NEARLY 54,000

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 250, 21 October 1944, Page 7

NEARLY 54,000

PERSONNEL DEMOBILISED

29,986 SERVED OVERSEAS

(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. A total of 53,929 service men and women had been demobilised up to September 30, 1944, including 29,986 returned from overseas and 23,943 demobilised from home service, according to the latest monthly statement issued by the Rehabilitation Department. During September alone 1750 returned from overseas became rehabilitation subjects and 868 were demobilised from home service, making a total for the month of 2618.

A total of 28,489 men and women either placed themselves in employment or did not require rehabilitation assistance for other reasons. This total included 13,662 returned personnel and 14,501 demobilised from home service. It also included 204 who depend on private* means and 122 who have left New Zealand.

Those who placed themselves with their pre-service employers totalled 13,509, those self-placed with other private employers numbered 11,451, and 584 placed themselves in State employment without subsidy. A further 2619 returned to their own businesses or farms.

Those who are undergoing fulltime training number 1200 returned and 290 home service personnel; placed by the department with preservice employers, 552 returned and 424 • home servicemen and women; placed without subsidy with other private employers, 3583 returned and 3704 home service personnel; placed without subsidy in State employment, 404 returned and 281 home service personnel.

A further 1369 returned and 623 home servicemen and women acquired their« own businesses or farms, many with rehabilitation assistance. Thus a total of 12,430 received assistance under the above headings.