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Table VI.—Numbers of Men remaining on Registers at End of Successive Four-weekly Periods and employed on various Classes of Work under Scheme No. 5, showing separately those on Part-time and Full-time Work.

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(Note. —This table excludes those receiving sustenance without work.) 4th August, 1934. 1st September, 1934. 29th September, 1934. 27th October, 1934. 24th November, 1934. 22nd December, 1934. 19th January, 1935. Classes of Work Number of Men. Number of Men. Number of Men. Number of Men. Number of Men. Number of Men. Number of Men. Part Full Tn+fli Part Full Tntni Part Full TntnI Part i Full Total Part Full Tot ji 1 Part Full Total Part Full Total Time. | Time. lotaL Time, j Time. iota1 ' Time. Time. lotal - Time. Time. lotal - Time. Time. iotaI - Time. Time. 10ta '- Time. Time. 10KU ' Reproductive Work. -General land-development (inelud- 2,147 922 3,069 1,976 940 2,916 2,215 1,006 3,221 1,902 978 2,880 1,962 997 2,959 2,016 998 3,014 1,571 1,265 2,836 ing vegetable-growing) Land-drainage .. .. 1,171 288 1,459 1,358 246 1,604 1,135 233 1,368 1,132 292 1,424 1,026 221 1,247 956 213 1,169 955 165 1,120 Improvement of backblock roads.. 3,660 1,294 4,954 3,831 1,221 5,052 3,628 1,259 4,887 3,451 1,221 4,672 3,090 1,151 4,241 3,061 1,153 4,214 2,874 1,008 3,882 Protection against river and sea 1,782 210 1,992 1,894 273 2,167 1,923 270 2,193 1,948 216 2,164 1,747 181 1,928 1,634 215 1,849 1,427 345 1,772 erosion Afforestation .. .. .. 1,029 73 1,102 971 54 1,025 863 62 925 973 5 978 890 9 899 769 34 803 703 8 711 Reclamation (including prevention 748 , 59 807 755 57 812 779 70 849 795 25 820 716 44 760 655 31 686 620 16 636 of sand-drifts) Gold - prospecting under Scheme No. 5— On ordinary subsidy .. .. 3,141 3,141 .. 3,081 3,081 .. 3,091 3,091 .. 3,010 3,010 .. 2,891 2,891 .. 2,750 2,750 .. 2,727 2,727 Special preparatory or other work .. 352 352 .. 367 367 .. 362 362 .. 360 360 .. 413 413 .. 382 382 .. 406 406 Supervisors and engineers .. 82 82 .. 85 85 .. 85 85 .. 86 86 .. 81 81 .. 81 81 .. 80 80 Youths at reduced rate of subsidy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 38 38 .. 64 64 Other reproductive work .. 26 55 81 31 72 103 10 18 28 6 18 24 17 18 35 51 63 114 44 60 104 Total men on reproductive 10,563 6,476 17,039 10,816 6,396 17,212 10,553 6,456 17,009 10,207 6,211 16,418 9,448 6,006 15,454 9,142 5,958 15,100 8,194 6,144 14,338 work i i Other Work. Formation and improvement of 12,074 470 12,544 11,587 526 12,113 11,201 489 11,690 9,963 626 10,589 9,654 514 10,168 9,745 628 10,373 9,482 722 10,204 streets, roads, &c. Improvement of domains, parks, 5,333 35 5,368 5,462 50 5,512 5,663 162 5,825 5,223 96 5,319 5,312 74 5,3S6 5,098 49 5,147 4,981 132 5,113 and reserves Improvement of school and hospital 2,371 26 2,397 2,224 30 2,254 2,338 39 2,377 2,242 87 2,329 2,006 70 2,076 2,115 38 2,153 1,895 24 1,919 grounds Sewerage and water-supply .. 572 425 997 578 398 976 633 424 1,057 591 435 1,026 471 476 947 354 428 782 354 399 753 Miscellaneous .. ..' .. 2,407 724 3,131 2,500 892 3,392 2,343 884 3,227 2,346 901 3,247 2,085 874 2,959 1,849 865 2,714 1,869 808 2,677 Total men on other classes of 22,757 1,680 24,437 22,351 1,896 ! 24,247 22,178 1,998 24,176 20,365 2,145 22,510 19,528 2,008 21,536 19,161 2,008 21,169 18,581 2,085 20,666 work , Grand totals .. .. 33,320 8,156 41,476 33,167 8,292 41,459 32,731 8,454 41,185 30,572 8,356 38,928 28,976 8,014 36,990 28,303 7,966 36,269 126,775 8,229 35,004 . ' • I