UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22830, 14 March 1936, Page 3

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

LOCAL ACTIVITIES GROUPS TO REPORT. The following groups will report for work with the Works Department at 8 a.m. to-day: S2ol—Surrey street, at Raskin terrace. , S2o2—Queen's drive, at Preston crescent. S2o3—Pine Hill road, at Gladstone road. S'2o6 —Melbourne street yard. S2O9 —Bay View road, at Surrey street. S2ll—Serpentine avenue, at Canongate. S2lß—Ward street, at Bauchop street. S22o—Hijihgafe, at Falcon street. 5221 —Railway street,' at Catherine street. S236—Balmnccwcn road, at Helensburgh road. *■ 5252 —Fryatt street, at Mason street. S2ss—Queen's drive, at Preston crescent. 525G —Balmacewen road, at Helensburgh road. S2G7 —Eraser's road, at sanitary stables (meet at Stone street quarry at 8 a.m.). 5275 —Norwood street, at top of hill (meet foot of hill at 8 a.m.). S2Bl—Highgatc, at Lundie street, SBO1 —Surrey street, at Huskju teri ace. SBo9—Scoular street, at Benhar street. SBl3—Esplanade, at Cliffs road. 1202 H—Ward street, at llalsey street. 51822M —Fryatt street, at Mason street. SlßßlM—•Fryatt.Bti'eet, at Mason street. S2oo2M—Railway street, at Catherine street. S242lM—Fryatt street, at Mason street. 52704M —Railway street, at Catherine street S33o2M—Railway street, at Catherine street. NATIONAL WORKERS' MOVEMENT The general meeting of the Dunedin Central branch of the National Unemployed Workers' Movement was held in the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening. Cr M. Silverstonc presided over a large attendance of members. The secretary submitted the financial statement for February, which showed the organisation to be in a very satisfactory position, 58 members having joined during the month. A deputation was appointed to wait on the executive of the General Labourers' Union on Wednesday next, in an effort to come to some arrangement as to clearance cards for members of the N.U.W.M., Messrs G. Gcddes, W. Foote. J: Spence, and the secretary being the deputation. Complaints regarding wet weather and the shelter shed for the Bcthune's Gully iob were left in the secretary's hands to be dealt with. A complaint was also received as to wages to men unemployed under the U.B. scheme working on the railway, an 1 the secretary was instructed to take the matter up with tlie Minister of Bail ways (Mr D. G. Sullivan). The organising report was received, the secretary intimating that he attended the Town Hall on Wednesday, Thursday. Friday, and Saturday every week for the purpose of collecting contributions and enrolling new members. Mr A. M'Clure delivered a short address on the Unemployment and Public Works Department, pointing out the necessity of the N.U.W.M. working in conjunction with the New Zealand Workers' Union and the General Labourers' Union, nationally and locally. Political labour could not. do much unless industrial labour gave it the lead and backed it up when the struggle came. For effective industrial action, trade union unity was the first necessity, and so each union had now the prime duty of getting into the fight for nation-wide workingclass unity.

The subject to bo discussed at the next general meeting was tabled as follows: — " That the Labour Government should organise and recognise only one large industrial union of New Zealand workers."