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Table X.—Showing Progress towards Re-establishment of all Ex-servicemen and Ex-servicewomen dealt with as at 31st March, 1945

Table XI.—Showing Total Educational Facilities granted to 31st March, 1945

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Ex-overseas. Ex Home Service. Total. Men. Women. Men. Women. Not yet discharged (remains on pay) .. .. .. 4,110 77 618 33 4,838 Retained on service strength—returning to active service .. 182 5 .. .. 187 Returned to military service .. .. .. .. 2,733 65 707 11 3,516 Still on privilege leave .. .. .. .. 882 5 13 1 901 Serving civil sentences .. .. .. .. 37 .. 43 .. 80 In mental institutions .. .. .. .. 66 1 25 2 94 In hospitals, sanatoria, &c. .. .. .. .. 547 4 129 6 686 Recuperating, but not as institution inmates : Enrolled .. 360 5 216 43 624 Recuperating, but not as institution inmates: Not enrolled 919 13 476 39 1,447 Intentions undecided, but following up .. .. .. 451 10 155 21 637 Undergoing full-time training in— (a) Carpentry .. .. .. .. .. 408 .. 97 .. 505 (b) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. 8 (c) Boot and shoe manufacturing (d) Transferred to Disabled Servicemen's League for 153 1 11 .. 165 training (e) Wool-classing .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 (/) Farming .. .. .. .. .. 141 .. 4 .. 145 (g) Students (full time) .. .. .. .. 180 9 20 1 210 (h) Bricklaying .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 2 .. 10 (i) Plastering .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. 2 .. 13 (j) Roof-tiling .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 1 .. 6 (lc) Poultry .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 Placed with pre-service employer .. .. .. 1,068 3 603 14 1,688 Placed with subsidy with pre-service employer .. .. 125 .. 76 .. 201 Self-placed with pre-service employer .. .. .. 8,206 66 8,405 144 16,821 Placed with subsidy with other private employer .. 705 2 120 1 828 Placed without subsidy with other private employer .. 5,491 6 4,587 184 10,268 Self-placed with other private employer .. .. 8,610 46 5,796 251 14,703 Placed with subsidy in State employment .. .. 61 1 21 83 Placed without subsidy in State employment .. .. 485 1 311 14 811 Self-placed without subsidy in State employment .. 401 2 268 13 684 Placed with subsidy in Intermediate Scheme .. .. 25 .. 4 .. 29 Returned to own business ..- .. .. .. 692 1 1,185 7 1,885 Returned to own farm .. .. .. .. 634- .. 688 1 1,323 Acquired own business .. .. .. .. 1,398 3 697 10 2,108 Acquired own farm .. .. .. .. .. 662 .. 158 .. 820 Depending on private means .. .. .. .. 46 4 213 12 275 Action closed as refusing all help .. .. .. 99 3 224 13 339 Enrolled for placement (fully fit) .. .. ... 28 .. 6 .. 34 Enrolled for placement (fit light work only) .. .. 192 3 98 12 305 Left New Zealand .. .. .. .. 110 3 40 2 155 Unable to trace (final) .. .. .. .. 56 .. 262 2 320 Temporarily lost contact .. .. .. .. 80 3 80 1 164 Deceased .. .. .. .. .. .. 162 1 134 5 302 Established a home (women) .. .. .. . . .. 122 .. 327 449 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 40,544 465 26,496 1,170 68,675 Maoris included in above .. .. .. .. 1,333 1 674 34 2,042

Facility. Ex-overseas. Ex Home Service. Total. Full-time bursaries — (a) In New Zealand 411 23 434 (b) Overseas .. .. .. .. 23 .. 23 Fees and books .. • . . .. .. 675* 188 * 863 Miscellaneous facilities ... .. . . 57 9 66 Total .. .. .. 1,166 220 1,386 * The disparity between the grants for books and fees and the grants for full-time bursaries is accounted for by grants of books and fees to part-time and correspondence students.