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Table showing Monthly Statistics, &c.— continued.

Summary of Statistics concerning Persons assisted by the Department of Labour from the 1st April, 1896, to the 31st March, 1897.

The total number assisted during the year is 1,718. Total number of persons dependent on them for support, 4,719, consisting of 1,083 wives, 3,437 children, and 199 parents and other relations. Of the 1,718 assisted, the causes for failure to get employment were: 1,701, slackness of trade; 17, sickness. There were 37 families sent to workmen, consisting of 37 wives and 67 children.

Date. ft I" Number de , those asi sendent on listed. Iβ i d p< I o 1 b S a Ej o ■ 1! l| -. <D 9 3 xn U S o si a j5 O OJ IS £1 O O Eo i ffl to 11 CO 1 CO w to i d I I Where I ■a ! =3 I g I 6 o □2 >m. i d 11 § 1 ■3 0 -«)l M I ! a ah d to 3 I to 1 IUTH] iAND DlSTBi :ct. April, 1896 May, June, „ July, August, „ Sept., Oct., Nov., 45 3 18 2 2 .. 6 ! .. .. ! 2 2 : 1 1 ! 2 31 8 5 i 1 6 1 2 1 1 '■ .. 48 20 2 6 2 3 3 39 6 7 3 1 j 220 45 80 18 10 2 25 ' 6 io 175 .. 52 j .. 8 ; .. 19 i .. .. ! 1 8 111 '.'. 12 .. 18 i .. 4 .. 5 I .. 48 20 2 6 1 3 3 39 6 7 8 1 119 48 : .. 22 20 ! .. 7 2 : .. 6 6 .. 1J 2 ... 5 3 .. 11 3 .. 57 89 I .. 7 6 ! .. 8 I 7 ! .. 3 3 .. 8 ' 1 .. i 249J' 140 .. ! 48 6 ! 5 3 1 39 6 ! 7 I 3 1 11 2 7 : 1 150 I 31 24 : 5 25 i 6 13 2 i 3 8 7 1 7 I • • •• Dec, Jan., 1897 Feb., March, „ •• ■■ ., |., i;v; i * *i" ■ ■ r * ■■ I.. " Totals i 119 21 I 140 571 119 37 415 ! 1 1 139 140 i ■ I

Wellington South District Auckland District North Canterbury District Dunedin District Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Districts Wellington North District N elson District South Canterbury District Westland District North Otago District .. Southland District 252 86 164' 279 72 71 531 158 235 1,004 367 630 I [ 252 70 85 IS 164; 5 1 682 i 269 461 293 238 68 90 184 51 11,067 I 222J 531 529 151 234 21 26 427, 137 89 12 235 10 7 1 o e 118 76 B7j 41 ! I '. 155 117 500 343 118 27i 76 .. \ 355 267 41 114J 18 99 ■ 352 119* 150 117 5 7 22 1 117 151 1 1 1 208! 731 281! I 969 208 26j 735 19 262 354J 279 3 8 281 : 10 20 A 12 45 42 115 10 .. 20 10 32 85 .. 12 23 22 46 63* 12 45 1 1 * ' ! 12 45 12! 19! 119| j 4 21 21 23 140 58 120 571 12 9 19 2 119 37i ' I. 1,083 199 37 99 , 415 1 20 4 19 1 139 6521,066 32J 53 249J 3,091 21 23 140 S 10 _ 21 23 140 •• Totals ;l ,084 I 034 : i 1,718 '4,719 i 3,437 1,701 17 37 67 963 728 21 8 3 U