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Horse-trainer. . .. .. .. II Restaurants .. . . .. .. 9 Indent agents .. .. .. 8 Road-contracting .. .. .. 5 Insurance .. .. .. .. 2 Saddlers .. .. . . . . 5 Importers . . .. .. .. 4 Sauce-manufacturing .. .. .. 1 Land agents .. .. .. .. 10 Sawmillers .. .. .. .. 4 Lignite colliery . . .. . . 1 School (private boys') .. .. . . 1 Livery and bait stables . . .. 5 | Scow (loan for) .. . . .. 1 Mail-order business .. .. .. 1 Signwriters . . . . . . . . 2 Masseur .. . . . . .. 1 j Shirtmakers .. . ... .. 2 Manufacturers' agents . . .. . . 1.4 ; Skating-rink .. .. . . . . 1 Mercery and soft-goods business.. .. 16 " Supreme" lighting business .. .. 1 Mineral-water business. . .. . . 2 Surveyors .. . . . . .. 4 Miner .. .. .. .. 1 Tailors .. .. .. .. 21 Motor agents . . . . .. .. 3 Tea-merchants . . .. .. 2 Motor-bus service .. . . .. 12 Tea-rooms .. .. .. .. 5 Motor-cycle garage, . . . . .. 9 Threshing business .. . . .. 1 Motor garage and repairs . . .. 30 I Timber-merchant . . . . .. 1 Motor-launch service . . .. .. 7 Tobacconists and hairdressers .. . . 31 Taxi business. . .. .. .. 61 Undertakers .. .. .. .. 2 Music-teachers .. .. .. 3 Veterinary surgeon .. .. .. 1 Newspaper-proprietors.. .. .. 5 Vulcanizing business .. .. .. 1 Nursery-gardeners . . . . . . 5 Wool-dealer . . .. .. . . 1. Paperhangers and painters .. . . 8 Wool-press manufacturing .. .. 1 Piano-importer . . . . .. 1 Wool-weaver . . .. .. .. 1. Picture-theatres .. .. .. 3 Watchmakers and jewellers .. .. 9 Pig-farmers .. .. .. .. 4 Vehicle and implement importers .. 2 Photographers .. .. .. 7 Commercial journal .. .. .. 1 Poultry-farmers .. .. . . 8 Plumbers . . .. .. . . 9 Total .. . . .. 1,178 Perambulator business. . . . . . 1 *It will be noted that eighty-eight farmers have been assisted. These applications were outside the scope of the Lands Department, and in such cases the Repatriation Department considers applications for assistance up to £300 for the purchase of stock, &c. (/..) Founiture, Tools of Teade, Equipment, etc. — Loans not exceeding £50 (free of interest) may be made for the purchase of household furniture, tools of trade, professional instruments, or such other articles of personal equipment as may be deemed necessary to the applicant in exercising his calling. Applicants are required to furnish the vendor's price-list of the articles required. These loans are granted only to married men (or men with dependants requiring a home) who are in employment, or who are established in business, or are subsidized workers; and also to soldiers' widows. The number of applications approved to date under this heading is over 2,400, and of this number over 1,800 are for the purchase of household furniture. (...) Assisted Passages.—Grants not exceeding £50 may be made to an incapacitated soldier or the widow of a deceased soldier in respect of passage-money beyond New Zealand, provided the Board or Local Committee is satisfied that, such a change of location is desirable or necessary. Very few applications have been received under this heading, and only forty have been approved to date. The following chart shows the number of applications for financial assistance approved and refused each month : —