UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22326, 28 July 1934, Page 11

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

LOCAL ACTIVITIES GROUPS TO REPORT The following groups will report for work with the Works Department at 8 a.ra. to-day: — 252—Pino Hill road, at Campbell’s road (report at Ford’s byre at 8 a.m.) 255 Preston crescent, at Haroourt utreet. 256 — Highgate, at Passmore crescent. 267—Pitcairn street, at sanitary stables. 275 —Signal Hill road, one mile above M‘Gregor street (meet at M'Grcgpr street at 8 a.m.). 281 —Glenelg street, at lop of street. 283—Somniervillc street, at Abbotsford road. 353 — Signal Hill road, one mile above M'Gregor street (meet at M'Gregor street at 8 a.m.). 354 Silvcrton street, at Spottiswoode street. 355 Ross Creek reservoir. 350—Somerville street,- at Abbotsford road. 357 —Fraser’s Creek, half a mile above baths. 360, 302—M'Glashan street, at Melville street. 364—The following men of Group 364 at Kelvin Grove at sanitary stables: L. G. Angell, W. J. Braden, C. Evans, A. E. Jones, R. Mason, C- E. Smith. 364 —The balance of Group 364 at Ross Creek reservoir. 307—Malvern street, at old sawmill. 372 — Wharf street, at tip, 373 — Maryhill terrace, at Avoca street. 378 —Lonsdale street, 10 chains below Beaumont road. 2500, 2501, 2502—Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 3501, 3502, 3503—Malvern street, at old sawmill.

CONFERENCE OF UNEMPLOYED.

A conference of the executives of all unemployed organisations, convened by ’the District Council of Otago, was held in the Trades Hall on Thursday evening. Mr G. Gcddos was elected chairman, pro tern. The chairman outlined the purpose of the conference, namely, to draft a policy suitable to the conditions of the unemployed of Dunedin. The conference was addressed by Mr F. M'Comish, national secretary of the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement, who explained the national charter campaign which the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement put forward ’as a means of gaining improved living and working conditions for employed and unemployed workers. He stated that the charter embraced 10 demands, including demands for the total abolition of camps for the unemployed, the abolition of the email farm, gold prospecting and subsidy schemes, the abolition of the Unemployment Board and its replacement by democratically elected committees. A national standardised rate of pay for unemployed was demanded on the basis of 14s per day, together with a non-contributory unemployment insurance scheme for all workers, the funds for this to be found from the profits from industry and commercial enterprises. The abolition of the Arbitration Court- and Couciliation Council were also demanded, negotiations in future to be between employers and workers’ committees elected on the jobs.—The conference, after hearing Mr M'Comish’s address, unanimously de-. cided to adopt the charter demands as the immediate policy of the council. , The conference discussed a remit from Dunedin North concerning the calling of a public meeting to protest against camps and general conditions, and it was decided to call a public meeting. The report of the number of men who had received notices to go to camp was received. A number of -these men stated that they objected to being seut. Mr G. Dale moved that the council should co-operate with the Communist Party in arranging a demonstration against war and against general conditions.—This was carried. After the general business had been dealt with, Mr M'Comish gave a brief talk on the method of carrying on the struggle against unemployment and its effects, and Mr 0. Gregory, of Palmerston North, gave a brief outline of the conditions in that centre.

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