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men would deteriorate, whereas steady employment and the difference between social security benefit and award rates of pay enable them to maintain their health and a reasonably contented psychology, to provide a somewhat improved standard of comfort for their dependants, and to render useful service to the community. The numbers of men engaged in each main class of work are :— Streets, roads, and reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. 352 River-protection .. .. . . . . . . .. .. 8 School-ground improvements .. .. .. . . . . .. 15 Vegetable-production .. .. .. .. .. .. ..179 Recovery of essential war materials .. .. .. .. 18 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 636 The following table shows the classification by age-groups of those employed : —

More than 90 per cent, of these men are classed as unfit for heavy manual work.

Scheme No. 16 (Subsidized Apprentices in Building Trade) : Since this scheme commenced in September, 1937, some 631 apprentices and 128 trainees have been placed, the position regarding these contracts on the 3rd April, 1943, being as follows

Scheme No. 16 a (Subsidized Workers in Boot-manufacturing Industry) : A total of 29 men have been engaged under this scheme since its commencement in August, 1939, 4 of these contracts being in operation on 3rd April, 1943, 17 having terminated and the remaining 8 having expired. Numbers em-ployed under the above Schemes. —The following table shows the numbers of men engaged under the various schemes in full-time subsidized employment at approximately quarterly points of time from January, 1942, to April, 1943 : —

Rabbit-extermination : To obviate the necessity for continued subsidies to encourage " summer " rabbiting, the Sale of Rabbit-skins Emergency Regulations 1942 were passed on the 15th April, 1942. The main purpose of these regulations is to provide a scheme, by means of a system of levies and subsidies, whereby persons engaged in the destruction of rabbits will obtain approximately the same return from summer killing as from winter killing, and in this way it is hoped to defeat the instinct to " farm " rabbits in summer for the sake of their greater winter value. Financial.—Provision for expenditure incurred in the promotion of employment is subject to appropriation by Parliament in terms of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, and during the year under review the sum of £263,500 (gross) was appropriated from the Consolidated Fund under vote, " Labour," for this purpose.

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Age .. .. .. . . 20-24. 25-29. 30-34. 35-39. 40-44. 45-49. 50-54, 55-59. 60 and , AU ° over. Ages. . - - ' Number .. .. .. 6 10 9 18 51 52 116 174 200 636 Percentage .. .. 0-9 I 1-6 } 1-4 2-8 8-0 8-2 18-2 27-4 31-5 100-0' I I j

Carpenters. — Bricklayers. Total. ! Apprentices. Trainees. Contracts in operation .. .. .. 1 . . .. 1 Contracts suspended .. .. . . 214 14 7 235 Contracts terminated .. .. .. 185 81 4 270 Contracts completed .. . . . . 198 28 12 238 Contracts cancelled . . .. . . 9 5 1 15 Totals .. .. .. .. 607 128 24 759

Scheme Scheme Soheme Scheme Scheme T , , Uate - No. 4b. No. 4f. No. 13. No. 16. No. 10a. 10taL 1942 lOth January .. .. .. 528 124 3,703 76 11 4,442 4th April .. .. .. 194 70 2,092 47 10 2,413 27th June .. .. .. 50 42 1,401 18 10 1,521 19th September .. .. .. 30 20 1,110 4 7 1,171 12th December .. .. .. 20 16 790 4 8 838 1943 3rd April . . . . .. . . 4 636 1 4 645

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