H.—llA.

Table VII. —Schedule showing Numbers of Males registered and Numbers in Receipt of Assistance from the Employment Promotion Fund (30th June, 1931, to 11th March, 1939) —continued.

Table VIII.—Numbers of Unemployed.

Table IX. —Statement showing the Number of Positions filled by the State Placement Service from 1st January, 1938, to 31st March, 1939.

It should bo observed that the figures shown above are positions filled, and not the numbers of men placed. The above figures include those for the period Ist January, 1938, to 31st May, 1938, which were given in the annual report for 1937-38,

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TtpiYiaininj? nn In receipt of Part-time Relief Wm-lHnrr Tf.,11 Total on Register SatefbS? Work, or Sustenance. T1 IlnSstiy, Date. unplaced or with Assistance Emrtov various'Reasons Scheme No. 5 Sustenance XmSnC' ment ProinotiS, various Reasons. (Buttoned Work). without Work. romotion J! una. j, un(j 1938. 15th January .. .. .. 1,051 2,827 12,178f 15,296 31,352 12th February .. .. .. 1,004 2,735 11,502+ 15,625 30,866 12th March .. .. .. 1,086 2,735 i0,874f 15,204 29,899 9th April .. .. .. 1,135 2,799 11,28lf 14,956 30,171 7th May .. .. .. 1,244 2,848 12,222j 14,742 31,056 4th Juno .. .. .. 1,301 2,812 12,608-j" 15,309 32,030 2nd July .. .. .. 1,551 2,032 11,2401" 20,973 35,796 30th July .. .. .. 1,364 1,244 9,321f 25,567 37,496 27th August .. .. .. 881 913 8,360+ 28,077 38,231 24thSeptember . . .. .. 771 743 8,06lj 29,057 38,632 22nd October .. .. .. 726 519 7,964J 29,353 38,562 19th November .. .. .. 507 519 7,583j 28,771 37,380 17th December .. .. .. 407 510 7,285$ 27,448 35,650 1939. 14th January .. .. .. 553 483 7,809J 25,643 34,488 11th February .. .. .. 823 320 7,284j 24,461 32,888 11th March .. .. .. 649 77 7,256| 24,087 32,069 * Includes 8,499 men unfit foi employment for health or other reasons. t Includes approximately 8,000 men unfit for employment for health or other reasons. t All men unfit for employment for health or other reasons.

Note.—To enable the Government to more correctly assess the real number of unemployed as distinct from those men recruited from the Employment Register for engagement on full-timo work at award or public works rates of pay, and apart from administering relief to those unfit for employment for health or other reasons, the figures in this table, from September, 1937, show as the total number of unemployed on the register only those : (a) Registered but not eligible for relief; (6) on Scheme No. 5, rationed work relief; and (c) on sustenance awaiting placement. This method of presentation is in conformity with international practice. (T) (2) (3) (1) (5) J55 Ti«rl«tnrprt hut not Unlit for Work for rm ilellef awaiting 0n Scheme No. 5, c)n Total Number of Health or other Four-weekly Period ended Expiration of Eatl^L Work awaiting Placement. Une * l0n Qualifying Period. Eelief - Begister. included in Totalis ' I of Column (5).) 1937. 25th September .. 2,229 4,714 9,611 16,554 8,499 23rd October . . .. 1,863 4,442 8,377 14,682 8,000 20th November .. 985 3,823 6,468 11,276 8,000 • 18th December .. 737 3,336 4,294 8,367 8,000 1938. 15th January .. 1,051 2,827 4,178 8,056 8,000 12th February .. 1,004 2,735 3,502 7,241 8,000 12t,h March .. .. 1,086 2,735 2,874 6,695 8,000 9th April .. .. 1,135 2,799 3,281 7,215 8,000 7th May .. .. 1,244 2,848 4,222 8,314 8,000 4th June .. .. 1,301 2,812 4,608 8,721 8,000 2nd July .. .. 1,551 2,032 3,240 6,823 8,000 30th July .. .. 1,364 1,244 1,321 3,929 8,000 27th August .. .. 881 913 360 2,154 8,000 24th September .. 771 743 61. 1,575 8,000 22nd October .. 726 519 .. 1,245 7,964 19th November .. 507 519 .. 1,026 7,583 17th December .. 407 510 .. 917 7,285 1939. 14th January 553 483 .. 1,036 7,809 llth February .. 823 320 .. 1,143 7,284 11th March .. 649 77 .. 726 7,256

Permanent. Temporary. Casual. Total. 1/1/38 1/1/39 1/1/38 I 1/1/39 | 1/1/38 1/1/39 I 1/1/38 1/1/39 to to Total. to | to Total. to to I Total. to to Total. 31/12/38. 31/3/39. 31/12/38.! 31/3/39. ! 31/12/38. 31/3/39. | 31/12/38. 31/3/39. I I I Auckland .. .. 4,349 1,062 5,411 ! 2,805 806 3,611 4,112 634 4,746 11,266 2,502 13,768 Hawke'sBay .. 800 152 952 j 610 131 741 1,240 367 1,607 2,650 650 3,300 Taranaki .. .. 453 134 587 j 110 30 140 331 87 418 894 251 1,145 Wellington .. 3,850 910 4,760 I 3,086. 888 3,974 5,689 1,194 6,883 12,625 2,992 15,617 Nelson and Marl- 467 139 606 | 234; 45 279 102 10 112 803 194 997 borough Westland .. .. 335 111 446' 115 17 132 127 18 145 577 146 723 Canterbury .. 1,171 310 1,481 1,079 379 1,458 1,790 853 2,643 4,040 1,542 5,582 Otago .. .. 1,396 386 1,782 j 1,210 302 1,512 3,875 1,122 4,997 6,481 1,810 8,291 Unclassified .. 64 .. 64 167 . . 167 88 88 319 .. 319 Totals .. 12,885 j 3,204 16,089 | 9,416 | 2,598 12,014 17,354 4,285 21,639 39,655 10,087 49,742