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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— continued. REMAKES. \ _____ —— — - i -—' —h-—-—■—' i 1 ' ! (a) The Employment Promotion Schemes and State Placement Service are administered by the Employment Division of the National Service Department, and all administration charges in respect of employment and placement work will be met from vote, " National Service," which will be recouped to the extent of £12,500 by a credit-in-aid from vote, " Labour." The Employment Division is now almost fully engaged on work directly connected with the war effort, and the amount of work required in connection with the above schemes is greatly reduced, hence the considerable reduction in the amount estimated for administration expenses under vote, " Labour —Subdivision III." (b) and (o) Overexpenditure due to additional work in connection with rehabilitation and industrial mobilization. (d) Underexpenditure due to certain expenditure not being brought to charge before the end of the year. (e) Reduction due to considerable improvement in the unemployment position consequent upon the transfer of men to private employment. (/) Expenditure under this item for year 1940-41 was £2,414,207. (g) Number of officers, 36. Travelling-allowances, £1,325 ; travelling-expenses, £560 ; mileageallowances, £736 ; motor-hire, £84.

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