RELIEF WORKERS.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18642, 21 May 1932, Page 5

RELIEF WORKERS.

WORK IN “OFF” WEEK. NON-ACCEPTANCE AT HUNTLY. BOARD AND HAMILTON MEN. “Upwards of 300 men in Hamilton are being provided for during the ‘off’ week on exactly the same basis as the Huntly unemployed, and there is no suggestion here that the board should alter its policy,” said an official of the Waikato Hospital Board to-day in referring to the decision at Huntly not to accept the board’s offer of a day’s work at 12s.

“Tho mon in 'Hamilton generally recognise that the board is doing its utmost. As a matter of fact the board has made urgent representations to the Government to introduce the new unemployment scheme in its area as quickly as possible.”

HAMILTON UNEMPLOYED. MEETING IN HORSE BAZAAR. CONFERENCE WANTED. A fairly well-attended meeting of the Unemployed Workers’ Movement was held in the Horse Bazaar last evening. The following resolutions were carried: — "That an emphatic protest should be sent to the Government against the proposal to make a gift of £IOO,000 to the Singapore Base at a time When the workers are starving in New Zealand," “That tiie secretary should write to the Borough Council suggesting a conference of all local employers and the Borough Council, Waikato County Council, Hospital Board, Beautifying Society, Waikato Winter Show Association and the Labour Department with a view to co-ordinating work and giving a better result of distributing work, and slop overlapping." H was also proposed that the Waikato Social Welfare League and (tie Unemployed Workers’ Movement should tie given an invitation to attend the proposed conference. A telegram was read from the lion. ,1. A. Young expressing regret that lie could not attend a public meeting to h i held at Seddon Park on Sunday afferno on.

i'tlier correspondence dealt with was u letter from the general secretary of the Unemployed Workers' Movement on making tho Government realise what was termed the urgent necessity of providing a living wage for ail owrkers.

EX-SOLDIERS’ PROTEST,

| (Itv Tdocnipl, - Press Association ) ' DUNEDIN. Saturday, j A marling of 100 ’ relumed soldiers • carried In.- foilowii.g resolution: "Thai I Ibis mei'lim; of disabled soldiers in • receipt of pensions emphatically pro- ! :es! aeainst ex-servicemen being peni a!jsod for relief work under the No. jo selierne, because limy are in receipt i of disability pensions."