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Long Grove 30th March „
Marble Hill 2nd May, 1907.
Battersea Park 18th „ „
Hyde Park 2nd „ „
Tambridge 20th July „
(12) Number of Applicants who refused work offered:—
(а) On Colony Work 7
(b) Non-Colony Work 69
Total 76
(13) The reasons for the refusal of the work offered were as
follows:—
Obtained work in the meantime.
Desire to remain with family.
Ill-health of wife.
Objection to leaving neighbourhood, in case work in
usual occupation offered.
Considered allowance too small.
Preferred own trade.
(14) Number of Applicants emigrated :—
(a) Heads of Families 36
(b) Number of persons (including 21 single men
applicants) 52
Total 88
Some applicants withdrew after all preparations were made for
their sailing.
15 (a) Number and proportion of men given work in 1905-6
who re-applied 1906-7= 79 12.93
(b) Number and proportion of men applying in 1905-6
who re-applied in 1906-7= 207 14.36
The effect of the provision of work through the medium of the
Distress Committee has been that it has enabled applicants to keep
their homes together and redeem many articles they had to pledge
in time of need, and helped them over a period of depression until
they obtained work on their own account. It has benefitted them
considerably in health by their being able to obtain sufficient food,
and in the case of the Labour Colonies by their living in the country
air. In some instances it has put hope and energy into those who
were downcast and depressed when without work.