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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18467, 4 August 1934, Page 6

'The estate of Air. James Ramsay Gilchrist, of Ih.sebei'V. near' Onniain, sheepfarmer, has been sworn for probate purposes at under £30,010. Particulars of a scheme of employ oieiit adopted by the Imruugli of Mounl Albert. Auckland, hitse been received by Mr. IT. Lord from the town'clerk ill l.hal. I.or.nigh, wh i writes staling that the sell •m.’. was instituted some months ago. The 'mi'll employed on such schemes are nil select .-al y'lom the Unemployment Board's registrar and are,paid the ruling rate for the class of work engaged on as provided bv the. Local Bodies Laborers’ Award. This rate, of course, is subject to a 10 per cent, reduction, lint during llm current month, halt ol siwh 10 per cent, cut has keen restored. I lie men work flirty flours per week, bring live days of eight hours each, no work being done on Saturdays unless occasioned by loss of time owing to wet weal her or holidays, when it is endeavored ft give every man an opportunity of completing forty hours. Tho council is in receipt of a. subsidy of 27s 6d per man. per week, this having been arranged for by reason of the work undertaken, representing an outlay of £3 for labor to every £2 lor material. No loan was arranged by the council with the Unemployment Board, but the money was raised privately and instead of the, subsidy received from tho board being applied in half payment of wages this is -placed in special trust, funds to be applied to the payment of interest and sinking fund for a period of, it is estimated, five years,