H.—ll A.

APPENDIX.

An Appendix dealing with various matters, some of which have already been covered in the body of the report is attached hereto. A descriptive list of the tables contained therein is as under: —

Table I. —Statement showing, annually, Receipts and Payments of the Employment Promotion Fund.

23

Description. I Statement of Annual Receipts and Payments. II Statement of Annual Administrative Expenses. III Statement of Expenditure on Foodstuffs (Rationing System). IV Statement of Contributions to Fund —Registrations,Exemptions, &c. V Annual Balance-sheet. VI Statement of Expenditure on Unemployment Relief (Government Departments). VII Statement of Numbers wholly and partly a Charge on Fund for the Year. VIII Statement of Numbers on Relief since 1931. IX Statement of Duration of Unemployment according to Age-groups, &c. X Map showing Geographical Distribution of Unemployed. XI Graph showing Numbers of Unemployed.

Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended 31st March 31st March, 3ist March, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 1931.* 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Cash in Fund at beginning of .. 69,115 184,967 424,426 621,518 1,332,946 406,711 year Receipts. Levy .. .. .. 229,000 538,503 429,004 428,550 433,665 416,335 440,562 Wages-tax .. .. .. 490,053 2,471,028 2,891,715 2,821,824 2,468,019 2,590,832 Tax on income other than .. 220,245 1,120,404 1,106,602 1,349,230 1,035,672 1,193,571 salary or wages Subsidy from Consolidated 159,247 1,118,753 Fund Miscellaneous .. .. 9 2,530 7,563 13,466 18,841 36,591 35,580 Total .. .. 388,256 2,439,199 4,212,966 4,864,759 5,245,078 5,289,563 4,667,256f Payments. Grants under section 36, Em- 313,209 2,200,545 3,594,637 3,972,186 3,397,099 3,464,104 2,596,617 ployment Promotion Act, 1936 Loans under section 36, Em- .. 16,340 21,633 20,919 14,403 24,620 17,082 ployment Promotion Act, 1936 Payments under section 35, .. .. .. . . 39,362 86,347 61,000 Employment Promotion Act, 1936 Loans under section 35, Em- .. .. .. .. 8,000 34,266 11,324 ployment Promotion Act, 1936 Sustenance under section 37, .. .. 12,960 33,302 239,983 807,095 1,557,215 Employment Promotion Act, 1936 Purchases of food, &c., under .. .. 58,667 104,278 73,885 98,445 27,444 section 38, Employment Promotion Act, 1936 Allowances to persons entitled .. .. .. .. 400 166,603 66,869 to assistance under section 38, Employment Promotion Act, 1936 Loans under section 38, Em- .. .. . . .. • • • • 15 ployment Promotion Act, 1936 Administration expenses .. 5,932 37,347 100,643 112,556 139,000 201,372 76,44oJ 319,141 2,254,232 3,788,540 4,243,241 3,912,132 4,882,852 4,414,011 Cash in hand at end of year. . ! 69,115 184,967 424,426 621,518 1,332,946 406,711 253,245 Total .. .. 388,256 2,439,199 4,212,966 4,864,759 5,245,078 5,289,563 4,667,256t * Period 11th October, 1930, to 31st, March, 193]. t As a result of the passing of the Employment Promotion Act, 1936, the Unemployment Fund was abolished from 31st May, 1936, and merged in the Employment Promotion Fund. The figures for the year ended 31st March, 1937, therefore comprise receipts and payments under both the old and the new legislation. % From 1st June, 1936, administration expenses were provided from the Consolidated Fund under vote, Labour. The amount expended from this source to 31st March, 1937, was £189,720, of which the sum of £60,000 was recouped from the Employment Promotion Fund, and is included m the amount of £76,445.