UNEMPLOYED.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13726, 16 October 1908, Page 5

UNEMPLOYED.

Press Aiisociation-Bv Telegraph-C'opvrio-ht SCENE AT LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. LONDON, Oct. 14. There wore turbulent scents at a meeting of the London County Council.

Mr Smith, the secretary of the " Right-to-Work" Committee, insisted on moving an urgency inoiion regarding provision' of woil; for unemployed, although tlw chairman ruled it out of order. 'the galleryites created great disorder, shout in», "We ar.; hungry, giw nx work:" Eventually they were expelled shoininij " Robbers . and Lypocriita." Several policemen and attendants vainly tried to remove Mr Smith. Owing to obstructing Labour members, the Council was compelled to adjourn without transacting any bu.sinu=t>, VICTORIAX Ol'T-f )F WORKS. WANT TO COME TO XEAV ZKAI^VXD. MKLBOURXtV <"»et 15. A dejiutation of hsked Mr Fisher, the Federal Labour leader, ro ascertain if the Commonwealth Covernnieiit would contiibttte the jiaKsage money of a number of unemployed to Xew Zealand. It waii .stat.-d that the Xew Zealand representative in .\felbourne had promised to eni|tiiie if work could Ik- found for them in XVw Zealand. Mr I'isher. in promising lo ut-vertain the viewii of the Oovernment. said that, such a rer|iiei;t was a serious commentary on the position ~f affairs in the Common wealth. Per Association. *.7KLROrp.NK. October 15. Hides ate meeting a lirni market tor all cla-ses. IX XEW ZKAI^VXI). LAROFIt DKPAR'I'MEXTS OPINION'. Per Press Association. WKLLIXorOX, tfciober 15. Hi ref.-retic.i to to day's cablegram from Melbourne regarding the unemployed, the Labour Department's opinion i* thai, uule>s a selection of men could be made on the spot, it would be inadvisable- for men to come here from oversea. The avenue of unemployment in which then- i.-. a bri>l: demand, is that of agricultural la b iur. Inn it is no use to .-.end men to ih'.s work who are not accustomed to itor lilted for it. luv.-ri-agill and Dtinedin are .->j»ecia!ly ncdlul of farm la lmur< r». and Catilerburv has a good capacity f..r theiii. ..,, (•■.. have the Tar.inaki and \\'anganui <bstrict.i. in the Xorlh Island, though there is not much deuiaml for them at prevent jn the Hawke's Itay and W.i:rarai>.i district«. In the Auckland di.striet the .k-inand exictls she sii|>ply. in th- chief ceiiti.s of |»i]mla!iim the • loveriiintnt <i(Ter.s employment in co o|x-r ative railway and toad work l -, pref.-reiic." being to ma tried nen kuowl.-dae of the work. Throughout, lbDoiniuioii. with th<- exception of a veiy few siiial! ei-ntr. s. the supply of labour.rs exc.-eds the demand*, but there i* alway.s ein]doymetu for the man who can adapt hinio-lf to general farm work. New Z- aland it. was explained had gain-d a good many men from Australia of late, and most of them w-re doing w._ll. A number had com- bete latelv m r>-iidirn-»w for the New Zealand -hearing Th.-y followed that lip. th. n did some wot!; at .-daughter in;: an.! ev.iitu.dlv return-<l to Antral, i (.. lollow -healing there itn'i! tie- New Zealand -avo|, calil- oil oil, e ll.ole. l.ll' a ot nidi-, linoli.tl"- iliillllgl-.itio" -a ~ I.o!, 0,..'„|. What ". .1- H.il.leil ,i all ll!i«m ] !-.yed <la-« was to l'-.e .1- .It with v.:,,. a • y - . in ..I" >eh-,-tioll