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The range of businesses in which discharged soldiers have been assisted to make a start has been very wide, including practically every branch of industry, as the following list clearly indicates : — Accountants .. .. 12 Fancy-goods businesses .. 19 Newspaper-proprietors .. 8 Advertising .. .. 2 Farming (general) .. .. 656 Newspaper-vendors .. .. 2 Agencies .. .. .. 11 Farming (poultry) .. . . 86 Opticians .. .. .. 2 Architects .. .. .. 9 Fat and skin dealers .. 4 Oxy-acotylcne .. .. 1 Artificial-limb manufacturers .. 5 Fibrous-plaster businesses... 3 Paperhangers and painters .. 41 Asphalting .. .. .. 1 Fishing businesses .. .. 202 Patent-medicine manufacturing 1 Auctioneers .. .. 15 Flax-mill business .. . . 1 Perambulator-makers .. 2 Bacon-factories ... .. 2 Forwarding agents .. . . 20 Photographers .. .. 28 Bakers .. .. .. 74 Fruit and confectionery .. 159 Physical eulturist . . .. 1 Barristers and solicitors .. 36 Fruitgrowing . . . . 27 Piano-importers .. .. 8 Basketmakers .. .. 6 Fruit-canning .. .. 1 Picture-frame makers .. 4 Bedstead-maker .. .. 1 Foundries .. .. 3 Picture-theatres ... .. 13 Bee-farming .. . . 68 Furniture dealers and manu- Pig-farmers .. .. 6 Billiard-saloons .. .. 30 facturers . . .. 54 Plasterers .. .. .. 2 Blacksmiths .. .. 78 Gardening (market) .. .. 7 Plumbers .. .. 54 Boardinghouse and private- Gardening (nursery) .. 12 Pork-butchers .. .. 2 hotel keepers .. .. 27 Gas and range fitters .. 2 Printing .. .. 28 Boatbuilders .. .. 2 Glass-bevelling . . .. 1 Quarries .. .. .. 2 Boat-hiring.. .. . . 1 Golf materials . . .. 1 Rabbiting .. .. .. 0 Booksellers and stationers .. 41 Grain-merchants .. .. 7 Radiologist .. .. 1 Boot-importers .. . . 30 Greengrocers . . .. 3 Restaurantcurs .. .. 56 Boot-manufacturers .. .. 35 Gristing-mill .. .. 1 Saddlers .. . . 23 Boot-repairers .. •• 33 Grocery and general store .. 308 Sauce-manufacturers .. 2 Boring plants .. .. 2 Hairdressers and tobacconists 94 Sawmilling .. . . 64 Bottle-merchants .. .. 2j Hardware .. .. ..21 Schools (private) .. .. 2 Boxmaker .. .. . . 1 I Hat-manufacturers .. .. 4 Scoria business . . .. 3 Brassfinishers .. .. 2 Hauling business . . . . 12 Scows .. .. .. 3 Builders .. .. ..94 Hawking business .. .. 6 Sculptors .. .. .. 3 Butchers .. .. 89 Heat-appliance agents . . 2 Seedsman .. .. .. 1 Button-manufacturer .. 1 Horse-trainers . . . . 5 Sewing-machine agents . . 2 Buyer, island trade .. .. 1 Hospitals (private) .. .. 22 Shipwrights .. .. 2 Cab-proprietOT .. . • 1 Indent agents .. . . 36 Sharebrokers . . .. 2 Cabinetmaking .. .. 43 Insurance agents . . .. 10 Shirtinakers . . . . 3 Canteen .. . . .. 1 Interpreter (Native) .. 1 Skating-rink . . .. 1 Carriers (horse) . . .. 240 Ironmongers .. .. 4 Soap-manufacturer . . . . 1 Curriers (motor) .. .. 352 Jam-manufacturer .. .. 1 Sporting outfitters .. .. 2 (.'half-cutting .. .. 60 Labour agent .. . . 1 Stock-dealer .. . . 1 Chairmaking .. . . 7 Land agents . . .. 33 Strawberry-growing . . .. 3 Cheesemaking .. . . 49 Laundries .. . . .. 4 Stud-horse proprietor .. 1 Chemists .. .. 36 Leather-merchants .. .. 5 Surveyors .. .. .. 15 Chimney-sweeps . • .. 2 Lighting business .. . . 1 Swing and hammock maker .. 1 Chiropodists . . . . 2 Lime-manufacturers .. 2 Tailors .. . . 40 Coach-building .. .. 17 Livery and bait stables . . 11 Tanner and furrier . . .. 1 Coach-painting .. .. 6 Log-hauling .. .. 6 Taxidermist ■ . . .. 1 Coal nnd firewood merchants 94 Luggage agents . . .. 6 Tea-merchants .. . . 5 Commercial artist .. .. 1 Machinery agents .. .. 4 Tentmakor ..- .. 1 Commercial journal .. .. 1 Mail-order business .. . . 6 Threshing businesses .. 28 Concrete-construction .. 2 Mail-service .. .. 27 Tiling and slating .. . . 5 Contractors .. .. 208 Manufacturers' agents .. 27 limber-merchants .. .. 5 Cool storage (fruit) .. .. 2 Marble-bar .. .. 1 Tinware-manufacturers .. 4 Correspondence schools . . 3 Marine dealers . . .. 4 Typewriter-repairers .. 3 Customhouse agents .. 4 Masseurs .. . . .. 8 Umbrella-makers .. .. 2 Cycle businesses . . . . 19 Mercery and soft goods . . 35 Upholstorers .. .. 3 Dairy business and milk-vcn- Merchants (general) .. .. 19 Undertakers .. .. 2 dors .. •• ..82 Messengers (express). . .. 2 Vacuum cleaners .. .. 2 Dealers .. ■ • •. 6 Millinery .. .. .. 3 Veterinary surgeons .. 3 Drapers .. • ■ 28 Mineral waters and cordials Vulcanizing businesses .. 22 Dentists . . .. 36 manufacturing .. .. 15 Watchmakers and jewellers .. 25 Draughtsmen .. . . 2 Mining .. .. .. 6 Well-boring businesses .. 5 Drovers .. • • • • 3 Monumental masons .. 2 Whaling .. .. .. 1 Doctors .. .. 42 Motor-bus service .. .. 17 Wood-turning .. .. 1 Duck-farmer .. .. 1 Motor garage and repairs .. 180 Wool-dealers .. .. 6 Dwellings . . .. 36 Motor-cars (taxi) .. .. 214 Wool-press manufacturer .. 1 Dyers and cleaners .. .. 8 Motor-launch service .. 32 Wool-weaver . . .. 1 Engineering businesses .. 93 Music-teachers .. .. 7 Administration Expenditure. From the inception of the Department a strict supervision has been exercised by the Ministerial Board over administration expenses, and since the departmental charts indicated a falling-off in the volume of the work all Board fees have been discontinued, the honoraria of local secretaries reduced or stopped, paid offices of the Department in the larger centres closed, and the secretaries placed on an allowance, out of which they are required to provide rent, clerical assistance, telephone, &c. Special classes and farms were also closed, and the total departmental staff reduced from 111 in June, 1921, to 63 in June, 1922, the work being now practically concentrated in the four centres, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. As a result of these measures the administration expenses of the Department have been reduced by over 50 per cent. Up to the 30th June, 1922, the total administration expenditure amounted to £160,937, or 64 per cent, of the gross expenditure, the other 934 per cent, representing direct advances to soldiers. It will be noted that this percentage is based on expenditure only, and does not give the Department credit for the cost of collecting over £1,000,000 in very small amounts.

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