THE UNEMPLOYED
WELLINGTON DEMONSTRATION. STATEMENT BY MR COATES. (By Telegraph—Special to Standard.) WELLINGTON. Jan. 30. A long walk was -undertaken by hundreds of the unemployed, from the Hutt Valley to Parliament Building to interview Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister for Unemployment. The procession aroused great interest. A portion of the Wellington unemployed co-operated and nearly 2000 people assembled in front of. the building. A brass band headed the procession, with banners which declared that the camp scheme’ meant starvation, and that the No. 5 scheme be abolished. Twelve speakers who werfe selected from the throng occupied nearly two hours.
“My advice in the meantime is to’ carry on,” declared Mr Coates. “You must give the Government an opportunity to complete its scheme in,” This, he explained, involved Parliament’s approval and he must be sure that finance would be available. He believed that there could be ft better distribution of the population away from the cities. He could not agree to pay award rates on the No. 5 scheme. It was a relief scheme, but full wages meant the dole, which would destroy the men’s morale.
BOARD’S NEW SCHEME. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 30. , :r Mr Coates told the unemployed deputation that the cost of granting their demands would be £10,000,000. Naturally, that was an impossiblity. He urged the' relief workers to remain on their jobs and await Governmental action. He and the Unemployment Board had worked out a scheme which, he believed, would ultimately lead to permanent employment. The scheme would certainly be far and away better than the present one.
WORKERS MEET HUTT MEMBER,
Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 30. Fifty Hutt Valley relief workers at Hutt Valiev met and' decided to request Mr' W. Nash, M.P., to obtain an amelioration of the working conditions on relief jobs, either by increased pay or more working days. They expressed disapproval of the action or those who marched to town.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 51, 30 January 1932, Page 8
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321THE UNEMPLOYED Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 51, 30 January 1932, Page 8
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