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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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