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Table IV —Showing the Main Headings Under Which Business Loans Have Been Granted

Table V —Showing Rate of Demobilization of Ex-servicemen and Ex-servicewomen to 31st March, 1949, as recorded by the Rehabilitation Department

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Type. No. Amount. Butchery .. 171 £ 138,937 Grocery, general store 546 440,522 Bakery, dairy, refreshment-rooms 359 243,296 Stationery, fancy goods 103 73,345 Radio-dealer, electrician 174 92,467 Hairdresser, tobacconist 98 46,935 Bootmaker 143 43,227 Chemist 27 27,230 Manufacturing businesses .. 259 171,368 Eggs, poultry, &c. 42 26,563 Milk rounds 233 180,851 Hotels, guesthouses .. 34 29,433 Fishing ventures 99 63,091 Agricultural contractors 400 288,936 ' Taxi, service car 1,102 635,622 Transport (general) and mail-contractors 1,124 817,270 Building and related trades 748 348,200 Mechanical trades .. ... 366 232,732 Professional services 735 325,798 Miscellaneous 550 358,047 7,313 4,583,870

Date. | Ex-overseas. Ex Home Service. Total. To 31st March— 1941 833 833 1942 3,478 3,478 1943 7,847 11,447 19,294 1944 22,535 20,121 42,656 1945 41,009 27,666 68,675 1946 ... 106,989 44,411 151,400 1947 128,416 54,094 182,510 1948 139,328 62,937 202,265 1949 143,696 65,465 209,161