EX-RELIEF WORKERS
MEN STRANDED AT NELSON TELEGRAM TO TH 1 MINISTER. [Per Press Association.l NELSON, Dec. 10. The Hon. W. W. Snodgrass has forwarded the following telegram to Mr S. G. Smith, Minister of Labour; “The position re unemployment here is extremely acute. Fifty local married men, 20 local single men and 58 outside men are left here discharged from relief works and are on the local register. Many really are desperate, while 70 men have been landed by steamer from Wellington in the last three days proceeding to relief works. Surely our local men and your stranded relief men should have first consideration. Hope you van do something to remedy the position.’’
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 446, 11 December 1930, Page 8
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