UNEMPLOYMENT DOLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16984, 7 March 1923, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT DOLES.

BILL BEFORE THE COMMONS. Bv Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. March 6. In the House of C ommons Sir Montagu ! ’allow. Minister •>! Labour, proposed the second reading of the A men ding U r.cm plover I l u sura nee Bi'l. extending the benefits ti Ooto i her. He warned Guardians not to try to improve upon the present j generous scale of benefits. He said that in many areas the Guardians* re- i lief and insurance benefit together I were equivalent to a standard rale if j pay for unskilled labour. Mr J. R. dynes complained that the measure was insufficient and dis- J appointing. Air T. J. McNamara urged public j schemes should be used to decrease Air A. Ilayday. Labour member for Nottingham, disapproved of insurance by industries, because industries with the lowest percentage of unemployment would contract out of the scheme, leaving the residue of casual seasonal trades ■ to bear the burden. j Mr Sidney Webb (Labour) said j 600,000 unemployed were not getting unemployment benefit, owing to the in- i creasing stringency of the administration. There was a growing dissatis- I faction against the Government on this j The Bill was read a second time j