UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXII, Issue 47, 29 March 1935, Page 3

UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY.

FAULTY ADMINISTRATION t HAMILTON, Last night. Describing the Unemployment Roavd’s regulation as “obnoxious” and “officialdom run mad,” Mr A. .I. Deny stated at last evening’s meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council that he did not think the Government realised how its unemployment policy was being administered. In reference to the stop-work meeting held by the Hamilton unemployed e.ii Monday last, the Mayor, Mr J. R. Fow, said the Council would have glady acceded to the men’s request to have their relief work time extended over four weeks instead of three if an application to this effect had been made by letter. There was no need for the stop-work meeting. The Council adopted the following resolution: —“That this Council views with concern the absence of discretionary powers given to certifying officers by the Unemployment Board to consult with Borough Council officers and to co-operate with them as Jar as possible. The Council does not feel disposed to undertake the supervision of the unemployed work on No. 5 scheme in the borough unless such discretionary powers are given.” It was also decided to inform the unemployed that the Council objected to stop-work l meetings and that the men concerned could not expect the Council to find money to enable them to make up lost time.