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The above return does not include the sum of £1,903 7s. 2d. incurred for maintenance, fire, insurance, rates, &c, in respect of some of the, dwellings. These amounts are charged for in the rents and instalments collected. The total expenditure in connection with workers' dwellings during the year was thus £50,144 16s.- viz., £27,070 os. lOd. out of the Public Works Fund, £2,305 18s. 2d. out of the Labour Department's vote, and £20,768 17s. out of the Housing Account. (I>.) The Number of Dwellings erected and purchased during the Year, and the Number DISPOSED OP. The number of dwellings erected or purchased .. .. ■ .. 34. The number of dwellings disposed of .. . . 34

(c.) The Weekly or other Payments contracted for, the Amount of such Payments received, and the Amount of Arrears outstanding.

(rf.) The following table shows the position in regard to arrears on the 31st March, 1920, as compared with the previous four years :—

(c.) The Total Number op Dwellings erected and purchased prom inception op Act. Auckland .. .. 132 j Hastings .. .. 14 Blenheim (rural) .. 5 Wellington .. 238 Patea .. .. 10 Nelson .. .. 18 Christchurch .. .. 72 Hawera .. .. 9 Westport .. .. 12 Dunedin .. .. 31 Manaia .. .. 2 Greymouth .. .. 14 Frankton Junction .. 9 Wanganui .. .. 19 Ashburton .. .. 6 Paeroa .. .. 1 Marton .. .. 5 Temuka .. .. 9 Whakatane .. .. 3 j Palmerston North .. 17 Timaru .. .. 19 Ngaruawahia .. .. 6 Masterton (town) .. 32 Fairlie (rural) .. .. 7 Tauranga .. .. 6 ~ (rural) .. 11 Willowbridge (rural) .. 13 Te Puke .. .. 7 Carterton (town) .. 3 j Waimate .. .. 6 Te Awamutu .. .. 6 „ (rural) .. 2 Oamaru .. .. 9 Tolaga Bay .. .. 8 New Plymouth .. 7 Invercargill .. .. 19 Gisborne .. .. 14 Waitara .. .. 1 Napier .. .. 7 Picton .. .. 6 Total .. .. 815

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(1) (2) Weekly or other Payirrears outstanding ments contracted for as at 31st March, (exolusi\e of Arrears, 1919. Column 1). (Total for Year.) £ s. (1. £ s. d. 1,353 14 7 26,631 13 11 (3) Total Amount received for Year. £ s. d. 26,296 6 10 (4) Arrears outstanding as at 31st March, ' 1920. £ s. d. 1,689 1 8 (5) Number of Dwellings on Settlement unpaid for. (6) Average Arrears per Dwelling. 688 £ s. d. 2 9 1

31st March, 19](i 31st March, 1917 31st March, 1918 31st March, 1919 31st March, 1920 Date. Number of Dwellings. 553 619 639 653 688 Arrears. £ s. d. ],251 12 8 1,013 11 11 1,514 16 9 1,353 14 7 1,689 I 8 Average Arrears per Dwelling. £ B. d. 2 5 3 1 12 9 2 7 4 2 1. 6 2 9 1