REPATRIATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18143, 8 July 1919, Page 7

REPATRIATION.

WORK OP DEPARTMENT,

A progress return as at June 20 shows that the number of returned soldiers on the Repatriation Department’s register now “totals 53,824. This includes 27,159 men who have returned to the Dominion since the beginning of the year. Demobilisation cards are now held by the District Repatriation Officers as follow:

These figures include cards for some 3536 men who returned prior to -1919 and have inquired regarding assistance from the Department. The reports appended 6how that already 594 loans, totalling £131,465, to assist discharged soldiers to start in business have been approved by tho Ministerial Board, and that during tho past month £53,000 was actually paid ’on behalf of soldiers in tbe way of furniture, tools, sustenance, training fees, subsidised wages, assistance to apprentices, etc. The returns show that the total number of rnen at present being trained by tho Department is 819, and that during tbe month the Department seoured billets for S2l men who nopliod for such assistance. A further 333 men sought financial assistance to enable them to start in business, and 734 applied for grants for furniture and tools oi trade, etc. Tho amounts being paid out by tbe various boards and committees show a large increase. During tho first month ended March 20 the amount paid was £4426, during the second month £19,792, during the third month £36.999, and during tho month under revjew £53,078, making a, total of

The following tables give figures in respect of Canterbury and totals for -the Dominion:—

EMPLOYMENT. Bet-urn showing number oi men placed in emp-oymeiit:

TRAINING. Return fhowine mon under Department’s si:’nrid'“<vl waves scheme of receiving sustenance whilst attending technical classes:

Commenced training during month under review:—Technical schools, 8S; subsidised ■workers, 201’; total at present in training, 819. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Return showing applications received end approved fro-ni soldiers for financial assistance, May 20 to June 20:—

TOTAL APPLICATION’S RECEIVED TO DATE.

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT. Financial assistance granted to discharged soldiers for poriod ended June 20:

Shillings and pence ara omitted. Applicafions for business loans (over £SO) approved by Repatriation Board to June 20, 1919:

Auckland , . 8317 "tt elliugton - . . 11,196 Canterbury . 6604 Otago . 5078 Total 30,695

Group. Canterbury. Totals Wood, furniture, timber, etc. Engineers, metal workers , 8 62 23 bS Food, iobaoco, etc. . 11 27 doming, boots, etc. , « 15 S3 Books, printing, etc. 8 18 Other manufacturing , P 17 B tiding . . . , 9 38 Mining, quarrying, etc. , Bail anc! tram services . . 8 23 7 49 Other land transport 9 29 Shipping, wharf labour, etc. . 7' It Pastoral, ogricu'ture, etc. li 76 Domestic, hotels, etc. . . 10 37 Goneral labour and ntiaecllaencus . 36 200 C'oricti S3 6t Government . , , 17 52 Defence . . . „ . 54 Monthly total , . , 219 821 'total to d»te . 1384 6616 Eem i”in" on " Frr.oloyment Wanted ” register . . m 4E0 Gran'od unemn’oment sirs(onacee to date 3*5 889

Can'orbury. Total. Group. Schls. Sub. Schls. Sub. etc. Wins. ate. Wkr*. Wood . . 4 6 8 88 Leather . — m _ 73 MW . 8 «« 182 Clotliin* , 18 Commercial . 2-2 3 184 25 Farm nr . — — 11 27 Professional . — _ 59 8 Other groups . 7 3 88 06 Totals . 41 51 811 508

Nature Canterbury. Total. of Assistance. Pending from last Beod. Appd. Beod. Appd. return 59 _ 244 Furniture SI es 4«3 30-1 Tools 14 5 101 69 Plant (horse vehicle) 11 6 S3 13 Plant (motor vohiole' 1 It 8 70 30 Plant 7 4 47 21 Business (new) Business (estab40 as 201 101 lished) Assisted passages 22 29 129 OS from New Zealand Transportation in — — 19 6 New Zealand — — T3 77 Total cases for attention during month . 258 141 1403 767

Canterbury, Total. Nature. Reed, Appd, Reed. Appd. Furniture 279 214 1173 83 Tools ■14 24 241 15 Plant ((horse vehicle) 21 12 71 4 Plant (motor vehicle) 37 •33 145 84 Plant 22 7 8s 39 .Business- (new) Business (estabTO 4K 487 233 lished) 132 6T 415 m Assisted passages from New Zealand Transportation in 2 2 43 23 Now Zealand 17 17 191 186 Totals ~627 433 28S0 1923 The following is % summary of above figures:— Granted 433 . . 1923 Pending . , — 65 — 620 Refused — 101 — 270 Withdrawn • /. “ 3S —‘ 137 Total application* rocoivcd to dote . — 627 2830

Canterbury. Totals. No. Amt. No, Amt. Nature ©1 Asuistanoe. Loans for— £ iS Business » 41 5,340 224 37.043 Furniture 63 2,445 272 11,665 Tools, e.c. , Gran.s for—Unemployment 7 19 58 911 sus.cnauce Training sustenSt 156 140 4S1 ance, etc. . 83 443 519 2,664 Transportation 15 80 52 308 Total for the month Grand total to date £9,113 £18,803 £58,078 £114,295

District. No. of Application*, Amount. Anclc’awU . Vt> £ « a 45.153 10 0 Wellington . 20T 46,708 6 0 Ca-terliury . 118 04.m 3 10 Otago GO 15,460 0 0 Tolsla . SOI £131,165 8 10