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EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION SCHEMES Table 50. —Summary of Contracts approved under Scheme No. 16 as at 31st March, 1945

Table 51. —Numbers of Men engaged in Full-time Subsidized Employment under the various Promotion-of-employment Schemes from April, 1943, to 31st March, 1945

Table 52.—Statement of Net Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1945, and Previous Year

Employment-promotion schemes—■ £ £ £ £ Scheme No. 4b .. .. .. .. 1,023 Scheme No. 4f .. .. .. 16 174 Scheme No. 13 .. .. .. 116,886 143,667 Scheme No. 16 .. .. .. .. 63 Scheme No. 16a .. .. .. 54- 110 Insurance of workers .. .. .. 1 Youths' farm settlement .. .. 520 348 Eural housing bonus .. .. .. .. 778 Assistance to flax industry .. .... 23 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 464 567 117,941 146,753 Administration expenses .. .. .. 7,100 10,500 £125,041 £157,253

Carpenters. j Bricklayers. Total. Apprentices. Trainees. . . Contracts suspended .. .. .. 214 14 7 235 Contracts terminated .. .. .. 185 81 4 270 Contracts completed .. .. .. 199 28 12 239 Contracts cancelled .. 9 5 1 15 Totals .. .. .. .. 607 128 24 759

r)„i„ Scheme Scheme Scheme Scheme Total. No. 4f. No. 13. No. 16. No. 16a. 1943 3rd April .. .. .. 4- 636 1 4 645 26th June .. .. .. 4 622 1 4 631 18tli September .. .. .. 4 595 1 4 604 11th December .. .. .. 1 572 .. 4 577 1944 1st April .. .. .. 1 494 .. 2 497 24th June .. .. .. .. 495 .. 2 497 16th September .. .. .. .. 492 .. 1 493 9th December .. .. .. .. 476 .. 1 477 1945 31st March .. .. .. .. ■ 449 .. 1 450