B—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE —continued

(a) Includes £lO,OOO for the establishment of hostels for accommodation and training of Home Aids* (b) Underexpenditure due to recruits for service not coming forward as quickly as anticipated. (c) Provides for an estimated increase in marginal or semi-fit workers and for the provision of subsidized employment for seasonal workers during the off season. (d) Underexpenditure due to claims not coming to charge before 31st March, 1946. (e) Includes £5OO for the provision of additional accommodation for domestic staff. (/) Administration transferred from Labour Department. For estimated and actual expenditure for 1945-46, see page 86. {g) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £139,743. Increase due to recoveries in respect of accommodation camps and hostels.

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VOTE—NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SEKVICE —continued 1946-47. 1945-46. Subdivision No. II—Employment Promotion— Voted. Expended. continued Charges for and incidental to —continued £ £ £ Home Aid Service (includes wages of Aids, provision of accommodation and training facilities, and other incidental expenses) (partly recoverable) Promotion of employment (including grants, fares, separation and other allowances, travelling allowances and expenses, and other assistance to workers, grants, subsidies, wages, and other expenses incidental to employment through employing authorities) Public Service hostels (partly recoverable) — Operating-costs Buildings : equipment and establishment costs (a) 25,644 (c) 150,000 8,256 (e) 1,500 9,800 133,400 4,000 6,000 (b) 1,375 107,992 (d) 2,545 {d) 4,675 Total—Subdivision No. II 355,400 153,200 116,587 . Subdivision No. Ill —Immigration (f) Charges for and incidental to — Imperial and other Governments, recoveries of passage-money due to Passage-money for immigrants (partly recoverable) Portion of salaries and expenses in High Commissioner's Office, London 50 5,000 912 Total —Subdivision No. Ill 5,962 (/) (/) Gross Total 626,477 223,608 186,995 Credits-in-aid (9) 8,230 4,975 NET TOTAL 626,477 215,378 182,020