H.—lla.

Table V. —Employment Promotion Fund. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939. Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s- d. £ s. d. Balances, Ist April, 1938- Administration expenses--431 288 5 7 Contribution to vote Investments !!! 7251000 0 0 '' Labour," Subdivision Imprests outstanding .. 2,602 1 3 I• • •• •• » 1 1,158,890 6 10 Contribution to vote Registration levy 468,587 15 11 "Land and Income Penalties for late payment •• » 299,985 0 0 E m dIo vmenT eharee— " " ■ General work . re i icf 117,143 810 J Tax on salary °or wages Gold-prospecting schemes .. .. .. £0,238 Z 1 ™iri w»,«h ] 862 487 1 8 Promotion of employment on farms .. .. 59,88b 5 11 Tax oil salary or wages ' ' Promotion ol employment In bnilding M« .. }« » paid by atomps .. 1,477...8 1. i S » "15 S>s 3 340 406 0 10 Grants to Native Department for promotion of Tax on income other than ' employment amongst Maoris .. .. 414,941 5 5 salary or wages .. 1,652,208 2 8 Belief of unemployment amongst women .. 7,914 5 7 4,992,614 3 6 Assistance to industry .. .. .. 118,459 5 1 4,239 510 Sustenance allowances .. .. •• 667,149 0 3 Interest on loans.'.' " 1,919 4 5 Miscellaneous grants and subsidies . .. 1,374 17 5 Interest on investments .. 18,006 6 4 Compensation, ex graUa payments, &c. 5,350 10 1 19,925 10 9 Purchase of food, clothing, &e. .. . z,U47 o t) Repayment of loans .. .. 10,JM » Bonuae. to worker. 32,M5 « J • saaaicr :: :: :: AS" ? Balances, 31st March, 1939 —• £ s. d. Cash .. .. 32,123 2 4 Investments .. .. 175,000 0 0 Imprests outstanding .. 420 18 3 207,544 0 7 £6,681,352 6 11 £6,681,352 6 11 A. J. Ridler, Assistant Secretary of Labour. H. Parsonage, Accountant. I hereby 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.—J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

Table VI.— Expenditure from State Funds for Unemployment Relief.

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Public Works Departments n^ n i°J i< L Employment Year Department State Forest (including New u 0 «!i Promotion Totals. Year - (includingMain Service. Zealand ,? Local Fund. Highways). Railways). -Bodies. £ £ £ £ £ £ 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 I931 32 !! " 886,953 74,000 14,684 11,478 2,216,886 3,204,001 iqoo_qq 484 554 .. 12,088 216 3,687,897 4,184,755 * 1 <133-34 355!691 2,000 185,906 .. 4,130,686 4,674,283 iqS4_35 " " 402 612 2,820 250,250 .. 3,773,133 4,428,815 1935-36 607 818 6,845 217,770 .. 4,682,008 5,514,441 1936-37 536,062 70,921 1.98,740 .. 4,337,565 5,143,288 1937-38 397 241 82,123 506,822 .. 4,004,456 4,990,642 1938-39 " 1! 88,816 598,553 .. 6,173,823 7,231,664 Totals .. 7,394,916 686,965 2,214,710 383,863 33,319,663 44,000,117