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Table showing Monthly Statistics, &c.— continued.

Dunedin District.

Southland District.

Summary of Statistics concerning Persons assisted by the Department of Labour from the 1st April, 1895, to the 31st March, 1896.

The total number of persons assisted during the year is 2,871. Total number of persons dependent on them, 8,424, consisting of 1,880 wives, 6,214 children, and 330 parents and others. Of the 2,871 assisted, the causes for failure to get employment were: 2,847 slackness of trade; 24 sickness. There were 67 families sent to workmen, consisting of 67 wives and 144 children.

1} Number de] those asi pendent on sisted. 13 §° I 3 Pn I O I S3 it 3 'a i !i O J- 1 -P O s* HI'S i§ 8 p j? PI it go Ss O CO n 'A Cβ a> I Q I 2 o Whi ire fr< © p o CD mi. eg "3 a sill 3 cfi O! O , B co i $ Date. "Si 3 i £ IE to © d M o a 4 o o t>

April, 1895 May, June, „ July, August, „ Sept., Oct., Nov., 20 18 48 23 26 11 22 2 2 9 80 11 3 8 2 3 7 2 8 3 5 1 6 23 26 50 26 33 13 30 5 7 10 36 14 70 j 20 87 ; 18 206 48 80 23 110 26 49 11 100 22 5: 2 14 2 25 9 145 30 46 11 937 222 I I 2 7 1 4 2 11 48 62 I 157 53 84 36 67 3 12 14 109 32 3 2 1 3 8 5 2 4 5 4 I 20 ' 56 24 58 49 107 j 23 50.J I 25 ' 66J 8 30 28 j 53 1 ! 10 2 14 6 ! 20 32 ! 81 8 : 31 22 26 50 26 33 13 29 5 7 10 35 14 1 1 1 3 4 2 10 ii 23 25 50 26 33 13 30 5 6 10 36 I U i Dec, Jan., 1896 Feb., March, 2 6 3 .. 1 1 i s .. , Totals 51 273 38 677 47 226 I 577 270 3 II 31 I I ! 271 2 222 I

April, 1895 May, June, „ July, August, „ Sept., Oct., Nov., „ Dec, Jan., 1896 Feb., March, 14 ! 1 28 6 7 ; 2 32 ' 2 12 I 1 14 ! 8 .. j 1 4 : 1 39 i 2 7 J .. 10 J 2 15 I 1 182 I 27 15 34 9 34 13 22 1 5 41 7 12 16 66 152 35 149 58 51 19 220 31 50 83 i 14 32 12 14 4 39 7 10 15 5 10 7 2 .. 2 7 47 114 21 115 46 37 13 174 i 24 35 . 66 2 1 5 15 34 9 34 13 20 41 7 12 16 15 22 8 28 6 66 1 4 62 22 12 15 15 .. 34 .. 1,9 .. 34 .. 13 .. 22 .. 1 ! .. 5 I .. 4 7i:: ii i 16 .. 15 34 9 34 13 22 1 s; 41 7 12 16 I., • ■ ■■ • • I 5 I 2 ■■ ■■ ••! !•• Totals 209 914 182 40 i 692 ; 8 201 261 208 1 209 j

Auckland District Wellington South District North Canterbury District* Dunedin District Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Districts Wellington North District Nelson District South Canterbury District Westland District North Otago District .. Southland District 188 73 1 424: 42Sj 178 82 222, 51 104 48 249! 150 I 261 852 260 273 152 830 1,791 758 937 444 188J 33 424' 62 178 18 222 38 104 7 609 1,305 562 677 I 333 53 422 101 47 10 208 430 159 226 142 413J 2,018 J 007 577 207i 257 837| 2591 270 152 J 4 2 15] 36 ll 15 3 11 58 45 31 240 641 1 I 16 179 259 j 271 2 4 3 2 1 1 2 ; 22 152 2 ... 64! 33 55j 30 85 ! 31 1291 38 182! 27 399 97 85 116 167 209 1,141 237 282 402 688 914 249 70 64 18 55; 15 85' 26 129: 3 182 40 1,880 330 i 822 155 212 291 556 692 8 39 15 8 5 394 89 46 116 152 201 737^ 142J 217 388 261 399 97i 85 116 167 208 .. 2 j .. 1 7 3 389 1 9 96 84 116 167 209 i 1 .. Totals* 1,880, 991 2,871 8,424 6,214 708 2,163 5,681 2,847 24 67 144 1,424 1,406 6 3 2 2 28 * And 937 men pi it on for the ] ;ailwi ty Department by the Agi >nt at Lyttelton: total number of hours employee!, 26,594.