UNEMPLOYMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22629, 22 July 1935, Page 10

UNEMPLOYMENT

COMPARATIVE FIGURES IMPROVED POSITION REVEALED (Peg United Pbess Association) WELLINGTON, July 20. The report of the Unemployment Board on the registrations of the unemployed as at July 6 reveals an increase in the total number of males who are wholly or partly a charge on the unemployment fdnd. The present total of 55,568 represents an increase of 2327 on the corresponding figure recorded last month. The number in receipt of part-time employment under scheme 5 or on sustenance in lieu of relief work as at July 6 was 38,085, compared with 37,151 in July, 1934, an increase of 934. The number in full-time employment but assisted by wages-subsidies from the unemployment fund was 17,483', compared with 23,482 a year ago, a decrease of 5999. This makes the total number who are a charge on the unemployment fund. 55,568, compared with 60,633 a year ago, a reduction of 5065.

LOCAL ACTIVITIES l GROUPS TO REPORT. The following groups under the control of the Works Department of the Dunedin City Corporation will report for work at 8 a.m. to-day:— 569, S7o—Pine Hill road, at Gladstone road. S7l—Water of Leith, quarter-mile above George street bridge. S2o3—Signal Hill road, one mile above M'Gregor street (meet M'Gregor street 8 a.m.). S2O9 —Green Island aerodrome site (meet Caversham Railway Station 7.55 a.m.). R2o9—Melbourne street yard. S2l1 —Preston crescent, at Granville terrace.

R2ll—Maori road, at Serpentine avenue.

S2lß—Union street, at Logan Point quarry. R2oß—Woodhaugh street, at quarry. S2l9—Macandrew road, at Surrey street.

R2l9—Caversham Valley road, at Lindsay road. S22o—L.awson street, off Ross street. 5236 —Balmacewen road, at Helensburgh road. SBO1 —Macandrew road, at Surrey street.

RBol—Caversham Valley road, at Lindsay road. S€o2—Pine Hill road, at Gladstone roaa. RBo2—North road, at Watt's street. SBo6—Lawson street, off Ross street. RBO6 —Fraser'a road, at Baths. SBo9—Carson street, at Byron street. SBl3 —Haywood street, at Walter street.

RBl3—Caversham Valley road, at Lindsay road. SBsl—Haywood street, at Walter street.

'RBSI-T—Melbourne street yard. SBS2 —Union street, at Logan Point quarry. RBs2—Woodhaugh street, at quarry. SBS4 —Union street, at Logan Point quarry. RBS4 —Woodhaugh street, at quarry. SBs6—Beta street, at Delta street. RBs6—Fraser's road, at Baths. S9o4—Union street, at Logan Point quarry. Sl4olm—Water of Leith, quarter-mile above George street bridge. Rl4o2m—Woodhaugh street, at quarry. Sl4o2ma—Water of Leith, quarter-mile above George street bridge. Rl4olm—Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 52422m —Macandrew road, at Surrey street.

52802, 52702m,' S27olm—Water of Leith, quarter-mile above George street bridge. 53022 m, S32o4—Macandrew road, at Surrey street. 53041m —Union street, at Logan Point quarry. S3sl4—Macandrew road, at Surrey street.

Reilly's Special Group—E. O. Reilly's farm, Signal Hill road.