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Summary of Statistics concerning Persons assisted by the Department of Labour from the 1st April, 1906, to the 31st March, 1907.

Details of Expenditure of the Department of Labour during the Year ending 31st March, 1907. £ s. d. T , _. , „ ... _. j. ,• , , (Arbitration Court 3,706 8 3 Industrial Conchation and Arbitration Act... (Conciliation Boards 818 19 8 *Factories, Shops, Shearers' Accommodation, Scaffolding, and other Acts (inspection, &c.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,378 17 0 *Fares (departmental and advanced to workmen) ... ... ... ... 1,707 11 9 *Stores, board and lodging (for workmen sent to employment) ... ... ... 22 4 9 Salaries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,831 1 6 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 11 11 Departmental exhibit at New Zealand International Exhibition ... ... 725 18 10 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 458 1 1 Retiring-allowance to Inspector ... ... ... ... ... .. 12 1 8 17,686 16 5 * Less refunds of Court costs, fares, stores, &c. ... ... ... ... 1,437 15 6 £16,249 0 11

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Date. .2 © ! a -I ■<3 II if I* Number dependent on those assisted. > a o |l 3 •A l| J? < 1 -i I4 • I I I a §4 I * s s< S S P o o Where from, * t i i % 1 .1 S , 3 ■ £ 3 3 i * 3 S ffi O O fe i c I I I I a* S3 Cm 1 Auckland District .. ! 340 Wellington South Dis- | 298 trict North Canterbury Dis- | 183 trict Dunedin District .. j 320 Gisborne and Hawke's | 32 Bay District Wellington North Dis- 54 trict Nelson, Westland, and 114 Marlborough District South Canterbury Dis- J 22 trict North Otago District .. 22 Southland District .. 42 Totals .. 1,427 1,715 1,845 595 82ot 98] 326 2,055 2,143 778 [1,140 I 130 380 792 340 846i 298 183 1,030 320 81 i 32 132 54 502 114 8 21 28 32 144 5 431 520 287 566. 44 70 764 734 169; 805i 66 51 1,291 1,409 I 609 335 64 329 2,050 2,143 777| 1,189 130 379 5 1 1 1 80 49 3 12 701,493 74, 776 66 9 23 ..! 88 .. 302 34, 114i 340 579,1 185! 547 571 55| 76 1,024 56 34 14 1 8 17 42' 29! 6J 74 56 10 3 3 i i 1 292 406 109 279 23 383 405 .. 12 3721 6 14 2 76 98 66 2 2 96 22 140 42 4,1871,427 10 34 20 78 98 1 1 5 79 i 10 121 78 i 143 120 4 74 94 14 72 129 48 143 120 1 ..: 3 1. 2 155 2,770 140 .. 81 28 9 28 5,966 7,393 361 2,399 2,718| |4,675 7,384 9 146 2,936' 4851,053 485 149 In 146 cases these men weri assisted on mo: ■e than o: ie oci :asioi durii <he year.