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APPENDIX.

TABLE 1.—UNEMPLOYED. Number of Men on the Unemployed Registers of the Labour Department, together with the Number of Public Works Employees (Artisans and Labourers) at the End of each Week during the Calendar Year 1929.

Week ending tJn^ 1 a ° t^ ent Public Works. January 5 .. .. 1,828 11,556 12 .. .. 2,419 12,861 19 .. .. 2,476 13,344 26 .. .. 2,457 13,740 February 2 .. 2,369 14,081 .,9 .. 2.491 14,229 16 .. 2,429 14,470 23 .. 2,440 14,544 March 2 .. 2,534 14,475 9 .. 2,692 14,295 „ 16 .. .. 2,790 14,251 „ 23 .. 2,956 14,111 „ 30 .. 2,787 13,694 April 6 .. .. 2,796 13,966 „ 13 .. .. 3,211 13,860 „ 20 .. .. 3,198 13,807 „ 27 .. .. 3,263 13,850 May 4 .. .. 3,211 13,692 „ 11 .. .. 3,335 13,559 „ 18 .. .. 3,388 13,492 „ 25 .. .. 3,427 13.611 June 1 .. .. 3,638 13,479 8 .. .. 3,418 13,167 „ 15 .. .. 3,431 12,961 „ 22 .. .. 3,662 12,702 „ 29 .. .. 3,796 12,591

Week ending j Un |tegjgtSs ent Pa 1 " 110 Works. July 6 .. .. 3,896 12,465 „ 13 .. .. 3,850 12,326 „ 20 .. .. 3,735 12,366 „ 27 .. .. 3,349 12,676 August 3 .. .. 3,368 12,890 „ 10 .. .. 3,082 : 12,992 17 .. .. 2,941 12,937 24 .. .. 2,795 [ 13,019 31 .. .. 2,722 | 12,939 September 7 .. 2,618 12,933 14 .. 2,608 | 12,952 21 .. 2,617 13,321 „ 28 .. 2,466 | 13,381 October 5 .. .. 4,924 13,353 12 .. .. 6,264 13,500 19 .. .. 5,505 14.132 26 .. .. 4,142 15,102 November 2 .. 3,108 15,861 9 .. 2,589 16,209 16 .. 2,624 15,867 23 .. 2,544 15,867 30 .. 2,404 15,705 December 7 .. 2,080 15.832 14 .. 1,854 15^916 21 .. 1,453 15,574 28 .. 1,242 15,028