To Start Monday.

Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 18605, 14 September 1932, Page 3

To Start Monday.

TARARU ROAD WORK.

ASSISTANCE FOR MINING;

CONDITIONS EXPLAINED.

As a result of the visit to Thames last week of the deputy-chairman of the Unemployment Board, Mr J. S. Jessep, arrangements have been practically finalised for some thirty relief workers to be engaged in repairing the Tararu Creek Road to assist operations in connection with gjold mining as suggested by the Thames Unemployment Committee at its last meeting. The matter was before the Thames County Council at its meeting yesterday, the portion of the road requiring urgent attention being in the County area, east of the Borough boundary. Notification of the Unemployment Committee’s suggestion was read. It was stated that the mining executive of the committee had reported that very good results were being obtained in that locality by men operating under the No. 5 subsidised mining scheme, and there was a large quantity of quartz ready to be carted for treatment as soon as the road was available. The County Council was asked to communicate with the Mines Department and the Unemployment Board in the matter.

The suggestion was made by the committee that a camp be established for the workers at the locality.

■ The chairman, Mr H. Lowe, said Mr Jessep had practically agreed to the proposal but that transport would have to be provided to and from Thames for the men, the Council to provide the necessary tools.

It is understood Mr Jessep was opposed to the idea of a camp so close to the town.

The Conditions

The Certifying Officer, Mr S. Smith, states that from 25 to 30 men will be employed on the job and a start will be made on Monday next. The men, he explains, will be paid 37/6 for a full week’s work with no stand-down week, whereas their earnings at present on relief averages £4/10/' P er mon th under the weekly allocation. If a man refused the work when offered it would be presumed he did not want work and he would be struck off the list.

MEN FOR MERCURY BAY. PARTY PROM AUCKLAND. ->...Word was received in Mercury Bay this week that 23 relief workers selected by the Labour Department, were to leave Auckland on Tuesday by the Lady Jocelyn and would arrive in Mercury Bay the same evening. Most of the men will proceed to the camp occupied by the men already engaged in' metalling the Coroglen Road. One party is to camp in the Mill Creek district to work on road improvement for the benefit of settlers there, and the remainder will be engaged in the Mercury Bay district.

Steady Progress

Metalling on the Coroglen-Kaima-rama section of the Mercury BayTapu Road road is progressing steadily, the work being now in the fourth mile. The number in this camp has dwindled considerably through some of the men obtaining jobs and some sickness, but with this week’s reinforcements and the improved weather conditions, work will proceed apace. Considering the trying conditions experienced in trying to metal a clay road which has been cut up into deep ruts and a sea of mud in the winter, won derfully good progress has been made, although more metal has been used than would have the case had the job been carried, out in the summer, as was originally intended. The Auckland riots and the failure to get men at that time delayed the work until the Avinter.