OUT OF WORK

Southland Times, Issue 20395, 26 January 1928, Page 7

OUT OF WORK

BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED FURTHER IMPROVEMENT ANNOUNCED WORK OF TRANSFERENCE BOARD (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) Rugby, January 24. Further reductions by over 38,000 in the number of persons unemployed is recorded by the Ministry of Labour for the week ended January 16. The number of . men, women, and boys unemployed was 1,193,000, which is the lowest recorded for the corresponding date of any year since 1920. The Industrial Transference Board, which was recently appointed to consider the question of finding work in other parts of the country and the Dominions for the unemployed workers, particularly miners, in the areas where unemployment is acute, is making a thorough preliminary survey before visits are paid to these areas.—British Official Wireless. REQUEST FOR WORK. GOVERNOR PAYS FOR MEAL. Sydney, January 25. Two hundred unemployed men carrying a banner announcing that they were hungry marched to the Premier’s office, but he was away. His secretary heard the request of the men for work. As they were leaving they noticed the car of the Governor, Lord Somers, and sent their representative to interview him. The Governor was sympathetic and gave the men a cheque to pay for a meal. The two hundred men then marched away to a city cafe where they had a meal.—A. and N.Z. POSITION IN N.S.W. CONFLICTING STATEMENTS. MARCH TO SYDNEY PLANNED. Sydney, January 25. The Acting-Premier, Mr Burtenshaw, states that the unemployment problem is not nearly so serious as the Government had been led to believe. Only 5,000 unemployed are registered in the metropolitan area, and 3,000 in the country centres. The Government during the last three months had spent £llO,OOO on relief work. The fact that the harvest had been a very light one was probably responsible for the number of men coming from the country to the metropolitan area and other industrial centres looking for work, but the recent rains make it possible for the country districts to absorb a lot of the labour which is offering.

Replying to this statement Mr Garden, secretary of the Labour Council, says Mr Burtenshaw overlooked the fact that almost 7000 skilled workers who do not register at the labour bureau are out of work. A no-overtime policy is being adopted by union members to help fellow members who are out of work.

It is stated that unemployed at Lithgow, numbering nearly a thousand, are planning to march to Sydney to interview the Governor.—A. and N.Z.