old Time ” Dance will be held in the local Town Hall on Wednesday, December 6. The programme will consist of old time dances and the music will be supplied by Smith’s Jubilee Orchestra. As a considerable sum of money will be required, the Mayor (Mr W, T. Smellie) would welcome subscriptions, which- may be handed in to the town clerk. OLD-TIME DANCE The Dunedin Old-time Dance Committee will hold a dance in the Early Settlers’ Hall on Monday night, and has decided to devote one-third of the proceeds to the Mayor’s Christmas treat for children of the unemployed. CENTRAL MISSION DEPOT The Central Mission acknowledges withthanks the following donations;—Ernest Adams, cake; Rigby, baker, cake; Mrs Mercer, furniture; Gibbs, two cases of fish; Mrs Anderson, parcel of books; Mrs W. Hudson, one bag of sugar; Wolfendeu aqd Russell, butter; Mrs Johnstone, butter; Match Factory, matches; meat from the following butchers: —South Dunedin Butchery, Hotting Bros., Kensington, Bolwell; per 4ZO, two Taieri listeners-in, one tin of eggs; Silverstrcam Dairy, 501 b butter; Mrs Bundle, one bag of sugar; Mrs Moss (Portobello), parcel of clothing; Mrs M‘Gregor, Aotea Street, crockery; Otago Co-op, Fruitgrowers, one case of apples; Mrs R. Hudson, sen., one bag sugar for Christmas cheer; Laurenson’s. bakers, bread; “ A Friend,” one sack of potatoes; Mrs D,, butter; 20 Wallace street, parcel of clothing. WAIPAHI CAMP The superintendent oi l the Waipahi single men’s camp acknowledges the following donations: —Box of cakes, Pukerau Ladies’ Guild; magazines, etc., Mr Newman (Gore, per the Rev. S. Nixon; ; reading matter, Mr Aitken (Gore). ATTITUDE OF THE CHURCH UNITED POLICY ADVOCATED. (Per United Press Association.) HAWERA, November 17. The Taranaki-Wanganui Methodist Synod Assembly reaffirmed the text of the Dominion Committee’s recommendations in reference to the unemployed situation. A resolution was also carried —“ That this synod believes there is a Christian solution of the problem, and that no solution other than a Christian solution will prove satisfactory. The synod therefore suggests that stops bo taken to call a conference of accredited representatives of the churches to formulate a scheme and evolve a policy to which the united Christian churches throughout the country will rally. To this end (he synod asks the president of the Methodist Conference to act: along the lines suggested.”