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and vote " Labour " for the previous year. This total was £364,716 net, and it will be seen that there was a reduction of £4,899. It is interesting to note that although there was a reduction of only £4,899 in the totals of administration expenses there was a saving of £13,554 in the total salaries as compared with the previous totals of the salaries for the two Departments. (3) Subdivision II: Employment (£180,991 Net). —The main items of expenditure under this subdivision were — (i) Accommodation for workers (camps and hostels, including Public Service but excluding immigration hostels) — £ £ Capital expenditure .. .. .. .. 96,627 Less capital receipts .. .. .. " .. 1,698 Net capital expenditure .. .. .. 94,929 Operational expenditure .. .. .. .. 104,510 Less board receipts .. .. .. .. 114,093 Cash working surplus .. .. .. 9,583 Net capital and operational expenditure .. .. £85,346 The cash working surplus of £9,583 is accounted for mainly by the fact that an adjustment for an amount of £8,298 which was wrongly credited to War Expenses Account during the year ended 31st March, 1947, was not cleared through Treasury until the year ending 31st March, 1948. (ii) Home Aid Service— £ £ Capital cost of hostels, including equipment .. .. .. 1,559 Hostel-operating costs .. .. .. .. 1,699 Less board receipts .. .. .. .. 830 Cash working deficit .. .. .. 869 Operating-expenses for Home Aid Service (excluding hostel expenses) .. .. .. .. 11,600 Less payments by householders .. .. .. 7,669 Net operation charges (excluding hostels) .. 3,931 Net capital and operational expenditure .. .. £6,359 The excess of £3,931 of operational expenses (excluding hostel costs) over payments hy householders for services rendered is accounted for mainly by reductions in charges for necessitous cases. (iii) Promotion of Employment: Details of employment promotion expenditure .are shown in the following table. It will be noted that the expenditure for 1947-48 was £88,740, compared with £98,328 in the previous year, a reduction of £9,588 :

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 194S. 31st March, 1947. £ £ Scheme 13 76,442 93,312 Subsidized training in industry 176 21 Subsidized training for shearers 281 Youths' farm settlement .. 1,112 1J40 Insurance of workers 13 Separation allowances 5,636 2,356 Travelling-expenses of workers 4,351 1,484 Allowances to apprentices 722 Miscellaneous 7 "l5 88,740 98,328