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(3) Subdivision II: Employment, (£252,481 Net). —The main items of expenditure tinder this subdivision were — (i) Accommodation for workers (camps and hostels, including Public Service but excluding immigration hostels) — £ £ Capital expenditure .. .. .. 120,372 Less capital receipts .. .. .. .. 2,253 Net capital expenditure .. .. .. 118,119 Operational expenditure .. .. .. .. 167,260 Less board receipts .. .. .. .. 154,815 Cash working deficit .. .. .. 12,445 Net capital and operational expenditure .. .. £130,564 (ii) Home Aid Service — £ £ Capital cost of hostels, including equipment .. .. .. 233 Hostel operating costs .. .. .. .. 2,625 Less board receipts .. .. .. .. 1,222 Cash working deficit .. .. 1,403 Operating expenses for Home Aid Service (excluding hostel expenses) .. .. .. .. .. 15,572 Less payments by householders .. .. .. 10,293 Net operation charges (excluding hostels) .. .. .. 5,279 Net capital and operational expenditure .. .. .. .. £6,915 The excess of £5,279 of operational expenses (excluding hostel costs) over payments by householders for services rendered is accounted for mainly by reductions in charges for necessitous cases. (iii) Promotion of Employment: Details of employment promotion expenditure are shown in the following table. It will be noted that the expenditure for 1949-50 was £115,002, compared with £97,945 in the previous year, an increase of £17,057.

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Year Ended Year Ended 31st March, 1950. 31st March, 1949. £ £ Scheme 13 64,743 62,550 - Subsidized training in industry717 415 Subsidized training for shearers 92 206 Youths' farm settlement 2,171 546 Separation allowances 4,042 4,213 Travelling expenses of workers 8,160 6,826 Allowances to apprentices .. 30,901 23,129 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 194 60 Seasonal employment 3,982 115,002 97,945