UNEMPLOYMENT IN PATEA

Taranaki Daily News, 14 December 1932, Page 10

UNEMPLOYMENT IN PATEA

, MEETING OF COMMITTEE. DEPUTATION FROM WORKERS. The monthly meeting of the Patea Unemployment Comihjttee was (held.yesterday. There were- .present .'Messrs. F. Ramsbottom (chairman)., A,.T. Christensen, G. R. Taylor, C. .R. Hqrieyfield, D. .Hurley, L. F. Row,,W. ; J. Belton, E. F.Hemingway, A. R. Moore, A. Campbell .and L. W. Austin (secretary). The secretary reported' that < there were .72 (79 -last; month); men . employed under No. 5 scheme, and 38 (52) under the.' 4a scheme. . ', : .-i ■ : ; Mr. Ramsbottom welcomed; Mr. Taylor, the new postmaster at:Patea, who is to represent . the Government on . the committee., Mr. Taylor : emphasised that unemployment fund moneys were not to be carelessly 1 squandered. All. applicants . forrelief- > .were . entitled to full consideration.; The • average wage of the -workers of New Zealand'- to-day was probably £l5O- per 'annum. ; 'He quoted cases where the work performed by men during the-year had produced income of over £2OO, ; and- these men had received, relief pay., Mr.' Taylor- therefore submit-ted-that each case should ;be carefully scrutinised weekly. i . An application for relief by a man eligible for the, old age pension was rejected by the committee on' the grounds that the, unemployment( funds were not ■available for this class of case. l / , ,

Letters ’ ’ coricefnirig ’ uriemployment schemes for eradication of ragwort and dealing with the' necessity for relief workers. to cultivate their own gardens were : received.' Reference' was. made by trie 'chriirman to the experience qf relief workers at. Foktqri who, had ’ grown, potatos’ and; dug them and during one night all,.the crop had Veen carted off by other unemployed men.' □ ? - Mr. . Christensen:.’ The ' Brotherhood of .man! . ' .. ; .(.■( : ■ - 7, It was decided ; .that it was; advisable to urge "relief workers to cultivate their garderis. ■ - \-

■Regarding the. question of granting relief to., men owning land: it 'was- decided that each case- should' be -considered on .its-, merits,- and ;tkat rib ; .geherai rule -of exclusion should bp.-.laid; dqwn. , a, .

«Mr. R. ; IH. \ Mays ..waited-} ori the. cbjn> ?Uiitte,e.: as ,a : deputation from the .school : committee. ‘ It had’ been suggested, said -Mr.- Mays, that fhel workers mt tlie school had not been under* proper control. Un- ; der. the circumktahejes, the speaker said, the job should not be left half-done; ■the workersihad been changed very much more - often than was reasonable., Thirtythree different men had been employed during ■ the last : few months. Most of them had been single , men. Mr. Mays and Mr.-'Row were empowered to-choose six men to carry the work to a successful-conclusion. ■A deputation from the Freezing .Workers’- Union 6f Patea,- consisting of Messrs. R. H. Mays and Mr. J. P. Queenan, waited on the ‘ committee to protest against the action of the authorities in striking men off the unemployment roll for refusing woric at the freezing works. It was said that an injustice was being done in that the Government had pledged itself not to use relief workers to break strikes. Intimation had been received by relief workers' .that f hey would, be put off relief wofks for refusing, to accept jobs at freezing works'... .... s , ' After' hearing the deputation at some length the committee resolved that a letter be. sent to Wellington to ascertain why the postmaster -had been instructed to . strike .certain men off . the unemployed list. PATEA BREAKING-UP CEREMONY. ■ scholars in Fancy dress. Cowboys fraternised with Red Indians, flower girls with' birates.' arid early Victorian ladies with the shiek of Araby at the school’s breaking-up 'fancy dress ball .at Patea on Monday, v Scholars, together With teachers' parents and -friends made merry until':a,-, late;.hour, .a concert and ifancy dress? bail:being, the?,order of the gaiety.- ‘ The-fancy; dresses'w^re:of great variety and many of great .beauty, ; much skill: and -gone into tfieir •manufacture.'- . Members; .of the schqol committee '.assisted the ‘ teaching staff in -securing the -pleasure of aR thejchildren -present.- ’A party, of ladies provided sev•eral-' relays.‘with 'a ; ' ; gerierous isupper.' • ' ; • Following the grand march, a song and dance number’ led by:Nellie Carey opened the programme. Fouiv'clever: children introduced a. novelty wand-, drill, _ to be followed by ah equally entertaining riutnber, “Love Letters; in' the'Sand,arranged .by ■ Miss J. ‘Carey.Another item arrangc-d by Miss Caxej? wris “Around tte

Marble Arch,” six talented dancers interpreting the theme. Master C. Scott’s song, “Ramona,” concluded the programme. : A dance programme followed to musi-cal-measures played by Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Carey. ■ ■ ■• , • ' Among the children in fancy dress were Dolly Armstrong (Marigold), Gwen Bond (China Girl), Norma Ashby (Sprite), • Sflirley Macken (Flower Girl), Barry Maxwell (Sports Boy),- Charlie Gilmore . (Jazz Man),. Basil. Roots (Nigger),. Arthur Taylor (Red Indian), Andy Bennie. .(Nigger), Brian Ingley (Lord Fauntleroy),•• Alison .• Jones - (Queen - of Hearts), Emma .Pullen (Evening), Ruth Millan (Pink and,Blue Butterfly), Timi Mareno (Lemon 1 Girl), ■ Alma Lord (Daisy), Athalie -Roots (Dolly V arden) > Betty Ashby (Red Rose), Colip Roots (Shiek of Araby),'. Gavin Carey (Coster), Athol Gordon .(Nigger), Dexter Mays (Page), -Tom Arriistrong . (Sailor Boy), Phil Warner (Sportsman), Clarence Hardaker. (Page),','Ralph ' Simmons (Tennis Player), Joyce Freeman (Flower Girl), Ivan Hermon (Greengrqcer), Helen Harris (English Lavender), Peter Hunger (Pierrot); Dulcie' Meuli (Pierrette), Allan Mills ' (Red-.lndian); Teddy Hermon (Boy Scout),'.'Erjc Fitzwater (Swagger Bill), Freddy Wills (Gipsy Boy), Jean Hill (Duck); Peter Lester (Tennis Boy), Gregg,Taylor. (Harlequin), 'Gordon Wills (Nigger), _ Clarence :; Featonby (Robin Hood), Harry Gilmore (Bell-Boy), Trewa Partridge. (Swagger), Beryl Partridge (Green Elf), Phyllis-. Rook (Flower Girl), Russell Langslow .(Pirate), Dick Carey (Gipsy), Dorothy Haddow. (Red Riding Hood), Gloria-Bond (Balloon. Girl),. David Stanley . (Br.own Goblin),. Paul Harris (Clown)/ Francis. Jones (Rose Fairy), D’Arcy.’ Taylor (Peter Pan), ;Pat Ingley (Rose .-Fairy); Eva . Wbitehead -tGipsy), Molly Williams (Drummer),. Eyelyn King (Early Victorian), Audrey Blackman (Gipsy),. Nellie -Carey (Lavender ;Lady), Margaret. Naismith (Folly. Dancer), Joan Clark (Military Dancer), Maureen King (1895), Cynthia Simmons (Mqd Hatter), Madge Blackmore ' (Red Lampshade), Kathleen Rook (flayers), June Fairweather (Pirate Girl), Phyllis Hermon (Folly), Vivienne • Wills" (Snowflake), ’ Yvonne; Close (Pink Fairy),.Patricia 'Hall (Pixie), Sylvia Hardaker (Hawaiian), Inez Hardaker (Fairy Dyes),-Molly Roots (Tw-kish' Delight), -Pat. Taylor (Irish Sweep), .Naomi Lord .(Gipsy), ; K. Blackman (Early Victorian), J. Finlayson (Victorian Boy),' . Roy. Richards (Cowboy), Stanley Rook (Mobiloil), Noeline Nansette (Madame•-Rosette). /’•-. ’ ■

FREEZING ■ WORKERS’ PLEDGE.

;WANIMOUS'.RESOLUTION; TAKEN.

The ■ secretary . of; the Patea- Freezing Workers’ - Union stated yesterday that a unanimous pledge was. taken by Patea unionists to support-the following resolution: “That we members of the Freezing Workers’ Unidri, individually and collectively, solemnly pledge ourselves that'under no circumstances; whatever will we accept engagement in-any freezing works .in New Zealand until ; a satisfactory .. has.-, been made' with the Workers’ . National Council of Action.” ■“ .■ -- , The resolution was earned separately at Waitara, Patea, Imlay, Feilding and Hawke’s Bay, all men standing, the: Patea secretary said. Npt one dissenting vote Was recorded, at aiiy Works.

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A call to the Rev. A. G. Irvine, Ashburton, to St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Hawera, was sustained at a meeting of the Taranaki Presbytery yesterday. -The call was signed ,by over 300 corifinunicant members of the church, which is 70 per cent, of the rp.ll number. Mr. W- R- Shaw, Hawera, who 1 entered the public hospital some weeks. ago for treatment,-has returned to his home.. At the Ngati.Tainui burial ground, on a bluff overlooking, the country, behind Fraser R<?ad, accompany of , about 200 pakehas and Maoris, despite frequent rainstorm?, - stood reverently bareheaded while the. remain? of the late . Emma P. Rangi were feuried. ft was an impressive ceremony, the more so' because alongside' w?re the graves of her grandfather and great grandfather, Maoris of high .descent. The cortege had come from her parents’ residence . across the fields to. the bimiar th,e; coffin borne by Messrs P. Rayner, . H. Allen, C. McDonald, W. Batchelor, c F. -Mincer and .P. /Graham, youngl men- of the district. The. minister was the Rev. P. Rakina, Okairi’va, and, in view of the rnixed gathering of the two races fie read, the burial service first, in Englirii and then.; in Maori,. concluding with a prayer in arid the Benediction. After the coffin had teen lowered into the - grave, laments were chanted • by Maori : woriieri, relatives , of the family- A few. woyds. of thanks, were spoken to the pakehas ; by Mr. RangL According to Maori custoay persona?

belongings were also deposited in the grave arid with them a Maori piupiu. Maoris were present .from many parts of Taranaki to attend the tangi? ’ Mr. P. W. M. Tickner, agent in the service of Newton King Ltd., Hawera, who is to be married next week, was honoured at a gathering of the staff on Monday afternoon. Mr. H. S. McWilliam, manager of the branch, wished Mr. Tickrier happiness and presented him on behalf of the staff ’with a fine wooden clock and bread fork Mr Tickner thanked those present for the gift and good wishes. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Tickner left for Hawke’s Bay. ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. Smith and Trim Ltd.: will hold a sale of surplus stock frpin a.country store of drapery, fancy goods and ironmongery in Nolan’s Buildings, Hawera, at 11 a.m. on Thursday. .Particulars are advertisedBooking has been heavy for the Hawera Savage Club’s Christmas cheer concert in the Opera House ; to-night and anyone , who likes being made, cheerful should book at Miss Blake’s early todajs y ,