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The Unemployed.
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fedeal relief funds.
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION.
In regard to the request made to Senator
Millcn on Thursday afternoon. by a deputa
tion .that the Federal Government should
make its strike relief available for distribu
tion through the Trades Hall, Mr. C J.
Bennett was informed on Friday by Sena
tor Millan, on behalf of the Acting Prime
Minister, that the Government could not
accede to the request, as it had arranged
for the distribution of strike relief fund«
in commotion with the State Governments
through their district agencies, und this
a i atom was to bo continued.
Disappointment was expressed in trades
croles when it was ascertained that
tin. Government had decided notto grant
n" , ),1' monetary assistance to the
Trades Hull relief committee, ht Was de
cided- to continue the relief with the help
ot the general public, and huudrcds ol
people v-ere given assistance in cash and
kind on Friday. It was not the intention
of the committee "to distribute relief on
Saturday, riiut a quantity of perishable
goods came from the country, and mem
bers of the committee were busy on Satur
day morning in seeing that it found its
'f "ic homes of those in' want. In
ndd'tion, a largo quantity of edibles, which
the Defence department lmd provided for
the soldiers lti excess of requirements, was
sent to the Trades Hall ,and was disused
ot in a similar way. The response from
the country has been generous during the
past fenv days, and tho committee has
made arrangements for the payment of
the carriage of all goods se nt for the re
lief of the people out of work.
Further hoavy losses in wages on account
of the strike were incurred by the workers
on Friday and Saturday Though Saturday
was a public holiday the workers would
in ordinary circumstances, have suffered no
loss in wjges. The great majority -of those
who were not affected by the strike were
paid then- day s wages, and most of those
who were compj-lled to work were given
ci'te +iPa'V' l J.li'C l?ss, in> w!>sai 111 H11'"
State through the strike is now close on
£540,000, and the loss for tho whole o
Australia is over £2,150,000.
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