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Table XVI. —Showing Special Grants authorized by Rehabilitation Board and Rehabilitation Committees for Year ended 31st March, 1945, and to Date

Table XVII. —Showing Allocation of State Rental Houses and Flats to Ex-servicemen during Period 1st April, 1944 to 31st March, 1945, and to date.

Table XVIII. —Showing Ex-servicemen undergoing Training with Disabled Servicemen's Re-establishment League as at 31st March, 1945

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Year ended m , , , ,, , 31st March, 1945. lotal to ate ' Number. Amount. Number. Amount. (a) Authorized by Board— £ s. d. £ s. d. Ex-overseas .. .. .. .. 124 3,810 4 4 161 4,857 5 5 Ex home service .. .. .. 13 371 15 0 30 784 15 0 Sub-total .. .. .. 137 4,181 19 4 191 5,642 0 5 (b) Authorized by Rehabilitation Committees— Ex-overseas .. .. .. .. 351 2,841 12 3 424 3,473 7 6 Ex home service .. .. .. 92 753 13 5 125 1,040 3 2 Sub-total .. .. .. 443 3,595 5 8 549 4,513 10 8 Total 580 7,777 5 0 740 10,155 11 1

Number of Houses and Flats A .. let to Ex-servicemen. AppUcations still pending. Province. During Period. Previously. Total to date. Ex-servicemen. Others. Auckland .. .. 434 463 897 2,056 15,694 Waikato .. .. 129 101 230 474 1,394 Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay 90 62 152 282 971 Taranaki .. .. 44 48 92 199 543 Wellington .. .. 549 417 966 1,575 11,173 Nelson, Marlborough, West 29 25 54 164 516 Coast Canterbury .. .. 117 173 290 796 2,856 Otago .. .. 83 104 187 258 1,091 Southland .... 32 36 68 56 222 Totals .. 1,507 1,429 2,936 5,860 34,460

Undergoing Training. Trade. Total. Ex-overseas. Ex Home Service. Artificial limbs .. .. .. 8 .. 8 Arts and crafts .. .. .. 5 2 7 Basketware .. .. .. 10 1 11 Bootmaking .. .. .. .. 1 1 Bootmaking, surgical .. .. 9 2 11 Boot-repairing .. .. .. 24 .. 24 Cabinetmaking .. .. .. 40 4 44 Clerical .. .. .. .. 1 .. ' 1 Clog-making .. ,. .. 1 .. 1 French polishing .. .. .. 14 .. 14 Gardening .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Leatherwork .... .. 21 .. 21 Mop-making .. .. .. 4 .. 4 Paua-shell jewellery .. .. 3 .. 3 Salesmen .. .. .. 3 .. 3 Upholstery .. 3 1 4 Watchmaking .. ;• -.7 .. 3 .. 3 Wood-turning ; .. . _ . v .. 4 ■ ». 4 Totals .. .. .. 154 11 165