RELIEF WORKS PAY
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS WILL COST £IOO,OOO ( Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. New Zealand is nut to follow the lead of New South Wales and provide what has been termed Christinas boxes for die unemployed.' The extent of the Government’s assistance m the Dominion will be the payment tor two weeks’ holiday to he granted at Christinas. la advising Mr. W.- E. Parry (Lab., An. lcland Central) to tiie above effect m tlie House, the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. G, W. Forbes, stated that in tlie first year of its existence tlie- Unemployment Board contributed £IO,OOO to relief workers at Christmas, and the following year the contribution was 1115.000. Last year the hoard paid the nicii fill) allowance for a fortnight, without calling upon them to work. The same arrangements were being made this Christmas. That would involve the expenditure of 11100,000. It would he ,p ssihle for tho fund to provide help beyond that allocation.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18264, 6 December 1933, Page 12
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