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Number of applicants who have been in receipt of Poor
Law Relief during the qualifying period of twelve months—19.
Number of applicants given work who have been in receipt '
of Poor Law Relief during the qualifying period of twelve
months—2.
MIGRATION.
Number Migrated:—
(a) *Heads of families 4
(b) Total number of persons 22
Number migrated who had previously been employed on
Colony or Non-Colony work—1.
Effect of provision
of work,
advantages of
Colony work,
voluntary
assistance, etc.
The Committee have nothing to add to their previous
observation on these points, but desire to express
their pleasure in the increase of Emigration,
considering this section of the work to be of the
greatest value.
PERCIVAL REES,
Chairman.
* These applications were from women, to rejoin their husbands, who had
obtained regular work in rural areas.