NOT A DUMPING GROUND.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 41, 26 September 1928, Page 5

NOT A DUMPING GROUND.

Some reference to unemployment is. made by the Minister ol Public Works In hi s annual statement. Dm Roadwork, both oil ordinary and on highways, has been pushed oil in an endeavour to ahsorb a JaVge number of men who were unable to find work ip, civil) avenues of employment, and 1 , TiMUigh tills has resulted In works being undertaken which would otherwise have been undertaken tills, year, no work has been done which could be criticised as- wasteful. I hoped when making my last Statement that " if would) not have been necessary. to make such large pro- m vis,Din for re lie,' workers this j, year as., was, necessary last year, l t i Unfortunately, the r©. has been th e case. I < ai»i quite conlidenti that, with the many millions of additional wealth which lias flowed into the country in the the last few months', as the winter passes awayc.v avenues of employment will be opened up which will enable all the relief workers to > her absorbed. Already th©r© are Indications In that direc, tiou. Many genuine c ascs of hardship were i met With and relieved by tlie employment offered by my Department and-... other Departments, notably the o.i Forestry. My Department, however, mtist not be looked! upon v , ; as a dumping-ground for nneuiployed. Tlie large body of loyal and efficient workers who now follow public works as a permanent occupation must be pro- 1 < tected from being flooded out at certain periods of the year when work at other callings Is short.