H.—35.

T able II. —Statement showing, Annually, Administration Expenses.

Table III.—Table showing Expenditure of Foodstuffs distributed through Rationing System during the past Four Years.

Table IV.—Contributors to the Fund: Statement showing Number of Individual Instalments of Unemployment Levy paid up to 31st March, 1936.

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1931-32. 1932-33. 1933-34.' 1934-35. | 1935-36. I £ £ £ £ £ (1) Total expenditure, including unpaid 2,268,197 3,839,807 4,311,360 3,938,381*4,774,895+ creditors, at 31st March Plus cost of collection of levy retained 4,000 6,500 1 t + by Post Office + 2,272,197 3,846,307 4,311,360 3,938,381 4,774,895 £ £ £ £ £ (2) Amount of administration expenses 55,015 95,165 117,335 128,953 197,264 included in total cost shown above Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. (3) Administration expenses as percentage 2-42 2-47 2-72 3-27 4-13 of total cost A -C1- * p2 rrect ® gures f° r y ear 1934-35. At the time of presenting the last annual report final figures were not available. 11,'inai figures for year 1935-36 are not yet available. $ Cost of collection of levy for these years was appropriated and is therefore included in total expenditure.

Financial Year ended Cost. £ 31st March., 1933 .. .. .. .. 38,023 31st March, 1934 .. .. .. .. 49,669 31st March, 1935 .. .. .. .. 3s'641 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. .. 37^650 Total.. .. .. .. 163,983

Instalment Date. | Amount of Instalment Number of Instalments paid by Contributors. s. d. December, 1930-June, 1931 (inclusive) .. .. 7 6 426 439* August, 1931-November, 1931 (inclusive) .. 5 0 427 307* February, 1932-November, 1932 (inclusive) .. 5 0 431'417* February, 1933-November, 1933 (inclusive) .. 5 0 437'ō93* February, 1934 .. .. .. .. 5 0 441'o46 May, 1934 g 0 441 547 August, 1934 .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 441'709 November, 1934 .. .. .. .. 5 0 441'591 February, i935 5 0 442^008 May, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 440,710 August, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 435 9^0 November, 1935 .. .. .. .. 5 0 422'211 February, 1936 5 0 . 389,'452f * Average number of contributors. f The apparent drop in number of contributors in respect oflhe February, 193G, instalment is a usual feature of these statistics. There is always a considerable number who do not eltect payment of instalments within one month of due date.