DOMINION'S WORKLESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 150, 27 June 1931, Page 8

DOMINION'S WORKLESS

A VERY SMALL INCREASE FIGURES FOR LAST WEEK. | Per Press Associate -i.j WELLINGTON, June 26. During the week ended June 22, registrations of unemployed for the Dominion totalled 44,521, compared with 44,482 for the previous seven days. In supplying particulars of registrations, the Minister of Labour, Hon. S. G. Smith, said the apparent increase for the week was 39. The number of men who qualified under the No. 5 scheme and were placed in work, totalled 28,091, 4746 were engaged under tho 4a scheme and 550 under the 4b scheme. The total number of men for whom no work was found was 11,134, but it was probable that the majority of these were not eligible for employment during the week under tho board’s scheme of rationing, whilst the others could not bo suitably placed on account of their physical disability. Particulars of registrations in the main centres arc as follows: —

The total registrations in tho main centres wore as follows, the figures foi the previous week being given in parentheses:—Auckland 6204 (6198); Wellington 4488 (4366); Christchurch 4738 (4903); Dunedin 2643 (2681); Invercargill 1006 (992).

With Without Auckland .. . Depts. . .. 2744 Depts. 3460 Wellington . . .. 1768 2720 Christchurch . .. 2884 1854 Dunedin .. .. .. 1487 1156 Invercargill . 696 310