The Pahiatua Herald. PUBLISHED EVRRY EVENING TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1936. AN IMPROVED POSITION.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13313, 21 July 1936, Page 4

The Pahiatua Herald. PUBLISHED EVRRY EVENING TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1936. AN IMPROVED POSITION.

Although there are unmistakable signs, that, u lie l n,pAfoy men t has decreased. considerably, progress toward a complete solution of this troub*e has necessarily been slow, and because there is a. Labour Government in office to-day does not mean that this great problem can be solved by the mere passing of a few statutes. When money is granted for public works plans are required to. bo drawn up, discussed and finally approved, while equipment and housing lor workers, must be provided—a process which involves much time. There is no doubt but what extra wages and greater spending power will tend to increase employment. Legislation and Arbitration Court decisions, however, all take time, and we are told that the cut restorations will require to be made retrospective. It is therefore satisfactory to note the position, d«.vealed recently by the- Minister of Labour ( lion.- 11. T. Armstrong! whereby it was shown that thoscm part-time relief who number 39.038. arc fewer than m any June since 1930, while the total on full-time work (53,034), wholly or fully paid, from the Unemployment Fuud, together with those on part time payment. compares favourably with the similar figure of 56,246 for last June it is. certain that from now onward, as money becomes available and public works and other schemes are exploited, the list of unemployed should recede still further. The resumption of spring seasonal work will also give an impetous to labour, and before long we trust the unemployment figures will be reduced to negligible totals. TE is not likely that those on sustenance will show any appreciable signs of reduction for this is a type which has always existed and will continue to do so