Owing to the acute industrial depression, it has been necessary to add to the permanent scheme a number of temporary provisions. It was realized, when the Act of 1920 was being framed, that special provision was required to meet unemployment occurring immediately after the passing of the Act amongst persons who were being brought into compulsory insurance for the first time. Accordingly, Section 44 of the Act of 1920 provided that, for twelve months after the commencement of the Act, i.e. up to November 8, 1921, eight weeks’ benefit might be drawn if four contributions had been paid. Between the passing of the Act on August 9, 1920, and its commencement on November 8, 1920, the industrial situation materially worsened, and when the Act came into operation considerable numbers of workpeople were unemployed who had not paid even four contributions. The Unemployment Insurance (Temporary Provisions Amendment) Act, 1920, was accordingly passed in December 1920, providing that if an unemployed person could show that, although no contributions had been paid in respect of him under the Acts, yet he had in fact been employed in an insurable occupation in each of ten weeks since December 31, 1919, or of four weeks since July 4, 1920, that would count as equivalent to payment of four contributions under Section 44 of the Act of 1920, and eight weeks’ benefit might be paid to him. Temporary Act of March, 1921 Unemployment continued to grow, and early in 1921 it was apparent that many persons, who would normally have paid contributions and so qualified for benefits under the Act of 1920, were disqualified because, owing to the exceptional industrial position, they had not been in a position to pay contributions. The Unemployment Insurance Act, 1921, was therefore passed in March, 1921, which came into force immediately, and made special provision for the payment of unemployment benefit to persons who were not qualified for benefit by reason of not having paid contributions. Under the Act of March, 1921, it was provided that during each of two special periods, the first from March 3, 1921, to November 2, 1921, the second from November 3, 1921, to July 2, 1922, unemployed persons might draw up to a maximum of sixteen weeks’ benefit provided they showed: (1) That they had been employed in each of not less than twenty weeks since December 31, 1919 (ten weeks for ex-members of H.M. Forces). (2) That they were normally employed in an insurable occupation. (3) That they were genuinely seeking whole-time employment but unable to obtain it.