asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the number of persons in receipt of home assistance in each public assistance area on the last Saturday of each of the months of November and December, 1940, and January, February and March, 1941, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.

The following statement gives the information required as regards the months of November and December, 1940, and January and February, 1941. The complete particulars for March, 1941, are not yet available.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the average weekly amount paid in home assistance in each public assistance area in each of the months of November and December, 1940, and January, February and March, 1941, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in each month, and in the corresponding month in the year 1939 and the year 1940.

The following statement gives the information required as regards the months of November and December, 1940, and January and February, 1941. The complete particulars for March, 1941, are not yet available.