§ Mr. SITCHasked the Minister of Labour the number of cases of applicants for unemployment benefit which have been referred to the chief insurance officer during the first six months of this year and the number of cases in which he has allowed benefit?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDDuring the first six months of this year 272,340 applications for benefit were referred to the chief insurance officer, who allowed benefit in 90,033 cases. In disallowed cases there is a right of appeal to the Court of Referees, and in certain circumstances a further appeal to the Umpire. It should be added that the figures represent claims and not necessarily different 1575W claimants, and further, that a single claim or small group of claims taken as a "test" may govern a large number of other claims.