LATEST REGISTRATIONS.
An apparent increase of 462 in,the unemployment registrations is shown for the weekendecl 17 th; August^ when- the total was 49,132^ '.' ;v" :. 7 -The Minister of'-Labour (the Hon; S. G. .Smith) said this-'morning,'that the number of men-who were placed under the No. 5 scheme was 32,975. A total' of J 4948 was engaged - under Scheme 4A, and 1115 under Sehcnie 48, Men- for whom no work was' provided numbered 10,091, butTiriany "~o£ v these, said the Minister, would ;be standing down' under the ;requirement of ■. Scheme 5,-that they should do so in-one week out of each four, Awhile others would bo of the class that'was not employable owing to -inability to^ undertake manual wprk:'{': • '■ - ■' " ■■•.■: Particulars'of the registrations in'the niain' centre's' wci;e' ;as f ollbw:'. —- '' ' .. ■""'■■" •''.' ;".' with.'.".' Without : '-■-.' ... Dependants.: Dopendants. ......... .3169. :. . .3987. -. Wellington .; 2622. : 2358 • Chrlstchurch ..... ,3312 1038 v Dunedln .......... lbOS'..". , 1270;:' InvercatglH;.....'.. - 856 V-.- .; .422 The' total registrations :in the-main centreß, -with figures'-. for - the previous week in; parentheses, were as follow":-:-Auckland .7156 :(7030); - Wellington 4950 (4902), ChristchurcK 5250 (5241), Dunedin 2878' '(2775), Invercar'gill- 1278 .(1245). ._•••.;• .. ". ■':;- '~.'
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 45, 21 August 1931, Page 9
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177LATEST REGISTRATIONS. Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 45, 21 August 1931, Page 9
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