AUSTRALIAN UNEMPLOYED

Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1934, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN UNEMPLOYED

IMPRISONMENT OF A VISITOR. HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, June 6. Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P., who has returned from Australia, says that visitors who take the trouble to investigate the unemployment position there will find that underlying the apparent economic improvement there ’is still r. great deal of hardship and suffering. He remarked that it was characteristic of the Australian people to spend money, and while shops, restaurants, theatres, etc. appeared to be doing good business in Sydney there was a great deal of unemployment and consequent suffering. There were unfortunately a great number of New Zealand, professional men included, unable to obtain employment in Sydney. The New Zealand agent, Mr. L.' J. Schmitt, did his best for them in every way, but, as he himself said, there were hundreds who could not be placed. “Unemployment is all in the background,” said Mr. Wright. “My own opinion is that it is very much worse than it appears on the surface. It is certainly comparable with ours. Of course, the fillip that has been given business generally has improved > the position to some extent. There is a great deal of building going on in various directions, which no doubt has eased the problem, but it still requires serious consideration.”