CITY IS NORMAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 117, 12 May 1932, Page 5

CITY IS NORMAL

AFTER YESTERDAY’S feat

“NOTHING IN RUMOURS’’

DEPUTATION TO MEET MINISTER

(Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. A wot morning is being experienced. The citv is normal and quiet.

There is no work on the waterfront owing to the weather, and a few of the men went up to the Trades Hall, causing rumours to get about, but there is nothing in them

Air Coates is receiving an unemploy-

cd deputation this morning.

Citizens’ Committee

WAITS ON ME NESTERS

PRONOUNCEAIENT WANTED

WELLINGTON, This Day

The Wellington Citizens’ Unem-

ployment Committee waited on the Rt. Hons. G. W. Forbes and J. G. Coates, and Hon. J. A. Young, urging that a pronouncement should be made authorising further relief • to those in distress.

The deputation was heard in private, but the chairman of the committee (Air. Goldsmith) subsequently stated that attention had been drawn to the fact that the position with regard to new schedules of relief under the Number 5 Scheme was growing worse in the city, and that it had been represented that urgent steps should be taken to bring about peace, also to get the men back to work again.

“We do not for a moment wish to play into the hands of the rebellious elements of the community,” said Mr. Goldsmith, “but we are firmly of the opinion that a pronouncement now would be a timely one, and would he an indication of the Government’s strength.”

“We think normal conditions could again be brought about by the Government authorising the Hospital Board to carry on and provide a measure of relief in addition to the cash payments under the new scheme,

until the new machinery of the revised scheme is perfected. If a statement to this effect is furnished to the newspapers, and authority is given to this committee to convey information to the men concerned. We feel satisfied the men would return to work to-morrow and that it would remove agitation and the menacing state of affairs which exist to-day in our city.

“In the meantime the reply was to the fleet that our representation would be carefully considered, and a reply furnished to the committee. NEARLY 2000 AT WORK ON CITY RELIEF JOBS (Per Press Association) WELLINGTON This Day Wellington relief workers to the number of 1900 are on the various jobs to-day. HUTT VALLEY WORKERS .TO REMAIN AT WORK By 200 to 191 votes the Hutt Valley relief workers decided at a. meeting this morning to remain at work. TEN MEN IN COURT REMANDED TILL TO-MORROW • (Per Press Association 1 WELLINGTON, This Day. Ten men arrested in the city yesterday in connection with the disturbances appeared before Mr. E. Page, S.M., and were remanded till to-morrow. The police stated that the charges were similar to those adjourned yesterday. Bail was fixed at £lOO each. To-day charges were mostly of inciting to lawlessness, or being found by night armed with an offensive weapon.

An old age pensioner, Henry Dryden, aged 81, who failed to move on when requested by a constable, was fined ten shillings on a charge of wilful obstruction. On a charge of indecent language he was convicted and discharged.