MEMORANDUM WITH APPENDICES PREPARED BY THE MINISTER OF LABOUR ON BEHALF OF THE LATE UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1936 Session I, H-35

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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

MEMORANDUM WITH APPENDICES PREPARED BY THE MINISTER OF LABOUR ON BEHALF OF THE LATE UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

In May, 1936, the Employment Promotion Act was passed, and on Ist June the Unemployment Board went out of existence as a statutory body. Annual reports, although not required by law, were submitted by the Board in past years, by leave. With the coming into operation of the Employment Promotion Act and the consequent cessation of the Board's functions, its late members are unable to present a report to the General Assembly upon the position of unemployment as at the date they handed over control to the Department .of Labour, Nevertheless, it appears desirable that for statistical purposes the following tables should be presented in respect of the position relating to unemployment as at 31st May, 1936. My report to Parliament next year dealing with the activities of the Employment Division of my Department will comprehensively survey the measures which have been adopted by the Government for the promotion of employment and the relief of distress caused through inability to secure work.

Table I. —Statement showing, Annually, Receipts and Payments of the Unemployment Fund.

: Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended l«^ e , 33stMarch, 31stMarcb, 31stMarch, 31stMarch, 31st March, 1931 * ! 1932 ' 1933 ' 1934 ' 1935 ' 1936 - ££££££ Cash in Fund at beginning of year .. .. .. 69,115 184,967 424,426 621,518 1,332,946 Receipts. Levy .. .. •• •• ..229,000 538,503 429,004 428,550 433,665 416,335 Wages-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. 490,0532,471,028 2,891,715 2,821,824 2,468,019 Tax on income other than salary or wages .. .. 220,2451,120,404 1,106,602 1,349,230 1,035,672 Subsidy from Consolidated Fund .. .. 159,247 1,118,753 Miscellaneous 9 2,530 7,563 13,466 18,841 36,591 Total .. .. .. 388,256 2,439,1994,212,966 4,864,759 5,245,078 5,289,563 Payments. Grants under section 18, Unemployment Act, 1930 313,209 2,200,545 3,594,637 3,972,186 3,397,099 3,464,104 Loans under section 18, Unemployment Act, 1930 .. 16,340 21,633 20,919 14,403 24,620 Payments under section 17, Unemployment Act, .. .. .. .. 39,362 86,347 1930 Loans under section 17, Unemployment Act, 1930 .. .. .. .. 8,000 34,266 Sustenance under section 20, Unemployment Act, .. .. 12,960 33,302 239,983 807,095 1930 Purchases of food, &c., under section 14, Unemploy- .. .. 58,667 104,278 73,885 98,445 ment Amendment Act, 1932 Grants to persons entitled to sustenance under .. .. .. .. 400 166,603 section 14, Unemployment Amendment Act, 1932 Administration expenses .. .. •• 5,932 37,347 100,643 112,556 139,000 201,372 319,141 2,254.2323,788,540 4,243,241 3,912,132 4,882,852 Cash in hand at end of year 69,115 184,967 424,426 621,518 1,332,946 406,711 Total .. .. .. .. 388,256 2,439,1994,212,966 4,864,759 5,245,078 5,289,563 * Period 11th October, 1930, to 31st March, 1931.

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T able II. —Statement showing, Annually, Administration Expenses.

Table III.—Table showing Expenditure of Foodstuffs distributed through Rationing System during the past Four Years.

Table IV.—Contributors to the Fund: Statement showing Number of Individual Instalments of Unemployment Levy paid up to 31st March, 1936.

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1931-32. 1932-33. 1933-34.' 1934-35. | 1935-36. I £ £ £ £ £ (1) Total expenditure, including unpaid 2,268,197 3,839,807 4,311,360 3,938,381*4,774,895+ creditors, at 31st March Plus cost of collection of levy retained 4,000 6,500 1 t + by Post Office + 2,272,197 3,846,307 4,311,360 3,938,381 4,774,895 £ £ £ £ £ (2) Amount of administration expenses 55,015 95,165 117,335 128,953 197,264 included in total cost shown above Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. (3) Administration expenses as percentage 2-42 2-47 2-72 3-27 4-13 of total cost A -C1- * p2 rrect ® gures f° r y ear 1934-35. At the time of presenting the last annual report final figures were not available. 11,'inai figures for year 1935-36 are not yet available. $ Cost of collection of levy for these years was appropriated and is therefore included in total expenditure.

Financial Year ended Cost. £ 31st March., 1933 .. .. .. .. 38,023 31st March, 1934 .. .. .. .. 49,669 31st March, 1935 .. .. .. .. 3s'641 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. .. 37^650 Total.. .. .. .. 163,983

Instalment Date. | Amount of Instalment Number of Instalments paid by Contributors. s. d. December, 1930-June, 1931 (inclusive) .. .. 7 6 426 439* August, 1931-November, 1931 (inclusive) .. 5 0 427 307* February, 1932-November, 1932 (inclusive) .. 5 0 431'417* February, 1933-November, 1933 (inclusive) .. 5 0 437'ō93* February, 1934 .. .. .. .. 5 0 441'o46 May, 1934 g 0 441 547 August, 1934 .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 441'709 November, 1934 .. .. .. .. 5 0 441'591 February, i935 5 0 442^008 May, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 440,710 August, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 435 9^0 November, 1935 .. .. .. .. 5 0 422'211 February, 1936 5 0 . 389,'452f * Average number of contributors. f The apparent drop in number of contributors in respect oflhe February, 193G, instalment is a usual feature of these statistics. There is always a considerable number who do not eltect payment of instalments within one month of due date.

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Table V.—Exemptions and Postponements. (a) Unemployment Levy. Exemptions from payment of instalments of the levy as provided for in the Act and Kegulations, and recorded since the levy has been payable, up to 31st March, 1936, are as follows : Total exemptions (including Maoris, old-age pensioners, and other aged males with small means, persons suffering from permanent physical and mental incapacity, &c.), 40,471.

PARTIAL EXEMPTIONS.

The value of instalments not collected because of partial exemptions, as indicated above, represents a sum of approximately £68,763. In lieu of granting exemption from payment of the levy on the grounds of hardship, the Board exercised its powers in postponing the date of payment, without penalty, in 2,933 cases during the year ended 31st March, 1936. (b) Emergency Unemployment Charge. Apart from the statutory exemptions from payment of the charge, over 4,500 applications for exemption from, or postponement of the date of, payment of the charge on the grounds of hardship have been dealt with since the last report. In 2,634 cases exemption from payment of one or more instalments was granted, whilst in 1,603 cases the due date or dates were postponed in order to give applicants time to effect payment without incurring the penalties provided by the Act.

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"8,3:1 a 6 Inmates of Inmates n .■§ J Instalments. Mental of g & § » § Students. Jp ®! °f Hardship. Totals. Hospitals. Prisons, & c. | £ J « | Disability. M December, 1930 .. .. 3,344 1,093 1,116 922 4,499 2,628 13,602 March, 1931 .. .. 3,578 1,160 725 1,001 3,670 3,597 13,731 June, 1931 .. .. 3,613 1,233 904 1,232 3,385 4,101 14,468 August, 1931 .. .. 3,668 1,491 565 823 3,023 4,328 13,898 November, 1931.. .. 3,682 1,414 518 826 3,016 4,894 14,350 February, 1932 .. .. 3,734 1,155 634 692 2,893 4,324 13,432 May, 1932 .. .. 3,738 1,163 507 940 2,804 3,833 12,985 August, 1932 .. .. 3,738 1,184 457 916 2,785 3,384 12,464 November, 1932.. .. 3,790 1,206 426 845 2,542 2,922 11,731 February, 1933 .. .. 3,844 1,090 450 715 2,648 2,971 11,718 May, 1933 .. .. 3,943 1,037 462 951 2,237 2,831 11,461 August, 1933 .. .. 3,984 1,030 506 944 2,527 3,198 12,189 November, 1933.. .. 4,013 1,125 395 965 2,359 2,778 11,635 February, 1934 .. .. 4,035 1,097 408 656 2,275 2,527 10,998 May, 1934 .. .. 4,039 1,018 555 676 2,156 2,307 10,751 August, 1934 .. .. 4,082 1,018 436 927 2,122 1,994 10,579 November, 1934.. .. 4,131 983 503 979 1,947 1,711 10,254 February, 1935 .. .. 4,163 973 452 695 2,104 1,466 9,853 May, 1935 .. .. 4,221 978 784 883 1,829 1,712 10,407 August, 1935 .. .. 4,297 980 854 879 2,071 803 9,884 November, 1935.. .. 4,355 1,046 271 769 1,217 292 7,950 February, 1936 .. .. 4,405 860 63 288 179 16 5,811

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Table VI. —Unemployment Fund. Receipts anjp Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Receipts. | Payments. To Balance at beginning of By Annual appropriation, Vote, year — £ s. d. £ s. d. " Unemployment exCash .. .. 1,332,169 12 8 penses"— £ s. d. £ s d Imprests outstanding .. 776 211 Salaries .. .. 161,699 1 9 1,332,945 15 7 Advertising .. .. 344 15 5 Unemployment Act, 1930: Board members' fees, Receipts under the salaries, and expenses 2,158 11 11 Act Ex gratia payments to Unemployment levy .. .. .. 416,335 5 3 relief workers .. 5 5 9 Emergency unemploy- Pitting up labour bureaux 1,271 3 7 ment charge— Fraudulent negotiation of Tax on salary or wages voucher .. .. 24 15 0 paid in cash .. 1,302,071 19 1 Law costs .. .. 39 8 0 Tax on salary or wages Motor-vehicles— paid by sale of " Ud- Purchase of .. 2,374 3 10 employment Relief " Maintenance and restamps .. .. 1,165,946 19 10 pairs to .. .. 1,156 2 10 Office equipment .. 2,504 13 4 2,468,018 18 11 Office expenses .. 870 14 11 Tax on income other Overtime and meal allowthan salary or wages 1,035,671 14 7 ances .. .. 339 15 8 3,503,690 13 6 Postages, telegrams, and lines .. .. .. 208 4 5 rent of letter-boxes .. 4,576 5 11 Interest on investments . . 4,919 13 9 Printing and stationery 4,574 14 4 Interest on loans under Rent, heating, and lightsection 17, Unemploy- ing .. .. 4 668 2 8 ment Act, 1930 .. 672 19 0 Services rendered by Interest on* loans under other Departments .. 5,337 9 11 section 18, Unemploy- Special Advisory Comment Act, 1930 . . 1,432 8 11 mittee, fees, expenses, Repayment of loans under >of _, 70 0 8 section 17, Unemploy- Telephone services .. 1,916 18 4 ment Act, 1930 .. 20,700 7 0 Transfer and removal Repayment of loans under expenses .. .. 646 10 9 section 18, Unemploy- Travelling allowances and ment Act, 1930 .. 8,289 14 0 expenses .. .. 5,642 19 9 Recoveries on account of Typewriters and mechaniexpenditurc of previous cal office appliances— years .. .. 107 0 5 Purchase of .. 348 11 5 Miscellaneous .. .. 260 17 8 Maintenance and re36,591 5 2 pairs to .. .. 102 3 10 Contingencies (including unforseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote) .. 18 0 9 200,690 10 4 Unauthorized Expenditure Account— Board members' salaries 150 0 0 Christmas bonus to widow of deceased worker .. 3 12 0 153 12 0 Finance Act, 1932, section 55, exchange on remittances .. .. .. .. 528 5 2 Grants under section 18, Unemployment Act, 1930— Scheme No. 4a .. 19,852 2 5 Scheme No. 4b .. 90,246 18 0 Scheme No. 4c .. 1,520 18 7 Scheme No. 4d .. 3,860 7 0 Scheme No. 5.. .. 2,470,878 6 11 Scheme No. 6a .. 10,702 1 0 Scheme No. 6c .. 161,045 210 Scheme No. 7.. .. 129 6 3 Scheme No. 8a and other assistance to subsidized gold-prospectors .. 171,098 8 1 Scheme No. 8b .. 7,793 10 6 Scheme No. 10 .. 43,050 2 8 SehemeNo.il .. 13,037 4 7 Scheme No. 12 .. 204,338 11 8 Scheme No. 12a .. 7,047 5 0 Scheme No. 12b .. 52,190 0 2 Scheme No. B 1 .. 18,304 8 10 Scheme No. B 2 .. 16,981 5 1 Small-farm plan .. 12,998 7 2 Relief of unemployment among Maoris .. 120,438 13 11 Relief of unemployment among women .. 10,106 0 9 Relief of unemployment among boys .. 1,656 4 7 Payments on account of insurance of relief workers .. .. 8,116 7 3 Miscellaneous grants and subsidies .. .. 18,712 11 9 3,464,104 5 0 Carried forward 5,289,562 19 6 Carried forward 12 6

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Table VI.— Unemployment Fund —continued. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31st March, 1936—continued. Receipts—continued. Payments—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 5,289,562 19 6 Brought forward .. .. .. 3,665,476 12 6 Loans under section 18, Unemployment Act, 1930.. .. .. .. .. 24,619 15 5 Loans under section 17, Unemployment Act, 1930.. .. .. . .. 34,266 9 5 Payments under section 17, Unemployment Act, 1930— Assistance to flax indus- £ s. d. try .. .. 21,833 1 7 Assistance to steel industry .. .. 1,975 0 0 Assistance to timber industry . . . . 1,559 8 2 Assistance to tobacco industry . . . . 83 12 1 Discharged Soldiers Civil Re-establishment League .. .. 1,000 0 0 Geophysical surveys .. 3,465 7 1 Soil-survey .. .. 1,500 0 0 Humphreys Gully Waterrace .. .. 36,126 14 6 Relief of unemployment among teachers . . 12,500 0 0 Scheme No. 14, relief of musicians .. .. 1,701 1 8 Miscellaneous .. 4,602 5 0 86,346 10 1 Sustenance payments under section 20, Unemployment Act, 1930 . . .. .. 807,094 12 3 Purchase of food, clothing, &c., section 14, Unemployment Amendment Act, 1932— Purchase and distribution of foodstuffs .. 37,649 10 2 Purchase and distribution of footwear .. 23,769 16 6 Purchase and distribution of blankets .. 36,819 9 8 Miscellaneous .. 206 0 6 98,444 16 10 Grants to persons entitled to sustenance — Bonus to relief workers — King's Jubilee celebrations .. .. 25,573 9 3 Special Christmas bonus to relief workers .. 136,389 15 8 Pares, &c., to workers .. 2,995 15 6 Ex gratia payments to workers (compensation) 979 18 7 Miscellaneous .. 664 4 4 166,603 3 4 Balance at end of year — Cash .. .. 231,702 14 6 Imprests outstanding .. 8 5 2 Investments .. .. 175,000 0 0 406,710 19 8 £5,289,562 19 6 £5,289,562 19 6 J. S. Hunter, Secretary of Labour. H. L. Bockett, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Table VII.—Expenditure on Unemployment Relief.

Note.—Expenditure by " Other Departments " shows an increase during the financial years 1934-35 and 1935-36. Settlement of unemployed, workers on the land under the control of the Lands and Survey Department (Small Farms Board) accounted for the greater proportion of expenditure under this heading, approximately £222,000 and £146,000 respectively.

Table VIII. —Showing Numbers remaining on Registers of Main Government Employment Bureaux at end of each Four-weekly Period, 3rd August, 1935, to 9th May, 1936.

Table IX. —Numbers of Males wholly or partly a Charge on the Unemployment Fund at Successive Four-weekly Periods, showing Nature of Assistance and Conditions of Employment (including those registered but ineligible for various Reasons).

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Public Works ! . Other Year Department State Forest 1 B Subsidies to .Unemployment , . (including Main Service. Local Bodies. ! Fund. Totals " I "ZSfylf £ £ £ £ £ £ 1926-27 .. 130,000 14,240 .. .. 144 240 1927-28 .. 379,565 27,550 .. 75,106 .. 482^221 1928-29 .. 680,393 50,250 3,500 68,567* .. 802 710* 1929-30 .. 914,109 185,400 204,464 111,728 .. 1,415 701 1930-31 .. 1,249,446 82,000 21,933 116,768 313,209 1,783^356 1931-32 .. 886,953 74,000 14,684 11,478 2,216,886 3,204,001 1932-33 .. 484,554 .. 12,088 216 3,687,897 4,184,755 1933-34 .. 355,691 2,000 185,906 .. 4,130,686 4,674,283 1934-35 .. 402,612 2,820 250,250* : .. 3,773,133* 4,428,815* 1935-36 .. 607,818 6,845 217,770 W .. 4,682,008 5,514,441 Totals .. 6,091,141 445,105 910,595 ! 383,863 I 18,803,819 26,634,523 * Amended figures.

1935. 1936. Area. i — — 3rd 31st 28th Sep- 26th 23rd No- 21st De- 18th 15th 14th 11th 9th | August. August, tember. October, vember. cember. January.'February March. April. May. Ashburton .. .. 394 417 412 433 434 413 252 131 236 288 258 Auckland .. .. 11,536 11,492 11,403 11,128 10,541 10,727 10,976 10,566 10,391 10,307 10,554 Blenheim . . .. 452 459 440 446 390 417 427 437 460 435 470 Christchurch .. .. 6,752 6,768 6,759 6,591 6,441 6,481 6,214 5,886 5,740 6,006 6,040 Cromwell .. .. 929 914 914 903 843 796 788 697 649 613 617 Dannevirke .. .. 215 229 214 199 176 175 202 206 209 217 217 Dunedin .. .. 2,396 2,539 2,666 2,631 2,578 2,623 2,617 2,404 2,452 2,362 2,579 Gisborne .. .. 1,001 1,071 1,059 966 909 865 858 819 852 821 778 «"Greymouth .. .. 648 614 611 521 579 597 584 594 744 701 729 Hamilton .. .. 402 405 424 397 373 373 368 386 375 327 340 Hastings .. .. 684 689 677 646 495 469 465 496 492 485 579 »-Hokitika .. .. 260 238 195 180 381 380 392 410 417 405 435 Invercargill .. .. 668 669 669 704 699 704 660 606 620 7] 2 756 Kaitaia .. .. 214 209 223 210 197 203 252 296 303 353 115 Masterton .. .. 364 356 352 340 337 302 282 289 297 308 286 Napier .. .. 839 846 833 770 670 644 640 645 611 645 706 Nelson .. .. 552 581 583 572 564 520 530 490 418 436 480 New Plymouth .. 608 635 658 649 671 688 723 705 712 701 754 Oamaru .. .. 472 493 512 512 509 492 440 394 403 401 414 Palmerston North .. 1,186 1,190 1,199 1,120 1,099 1,129 1,099 970 962 968 1,004 Rangiora .. .. 227 237 240 249 240 235 226 172 195 201 215 Rotorua .. . . 291 291 284 235 210 216 225 223 226 211 230 Temuka .. .. 251 255 242 248 252 234 213 176 193 202 205 Thames .. .. 458 461 455 420 397 403 409 406 399 393 375 Timaru .. .. 852 865 884 861 865 824 701 616 662 660 691 Wanganui .. .. 1,429 1,466 1,496 1,471 1,425 1,342 1,398 1,221 1,221 1,247 1,346 Wellington .. .. 6,378 6,455 6,414 5,996 5,572 5,625 5,425 5,165 5,032 4,833 5,032 "■—Westport .. .. 876 842 834 818 860 ! 856 847 877 878 895 916 Whangarei .. .. 254 248 249 248 j 253 ' 265 | 253 201 | 216 ! 219 220

Numbers in Full-time Employment with Total Registered Employed In Receipt of the Aid of a Subsidy from the wMlv or Priori ended but not on Bationed Sustenance Total on Unemployment Fund. partly a Eligible for Work under without Register. : Charge on the Belief. schemes.» Work. At Belief At Standard Total In Unemploy•R fl f ps . s Rflfpcs .b ull-time ment Hates. | Rates. Employment. Fund. 1936. August 3 .. .. 2,806 25,387 14,438 42,631 12,169 5,577 17,746 60,377 August 31 .. .. 2,581 24,817 15,347 42,745 12,145 5,916 18,061 60,806 September 28 .. 2,500 24,183 15,517 42,200 11,834 6,310 18,144 60 344 October 26 .. .. 2,043 22,260 15,378 39,681 11,123 7,677 18,800 58,481 November 23 .. 1,825 19,610 14,544 35,979 10,793 10,474 21,267 57 246 December 21 .. 1,737 18,844 15,072 35,653 10,469 11,159 21,628 57,281 1936. January 18 .. .. 2,233 17,365 15,179 34,777 9,889 11,836 21,725 56,502 February 15 .. 2,012 15,922 14,450 32,384 9,647 12,623 22,270 54,654 March 14 .. .. 1,872 15,704 14,443 32,019 9,281 13.22S 22,510 54,629 April 11 .. .. 2,013 15,514 15,750 33,277 8,029 8,513 16,542 49 819t May 9 .. .. 2,642 15,528 17,100 35,270 7,630 8,308 15,938 51,208 * Does not include intermittent workers. f Highways and road jobs transferred to Public Works Department from 1st April, 1936.

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Table X. —Schedule showing Numbers of Males registered and Numbers in Receipt of Assistance from the Unemployment Fund (30th June, 1931, to 9th May, 1936).

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Remaining on In Receit of Part Time Working Full Total on Registers Relief Wo / k or Sugtenance . Time m Register and but Industry with wholly or Date. unplaced or Assistance partly a Charge ineligible from on the for various Scheme No. 5. Sustenance Unemployment Unemployment Reasons. without Work. Fund " FuncL 1931. 30th June.. .. .. 6,700 38,000 .. 6,400 51,100 30th September .. .. 7,600 43,000 .. 3,990 54,590 31st December .. .. 4,800 39,300 .. 7,985 52,085 1932 31st March .. .. 7,000 37,000 .. 10,520 54,520 30th June.. .. .. 7,450 43,850 .. 17,350 68,650 30th September .. .. 6,540 45,100 .. 22,010 73,650 29th October .. .. 6,206 44,033 .. 21,732 71,971 26th November .. .. 5,348 42,808 .. 21,155 69,311 24th December .. .. 5,199 43,106 .. 20,976 69,281 1933. 21st January .. .. 6,272 42,012 .. 19,581 67,865 18th February .. .. 5,394 39,963 .. 20,510 65,867 18th March .. .. 5,585 39,874 .. 21,193 66,652 15th April.. .. .. 5,312 40,946 .. 21,997 68,255 13th May .. .. .. 5,830 42,585 .. 22,117 70,532 10th June.. .. .. 5,802 43,837 .. 23,279 72,918 8th July .. .. .. 5,511 45,304 .. 24,219 75,034 5th August - .. .. 5,125 45,749 .. 27,217 78,091 2nd September .. .. 4,517 45,699 .. 28,411 78,627 30th September .. .. 4,301 44,743 .. 30,391 79,435 28th October .. .. 2,911 42,717 888 31,641 78,157 25th November .. .. 2,671 39,025 897 32,384 74,977 23rd December .. .. 2,533 36,906 964 29,870 70,273 1934. 20th January .. .. 3,635 35,933 1,087 27,836 68,491 17th February .. .. 3,208 33,216 . 1,573 29,191 67,188 17th March .. .. 3,273 32,555 1,793 27,766 65,387 14th April.. .. .. 3,377 32,173 2,046 27,583 65,179 12th May ... .. .. 3,656 32,613 2,350 26,921 65,540 9th June.. .. .. 3,407 33,126 2,718 23,386 62,637 7th July .. .. .. 4,178 33,523 3,628 23,482 64,811 4th August .. .. 3,840 33,320 4,974 24,157 66,291 1st September .. .. 3,504 33,167 5,748 24,097 66,516 29th September .. .. 3,272 32,731 5,569 23,189 64,761 27th October .. .. 2,735 30,572 6,431 22,324 62,062 24th November .. .. 2,910 28,976 6,063 21,400 59,349 22nd December .. .. 2,131 28,303 5,923 20,481 56,838 1935. 19th January .. .. 3,280 26,775 6,136 19,175 55,366 16th February .. .. 3,187 24,936 6,948 18,250 53,321 16th March " .. .. 3,153 24,204 8,211 17,930 53,498 13t,h April.. .. .. 3,292 24,634 8,866 17,243 54,035 11th May .. .. .. 2,847 25,379 9,874 16,808 54,908 8th June.. .. .. 3,025 25,043 11,262 16;936 56,266 6th July .. .. .. 3,414 25,243 12,842 17,483 58,982 3rd August .. .. 2,806 25,387 14,438 17,746 60,377 31st August .. .. 2,581 24,817 15,347 18,061 60,806 28th September .. .. 2,500 24,183 15,517 18,144 60,344 26th October .. .. 2,043 22,260 15,378 18,800 58,481 23rd November .. .. 1,825 19,610 14,544 21,267 57,246 21st December .. .. 1,737 18,844 15,072 21,628 57,281 1936. 18th January .. .. 2,233 17,365 15,179 21,725 56,502 15th February .. .. 2,012 15,922 14,450 22,270 54,654 14th March .. .. 1,872 15,704 14,443 22,510 54,529 11th April 2,013 15,514 15,750 16,542 49,819 9th May .. .. 2,642 15,528 17,100 15,938 51,208

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Table Xl.—Unemployed Women and Girls. The expenditure from the Unemployment Fund on the provision of training, placement, and assistance for unemployed women and girls during the year ended 31st March, 1936, totalled £10,140. The following is a table showing the occupations by age-groups of those unemployed women and girls registered at the four main centres as at 31st July, 1936. (It was found impracticable to compile this table for the period ended the 31st May, 1936.)

Occupations and Ages of Unemployed Women and Girls Registered at the Four Main Centres as at 31st July, 1936.

During the year ended 31st July, 1936, 2,677 placements in permanent and temporary private employment were effected ; 82,857 meals were supplied to unemployed women and girls ; and, in addition, 655 garments and 84 articles of footwear were provided in necessitous cases.

Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, not given; printing (1,084 copies), £13.

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Usual 16 20 21-25 26-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 Over 60 Occupation. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. iotal - Office work .. .. 5 4 .. 4 4 1 18 Shop-assistant .. ..6 7 4 .. 3 1 21 Factory employee 20 12 3 7 2 .. .. 44 Dressmaker or tailoress 2 2 1 2 4 2 .. 13 Milliner .. .. .. . . 1 ., _ # j Housemaid .. ..4 1 2 .. 1 8 Waitress .. .. 4 2 .. 1 .. .. 7 Cook .. .. .. .. .. 2 5 1 " 8 Laundress .. ..1 2 .. 1 3 1 g Charwoman . . .... . . 7 1 10 9 33 Domestic .. 32 21 7 20 23 12 .. 115 Nurse (trained) .... .. .. .. 2 1 3 Nurse (children's) .. 5 1 .. .. 3 9 No experience .. .. 6 . . .. . . 4 2 12 Housekeeper .. .... .. .. 2 4 5 2 13 Barmaid .. .... .. .. .. 1 2 3 Other .. .. .. .. .. 1 6 2 '' 9 Totals .... 85 52 25 41 81 j 39 2 325