RELIEF WORK RATES.

Wairarapa Age, 9 March 1934, Page 4

RELIEF WORK RATES.

TINEKPLAIfTED DISPARITIES. Aa circular received by the Mayor (Mr- T. Jordan) from Taranaki gives particulars of tSfe .. relief work, rates .paid, in diflerent .Taranaki.towns. Shorn thedetaide given below, it will be seen that.these- rates vaay considerably and thatthera- are great differences also between, the: rates paid in different Wairarapa towns. The- comsrunicaUon received iby Mr. Jordan states that at: a meeting off the Tfifcanaki Local Bodies’ Association, held at Eltham on. Pc-bnt-ary 26 last, arrangements were made uniler-whiith it iai hoped that a deputation off mayors will interview the Minister off' Empipyunent. {tjbiS ~-Htau A. Hamilton): during the meeting of the Muhicipail Conference in Wellington ncxt weeli, in an-endeavour to hove-the anomaly- with regard to. relief work rates- im metropeittan and other- areas rectified’- Official details of the- rates paid in the cities are not' readily obtainable-,. but these rates are stated to boehigfimr than, -those paid in the provincial and country towns. Following arc particulars off-the weekly raAe&paiii ini the Taranakk.and Wairarapa towns mentioned (as. far as is known the rates are paid, in; all cases f<w. four weeks tn every-month) s-t—

• A B C d. s. d. s. dPtttea; 5 ?4 11 3 IS • Eltham. 7 4 14 3 2® 3 Hawera 5 8 IS 0 22 « K.* Plymouth 4 8 18 »• 28 0 Masterton . . 9 3 18 >6: 2f » ■Greytown aa«i Martinboro. . 7 5 14 1O'< 22 3