UNEMPLOYMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22258, 10 May 1934, Page 13

UNEMPLOYMENT

• „ MEN ON SUSTENANCE . : COMMITTEE’S DIFFICULTIES . INCREASED. . f • (Pia United Press- Asspcution.) AUCKLAND, May 9.' “It la. impossible for men on sustenance to pay rent and provide food,” said the Rev. T. Halliday at a meeting of the Metropolitan Unemployed Relief ■ Committee to-day. He said that the sustenance policy ’had greatly -Increased the eommittee’s difficulties. Applications for. assistance had/ increased, arid, as. no deserving cases were turned down, a large sum could soph be. distributed. He • said that ■no men with'three-.or more children were V being sent to camp,’ but the sustenance payment was quite inadequate., : The Mayor (Mr G. W. Hutchison) said it was impossible for many of • the mfen on sustenace to carry :'■■■-■ ■’' Mr Halliday said it was unfair that, sustenance men' should have to '.pay, the' unemployment .levy. 1 This - .had . been pointed out to the Unemployment rßoard, .which had replied: ‘‘No- ho’relief.’’ ’Single men, who received 7s 6d ‘weekly had to.pay 5s for .lodging,, and; ih|a week they had to pay. the quarterly levy. They consequently received -only .2s -fid ‘ altogether. - • . - It was decided to inform the board that men on sustenance should not be asked to pay-any levy, but at least thfcy should not have to pay more, than half. SOLUTION OF ■ AUCKLAND i COMMITTEE’S ■ i 1 : PROPOSALS.. : (Pm United Press Association.) "-v AtJGKLANP v .May’9.’ Proposals for', dealing with the.unemploy. ment problem were adopted at a. conference v of. representatives ; of local 1-odies and social ? organisations. '-'Tho first- .proposal was’ -that; pending their re-absorption into;, industry,. tfje unemployed should be granted a sustenance payment on -the scile laid down in the; original Act i- of 1930 and 1 he. whole period of 'their unem|fioymeht. Other proposals: were that’immediate steps should be taken -to restore trade , union conditions and that work of a .constructive nature, should be carried out at the standard rates of pay. Definite plans should . ’be prepared for a full development of the Dominion’s ; natural resources... All., the benefits derived from- machinery should be conferred on humanity, as a whole. An economic.'land settlement policy should be inaugurated on the lines of village and group settlement, and , the' Government should' inquire into , the establishment/’of new .industries. .. '■ TKe conference, approved;«-, suggestion to issue ’ municipal■ -credit..,-"notes' - ? to the amount of 25 pep Cent, bf the o'rdiriary. expenditure.' of municipal . authorities, - but the. proposal Was . referred to a committee for elaboration. - ■ ,v' ; FOR WOm I > . FIGURES PRACTICALLY ’ ' .STATIONARY v- ' ■■ - (Pa United' Press Association.! WELLINGTON, May 9. * Figures issued to-day by the,,Unemployment Board show that applicants for. work at Government employment- bureaux on April 14 totalled 41.327, compared with 41,407 oh March 17. Of a total of .36,527 persons receiving relief,'it was estimated that 11,600 were employed oh developmental and reproductive .work calculated to benefit the Dominion’s primary industries. \ - ~ . LOCAL ACTIVITIES • GROUPS TO REPORT 5 The following groups will commence at 8 a.m. to-day under the, City Corpora-, tion Works Department:— : 70—Cannihgton road and- Highg'atc. 72—Highcliifiroad, at. Every street. •73—Serpentine avenue,,-at.Maori road. 74—Helensburgh road, five 1 chains! north of Balmacewen road. , V.; s '■ i. 79 —Norfolk street, at Valpy street. 81— Fraser's road, at sanitary stables. 82— -Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 87— Woodhaugh' street, at quarry. 88— Glencairn street, at Gladstone road. 90—South road, at Glen road. The following groups should reriorf for work at B.,a;m.- to-day under tne; City Corporation Reserves Department:— 705, 608, 85—At Woodhaugh' Gardens. 705, 606, 93—At Tonga Park. • Morningtpn - football /ground.' >* 6, 86—At Chisholm Park.