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Table 55.—Workers employed in State-protected Industries, 1910— continued.

The following industries are not included in the foregoing returns, as only a small proportion of the numbers employed obtain any protection from the Customs tariff, viz. : — Table No. 56. Males. Females. Breweries .. .. .. .. .. .. 720 11 Aerated-water factories .. .. .. .. .. 563 23 Sawmills, sash and door .. .. .. 9,098 13 Printing and bookbinding .. .. .. .. 3,238 660 Coach building and painting .. .. .. .. 1,465 Tailoring establishment .. .. .. .. .. 1,233 1,764 Dressmaking and millinery ~ ~ ~ .. 18 3,021 16,335 5,492

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ABLE 'ORKERS EMPLOYED IN StATE-PROTECTE Industries, 1910— continued. Hands ei Male. iployed. Female. Rates of Duty. Heel and toe plates Engineering-works Eangemaking Spouting and ridging Lead-headed nails Musical instruments Toy-factories Picture-frame makers Basket and perambulator Cork-cutting Lapidaries Billiard-table .. .. .. Rubber stamp .. .. Ammunition 9 1,846 230 158 6 11 29 33 121 4 4 25 5 26 1 22 1 22|fper cent. 20 20 <"„ 25 20 20 20 20 25 10 1 27 104 20 per cent. 20 Gun, 25s. (1,000) ; riflo, 20 Brush and broom Cutlery .. .. - .. Cycle-factories Saddling and harness Whip-thong Portmanteau Tanning, fellmongery, and wool-scouring . . Block and pump Sail, tent, and oilskin Furniture and cabmetware .. Venetian-blind Mattress-factories Wool, rug, and mat Varnish Ink 99 3 436 514 4 45 1,334 1 97 1,435 33 52 10 13 3 20 103 5 55 16 30 19 2 per cent. 25 per cent. 20 20 20 20 .25 Part free, Id. to 4d. 20 per cent. 20 per cent, and 5 per cent. 25 per cent. 25 25 20 2s. gallon. 2s. ' „ 2d. lb., 80 per cent. 66 93 2 1 9 1 1 5 75 Starch Chemical-works .. Haematite paint Sheep-dip .. .. .. Matches .. .. .. Blacking .. .. ... Woollen-mills Flock-mills Shirtmaking Corset and belt Clothing and waterproof .. Boot and shoe 29 3 715 12 25 177 8 834 1 374 11 1,539 688 Free. Approximately 50 per cent. 20 per cent. 20 10 25 ,, . 25 -,, - 25 From 23 per cent, to 100 per cent. 25 per cent. 25 20 „ 375 1,518 Hat and cap Hosiery Rope and twine Returns not included Grain-mills 83 30 195 308 534 154 344 133 6 £1 per ton = 10 per cent. 15,497 5,780 The following industries are not included in the foregoing returns, as only a imall proportion of the numbers employed obtain any protection from the Customs ;ariff, viz. :— Table No. 56. Males. Females. Breweries .. .. .. .. .. .. 720 11 Aerated-water factories .. .. .. .. .. 563 23 Sawmills, sash and door .. .. .. 9,098 13 Printing and bookbinding .. .. .. .. 3,238 660 Coach building and painting .. .. .. .. 1,465 Tailoring establishment .. .. .. .. .. 1,233 1,764 Dressmaking and millinery ,, ,, ,, .. 18 3,021 16,335 5,492