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The Opunake Times. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896. UNEMPLOYED.

The cry of tha unemployed is still heard in the large centres of population, and those affected are applying to the Government for works. Mr Seddon, when he did not know quite so much about government as he now knows, laid down the rule that it was the duty of the Government to provide work for those out of employment. This doctrine made him and his Government very popular for the time being with the working classes, who look on the Government as possessing some magic power with which they can create money for the wants of every one. The Premier has since gone back on his doctrine, and has come to the conclusion that there is an endless stock of unemployed stored away somewhere on the bee principle. He says as soon as one swarm is caught, safely housed, and started on their career of honey-making, the cans resound again and another swarm is in-the air clamoring for a place to rest and fields to draw their honey from. This must be very perplexing to the Premier in the face of a general election at hand and an empty Treasury chest, as the Minister for Public Works stated at Timaru during last week that there was no money to do anything.

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Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 190, 28 April 1896, Page 2

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The Opunake Times. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896. UNEMPLOYED. Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 190, 28 April 1896, Page 2

The Opunake Times. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896. UNEMPLOYED. Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 190, 28 April 1896, Page 2

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