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Table 12. —Release of Soldiers from Camp: Analysis of Recommendations for Release made by Armed Forces Appeal Boards during Period from 1st June, 1942, to 22nd March, 1943

Note.—While these tables show the analysis of cases recommended for release by Appeal Boards, they do not show the numbers actually released. These may be taken for the purpose of estimates to be 90 per cent! of the cases recommended.

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(a) Date of Release recommended (d) Industries affected lleoommended Date to commence Leave T ' ,ta '- mdustrlal Group. ™es° f recommended. Total. 1942 r ■ During Farming Industries— June .. .. .. .. 27 16 43 All types of farming (including sheep, 11,900 58-6 July .. .. .. .. 1,092 532 1,624 dairy, fruit, vegetable, tobacco, August .. .. .. 3,575 822 4,397 &c -) Septembir .. .. .. 2,159 746 2,905 Other Primary Industries— October .. .. .. 1,297 605 1,902 Sawmilling .. .. .. 315 1-5 November .. .. .. 1,027 795 1,822 Coal, gold, and scheelite mining .. 271 1-3 December .. .. .. 805 904 1,709 Other primary .. .. .. 206 1-0 1943 Sub-total .. .. 792 3-8 ° January .. .. .. 619 1,300 1,919 Building and Construction— February .. .. .. 519 1,452 1,971 -Building and allied trades .. 026 3-1 March .. .. .. 496 1,200 1,696 Construction .. .. .. 236 1-2 April .. .. .. .. 102 326 428 Sub-total .. .. 862 4-3 Totals .. .. .. 11,718 8,698 20,416 Transport ana Communication— r Motor transport .. .. 399 2 • 0 Railways .. .. .. 82 0-4 Harbour services .. .. 81 0-4 Others .. . . .. 49 0-2 (b) Period of Leave recommended ' 611 Heat, Light, and Power .. .. 40 0-2 Period of Leave recommended. Farming All All . (See also Table (c) below.) Workers. Others. Types. Secondary Industries — Engineering and metal trades . . 552 2 • 7 Bread baking .. .. .. 72 0-4 Number of cases— Butter and cheese manufacture . . 479 2-3 Less than three months .. 4,329 2,192 6,521 Meat-freezing, &c. .. .. 2,340 11-5 Three to six months .. .. 3,210 2,708 5,918 Other food manufacture .. 137 0-7 Over six months (including sine die) 4,179 3,798 7,977 Tanneries .. .. .. 22 0-1 Footwear manufacture .. .. 62 0 • 3 Totals .. .. .. 11,718 8,698 20,416 Textile and clothing manufacture.. 112 0-5 Timber, joinery, and furniture 276 1-3 Percentage of cases — manufacture Loss than three months .. 37 25 32 Lime, cement, fertilizers, and mis- 351 1-7 Three to six months .. .. 27 31 29 cellaneous ; - Over six months (including sine die) 30 44 39 Sub-total .. .. 4,403 21-5 All periods .. .. 100 100 100 Commerce and Finance— Clerical and administrative .. 205 1 • 0 Shop proprietors, managers, and 482 2 • 4 assistants Storemen and miscellaneous . . 250 1 • 2 Sub-total .. .. 937 4-0 (c) Extensions of Leave , — Public Administration, Professions, and The above tables show details of recommendations for initial Miscellaneous— release from camp, and do not include subsequent extensions of Public Service, local authorities .. 148 0-7" leave. Since 1st January, 1943, these have numbered 1,450, their Miscellaneous professions .. 80 0-4 distribution being as follows:— Teachers and students .. .. 98 0-5 Sub-total .. .. 320 1 • 0 Number of extensions for— Less than three months .. .. .. 633 Miscellaneous and unspecifiod (in- 485 2-4 Three to six months .. .. .. .. 547 eluding cases released for domestic Over six months (including sine die) .. .. 270 reasons, to sit examinations, &c.) All periods .. .. .. 1,450 All groups .. .. 20,416 100-0