UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18190, 11 September 1933, Page 5

UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

A SERIOUS DANGER CONTINUED EFFORT URGED (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Gratification for the way in which the people of New Zealand were aiding their fellows in less fortunate circumstances, and a hope that these efforts would be continued during the future increased prosperity of the nation, were expressed by Lord Bledisloe in a speech at a public function. His Excellency said it was felt extensively that unless we were very careful, serious economic distress would leave an indelible mark upon the lives of many young people who, after they left school, did not find suitable employment awaiting them in this land of opportunity.

“In due course,” he added, “there are going to be greater opportunities in the Dominion for young people than ever in the past. The economic horizon may lie brighter, but we are not yet bathed in the sunshine of prosperity. There is a real danger in imagining that improved prices of primary products will be immediately reflected in social conditions in the towns and cities. I venture to say to those who, perhaps, are a little tired of philanthropic effort, that ‘it is better to wear out than rust out,’ and so far as the. human machine is concerned, it, unlike other machines, wears out less rapidly when it lias constant use.”