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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17948, 28 November 1932, Page 6

The sympathy of nil Ma'tawai residents is extended to Mi 0. Neal and family in their recent sad bereavement. Mr Meal left on Saturday on an extended visit to bis sons in Qpotiki.—Special. Two weeks’ holiday pay without work will lie provided for men on relief w-.-rks at Christmas .and New War. Time sheets for the 'holiday period are to .lie issued in (liwborne on December (i and 13, amt unless the men secure tbeir allotments on -those dates they will not eligible to receive holiday pay. Under the present system in Gisborne, unemployedmen receive relief work' week about, except, in those cases vn’icre sustenance nllownneio arc worked off, and about fiOO men in the town are eligible midcr this heading. Therefore, "in the holiday fortnight, the majority of men will receive only nine week k; pay in lieu of work, while ■about. fiOO will receive their uuslemnice allowance in addition. The men secure their wink allotments about three weeks bpforejlliey carry out their wink, and tlicoo who would, have worked oni iid; week ended December 31 must CHure l heir time sheets on I)('comber (i, while (hose whose turn would come i/n i he weed; ended da unary 7 will have to apply On December 13. These are the two holidays weeks under the relief scheme,