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2. The Board are finding work for as many men as
possible, till recently a large number of men have been employed
in removing the snow, and since that was disposed
of the Engineer and Surveyor have been employing additional
men in scavenging the public ways, but I am bound to say
that the men employed are of a class of casual labourers who
do not seem likely to ever obtain constant employment at
any time, owing to their failure to give a fair day's work for
a fair day's wage. The Board are not aware of the efforts
of any voluntary agencies within the District.
3. A Register of unemployed persons seeking work has
been kept at these offices since 1887, I regret however to
say that the Officers report that the result is not satisfactory
and that the Register is not made use of by employers seeking
workmen.
4. If it is considered a duty that work should be found
for every unemployed workman the burden should not be
cast on Local Authorities unless a grant from Imperial of
other Public funds in aid of Local rates is made, otherwise
the burden would be too heavy, especially in the case of
highly rated parishes like those forming this District, where
the rates which were already high have been increased in
consequence of the London Equalization of Rates Act, to
6s. 8d. in the £.
The advisability of combining with the parish of St.
Martin-in-the-Fields and the Board of Works for the Strand
District who have established a Labour Bureau at the St.
Martin's Town Hall has been under consideration but no
decision come to.