RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1930, Page 10

RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT

APPROVAL OF THE SCHEME.

MR. BRIDGER CONGRATULATED.

The Mayor of Eltham, Mr. I. J. Bridger, who recently propounded a, plan for settling unemployed on vacant areas of laud, has received many letters expressing approval of his scheme. ’One correspondent says:— «I am taking this opportunity of congratulating you on your unemployment policy, and I want to state that the same method has been at the back of my mind. It appears to me that the people themselves have got to invent ideas to relieve their unemploymentproblem as our M,!sP. seem to take the easiest way out when a problem presents itself, and that is—more taxes. All the help I can give you to bring this to a further issue will be my pleas--ure.” ■ Another correspondent writes: 1 think your proposed, scheme will fill a long-needed want. I am a practical 'farmer with my own lamily help and some capital,, though not sufficient to enable me to purchase land at present prices. 1 shall be glad if you will push your scheme. I would like to bo one to settle on the land under this plan. With best wishes, for the success of your proposals.’’ . ~T A practical sheep farmer writes: “I know the district you suggest. There is a, large area of available land, in fact about the only land still left unoccupied that is worth farming, but the areat trouble is the freight on manure, as you know the land is useless without top-dressing. There is a lot of land • worth farming between Putaruru and Atiamuri and along the Waikato River, but the farmers have to pay so much freight on manure. . . . Your scheme would be a very big undertaking, but could be started in a smaller way and let. the Government overseer feel his way. Of course, everything nould deT pend on the men.” The official secretary to the GovernorGeneral, Lord Bledisloe (Mr. A. Cecil Day) replies to Mr. Bridger as follows; “I laid before the Governor-General your letter of October 2 and the newspaper containing a description of your scheme for land settlement and uneiti; plovment relief, both of which he has read. In thanking you for your court-: esy His Excellency asks me to say that while he is. always, deeply interested in land development schemes, and particularly those which, like yours, have as their aim the relief of unemployment, tile increase of the rural population, and consequently of production, he feels sure you will understand that it would not . "be in , accord witliv the constitutional limitations of hisloffice as Governor-General for him to express his opinion on .such schemes as would involve action Parliament.”

efficiency of firemen.

STRATFORD MEN COMPLIMENTED.

■ In proposing the toast to the Strat-. ford Borough Council at the social ® v ®P'i illg following the annual meeting of the Stratford Volunteer Fire Brigade on Tuesday night, Secretary P. T. -Aitken said the council had always treated the brigade with the greatest consideration and had not denied the brigade anyr thing in reason. “This is the.first time that 1 haxe met' the 'brigade as a whole in ily official capacity,” said the Mayor, -Mr. p, Thomson, in reply. Councillors were pleased to attend brigade functions as they realised what an Asset tjie brigade was to the town. The brigade was competed of vohuiteers to whom the borough residents were greatly indebted. Stratford was growing but that did not mean necessarily that there xvould be more work for the brigade as buildings being erected in the business area were being constructed in brick or concrete, bn the other hand, however,, the number of houses in tlie residential section xvas increasing rapidly. Since April !. >- 17 permits to build dwellings had been issued by the council. Last year had been a slack one as far as fires were concerned, but that was "a matter for congratulation. The .people of Stratford could claim that they had as efficient a brigade as any town of similar size; Testimonies to the efficiency of the brigade were made also by Messrs R. R. Tyrer, N, B. Fletcher and D. J. Malone, borough councillors. Replying to the toast to the United Fire Brigades’ Association, Supe-intc:-dent Davis said the association had •'135 brigades affiliated to it. The association had been responsible for the institution of standard gear throughout the Dominion, the only difference being that in the cities a 3J-ineh hose was used in comparison with the Siinch hose in smaller towns. The type of gear, however, xvas the same and a fireman trained in Stratford would be thoroughly familiar with the gear used by any other brigade.

ANOTHER WRESTLING MATCH

Though the men to be matched have not yet been definitely decided on as an endeavour is being made to secure the best wrestlers available, another wrestling bout will be held in Stratford on Oetdber 25. Officials appointed are: —Referees, Mr. H. Shields (amateur), Mr. M. Urquhart (professional); announcer, Mr. A. H. Nelson; timekeepers, Messrs J. Petrie, W. Mills and T. Kirkwood; doctors’ stewards, Messrs W. A. Brown and F. Reader; call stewards, 'Messrs J. Jones and H. Shields; honorary surgeons, Drs. D. Steven and W. Gordon; official seconds, Messrs W. Aitken and M. Radich.

ELTHAM THEATRE.

“CRAZY THAT WAY.”

Take six. players who have either been (starred or featured in several .stage and screen productions, and a fine story just sparkling with wit and epigram, coupled with adroit direction and truly gorgeous stage settings, faultless photography, perfect recording and all other assets that go to make up flawless entertainment, and-the net results can be none, other than most satisfying entertainment, and that is just what “Crazy That Way,” which screens at the Eltham Theatre, is. The story deals with the rather. prosaic amours of a wealthy young society girl who is courted by many men but cares for none except one who doesn’t care for her. H<bw this interesting situation works out is cleverly handled by MacFadden and serves to make one of the best directed and wholly entertaining pictures of the current year.