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TABLE 2.—UNEMPLOYED—OCCUPATIONS BY DISTRICTS. Number on the Unemployed Registers for each Occupation, by Districts. 14th October, 1929.

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A | & fl s -a § S j a a ■3 5 I a § S ® i S -3 § 3 ■ 2? Occupation. g ffiS^sBn'SSSUdS^Bg 3 s»®S?S-£^a > c'°§&S2S---o rH flSS' Q nt>.9" i£ a S S 5 it <1 PofiPWOfei^Pflil^fecSHOMH Acetone welder .. 1 1 Bakers and pastrycooks 3 14 9 6 .. 1 .. 2 1 3 39 Biograph operator .. 2 2 Blacksmiths .. .. 11 6 11 6 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 43 Boilermakers .. .. 10 2 2 3 1 18 Boot operatives .. 12 11 11 6 1 1 .. 42 Bricklayers .. .. 1 1 2 1 1 1 7 Brickmakers .. .. 2 2 Brushmakers .. .. 1 1 Butchers .. .. 12 6 15 5 .. 2 4 4 1 1 .. 1 1 5 57 Caretakers and liftmen .. 11 6 .. 4 .. .. j 2 23 Carpenters and joiners .. 110 22 34 16 4 4 5 5 .. 10 5 2 2 2 1 14 236 Chainmen .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Clerical workers .. 63 28 27 26 1 10 .. 3 4 3 7 3 1 1 4 .. 8 189 Coach-workers • • 6 4 2 i 12 Cooks .. .. 20 16 19 1 1 2 2 6 .. 5 7 5 .. 1 1 .. 3 89 Confectioners .. .. 3 .. 4 1 1 9 Cordial-factory workers Cotton-weaver Curriers .. .. • • • • 1 [ 1 Dairy-factory workers •• 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 6 Horse-drivers .. .. 11 2 3 2 18 Motor-drivers .. .. 97 57 46 39 .. 22 9 12 2 4 20 5 6 3 6 2 16 346 Electrical workers • • 16 5 13 7 .. 6 2 5 54 Engine-drivers .. 19 4 5 6 1 6 1 2.. 2.. 1 4 51 Engineers .. .. .. 3 3 1 .. 2 j 9 Fitters and turners .. 20 9 21 9.. .. 1 1 2 7 2..;.. .. 2.. 5 79 Platelayers .. .. 5 .. 1 .. .. 1 j 7 Toolsmitlis .. .. I Marine .. .. 4 4 Farm hands .. .. 23 10 49 9 .. 12 8 4 1 3 8 16 4 .. 1 7 14 169 Furniture trade employees 17 11 10 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 52 Gardeners .. .. 29 4 26 6.. 42 8.. .. 3 5.. .. 2.. 1 90 Grocers' assistants .. 9 5 7 8..1 2 1 1 1 35 Hairdressers' assistants .. 6 3 1 .. .. ] 1 1 .. .. 12 Factory workers .. 3 2 .. 1 6 Hotel workers and cooks.. 34 811 6.. 1 1 1 2 7 1 72 Labourers .. ..864 424442 295 133 166 62 235 53 141 180 62 83 40 95 55 121 3,451 Leadlight workers .. •• •• 1 1 1 3 Married couples .. 1 1 Mechanics .. .. •• 4 2 2 8 Gramophone .. .. Cycle and motor .. 13 7 15 7.. 1 4 1 4 1 .... 2 1 56 Piano.. .. .. i 1 • - Radio .. .. Dental .. .. • • 1 • • 1 i Message-boys .. .. 3 1 | 4 Metal-workers .. .. 4 5 5 6 ] 1 .. .. 21 Miners .. .. 1 9 8 6 6 4 .. 3 37 Moulders (iron and brass) •• 3 6 1 2 .. 2 1 15 Painters and glaziers .. 46 16 13 11 .. 3 .. .. 1 5 81 .. .. 2 .. 1 107 Patternmakers .. Plasterers .. .. •• 4 2 2 l! 1 10 Plumbers .. .. 33 6 12 9 .. 1 1 .. 1 2 65 Printing trade employees 12 8 4 3 .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. ] 31 Quarrymen .. .. 12 2 .. 5 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 21 Riggers .. .. 4 2 I 6 Saddlers .. .. 1 1 3 1 .. 2 14 Sailmakers .. .. Seamen and firemen .. 15 20 4 10 ... 3 1 1 1 .. 55 Shop-assistants and sales- 35 10 18 10 .. 2 4 4 1 1 2 4 91 men Stonemasons .. .. •• 1 2 3 6 Storemen and packers .. 48 31 13 14 .. 3 4 1 3 1 1 7 126 Tailoring trades employees 5 .. 2 2 .. . . 1 10 Timber-workers .. 19 4 5 .. .. 2 1 1 3 35 Tinsmiths .. .. 9 3 1 2 15 Umbrella-manufacturers 1 Warehousemen .. 2 1 1 1 5 Watchmakers and jewellers 3 2 .. 1 6 Timekeeper .. 1 1 Wheelwright .. 1 1 Wool-elasser .. .. .. 2 1 3 Glass-beveller .. .. 2 1 1 Tunneller .. .. •. 1 Other .. .. 13 39 94 9 .. 2 .. .. 5 6 5 .. 7 2 182 Unspecified .. .. 2 147 .. 18 34 201 Totals .. 1,713 847 987 721 147 286 130 296 73 204 271 105 107 54 124 70 240 6,377 Note.—Cards for Auckland and Masterton were made up to the 15th October instead of the 14th. The total unfilled applications on 14th October in these two districts were — Auckland, 1,614; Masterton, 93. The Dominion total on 14th October was 6,264.