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In the following tables the various classes of industries contributing to the factory production of the Dominion have been grouped according to general character : —

Table showing for the Years ended 31st March, 1929, 1930, and 1931, Figures relating to the various Industries classified into Four Groups as stated.

The above tables assemble what might be termed (a) semi-primary industries, (b) certain public utilities and services, (c) semi-extractive and processing industries, and (d) otlier manufacturing industries. Analyses of tie data for the various industries disclose the following principal differences for the year 1930-31 and 1929-30 :— Persons engaged. Increases. —Electric supply, 257 ; ship and boat, 58 ; boot and shoe, 57 ; fruit-preserving, 54. Decreases. —Sawmilling, 991 ; flax-milling, 726 ; motor-engineering, 435 ; furniture, 396 ; meat freezing, 248 ; woollen-milling, 241 ; woodware and joinery, 232 ; brick and tile, &c, 210.

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I i i i I r Yptu- 1 Persons Salaries and Materials 1 Value of Value added Land, Buildings, ear - I engaged. Wages paid. used. : Produets. MaoMwy I 1 I I __j * I Group 1. Group 1 includes meat-freezing, ham and bacon curing, butter, cheese, and condensed milk, sausage-casings, fellmongering and wool-scouring, boiling-down, and manure-making. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1928-29.. ■ 12,418 2,826,703 I 36,860.398 ! 44,042,398 7,173,239 9,248,290 1929-30.. 11,860 2,848,034 j 35,372,687 | 42,153,054 6,780,367 9,323,488 1930-31.. 11,447 2,844,654 : 27,238,675 | 33,942,533 6,703,858 9,152,203 Group 2. Group 2 includes gas making and supply, electricity generation and supply, electric tramways. Number. £ • £ £ £ £ 1928-29.. 7,319' 1,876,482 4,448,650 i 6,970,275 ! 2,521,625 32,282,452 1929-30.. 7,191 1,853,166 4,797,333 7,414,710 ! 2,617,377 35,322,687 1930-31.. 7,409 1,909,432 j 4,955,975 7,554,287 | 2,598,312 37,001,477 Growp 3. Group 3 includes fish curing and preserving, log-sawmilling, lime crushing and burning, &c. ; brick, tile, and pottery making ; concrete block or pipe and fibrous-plaster making ; pumice insulation ; flax-milling. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1928-29.. 10,893 ! 2,431,452 1,684,253 6,499,066 | 4,814,813 i 4,511,176 1929-30.. 11,945 1 2,633,835 2,600,369 8,139,147 : 5,538,778 | 5,987,755 1930-31.. | 9,809 ] 2,101,547 2,058,063 6,557,304 j 4,499,241 | 5,601,576 Group 4. Group 4 includes all other industries. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1928-29.. | 53,050 I 9,954,108 16,868,508 35,660,483 18,791,975 21,477,662 1929-30.. I 54,801 110,286,429 16,438,418 35,757,615 19,319,197 21,021,224 1930-31.. j 52,164 j 9,541,967 gj 14,931,246 32,691,302 17,760,056 20,659,154 Percentage of each Group to Total. 1929-30. 1 .. 13-83 16-16 59-74 45-10 19-79 13-01 2 .. 8-38 10-52 8-11 7-93 7-64 49-30 3 .. 13-92 14-95 4-39 8-71 16-17 8-36 4 .. 63-87 58-37 27-76 38-26 j 56-40 29-33 Totals 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 1930-31. 1 .. 14-16 17-35 ; 55-38 ] 42-04 i 21-24 12-64 2 .. 9-17 11-64 | 10-08 9-36 8-23. 51-10 3 .. 12-14 12-82 j 4-18 8-12 14-26 7-73 4 .. 64-53 58-19 j 30-36 40-48 56-27 28-53 Totals 100-00 100-00 j 100-00 100-00 [ 100-00 100-00