REHABILITATION
MONTHLY REVIEW
MEANS OF PLACEMENT
Of the men and women of the Services recorded by the Rehabilitation Department as having returned to civil life, just less than one-third have returned to their pre-service employment, a little more than one-quarter have found new employment for themselves, and just less than a • quarter have been placed by the Rehabilitation Department. The Department's ! monthly statistical review says that 49,273 have been recorded with the Department as returned from service overseas and 29,112 as discharged from home service. Of the grand total of 78,385, as at the end of June, 15,087 had for various reasons not been discharged. During June 2«!21 were recorded !as having returned from overseas and 577 as having been discharged from service in New Zealand. The following are details of the position: — _, _, Ex-Home Ex-overseas. Service. Men. Women. Men. Women. Not yet discharged, returned to service, on leave, in hospital, recuperatlng, etc 12,463 254 2242 128 Intentions undecided, refused help, unable trace, temporarily lost contact 806 9 '64 38 Depending on private means ..... <a ° *\% x% Left New Zealand 123 4 37 4 Domestic duties (own home) .. 145 409 Deceased 204 1 146 - 5 Enrolled for Placement : Fully fit 70 1 '3 Fit light work only 172 1 o« < In Employment: Self-placed in employment 10,516 62 6413 298 Returned ,to preservice employment (including Civil Service) .. 9793 72 8.i9 166 Placed by Department in employme nt 8090 11 5747 242 Undergoing training with Rehab. subsidy with pri- . vate employers . 1042 4 zdl 6 Undergoing fulltime studies and trade training in Rehab. Training . Centres 1117 13 152 1 Placed with Rehab, subsidy in Intermediate Scheme (Therapeutic employment) .... 29 6 Returned to own business 848 1 1266 8 Returned to own farm 749 716 1 Acquired own business ......... 1756 3 809 11 Acquired own farm 833 161 Totals .... 48,686 587 27,7891332 Maoris included in above 1471 1 728 43
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 31, 6 August 1945, Page 6
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315REHABILITATION Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 31, 6 August 1945, Page 6
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