UNEMPLOYMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18229, 17 January 1931, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT.

'MARCH AT AUCKLAND. demand to be arrested. FOOD AND SHELTER IN GAOL. AUCKLAND, Saturday. A large number of unemployed marched from the Trades Hall to the city police station yesterday afternoon, and demanded that they should be arrested as “ idle and disorderly persons, In that they had no visible means of support.” Their view was that If they could be arrested and put In prison they would at least receive food and shelter, and when they arrived at the watch-house two of their number were appointed to Interview the police. / They were told that no arrests could be made. POSITION AT AUCKLAND. hospital board relief. AUCKLAND, Saturday. 11 The anorbmal state of affairs existing at the relief office uf the Auckland Hospital Board continues, and on account of the amount of unemployment, the staff had to be augmented during the week,” said Mr W. K. '■ Howitt, chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board Relief Committee, yester--A_day. “ The staff is now larger than ever before, and the number of grocery orders issued since the office opened this year has exceeded all previous records.”

MATAMATA COMMiTTEE. £3O FOR No. 2 SCHEME. (Special to Times.) MATAMATA, Saturday. Mr J. Buchanan, chairman of the Matamata Town Board convened a ’meeting of those interested in the formation of an Unemployment Committee for the district. Representatives of the following attended: Matamata Town Board, the Matamata branch of the Farmers’ Union, the Chamber ot Commerce, the clergy, Returned Soldiers’ Association, Power Board, Rugby Union and various employers. After the chairman had explained the position a local committee comprising all those in attendance was set up with power to add. Mr J. Buchanan was elected chairman, and Mr D. V. Saunders .secretary pro tern. An executive committee .was. elected, comprising a.l' those present, with a quo. urn of three. The district, in the meantime, was defined by a line from .Walton to Gordon to Okoroire to Waiomo on to the . top of the Hinuera Valley at the .Waikato River. It-was resolved that the residential qualifications of the unemployed should be one month. The president of the Unemployed Board advised a grant of £3O under No. 2 scheme, this money to be expended by Janary 31 —It was decided to place the men in work as far as the fundty would allow. There are at present ten registrations at the local Post Office. : EXTENSION OF TIME. - UNEMPLOYMENT No. 2 SCHEME. WELLINGTON, Friday. The original announcement of No. 2 scheme of the Unemployment Board stipulated that the commitments had to be made by December 31 and the work finished by January 31, but the board has extended the closing date of the commitments to January 31, and is makihg further allocations to committees which ;have spent their first allotment and are able to provide further work. For country work it Is stipulated that It must be developmental and not ordinary farm work, for which labour would be engaged In any case.

UNEMPLOYED REGISTRATIONS. A DOMINION. RECORD. WELLINGTON, Friday. A total of 12,230 unemployed was registered at the Labour Bureaux throughout New Zealand for the week ended January 12; an increase of 3527 over the previous week and a record. This indicates that much of the temporary relief work provided by the Unemployment Board has come to an end. The North island main centre totals, with those for the previous week in parentheses, are:—Auckland, 2544 (1577); Wellington, 2199 (1860). CALLING PARLIAMENT. NORTH OTAGO REQUEST. tßy Telegrrapn.—Press Association.) OAMARU, Friday. At a meeting of farmers and business people, convened by the North Otago branch of the Farmers’ Union, the following resolution was unanimously carried:— ' “ In view of the serious economic position of New Zealand this meeting respectfully requests the Cabinet to call Parliament together on the return of the Prime Minister, with a view to formulating a policy to relieve the present economic stress by the necessary legislation and administration.” WHAKATANE-GALATEA ROAD. i • GISBORNE MEN TO AID.WIIAKATANE, Friday. The Government is to proceed immediately with the work of completing the Whakatane-Galatea Road. It is stated that about 100 men, who are unemployed as a result of the construction work on the/ East Coast Railway line ceasing in the Gisborne

district will be engaged on the formation of the Galatea Road. It is stated that the Government has secured an option to purchase an estate of 22,000 acres of improved land at Galatea for closer settlement purposes. FURTHER RELIEF REQUESTED. TE AROHA - FUNDS EXHAUSTED. (Special to Times.) TE AROHA, Friday. A sum of £2lO has been spent on the relief of unemployment at Te Aroha, since the formation of the Unemployment Board. There are.ss registrations locally, for whom there is no money and no work. In addition many men from other centres pass through the main street daily. They are entirely without means of sustenance and all that can be done in this direction is to supply them with a meal and direct them to the next town. The Mayor, Mr R. Coulter, is' in daily communication with the authorities, with the object of obtaining further financial assistance for local unemployed. BIG THIRSTS ALL SURRENDER. CONQUERED BY “PRICES.” A bottle of Price’s only costs 1/6. IL makes three gallons of delicious cordial that will conquer any thirst. Like Oranges? Then get Price’s Flavoured Orange Extract—made from real orange extractive. Also Flavoured Raspberry, Lime and Lemon. All stores and grocers sell Price’s L2A