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Table V. —Employment Promotion Fund. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Beceivts. Payments. Balances at beginning of year— £ s. d. £ 3. d. Annual appropriation: Vote, £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash .. .. . 231,702 14 6 Unemployment expenses — Imprests outstanding .. 85 2 Salaries .. .. 14,270 13 8 Investments .. .. 175,000 0 0 Advertising .. .. 88 13 8 406,710 19 8 Board members' fees, Registration levy .. .. .. 440,562 0 2 salaries, and expenses .. 209 12 5 Employment charge— Ex gratia payments to relief Tax on salary or wages paid workers .. .. 0 15 10 in cash .. .. 1,383,776 15 11 Fitting up labour bureaux .. 96 17 6 Tax on salary or wages paid Law-costs .. .. 3 0 0 by sale of employment Motor-vehicles, purchase of 13 15 8 stamps .. .. 1,207,055 3 1 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of and repairs to .. 203 3 8 2,590,831 19 0 Office equipment .. 22 14 8 Tax on income other than Office expenses .. .. 28 13 0 salary or wages .. 1,193,570 11 2 Overtime and meal allow3,784,402 10 2 ances .. .. 50 11 6 Fines .. .. .. • • 470 19 6 Postages .. .. 141 18 5 Penalties .. .. .. •• 15,323 710 Printing and stationery .. 22 711 Interest on loans .. .. 2,524 7 1 Rent, heating, and lighting 656 4 9 Interest on investments .. 1,822 10 8 Services by other Depart4,346 17 9 ments .. .. 4 0 0 Repayment of loans .. .. •• 14,863 4 7 Special Advisory Committee, Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous fees, expenses, &c., of 2 12 6 years .. .. • • • • • • 403 7 8 Telephone services .. 53 15 1 Miscellaneous . . .. • • • • 172 8 10 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. 28 13 8 Travelling-expenses .. 535 4 7 Typewriters and mechanical office appliances, maintenance of and repairs to .. 11 10 8 16,444 19 2 Expenditure under section 5 of the Unemployment Act, 1930, and under section 34 of the Employment Promotion Act, 1936 — Administration costs .. 60,000 0 0 Exchange on remittances .. 123 8 10 General work relief .. 1,944,588 15 3 Gold-prospecting schemes .. 191,713 19 5 Promotion of employment on farms .. .. 96,539 13 4 Promotion of employment in building trades .. 311,011 2 7 Promotion of employment amongst boys .. .. 2,245 8 10 Promotion of employment amongst women .. 10,204 0 4 Promotion of employment amongst Natives .. 39,913 3 2 Placement in commerce and industry .. .. 5,522 10 6 Assistance to industry .. 34,449 12 8 Sustenance allowances .. 1,557,215 4 1 Miscellaneous grants and subsidies .. .. 10,568 13 4 Miscellaneous surveys and investigations .. .. 1,582 6 9 Compensation, ex gratia payments, &c. .. .. 10,714 18 0 Purchase and distribution of blankets and footwear .. 3,367 5 3 Purchase of foodstuffs .. 24,078 16 2 Bonuses to workers .. 61,483 14 8 Transport of workers .. 3,821 16 9 Miscellaneous loans .. 28,421 2 4 4,397,565 1.2 3 Balance at end of year — Cash .. .. .. 253,220 8 9 Imprests outstanding .. 24 16 0 253,245 4 9 £4,667,255 16 2 £4,667,255 16 2 Note This account represents the receipts and payments of the Unemployment Eund for the period Ist April, 1936, to 31st Mav, 1936, and of the Employment Promotion Fund for the period Ist June, 1936, to 31st March, 1937. The vote, Unemployment Expenses, represents the expenditure on administration under the Unemployment Act, 1930, and amendments, for the period Ist April, 1936, to 31st May, 1936. Subsequent to 31st May, 1936, administration expenses were provided from the Consolidated Eund. J. S. Hunter, Secretary of Labour. H. L. Bockett, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.—J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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