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Table XI.—Statement showing the Movement within Industries as recorded by the State Placement Service during the Period 31st January, 1938, to 31st March, 1939.

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Enrolments during the Period. Positions filled during Of Employed Enrolees Available as at the end of Of Disengaged Persons in Search of Work. SearcTtf Better Work. 1988. 1st Quarter, 1939. Name of Industry. 1938. 1st Quarter, 1939. 1938. Quarter, 1938. 1939 ' (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) j (21) (22) S i h "i & S i " "i ? |S*£ Is* | c s |s g I . a$ § g --21Z.C c H S • o® oo 5 o - 2 o - i2 O 'o 3 0 £ % =C ® ir ft? C £ P< Pj C G 3 ~ .eg — C 3 « ,G 2 Ph&'S;* H Hi IPSSSfipSHS a, H QiH H O H 0. No previous employment .. .. 1,898 121 2,019 1,411 49 1,460 .. .. 307 .. 457 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 1. Fishing and trapping .. .. 603 83 686 281 42 323 4 2 106 204 1 33 17 7 57 14 3 7 24 2a. Agricultural farming (cropping) .. 2,643 1,138 3,781 1,274 528 1,802 12 8 301 4 979 - 2 371 450 472 1,293 51 87 202 396 685 14 2b. Dairy, pig, and cattle farming (share- 4,928 1,182 6,110 2,011 287 2,298 87 29 430 9 1,020 21 2,377 408 55 2,840 20 518 101 56 675 6 milking) 2c. Mixed farming .. .. .. 2,898 661 3,559 1,157 142 1,299 14 7 367 .. 704 4 1,019 331 63 1,413 13 239 61 55 355 6 2d. Sheep-farming .. .. .. 2,228 576 2,804 1,437 166 1,603 30 ]2 257 5 637 4 761 437 115 1,313 24 172 62 27 261 2 2b. Other farming .. .. .. 2,653 791 3,444 942 92 1,034 23 5 353 4 635 3 318 642 484 1,444 1 71 120 49 240 1 3a. Kauri-gum digging .. .. 76 15 91 43 4 47 .. 18 32 14 5 1 20 3b. ASorestation .. .. .. 2,494 522 3,016 917 99 1,016 21 3 229 1 547 2 979 241 73 1.293 2 163 34 24 221 4. Coal-mining .. .. .. 634 60 694 359 36 395 13 7 89 3 290 6 117 10 3 130 1 30 1 31 5. Gold-mining .. .. .. 923 128 1,051 507 109 616 9 .. 222 3 351 .. 85 18 1 104 23 1 1 25 6. Other mining .. .. .. 54 14 68 30 2 32 . . 14 16 8 7 . . 15 8 1 1 10 7. Quarrying, gravel-pits, &c. .. 575 136 711 215 23 238 10 2 59 2 124 1 125 100 42 267 .. 46 14 9 69 8. Meat freezing and preserving .. 3,986 624 4,610 950 73 1,023 32 1 218 2 663 1 230 91 110 431 12 116 89 84 289 4 9. Butter, cheese, and other milk products 571 111 682 235 18 253 10 4 48 1 138 2 96 28 23 147 1 15 4 4 23 1 10. Fellmongering and wool-scouring .. 254 69 323 86 12 98 1 30 66 17 22 5 44 2 31 5 .. 36 11a. Brick, tile, and pottery works .. 249 44 293 110 5 115 3 2 24 2 70 2 79 25 18 122 .. 26 9 .. 35 1 1b. Lime and cement works: Lime 218 40 258 75 5 80 4 28 1 47 40 5 61 106 1 8 2 2 12 1 crushing 11c. Concrete-block and fibrous-plaster and 149 30 179 54 10 64 1 1 [2 26 148 13 11 172 1 53 13 9 75 asbestos-sheet making 11d. Other stone, clay, earthenware, glass, 125 27 152 54 4 58 3 1 13 35 1 17 9 1 27 6 4 10 20 and mineral manufacturing 12a. Soap and candle works .. .. 86 17 103 24 3 27 2 9 1 11 9 27 24 60 1 6 6 13 12b. Boiling down, glue and manure, and 536 238 774 258 67 325 7 79 2 145 .. 29 285 316 630 1 38 135 112 285 chemical-fertilizer making 12c. Tanning .. .. .. 66 10 76 33 33 2 1 7 1 28 1 9 6 1 16 2 1 3 6 12d. Other chemical, animal, or vegetable 99 29 128 36 1 37 1 2 11 22 2 35 7 15 57 12 4 3 19 products 13a. Agricultural and farm machinery 170 40 210 72 5 77 4 3 21 40 1 17 23 11 51 4 3 4 3 10 manufacturing 13b. Engineering, including electrical .. 507 115 622 2J0 10 220 14 6 45 2 100 4 117 67 65 249 2 56 21 17 94 2