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Total Now Over 40,000 MANY MEN PLACED Past Week’s Registrations The total number of unemployed registered in New Zealand during the week ended May 25 was 40,507, as compared with 39,553 for the previous week, according to figures supplied by the Minister of Labour, Hon. S. G. Smith. The apparent increase was 954, but the returns show that although new and renewed applications for work totalled 3379, during the week 24,329 men qualified and were placed in work under the Unemployment Board's No. 5 scheme, which meant that the real increase for the week was 5385, leaving 16,178 men still unemployed. . Particulars of the registrations m the main centres for the week under review
The total registrations in the main centres were as follow, the figures for the previous week being given in pare®” thesels: Auckland, 5546 (5280); Wellington, 3622 (3814); Christchurch, 4676 (i4IQ); Dunedin, 2343 (2314); Invercargill, 950 (904). ...... Excluding the men placed under ths No. 5 scheme, the position regarding registrations as at May 2S was as follows: — Auckland Wellington 588 Christchurch ‘ Dunedin 597 Invercargill ’BO Other towns 12,649 JPotal 16,178
are as follow:— With Without Dependants. pendants. . 2480 3066 Wellington .«<. . 1403 2219 Christchurch .. . 2836 1840 Thmedin .. • • • . 1292 1051 Invercargill . 656 294
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 209, 1 June 1931, Page 9
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206MORE WORKLESS Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 209, 1 June 1931, Page 9
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