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Total dominion expenditures under relief legislation, 1930 to 1936

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Total dominion expenditures under relief legislation, 1930 to 1936
  1930 Act 1931 Act 1932 Act 1933 Act 1934 Act 1935 Act 19361 Act Total
  thousands
Prince Edward Island 95 129 25 87 159 287 21 803
Nova Scotia 836 1,070 572 1,184 647 1,278 419 6,006
New Brunswick 504 764 220 511 507 1,058 245 3,809
Quebec 3,292 5,439 4,252 3,627 10,997 7,503 4,928 40,038
Ontario 4,692 11,101 7,988 9,870 14,086 15,312 6,804 69,853
Manitoba 1,608 3,348 1,746 2,181 2,295 3,209 1,768 16,155
Saskatchewan 1,918 3,008 1,164 807 2,358 9,264 2,112 20,631
Alberta 1,281 3,038 1,301 1,264 1,771 1,592 1,345 11,592
British Columbia 1,376 3,940 3,228 2,577 3,173 2,275 1,515 18,084
Yukon and Northwest Territories 20 10 3 5 - 10 - 48
Disbursements through Dominion Government Departments 57 4,596 1,033 7,617 8,393 8,252 17 29,965
Other disbursements                
Saskatchewan Relief Commission - 5,373 4,455 1,301 759 - - 11,888
Board of Railway Commissioners 500 500 - - - - - 1,000
Canadian Pacific Railway 864 209 - - - - - 1,073
Canadian National Railway 882 - - - - - - 882
Administration expenses 43 85 68 84 89 140 92 601
Miscellaneous - 1 3 - 5 21 6 36
Total 17,968 42,611 26,058 31,115 45,2392 50,201 19,2723 232,464
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937.