LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1393, 4 October 1932, Page 2

LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE.

The monthly meeting of the Otaur tau Unemployment Committee ovas -hela '. on Tuesday, 27th September. Present were. Messrs J. H.. Smith (chairman), J. Fisher, J. ;G. C. Baker, W. Bl' Rowan and D. Ballam (secretary).

The local representative of the Agricultural Department wag present, and intimated that at a largely attended meeting of farmers at Gummi.es Bush, it was decided to proceed with the. Rabbit Exterminating Scheme and requested the allocation of from ten to twelve men from this district. It . was resolved that whilst m sympathy with the scheme, this cpminittee: could hot "supply^ the men"as every available nian. Was on. -essential productive work. , A letter ' from "the relief worker^, protesting < against the new conditions of the No. 5 scheme was received. The Local Unemployment committee expressed the opinion that the existing conditions were more acceptable and more, valuable than the prpposed alterations. The committee desires to draw the attention, of farmers to the ' 4B " (contract) scheme. The subsidy now available under this, scheme makes it of great 'benefit to' them. Various circulars were read and discussed, one m particular,, the blending/ of tiie No.: 5 and the old No. 2 Schem.es, being of particular interest to private citizens, wor k of certain classes being done on a, •50— 50 basis. Particulars of these, schemes may be had from the Secretary, -Unemployment Committee, Otautaii. „ v .'.'■'

The matter of settling- Bush" lands was broug-hjb up; it .being: decided to again tyri|e th^ Minister of Unemploythent, pointing out tfec* suitability of this suppeßtion. . Sevterel Ayprfcs \subjeofct6 Ithe appro val of the. Central Committee were passed, ,. ,; .."..•• ; : ;.- ; ■ - ...'■ V : ;■' .' '-. -