SIGNS OF COLLAPSE.
RELIEF WORKERS’ STRIKE IN CHBISTCHUBCH. CONSIDERABLE NUMBERS BACK AT WORK. CHRISTCHURCH, May 17. The relief workers’ strike showed further signs of collapse to-day when considerable numbers of men who had not reported for duty on Monday accepted work this morning. On all works there were 1447 men working and 200 absent. Of the absentees the largest numbers were from the railway gangs, 70, and the Lyttelton Borough Council Works, 43. It seems probable that more men will return to duty tomorrow.—(P.A.) POSITION IN WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, May 17. Figures supplied to-day from an official source showed that, 1408 men were working out of a total of 2250, for whom relief work jobs had been allocated. Since April 1, 130 single men have gone into camp from Wellington. It is estimated that about 750 single men refused to go into camp, and consequently have not been given work.— (HA.)
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Wairarapa Age, 18 May 1932, Page 5
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150SIGNS OF COLLAPSE. Wairarapa Age, 18 May 1932, Page 5
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