Work for Many Men.

“Moreover, the temporary scheme could not be as satisfactory from either a public or an operating point of view as the permanent scheme. Thus it is obvious that a scheme of that nature should not be adopted unless it were found to be really impracticable to undertake the permanent scheme.

“Consideration of the No. 32 plan—the permanent scheme—resolved itself mainly into one page 11 of ways and means, though other factors of importance also entered into the matter. One of these factors was the desirability of undertaking any necessary but hitherto deferred works as an avenue of useful employment.

“It is estimated,” said Mr. Coates in conclusion, “that the permanent scheme will provide work for between 300 and 400 men over a four-year period, including a large proportion of artisans who would be employed at their normal trades. The undertaking will therefore have much more merit from every point of view than some of the works which have had to be undertaken as a charge against the Unemployment Fund in order to procure work for unemployed men.”