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Table II. —Statement showing, Annually, Administration Expenses.

Table III. —Statement showing Expenditure on Foodstuffs distributed through Rationing System during the Past Four Years.

Table IV,— Statement showing Number of Contributors to and Total and Partial Exemptions prom Payment op the Registration Levy. Registrations — Numbers. Total number of live enrolments as at 31st March, 1936.. .. .. .. .. .. 516,695 Number (net) of enrolments during year ended 31st March, 1937 .. ... .. .. .. 22,802 Total as at 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..539,497 Exemptions from payment of registration levy— Number of persons granted total exemption as at 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. .. 40,471 Number of exemptions granted during year ended 31st March, 1937— (a) Under War Pensions Act, 1915, in respect of total disablement .. .. .. 49 (b) For war service in the war of 1914-19, in respect of total disablement .. .. 49 (c) Under the Pensions Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,034 (d) Sixty-five years of age and over .. ~ .. .. .. .. 2,074 (e) Natives (within meaning of Native Land Act, 1909) .. .. .. .. 61 (/) On account of objection on religious grounds .. .. .. .. .. 19 (g) Physical or mental disability to follow regular occupation .. .. .. 491 (h) Inmates of mental hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 259 Sub-total . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,036 4,036 Number of persons granted total exemption as at 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. 44,507 Number of Instalments Partial exemptions during year ended 31st March, 1937 (one or more instalments) — involved. (а) Inmates of hospitals, mental hospitals, prisons, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,067 (б) Students .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,352 (c) Physical and mental disability .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 7,195 (d) Hardship .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,699 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,313 Note. —As provided for in Part I, section 4 (2), of the Employment Promotion Act, 1936, the collection of the registration levy and the employment tax is effected by the Land and Income Tax Department. The statistics relating to this aspect of income to the Employment Promotion Fund are not now iept in the form compiled by the late Unemployment Board, hence the necessity for presenting the figures in a different and, incidentally, improved form.

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1931-32. 1932-33. 1933-34. .1934-35. 1935-36. 1936-37. ££££££ (1) Total expenditure, including unpaid 2,268,197 3,839,807 4,311,360 3,938,381 4,774,895 4,416,558* creditors, at 31st March Plus cost of collection of levy re- 4,000 6,500 f f f tained by Post Office 2,272,197 3,846,307 4,311,360 3,938,381 4,774,895 4,416,558* £ £ £ £ £ £ (2) Amount of administration expenses 55,015 95,165 117,335 128,953 197,264 212,441* included in total,post shown above Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. (3) Administration expenses as per- 2-42 2-47 2-72 3-27 4-13 4-81 centage of total cost * Since 1st June, 1936, the cost of collecting employment tax and levy has been borne by vote " Land and Income Tax," and is not included in this figure ; but included is the sum of £137,543 provided from the Consolidated Fund (vote : Labour) for administration costs. t 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 .. .. .. 38,641 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. 37,650 31st March, 1937 . , .. .. 24,079 Total .. .. .. .. £188,062