UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19461, 8 April 1933, Page 21

UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY

AIM FOR UNIFORMITY. The policy of the Unemployment Board regarding the supplementary earnings of relief workers was defined in Auckland by Mr W. Bromley, a member of the board, at a deputation, as being one of encouragement and not penalisation. Neither Minister nor board, said Mr Bromley, had ever suggested that the amount of money a man received by way of unemployment relief was sufficient for him to meet the requirements of the home. There were some 300 officers, and it w r as possible that the instructions issued might be subject to 300 interpretations, but he did not think that had been the experience. With the object of assisting the men, the board had hesitated to lay down hard and fast rules, but if it were shown that administration warnot sympathetic, the board would j have to issue definite instructions fix- i ing the exact proportions. The board | had not laid down a maximum, and there was evidence that a good deal of j sympathy had been shown in administration. “Our idea." he added, “is to encourage the men to look for more work i than we can possibly give them within ' the limits of our finances. For example : if a man receives casual work for one week, and the employer is generous enough to pay him £lO for the job. we ' do not want the officer to take any [ notice of it. But if it is a matter of collusion between the employing : authority and the fund to ‘work’ 1 something irregular, the supplemen- i tary amounts earned must be taken | into consideration. Last w ; eek we were | contemplating instructing our certify- ! ing officers as to what amount should i be deducted, and it now looks as though we will have to make it so definite that there can be no room for j misunderstanding or mistake." In reply to questions. Mr Bromley ' said that no consideration was given to i the amounts received for purely odd j jobs, and the same applied when a relief worker's wfife earned money from j occasional employment. Where, however. there was continuous employ- i ment. there had to be a deduction. If ■ necessary, and with the object of clari- , tying the position guiding principles j could be laid down by the board, so | that uniformity could be secured. Indigestion.—When you feel that i your dige tive organs are not working properly, if you suffer from severe pains, wind cr fullness after eating, o.' acidity of the stomach, take Ayres's Indigestion Remedy, and enjoy quick relief. This mixture is a well tried remedy, and ha-- given quick relief to thousands ct sufferers. It tones up the digestive oigans and enao.es you to eat what you fancy. Price 2 6 and 4. 6. E C. Ayres, td.. Chemists, 78 Stafford St, South and 21 Arcade, Timaru