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Table XVI. —Showing Special Grants authorized by Rehabilitation Board and Rehabilitation Committees for Year ended 31st March, 1946, and to Date

Table XVII.-Showing Allocation of State Rental Houses and Flats to Ex-servicemen during period 1st April, 1945, to 31st March, 1946, and to Date

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Year ended 31st March, 1946. Total to Date. Number-. Amount. Number. Amount. (a) Authorized by Board— Ex-overseas Ex home service 142 15 £ s. d. 5,242 19 10 511 9 0 303 45 £ s. d. 10,100 5 3 1,296 4 0 Sub-total 157 5,754 8 10 348 11,396 9 3 (6) Authorized by Rehabilitation Committees— Ex-overseas Ex home service 217 49 1,586 3 8 338 9 7 641 174 5,059 11 2 1,378 12 9 Sub-total 266 1,924 13 3 815 6,438 3 11 j Total 423 7,679 2 1 1,163 17,834 13 2

Number of Houses and Flats let to Ex-servicemen. Application still pending. District. During Period. Previously. Total to Date. Ex-service-men. Others. Auckland 550 897 1,447 4,492 14,315 Waikato 154 230 384 918 1,768 Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay 74 152 226 644 1,076 Taranaki 50 92 142 439 559 Wellington 885 966 1,851 3,985 11,264 Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast . 47 54 101 250 610 Canterbury 195 290 485 1,429 3,118 Otago 92 187 279 615 1,113 Houthland 38 68 106 183 286 Totals 2,085 2,936 5,021 12,955 34,109