H.—35.

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