UNEMPLOYED BOARD

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 239, 10 May 1933, Page 3

UNEMPLOYED BOARD

| “Careful Administration” j FUNDS KEPT BALANCED Press Association —Copyright, Wellington, May 9. ; The Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes stated to- | day that the Cabinet had devoted much j time and thought to the question of unj employment and had recently discussed j the position with the Unemployment | Board. He was pleased to say that with | careful administration the board had | been able to keep the funds balanced. Receipts from unemployment tax and levy for the year ended on March 31 amounted to £4,058,000, which with £74,000 carried forward from the previous year made a total of £4,132,000 available for relief. Commitments paid or I estimated to fall due for payment within the same period were £3,970,000, which left a balance of £162,000, consisting of £74.000 brought forward from last year i and a credit balance of £BB,OOO for the j year’s working. The balance would be j needed to meet any increased allocations : which might be required on account of 1 additional unemployment registrations | which invariably occurred , during the i -winter. j The subject of providing relief worki ers with the necessaries of life had been j discussed and the board would shortly i announce a scheme for the supply of boots, which it was hoped to make extra without reducing the present weekly allowances. This would probably be done by the men working an extra day for a pair of boots. j An endeavour would aLso be made to ! supply other necessaries in a similar way. | The manufacturing of boots would be j largely done by the ordinary trade and i would give boot operatives out of work ja chance of employment. The board was giving attention to assisting industries to enable them to carry on and employ, if possible, additional staffs. It was hoped the Public Works, i Forestry and Lands Departments would | be able to provide assistance, but it was i not yet possible to state the amount of I money that would be available. It was j hoped to push ahead with the small i farm scheme.

WELLINGTON PROPOSALS ! Press Association. —Copyright. I Wellington, May 0. j ! Representatives of local bodies of Wcl- i Kington and its environs met to-day to | I discuss proposals for tiie relief of unem- , ! ployment. A previous conference adjourned to enable the bodies concerned to prepare a list of suitable works. These were submitted to-day and revised by the meeting. j The works include tree-planting and various road works, including the con- ! struction of a section of highway short- j cning the Main North Road near FJim- j merton. i It was decided that all present form j a deputation to the Minister of Public j Works urging that the works be under- j taken.