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Great care and discrimination had to be exercised by the
Committee in administering the Act. In this the Committee
obtained the co-operation of the Borough Council and the Board
of Guardians. The former transferred the control of the labour
bureau to the Committee, and paid the cost of providing
increased accommodation thereat, and of connecting it with the
Post Office telephone exchange system. The Guardians
authorised their officers to furnish the Committee with any
information they might possess which would assist the Committee
in investigating applications from persons out of employment.
APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT.
In order that publicity might be given to the Committee's
operations, placards were published throughout the Borough,
informing persons out of employment, and possessing the
necessary residential qualification, that they might register their
names at the labour bureau. The total number of applications
received in response to this notice was 1,361, the occupations of
the applicants being as follow:—

Of these, 1,020 men and 5 women were married, and 323
men and 13 women were single.