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(e) Promotion of Employment (£106,630) 55. Promotion of employment expenditure was previously provided for under vote, " Labour," but with, the establishment of the National Employment Service the appropriate place for this expenditure was under the new Department's vote, and provision was accordingly made as from Ist April, 1946, under vote, " National Employment Service." Details of promotion of employment expenditure are shown in the separate sections dealing with employment promotion schemes. It will be noted that the net expenditure in 1945-16 was £106,630, as compared with £125,041 in 1944-45. The first table at the end of this section summarizes the Department's expenditure over the last six years.

Analysis of Net Expenditure of the National Service Department during each Year from 1941 to 1946

Promotion of Employment: Statement of Net Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1946, and Previous Year Year ended • Year ended 31st March, 1946. 31st March, 1945. Employment promotion schemes — £ £ Scheme 4f .. .. .. .. .. 16 Scheme 13 .. .. .. .. 106,226 116,886 Scheme 16a .. .. .. .. .. 54 Insurance of workers .. .. .. 28 l Youths' farm settlement .. .. .. 345 520 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 31 464 106,630 117,941 Administration expenses .. .. .. * 7,100 £106,630 £125,041

* For the year ended 31st March, 1946, administration expenses were shown as a separate item under vote, " National Employment Service."

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Year ended — 31st Mar., 1941. 31st Mar., 1942. 31st Mar., 1943. 31st Mar., 1944. 31st Mar., 1945. 31st Mar., 1946. Total. Administration expenses charged to vote, " National Service " in the first instance and subsequently recovered from War Expenses Account — Salaries Other charges £ 94,954 79,538 £ 139,847 98,897 £ 227,387 156,786 £ 262,924 143,352 £ 224,375 124,587 £ 218,501 78,776 £ 1,167,988 681,936 Other expenditure charged direct to War Expenses Account—■ Defaulters' detention camps Emergency Fire Service Emergency Precautions Scheme .. Home Guard Industrial mobilization Women's Land Service.. Women's War Service Auxiliary .. 174,492 ' '596 1,748 238,744 12,297 72,022 4,339 10,604 584 36 15,482 384,173 ' 172,813 130,420 299,631 1,870 9,537 406,276 133,246 150,745 164,422 53,318 Cr. 611 348,962 92,767 14,424 25,046 46j 435 52,867 Cr. 1,147 297,277 91,412 4,037 17,605 24,046 197 1,849,924 502,535 371,648 511,639 12,352 206,655 132,137 23,458 176,836 354,108 1,007,657 939,475 579,354 552,918 3,610,348 Vote, " National Employment Service " — Salary, Director of Employment (part) Administration expenses Home Aid Service Promotion of employment Public Service hostels 408 408 2,412j 786* 1,288I432* 374i179* 157j 253* 125j 041* 70,000 614 106,630 4,368 70,000 614 4,464,321 4,368 2,412,786 1,288,432 374,179 157,253 125,041 182,020 4,539,711 * This expenditure was met by vote, " Labour, Subdivision III," up to and including 31st March, 1945.