H.—35.

Table Xl.—Unemployed Women and Girls. The expenditure from the Unemployment Fund on the provision of training, placement, and assistance for unemployed women and girls during the year ended 31st March, 1936, totalled £10,140. The following is a table showing the occupations by age-groups of those unemployed women and girls registered at the four main centres as at 31st July, 1936. (It was found impracticable to compile this table for the period ended the 31st May, 1936.)

Occupations and Ages of Unemployed Women and Girls Registered at the Four Main Centres as at 31st July, 1936.

During the year ended 31st July, 1936, 2,677 placements in permanent and temporary private employment were effected ; 82,857 meals were supplied to unemployed women and girls ; and, in addition, 655 garments and 84 articles of footwear were provided in necessitous cases.

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Usual 16 20 21-25 26-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 Over 60 Occupation. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. iotal - Office work .. .. 5 4 .. 4 4 1 18 Shop-assistant .. ..6 7 4 .. 3 1 21 Factory employee 20 12 3 7 2 .. .. 44 Dressmaker or tailoress 2 2 1 2 4 2 .. 13 Milliner .. .. .. . . 1 ., _ # j Housemaid .. ..4 1 2 .. 1 8 Waitress .. .. 4 2 .. 1 .. .. 7 Cook .. .. .. .. .. 2 5 1 " 8 Laundress .. ..1 2 .. 1 3 1 g Charwoman . . .... . . 7 1 10 9 33 Domestic .. 32 21 7 20 23 12 .. 115 Nurse (trained) .... .. .. .. 2 1 3 Nurse (children's) .. 5 1 .. .. 3 9 No experience .. .. 6 . . .. . . 4 2 12 Housekeeper .. .... .. .. 2 4 5 2 13 Barmaid .. .... .. .. .. 1 2 3 Other .. .. .. .. .. 1 6 2 '' 9 Totals .... 85 52 25 41 81 j 39 2 325