UNEMPLOYMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22519, 13 March 1935, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT

WAGES AND SUSTENANCE DEPUTATION TO PARLIAMENT. (Per United Press Association) AVELLINGTON, March 12. The unemployed in the Wellington area have arranged with the Government to take a deputation to Parliament Buildings to-morrow to place before Ministers and the members of Parliament the arguments put forward recently to the Unemployment Board in favour of increased rates of wages and sustenance. The speakers selected by the unemployed will be supported by a large number of others, about 600 having signified their willingness to attend. It is understood that the unemployed will line up in the grounds before Parliament Buildings. CAUSES AND REMEDY \ RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 12. The decision to form an Unemployment Research Association to conduct an investigation into the causes of, and remedy for, the Unemployment situation was made at a public meeting to-night. The hall was filled to capacity by an audience made up about equally of unemployed and citizens in work. The chairman was Mr J. H. Howell. Resolutions were carried as follows: —■ "That a general increase of 10s a week be granted to all men on unemployment relief or sustenance." " That free milk be supplied for all families of relief workers in quantities regarded as adequate by the medic.U authorities." A motion- by Professor W. H. Gould expressing the desirability of a comprehensive and public investigation of the unemployed problem with the purpose of making known throughout the Dominion facts regarding unemployment, and the setting up of a research association was carried, and a further motion, moved by the Rev. Fielden Taylor and seconded by Mr W. Nash. M.P., was also carried. This urged on all sections of Parliament the forming of a comprehensive plan to place relief workers on a sound economic footing. The chairman intimated that he had received a communication from Archbishop O'Shea associating himself with th» objects of the meeting.