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Table VIII.—Occupations of Unemployed remaining on Registers of Government Employment Bureaux at the End of each Month —January, 1935, to July, 1935—continued.

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I j January. February. March. April. May. June. July. Aerated water, &c., manufacture : Worker, unde- 28 25 28 25 34 32 32 fined Tobacco, cigarettes, &c., manufacture: Worker, 2 4 2 1 1 2 4 undefined Sawmilling— Sawmiller, sawmill hand .. .. .. 316 296 272 317 312 3U 314 Bushman .. .. .. ■■ •• 193 199 179 176 189 194 194 Millwright .. .. •• •• 2 1 1 1 1 2 Total .. .. .. ■■ 511 496 452 494 502 517 510 Joinery, &c., manufacture — Joiner .. .. •. ■ ■ • • 194 195 150 152 153 138 137 Wood-machinist .. .. • • • • 75 85 153 151 115 121 121 Cooper, boxmaker .. .. . • ■ • 9 18 17 19 25 30 25 Total .. •• • • • • 278 298 320 322 293 289 283 Furniture and furnishings manufacture — Cabinetmaker .. .. •• •• 25] 235 214 201 214 193 191 Furniture-maker (including cane, &c., worker) .. 98 101 101 85 105 85 81 Upholsterer .. ■■ •• •• 82 78 71 69 69 76 69 French-polisher .. .. . ■ • • 29 30 43 41 52 52 49 Total .. .. • • • • 460 444 429 396 440 406 390 Building and construction — Architect, draughtsman .. .. .. 38 30 33 27 26 21 20 Builder . .. •• •• 166 189 173 172 156 156 164 Carpenter.. .. .. •• 2,251 2,198 2,140 2,140 2,200 2,067 2,112 Bricklayer, tiler .. .. .. - • 347 329 317 278 313 318 323 Bricklayers', builders', &c., labourer .. .. 372 277 245 256 257 284 266 Painter, decorator .. .. .. .. 1,067 1,159 1,022 1,009 1,022 1,086 1,206 Plasterer .. .. .. •• •• 217 217 221 222 228 240 252 Plumber, drainlayer .. .. • ■ 555 523 508 495 485 464 490 Glazier .. .. 91 66 33 22 22 22 14 Leadlight worker .. .. .. ■ ■ 9 19 10 14 13 32 35 Tunneller, &c. .. . ■ • • • • 25 8 21 21 21 53 50 J —— Total .. .. .. .. 5,138 5,015 4,723 4,656 4,743 4,743 4,932 Brick, tile, pottery, &c., manufacture — Potter .. .. . • • • .... 2 3 3 4 10 14 Worker, undefined .. .. .. .. 66 57 74 63 70 59 50 Total .. .. . • • • 66 59 77 66 74 69 64 Lime, cement, stone, glass, &c., manufacture and working— Quarryman .. .. . • .. 137 138 127 135 138 144 142 Stonemason .. .. .. • • 76 74 57 63 65 56 62 Limeworker .. •• •• 1 •• •• •• •• 2 4 Concrete block, pipe, &c., worker .. .. 2 4 2 .. 10 5 Glass-cutter, beveller .. .. .. 8 5 40 40 36 19 23 Total .. .. .. 224 221 226 238 239 231 236 Chemicals, fertilizers, manufacture, mixing, &c.— Chemist .. .. .. .. .. 56 54 52 54 54 55 61 Manure-worker .. .. .. • • 1 • • • • • • ■ ■ 2 2 Total .. .. • • • • 57 54 52 54 54 57 63 Coal-mining, gas-manufacture, &c. — Coal-miner .. .. ■■ 1,289 1,214 1,206 1,187 1,108 1,006 1,080 Gasworks employee .. .. • • 4 6 4 1 7 18 14 Total .. .. .. •• 1,293 1,220 1,210 1,188 1,115 1,024 1,094 Electric supply— Electrical engineer .. .. ■. . ■ 88 71 58 50 47 46 45 Electrician .. .. . ■ •. 241 230 225 228 215 221 221 T .inp.maxi .. .. .. .. .. 109 126 127 119 140 136 136 Total .. .. .. • • 438 427 410 397 402 403 402 Metal extraction and working— Miner, undefined .. .. ■ • • • 80 54 43 45 74 55 73