THE UNEMPLOYED.
There is this to be remembered also, that while there are a very large number of genuine cases of distress there is also a. proportion of men who are taking advantage of the depression to indulge their penchant for loafing. These individuals are making a backdoor canvass in all parts of the city, asking for monetary assistance, and exercising the utmost ingenuity in inventing tales likely to appeal to the emotions of their women auditors. The re- , suitent proceeds are mostly expended in intoxicants. This class is a serious prejudice to the people who have genuine claims on public sympathy. Relief works on a large scale will encourage an inrush to the city. If public works are to be undertaken let them he of lasting utility, and if private generosity is to be invoked let the money raised be expended in enterprises which will make for the ultimate benefit of the whole community.—“ New Zealand Times”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2551, 12 July 1909, Page 7
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158THE UNEMPLOYED. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2551, 12 July 1909, Page 7
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