UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22260, 12 May 1934, Page 18

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

WORK FOR TO-DAY The following groups under the control of the Dunedin City Corporation Works Department will commence work at 8 a.m. to-day:— , 250 —Ward street, at Halsey street. 252—Cannington road and Highgate. 255—Pitcairn street, at sanitary stables. 250—Balmacewen road, opposite Technical College huts. 206 South road, at Glen road. 207 — Elgin road, at Bernard street. 275 —Signal Hill road and Grandview crescent. 281 —Kaikorai Valley road, at Glenelg street. 283 —Highcliff road, at Every street. 351 —Kelvin Grove, at sanitary stables. 353 North road, at water trough, three-quarters of a mile above Normanby. 354 — Cavel street, at Botha street. 355 — Helensburgh road, five chains north of Balmacewen road. 350 —Highcliff road, at Every street. 357 —Fraser’s road, at sanitary stables. 300 —Norfolk street, at Valpy street. 302—Green Island aerodrome site (meet Caversham railway station at 7.55 a.m.). 304 —Ross Creek reservoir. 307 —Glencairn street, at Gladstone road. 372 Portobello road, at bridge. 373 — The following men of group 373 at Skibo street at Bangor terrace: G. Almond, R. T, Beveridge, C. E. Coates, J. H, R. Fletcher, W. A. Hamilton, R. Hannah. 373 —The balance of group 373 at Serpentine avenue, at Graham street. 378 —Preston crescent, at ' Harcourt street. 2500, 2501, 2502—Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 3500, 3501, 3503 —Cumberland street, at Railway overbridge. GROCERS TO CEASE DONATIONS During the difficult times which have been experienced throughout the recent years of unemployment there has been no section of retail traders which has been more liberal in its efforts to assist those who are in the unfortunate position of being unable to obtain work at remunerative rates than the grocers. Besides bearing their full share of the taxation which the Government has imposed for the relief of the unemployed, the master grocers have responded freely to the appeals for help by relief depots, and pound a week schemes. The position has now been reached that the average grocer, largely because of the burdens imposed on him by taxation, cannot continue the voluntary contributions of past years. It has, therefore, been decided by the executive that members of the Master Grocers’ Association will not in future make donations of goods to relief organisations.

PAYMENT OF SUSTENANCE PUBLIC PROTEST SUPPORTED. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 11. Support was given by the Makara County Council to-day to a resolution carried at a public meeting in Palmerston North protesting against sustenance payments to the unemployed instead of employment at the former rates in places where approved capital works cannot be found. A resolution was passed expressing the opinion that the Unemployment Board should find further avenues of work for the unemployed.