AUCKLAND GETS SUBSIDY TO HELP UNEMPLOYED MEN

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18639, 17 December 1928, Page 9

AUCKLAND GETS SUBSIDY TO HELP UNEMPLOYED MEN

MAY BE DELAY IN STARTING WORKS. (Special to the “Star.”) AUCKLAND, December 17. A further increase in the number of unemployed men was recorded at the Government Labour Bureau in Auckland last week, the total registrations being 733, compared with 672 the previous week and 638 the week before that. A month ago the figures were 615 Auckland members were notified by the Prime Minister on Saturday that Cabinet has authorised the payment of £2OOO to the Auckland City Council for the relief of unemployment during the Christmas season. It was made clear that the money is strictly in the nature of a subsidy, for which the City Council must raise an equal amount. The Mayor (Mr G. Baildon) stated yesterday that he had received no information other than the announcement conveyed to him by the Auckland members of Parliament. He anticipated that there would be no serious difficulty in providing the City Council’s share of the expenditure, bait as plans for any new works would have to be submtited to the Public Works Department before a start could be made there would naturally be a little delay. It was desirable that the men should be engaged before Christmas, but, in view of Cabinet’s stipulation, he would not, until he had fully looked into the matter, promise that the necessary arrangements could be completed so quickly.