H.—3o.

Checsemaking .. .. .. 42 Mercery and soft-goods business .. 32 Chemists .. .. .. ..31 Merchants (general) .. .. .. 19 Chimney-sweeps . . .. . . 2 Messengers (express) ... . . .. 2 Chiropodists .. .. .. .. 2 Mineral-water and cordial manufacturers .. f2 Coachbuilding . . . . . . 11 Mining .. . . . . . . 1 Coach-painters .. .. .. 6 Monumental masons .. .. .. 2 Coal and firewood merchants . . .. 34 Motor-bus service . . . . 15 Commercial journal . . . . . . 1 Motor garage and repairs . . . . 167 Concrete-construction .. .. . . 2 Motor-cars (taxi business) . . . . 168 Contractors .. .. .. .. 152 Motor-launch service .. .. 31 Cool storage . . .. . . . . 2 Music-teachers . . . . . . 6 Correspondence, schools .. . . 3 ' Newspaper-proprietors . . . . . . 5 Customhouse agents .. .. . . 4 ■ Newspaper-vendors . . . . . . 2 Cycle business .. .. 12 Optician . . . . . . . . 1 Dairy business and milk-vendors . . 51 | Paperhangers and painters .. . . 30 Drovers ... .. .. .. 2 Patent-medicine manufacturer . . 1 Dentists .. .. .. 35 Perambulator-makers .. .. .. 2 Doctors .. .. .. ..25 Piano-importers .. .. .. 2 Duck-farmer .. .. .. .. 1 j Picture-then firs .. .. ..13 Dyers and cleaners . . . . . . 7 Pig-farmers . . . . . . . . 6 Engineering business . . . . 64 Photographers . . . . 19 Engineering (electrical) . . . . 16 Plumbers . . . . . . 40 Engineering (motor) . . . . 84 Pork-butchers ..... . . . 2 Fancy-goods business .. . . . . 7 Printing . . . . . . . . 2 Farming* (general) .. .. ..417 Radiologist .. .. .. .. I Farming (poultry) . . . . 38 Restaurants . . .. . . 42 Fat and skin dealers . . . . . . 4 Saddlers . . . . . . . . 17 Fibrous-plaster business .. .. 2 Sauce-manufacturers .. .. .. 2 Fishing business .. .. . . 193 | Sawmilling . . . . . . 36 Forwarding agents .. .. .. 20 i School (private boys') . . . . . . J Fruit and confectionery business . . 137 Scows (loans for) . . . . . . 3 Fruitgrowing .-. .. .. 24 Sheet-metal-worker business .. .. I Foundries .. . . . . .. 2 Shipwrights . . . . . . . . 2 Furniture-dealers . . . . 50 Sharebrokers . . . . . . . . 2 Gardening (market) .. . . . . 6 Shirtmakers .. . . . . .. 2 Gardening (nursery) . . .. . . 1.1 Signwriters . . . . . . . . 4 Gas and range fitters . . . . . . 2 Skating-rink . . . . . . . . 1 Grain-merchants . . ... . . 7 Soap-manufacturer . . . . . . I Greengrocers . . .. . . . . 3 Strawberry-growing . . . . . . 2 Gristing-mill .. .. .. .. 1 " Supreme" lighting business .. .. 1 Grocery and general store keeping .. 285 Surveyors .. .. .. .. 11 Hairdressers and tobacconists . . . . 83 . Tailors . . . . . . 38 Hardware . . . . .. 18 Tanner and furrier . . . . . . I Hat-manufacturers .. . . . . 4 Taxidermist . . . . . . .. 1 Hauling business .. .. .. 12 Tea-merchants .. !. .. 5 Hawking business .. . . .. 3 Tea-rooms . . . . .. . . 6 Heat-appliance agent .. . . . . 1 Tent-maker . . . . . . .. 1 Horse-trainers .. .. .. 4 Threshing business .. .. .. 19 Hospitals (private) .. .. .. 7 Timber-merchants . . . . . . 5 Indent agents .. .. .. 33 Tinware-manufacturers .... . . 2 Insurance . . .. . . 10 Typewriter-repairers . . . . . . 2 Interpreter (Native) . . . . . . I Undertakers . . . . . . . . 2 Ironfounder .. .. .. . . 1 Upholsterers .. . . .. .. I Ironmongers . . . . . . . . 3 Vacuum cleaning business . . . . 2 Land agents .. .. .. ..31 Vehicle and implements importers .. 2 Laundry business .. . . . . 4 Veterinary surgeons . . . . . . 2 Leather-merchants .. .. .. 5 Vulcanizing business .. .. .. 12 Livery and bait stables . . . . 11 Watchmakers and jewellers . . . . 24 Luggage agents . . . . . . 6 Well-boring business . . . . . . 4 Mail-order business .. .. .. 6 Whaling . . . . . . . . 1 Mail-service .. .. .. 15 Wood-turning . . . . . . .. 1 Manufacturers'agents .. .. ..25 Wool-dealers .. .. .. .. 4 Marine dealers .. .. . . 2 Wool-press manufacturing .. .. 1 Masseurs . . .. .. . . 7 Wool-weaver .. .. . . . . 1 (6.) Furniture, —Loans not exceeding £75 (free of interest) may be made for the purchase of household furniture, and in such cases applicants are required to produce the vendor's price-list of the articles required. These loans are granted only to married men (or men with dependants requiring a loan) who are in employment, or who are established in business, or are subsidized

*It will bo not'eed that 417 farmers have been assisted. The applications wore outside the scope of the Lands Department, and in such cases the Repatriation Department considers applications for assistance up to £:i(10 for the purchase of stock, &c.

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