356,000 UNEMPLOYED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18585, 20 December 1934, Page 2

356,000 UNEMPLOYED

HUGE SUMS' POP RELIEF ’'• - ‘ 1 r '~ * ' (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. •‘The position seems to be improving, though the figures are slid Inglb” saul lie of "ludusines fjul Commerce, tlie Hon. R- Masters, when invited to. discos the unemployment situation in Australia. •Mr. Masters, who returned by Hie Wangariella from Sydney on Tuesday, said there* appeared to be no, accurate and official method of registration such as in New Zealand, and the trade unions were relied upon to supffly particulars of those unemployed. A census taken by the Commonwealtn Government 'on June 30, said the Minister, revealed that the number of unemployed in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia was 443,223. In August, 1934, it was estimated that the number was 355,960. Australia also had a. serious problem in obtaining employment for youths, and this was causing considerable anxiety. “The Australian States impose unemployment taxation, which is used for relief purposes, and in the past throe years this amounted; lie said. “In addition, considerable loans have been raised for unemployment relief purposes, and in the fiye years from 1929 to 1934, the Styles have spent £88,200,000 and the UOmmonwealtli £7.839,000 from this source. » If . i. ...