UNEMPLOYMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17589, 19 December 1928, Page 6

UNEMPLOYMENT.

DESPERATE CONDITIONS. PLEA BY LABOUR MEMBERS. ». (By Telegraph—Special to Times.) AUCKLAND, Wednesday. 2j Messrs Parry, Savage, and Mason, Z Auckland's three Labour members, V. this morning wired Sir Joseph Ward ';] that although pleased at the £2OOO ~ authorised for unemployment relief 3? they regretted that about 800 men and ~ their families were disappointed at the -' delay over the conditions. ~ The message concluded with the 8 question: " Can't you do something to Z facilitate the matter to relieve the ','; desperate conditions existing here?" >: POSITION AT AUCKLAND. ■jj GRANT PREFERRED TO SUBSIDY. £ AUCKLAND, Wednesday. " The Mayor sent the following telem gram to the Prime Minister: "Am ',' afraid the conditions will prevent full ;• benefit being derived immediately from the offer of a subsidy of £2OOO. Moreover, 14s a day will seriously disturb matters, as we have 150 men working at 12s and 9s a day. Understood standard rate was to apply to country .. .workers only. Still consider grant .preferable for immediate help."

UNEMPLOYED RELIEF. :: .GOVERNMENT OFFER. . NOT ACCEPTABLE TO WELLINGTON WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Although a deputation from Wellington members of Parliament was told by the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, on Saturday that the Government would make £2OOO available as a subsidy on xmemployed relief works in Wellington, it seems unlikely that the offer will be accepted on these conditions. The acceptance of the £2OOO ' would mean, that the City Council ; would have to raise a loan for a simi-! ' Jar sum and the Mayor, Mr G. A. - Troup, said to-day that this would be The Council had already 'raised £35,000 for unemployment works this year, which is more than . any other centre lias done, and he did not feel that he could call on the council to raise a lurlfaer tium.